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being the result of my experience and observation 

 therefore they are open for criticism. If any apia- 

 rian who may chance to read it, doubts the utility of 

 the position taken in regard to feeding, I would be 

 glad to have him refute it ; not by words or theories, 

 but by experiment, for not less than two seasons, in 

 such a manner as to fully test it ; not for the purpose 

 of keeping the bees from starving, but to keep them 

 constantly advancing and improving from the early 

 spring until the close of the buckwheat season, 

 which with us is about the middle of September. I 

 am well aware that other authors have recommended 

 feeding, but apparently for other purposes, and at 

 other times than those I suggest and recommend. 

 Dr. Bevan is, I believe, the only one that has hinted 

 at the propriety of feeding in this way, and I trust 

 this may at least serve to call attention to this im- 

 portant point, and prompt to careful experiments in 

 this direction. 



HOW TO MANAGE BE^S IN COMMON BOX HIVES. 



As it is quite improbable that all bee-keepers who 

 may chance to read this treatise will adopt the use 

 of our hive, or indeed avail themselves of the advan- 

 tages of any movable comb hive, however great the 

 facilities they may present for the skillful and profit- 

 able management of their bees, preferring the old 

 box hive, either with or without boxes, to obtain 

 surplus honey ; it may not be amiss to give some sug- 

 gestions in regard to their proper care. 



The same general management of bees will hold 

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