and its Economic Management. i8i 



on candy. The object is to get the bee$ along until February 



is well advanced, and to feed not at all until then if possible. 



No stock, however disheartened, will refuse to take a bottle 



of hot syrup, placed directly over the cluster on to the naked 



frames, and in two days or less they have the best of food 



around them, with but little excitement, while candy is a 



cause of constant activity. When bees begin to move, then 



that article can be used to advantage, and may even be used 



in place of any other feeding up to the approach of the honey 



season. For 



Making Candy. 



the usual proportions recommended are one pint of water and 

 one wine glass of vinegar to eight pounds of good loaf sugar. 

 This is stirred well over a clear fire until all is melted, and is 

 then allowed to simmer with occasional stirring, until a drop 

 or two placed on a cold plate will almost immediately set 

 hard, or will at least not stick to the plate. A large news 

 sheet placed on a table with the edges folded and turned up at 

 right angles all round, and these blocked upright with pieces 

 of wood or other articles, will form the most convenient 

 receptacle for general use. As soon as the surface is set, it 

 should be cut across with a knife so that suitable sized cakes 

 may be had without waste in breaking. 



Where systematic Candy feeding is to be carried on in 

 Spring, the better plan is to pour the hot liquid into wired 

 frames, fastening them down to the table or a flat board, with 

 paper between, by means of a couple of nails, or specially 

 prepared blocks. 



The vinegar can be dispensed with and a much better 

 quality of Candy secured by using only one pint of water with 

 one pound of honey to eight pounds of sugar. 



Out-Door Feeding. 



I must not fail to notice this question as it is one of con- 

 siderable importance, and yet just here is a rock on which all 



