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HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL 
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BEE CULTURE. 
Manage the bees and hive in harmony with the 
nature and habits of the bee, and in accordance 
with the climate and seasons and the honey resour¬ 
ces of .the locality in which the bees are kept. See 
the bees often and know their condition at all times. 
Keep each colony strong , and very strong when stor¬ 
ing surplus honey, with suitable room rightly ar¬ 
ranged for both brood and honey, removing sur¬ 
plus honey as fast as sealed when taken in the 
combs, and as fast as the combs are filled when re¬ 
moved by the extractor. Colonize the bees onJry 
when populous with a large amount of sealed and 
hatching brood in the hive, except for winter, and 
plenty of honey for the bees to gather for about 
two weeks, or otherwise feed them all they will 
need. When feeding to build combs and store 
honey feed regularly all the bees can use as long as 
fed ; when for winter feed during warm spells in 
the fall soon after the first killing frosts, feeding 
good sugar syrup as fast as the bees can store it 
away, and until the contents of the hive weigh 
not less than thirty pounds. When preparing syr¬ 
up, to every full quart ol sugar add one pint of 
boiling hot water, heat to the boiling point and 
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