Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-11-11


Which hive had best use IN or,
E der 70 secure a large yield Of honey 2
: a question often asked ne, Just a.
fho1gh TIE honey crop was entirely
dependent upon the have used. while
A. hours talk with beginners viii
show that many seem 10 think that
large yields q honey are owing en-
ftrsly 10 tie style OF hire used. but
THIS Is moi 80, SAYS Mr.. Doolit-le in
American Bee Journal Hives have
something 70 do with the yield 81
honey, Of course. bal nothing a.
L compared with a thorough know led ge
\ q TIE location Ee are IN, ana an nm
\ csrsiznding q how 70 apply that
A knowledge 50 as 10 secure the bees
a. the right time. that the weld II
honey may be gathered to the best
Z 2dvautage when y comes
+ The securing 1t maximum num Der
I Of bees Just Al the time the honey
harvest Is al its best. counts more
toward 3 paving crop than al else
combined ID agriculture, and explains
1 Why one colony in the yard viii gsge
3 large yield Of honey while many
q the others which We supposed we're
better than this, give very little
Again. the manipulation az hives
has more 70 do with the surplus crop
than the hives themselves, for no
matter how good the hive l.. il the
combs are never touched or surplus
room pnt on a. the right tine, all
may count for RAught to The woald-
Be- beH-keeper. and the Eowees bloom
il vain a. far as any prost 70 - i
concerned In order that Others
should not get the itez tA.4a tie hives
used and recommended 81 Cur best
and most successful apiarl-is u11ld
give them thousands or 20 nGs 81
honey without work, ! hare often
said that II any one could not spend
the time on the bees which they re-
quired- they had better keep out oE
the business.
] know q no hive with which a
man can secure large results by sim
ply folding his hands and letting the
bees work such il not the economy
Of nature, and in order 10 succeed in
any calling in life We must put eu-
ergy, industry and perseverance, into 4
our work if We would reap a harvest
worth the gathering. 10 work from
twelve % sixteen hours day, at
mere physical labor Is not all that is
required, either, as many assert by
their actions, il not BIZ words; but
there must be an energy and push
mentally, sufficient 70 grapple with
all Of the unsolved problems which
are in the way Of our success. II /
these are all combined there Is no
reason why Bookkeeping viii not give
as good results for what Is expended I
upon il as any other calling in life,
even though it is not 90 supposed BY |
the majority OF the world
! wish to leave the impression on 4
the mind OF the reader that large /
yields Of honey can only be secured
where there are large numbers OF \
bees in time for the honey harvest. 4
and the securing Of the bees at that 4
time is the secret Of success. MI
had forty or more colonies In many
good hives Of the present day. Ill
should hesitate some time before / \
made change, trying first to see If
> thorough knowledge regarding
their manipulation and adapting this
% my field, would not give success.
u II should prove that the hive was
not at all adapted to my locality,
hen Of course would make change;
put to change hives every time
new comes along, with
he thought that with this | should
is not the proper thing to do.
Growing XynoI