The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-22
3 EEkEEPINo.
Things That Can BE Done Early, Be-
fore the busy bensDn Comes,

1917 sWs BHst HAhagb sgmEst
EARLY IN the spring an estimate
should be made VI whnt VIII be needed
for the coming senso Ia the line VI bee
hives, surplus enses, honey boxes, comb
foundation nDd other fixtures tbnt may
be needed for the bees during the hon.
ey How, IT these goods npe 10 be
bought, the list should be sent Ia onrly
10 the ono from whom the goods nre ~
be had, NO that II 10 be put np at boin,
the hives may ba put together and all
oompletn ready for the bees, IGDpb hive
should have Two pDnts Df good pniDi
and for which nothing equals good
white load DBd OH This ~ dDrnlDln mud
Just tho color for bnnliyns, The max
Ing and putting w OF hives, supeps anJ
brood frames should Do accurately
done, Tho cutting out 0f lumber for
hives cnnD0t be enthusiastically done by
hand, Machinery ~ essential for this
work, and unless Dnn bas this nj hand
ha bnd better buy The material en- out.
This work onn bp done by most npln
pists enrly In tbe spring before The busy
sensob for work comes,
ono should bp sure W bp We'll sup
piled with hives, snDaps, honey b0Sas,
ole, II ~ fnp bptlor 10 have u fpw lrfi
0i tho close Of lbo spDs0n tllnD 10 PlD
short, for IN The inter easp much losE
In bees md honey VIII ooonG
" ono bDs 80 wnpm room IN Which ~
work, tho putting " comb fDuHJutDD
Into brood frDlnnB md honey boxes
mDy DO loft UDlil wnrm dnyH come,
whom n should bo done M 0loo, A Dnp
Inch guido should bp plnead IN nnoh
brood frame ma honey Dos, THIS ~,
cures strnipbl combs llid M pDpllpr
beginning or work IN The surplus boSos,
" my repairing " oWply llypb ~
bDDd " NODDED, this should nov BIZ
done, me bno yard oDn Dn alonnnj VI
Ionyos RHd tldlpJ ~, Tho bpNa 10 nol
emily need n RpnDl dom 0f attention,
Tho blpns should DO kept olnup ~ lond
bNos, " my me Short " store, OH ~
doors, u supply " honey should bp ely
on, but II Tho l,ons wore properly pnpp1
for IN The rnll such u condition VIII pot
DO pposonl NJ Ibis llnn " my pplODIoH
np0 found lnnI on wmOynl from The
aallDp their hives should be closed NJ
once ~ vDbblDg lNny DO siDplpl, \ yppE
undesirable tbIng NJ my llmo IN llp
npIDpy, ThH llly0 ontlIlpooH should lr
IN blSo according 10 strength ~ The nol
onlos, From Two 10 llyu inches by hnI
M inch,
All upward ynDlllnlIOD should bo Oh
Off DDI tho lnnl ppIDIDod, lluH MAINS
IN moro rnpld brood MnVIDa Tho nll
ly blooming lvpeb nNd plants WllN iDp
Wonlhop VIII Yield pollen NDl honey
freely, 30 orr bpoA npn stimulated ~
gpnnlpp DollyllS ana brood lpDplNRI
From Tho opening ~ wDllp WIlloW,
cherry npl plnn bloom Wn hlyo u npll
RlAnl Yield Of pollen md honey fOv or
bees untll tho CLOSE ~ slnnll Ipnll blnpNl
IN Alny or nsunlly from lblh W Both "
month occasionally inter WIN good
Wpnlhor during Ids lln,n " bloom
above nnmnl, on bees rnnr brood rDp
Idly, md by Tho closing or II enr hlyps
should h0 crowded Win DpnA Thn
combs moi llllpl with honey VIII be
found 10 oonlnln ssgs " Abundance
and brood IN MI hlnRnH
We usually hnye u llght bloom be-
tween frDI. md while clover bloom NJ
our bepa gnlllnr bNt lltllo honny, Al
This llmn Tho bees nhN lp lhnlv FOOD
papldly with No munh llp0od on nnnlr
nnd The pplRplsl should keep II ol0so
wnl1h of Tho combs lpal Tho hn0H nm
short " honey, " any noIonlNa mn
found lhnl h0yn nol u HnlAolnnI SIP
ply they AhDnll bp supplied ~ 0Dpo,
f0p ~ very p@asnnllnl Thai 40 short
ngp now 0ooNr, hN allowed, brood
pnnrlng VIII No Alnnbpnon, nnl " 0l
ll0 yprgn of starvation lln hpnH VIII
rplnpyp Tho mnlnVlng brood from no
coils md throw on, lnsNlnR W
muph loss, a good AnpplN of HloIna
ppnennl VIII encourage nOlHlOn hvnnn
lng, 40 0nr bpNA VIII Oh Tho opening
nj white clover DO very AlrOnR ~ nllM
hNpa md Hblo ~ Hl0ln surplus honey
WhIph II No much dpHlpnd by oyeVy boo
rNlHnI,
before The close ~ Any MI hlsnH,
lnnpy boxes, ellpnrH, nInp should ~
ppDdy for Use, every brood Trnlnn
nnd honey hns hnylng tho ooInh rnllns
dnllnn guides IN nnn nll Ionly Tor llp
honey enns0n All nplnrlHlA should NV
IN hn up Win lholp Wnpk md, never
hphlnd, concludes ono NJ Tho ppnfll who
gIyNH Tho r@oVnRnlna Nlyioe w lnrln
VlNld md rirNAllN
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