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of Arnhem, Holland. He rog:i cts the backward con- 

 dition of the people there in regard to bees while 

 science in general is so thoroughly understood there. 

 He says the bee-men kill their bees in the fall, and 

 thus secure a small quantity of inferior honey. 



No. 3i.— Here is another fine view of comb built 

 in the open air late in the fall. The swarm alighti d 

 on a limb of a pine-tree and built comb, even though 

 the weather wa.s getting cold. One piece of comb 

 broke off before the picture was taken, so it was 

 laid on top The combs were built thirty feet from 

 the ground, and were secured by Mr. A. D. Stone- 

 man, of Quasqueton, Iowa. 



No. 35. — This illustration represents the moving 

 of four wagonloads of bees by a traction-engine in 

 Canada The load consisted of 110 twelve-frame 

 hives with one or two supers on each, the racks be 

 ing filled with straw. The trip of forty miles was 

 made without accident under the management of 

 R. F. Hoitermann. 



No. 36.— This represents one class of hives peculiar 

 to the Holy Land, this one having been photograph- 

 ed at Jezreel, Pales ine. While primitive, theieis 

 something about the ingenuity displayed in the con- 

 struction of such hives that commands our admira- 

 tion, and they still remind us that "the land which 

 the Lord giveth thee "still flows with honey if not 

 milk. 



No. 37.— By means of this automobile he can carry 

 sixty 28-section supers at the rate of twelve to 

 twenty miles an hour. The picture shows a load of 

 that kind. 



No. 38. — This is a view of an apiary belonging to 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, editor of the Bee-keepers' Review, 

 and the photograph itself was taken by him. Mr. H. 

 has probably done more to illustrate the bee world 

 wiih his own camera than any other man— a work in 

 which he delights and excels. The apiary itself is 

 located in the wilds of Northern Michigan, wliere 

 wild red raspberries cover the ground for miles, 

 yielding generously one of the finest honeys known. 



No. b9.— This cut shows the house-apiary of W. C. 

 Sorter, Wickliffe, O. It represents the south side, 

 the north fronting on Lake Erie. It is 60 feet long, 

 and is very satisfactory to the owner. The cloths 

 are di signed, being of different colors, to guide the 

 bees to the right place. 



No. 40.— This shows the interior of Mr. Sorter's 

 apiary. The colonies are arranged along the south 

 wall on the left. See outer views 



No. 41.— This view represents the gasoline-engine 

 extractingoutfit of Virgil Sires, located on the Yak- 

 ima Indian i eservation, Washington. With this out- 

 fit he extracted in 190.S twenty tons of honey. At the 

 time of writing he was inclined to think a perma- 

 nent extracting-house would be cheaper than to 

 draw this one around. 



No. 42.— This is a view of a small apiaiy close to a 

 car-barn in Harrisburg, J'a. The hives have a tar. 

 paper covering, and the supers are filled with chaff. 

 They are owned b> Mr. A. F. Hexroth. 



No. 43.— This singular freak of nature is an out- 

 door colony of bees found on Sugarloaf Mountain, 

 near Boulder, Col These combs were built on the 

 bough of a tree, and would accommodate a large 

 colony. 



No. 44.— This, as will be noticed, embraces three 

 separate views taken at the home apiary of the au- 

 thors of this book. They illustrate the method of 

 shaking bees into a swarm-box preparatory to put- 

 ting them in pound cages without brood for ship- 

 ment. 



No. 45.— These four views illustrate the wholesale 

 disinfection of foul-broody hives at the apiary of 

 Louis H.Scholl, New Braunfels, Texas. Fig. 3 shows 

 the pile of hive bodies and supers. Kerosene is 

 poured down the stack of empty bodies. Fig. 3. A 

 lighted bunch of straw. Fig. 4, is thrown in, which 

 sets tte whole mass on fire. A spadeful of earth 

 bflow, Fig. 5, at the draft, and a cover on top, fin- 

 ishes the job. 



No. 46.— This exhibit received the first prize at the 

 Canadian National Exhibition. It occupied a space 

 13 by 20 feet, and contained 2000 pounds of honey. 



No. 4T.— A view of Mr. F. W. Redfield's house 

 made of honey for exhibition purposes. The walls 

 are entirely of cans filled with honey; boards are 

 used to support the cans on the roof. It was sliown 

 in Ogden, Utah, in 1909. 



No. 48.— This illustrates the bee and honey exhibit 

 of The A. I. Root Company at the Jamestown Expo- 

 sition, Jamestown, Va., in 190". 



No. 49.— This is one of the best views of an apiary 

 in mid-winter we have ever secured. It belongs to 

 Mr. F. Greiner, of Naples, N. Y., one of the foremost 

 bee-men of the country, and an interesting writer as 

 well. Probably it would be difficult to secure a bet- 

 ter covering for the hives in winter than that re- 

 markable non-conductor of heat, "the beautiful 

 snow." 



No. .50.- -This picture reprtsents a large swarm 

 that clustered in the extreme top of a large elm, and 

 was sent us by Mr. Frank C Pellett, of Atlantic, la. 

 The bees may be seen leaving the sack and entering 

 the hive. Mr. Pellett says this was tne most difficult 

 feat in his experience in tree-climbing. 



No. 51.— This represents George H. Rex & Son's 

 permanent bee-shed, located at Stcttlersviilc, Pa. 

 With this kind of shed there is no need of wintering 

 bees in a cellar, as the hives are kept here all the 

 year. 



