From 66 colonies, spring count, some of them nuclei, my crop of section
honey was between 400 and 500 pounds. This surplus was stored by a few
extra-good colonies—one of them filling 78 sections, and not swarming.
The queen of this colony was reared in 1892 from an imported Italian
mother.
Another that did well, was a cross between the Italian and Carniolan
stock. On the whole, I find the Carniolans much less desirable than
the Italians. It may be that my Carniolans were not pure, but they
are extra-good fighters, vindictive, and often pounce on me without
provocation. So I've been superseding the queens for two years.
Gainesboro, Tenn.
Brace-Combs—Cause and Prevention.
_Written for the American Bee Journal_