The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-01
PROFITS IN APIcuLTuRE.
They Are Sure and Large Where
Proper Attention Is Given to
the Business


Can we be mistaken when we say
that there ia no other field so promis-
ing to a Young man on the farm as the
field of agriculture? We believe this to
be true, but we are well aware OF the
fact that there are many who fail. a
greater per cent than In most any
other field. We can scarcely agree that
II should he counted as a part OF the
farm work. but il should be a special
ty n one Wishes To make it a success.
declares the Ohio Farmer Success
can only be attained by a person who
Is a lover OF the bee and is willing to
learn the trade" and does not fear a
few stings. Try yourself and see
whether you can catch bee and make
II sting you on the back OF your hand
without feeling a little BIT nervous. II
you can you surely are all right as far
as fear Is concerned
The experience OF another year has
shown US that IL Is useless to keep a
great number OF bees In amy old"
hive that they may happen to be IN.
We have also learned again that tho
people as rule can scarcely believe
that a maa who claims 10 get nearly
200 pounds OF honey per colony per
year Is doing Il honestly. but they
seem 20 believe that feeding Is resort
ed TO- that sugar is bought by the bar
rel and fed TO the bees 70 make them
do so we'll
We approached a man the past
spring who had 81 or 81 colonies Of
bees. Offering to furnish the supers and
combs for his bees. and TO divide tho
honey taken during the season equally
between MS. assuring him that should
there bo a good honey flow each colony
could yieli 100 pounds or more tie
Is free TO tell us now that he thought
and came very near telling U.S. that
We would have % haul several barrels
OF cheap sugar and feed them as we
did ours az hcme lie was finally per-
suaded to let as try Is colonies. keep
ing l6 70 attend 20 himself. intending
TO see whether We could get more
honey than he could The result Ia
that from The Is colonies We obtained
over $500 pounds OF honey. and from
his l6 colonies he obtained very little.
II any. over 200 pounds. There are
others with whom the result Is nearly
the same These men. at least. have
faith 20 believe that during a good
honey flow. bees can be made TO pro-
duce a large amount OF honey. with
out any dishonesty being connected
with a.
writer In "GloaninEs In Bee Cul-
ture" advocates nine frames 10 ten
frame hive: another IN the same paper
advocates wider spacing placing only
seven frames In ten-fame hive. We
advocate eight frames a. the best
with this spacing the filled combs viii
be as heavy as can be- easily handled.
The eight frames will on your four
frame extractor twist" (as the school
boy has so. and u you have three SUI
peTs on a strong colony you can take
abou, 100 pounds Of honey at each eH-
tracing.
Honey should not be extracted until
well ripencd In the hive. and aearly
an capped over: though n you have
a good house FOR rlpenlng honey. where
you can have o. as warm as 100 degrees
r nearly every day for week or
nsore after extracting. then We do not
walt for q an 10 be capped BY the bees.
but extract as soon as the combs are
about one-half capped over.
We are more aud more convinced
that there is no other can az handy
as the common milk can. holding about
100 pounds OF honey. for hauling hon
ey from "out apiaries. These cans are
strongly made. may be handled by one
man and easily and quickly empued
into any tank you may have. White
clover honey should be kept separate
from other iavors as u Is more salable.
is higher In price. and no lover OF hon
ey will ever tire OF It's use. The hrst
season has given us from 100 colonies
OF bees. about 5000 pounds Of honey.
Say. MIR. Editor. are we mistaken-when
we say tina; there Is no neld more prof
table than apicultufe7