IN AND AROUND STAMFORD 



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An Enthusiastic Bee-Keeper. 



A recent number of "Gleanings in 

 Bee Culture," published at Medina, 

 Ohio, a town which, by the way, is 

 often spoken of as the home of the 

 honeybees, has, as its front cover, an 

 illustration of Mr. E. Vanderwerken's 

 apiary at Stamford, with two other 

 illustrations which are here reproduced. 

 It is apparent from "Gleanings in Bee 

 Culture" that Mr. Vanderwerken has 

 been remarkably successful with his 

 bees. It states that Mr. Hutchinson 

 of Michigan always advocated, "Keep 



ern hives protecting boxes, with pack- 

 ing between the sides of the box and 

 the sides of the hive. Mr. Vanderwer- 

 ken has so strong an affection for the 

 bees, and has so carefully experiment- 

 ed, and gleaned from the experience 

 of others, and has put so much thought 

 and labor into his apiary, that he has 

 brought it to a very high efficiency. 



The accompanying photographs 

 show the somewhat rough appearance 

 of a row of his hives, but this appear- 

 ance is only external because, under 

 those tar paper roofs and within the 



MR. VANDERWERKEN HANDLING "FRAMES" WITH BEES. 



more bees;" but that Mr. Vanderwer- rough packing boxes, are the best mod- 

 ken says, "Take better care of those ern hives, with thoroughly up-to-date 

 you have. Keep them warm and they frames, equipped with the best breeds 

 will work." The method of keeping of carefully selected Italian bees, that 

 them warm is to place around the mod- are not only beautiful in appearance,. 



