The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
MUCH FAILURE IN
BEE KEEPING DUE
TO CARtlESSNESS

oNE SHOULD BE WELL INFORM
Ed AS TO HABITS OF
The BEE.
USE.DNLY MODERN APPLIANCE:
Profitable FARM Specially When In
telIigently Prosecuted, But to 3,
Successful Progressive Ideas Mus
Be Studied and Practiced.
(By ]. s. Ward, State Inspector Of
! Apiaries.)
/. Lack of knowledge. In these
days of knowledge the man who does
not know now" is outstripped in the
race and soon drops out Of count In
no occupation is education more es
sential to success than in bee-keep-
ing and the BROADER the education
the better able is the apiarist to solve
the problems and plan for the Lest
returns. This education should not
be alone in the experience of the bee
yard, but in the writings of the most
practical bee keepers. In other. words
two or three good text books should
be purchased end not simply read but
studied as ole would study history
and grammar. Learn the anatomy
and physiology as well as the habits
of the bee. Become acquainted with
all modern, approved appliances SO
that an intelligent selection may be
made for each location and the pur-
poses of tie individual bee-keeper.
Subscribe ior one or more of the bee
journals and attend the meetings of
the bee associations
2. Using artiquatcd appliances
iscard all the old home made hcxes
and the old gums" that were cut
from the hollow logs in the forest.
Transfer from these unsightly, un,
profitable nivcs to the modern hive
with its movable frames and conyen.
ent appurteraLces. Purchase a good
smoker, a veil, use full sheets of
;omb foundations, get honey ex-
ractor and wax press and success
will be the result instead of failure.
3. Starting with too many colo |
lies. In no occupation is it more i'm |
,ortant to start on small scale than |
n Bookkeeping. One can easily ever
took himself in the beginning and
'ecome discouraged over not icing
BILE to master accumulated details.
allure results. Start with only four
r five swarms. Master them and then
he next year fifteen or tweny can be
AIRED for and later Is or 100 in each
ard. The mastery Of out-yards be-
,ngs to advanced Bookkeeping.
4. Carelessness. Successful bee /.
eeping is all intensive occupation 1t ,
exacting in its details. 1t brooks
0 delay. Tomorrow will never do :
hen today demands attention. The :
lsy bee awaits not upon the sjoth- c
illness of the sluggard or the delays =
the time killers. The successful ;
)iarists keeps his work all ready for q
e demands Of the swarming season. :
II supplies should be purchased in =
e winter time. Hives should be !.
lied together and painted. Frames i
ould be wired, filled with comb :,
undatiors ready for the swarms. b
pers should be prepared and stack
up in honey house, convenient to II
e apiary, ready fos the honey Cow. .,
,glecting these things until the de- !,
lnds comes means failure in the
ney crop.
Jarelessness brings starvation, will
rt robbing. will encourage the bee r.
'th, and LAGER on the colonies sue
NIB to the rdvages of one of the T
Il brood diseases. Finally, the Lee
sper becomes discouraged and per- q,
ades himself that he hasn't the ~
lie anyway to +fooIv with bees and
lure is the elimination of what =
ght have been the most profitable
,cialty absrt his farm. NJ.