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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Ncbtled in the Wilds of Northern Michigan, 



Grand Rapids, ^Michigan, wrote me that 

 he recently visited the same young man, 

 who is none other than our Mr. Bartlett, 

 stating that Mr. Bartlett had the most 

 beautiful apiaries it had been his pleas- 

 ure to visit. I lost no time in writing 

 Mr. Bartlett for photos and a few 

 words concerning his beginning and 

 subsequent experience in the bee bus- 

 iness. 



I am sure all young men who are tak- 

 ing up bee-keeping as a business wi'l 

 be interested in and receive inspiration 

 from the success of Mr. Bartlett as 

 given herewith.] 



REGARDING THE PHOTOS. 



Xo. 1 is my "Willow Brook Apiary" 

 and contained at the time of taking of 

 photo, 190 colonies. 



The white building at the right is my 

 honey house, ]6x:24 feet. The red one 

 at back center is my shaving house, 

 12x24 ft. The winter hives will be no- 

 ticed at the left along the fence. This 

 fence is on the west and north sides of 

 the apiary as a wind shield. 



Photo Xo. 2 is a bird's eye view of 

 my Deer Creek Apiary. This yard 

 slopes gently to the southeast towards 

 the honey house, seen at the left. The 

 red painted building in right foreground 

 is my shaving house. 



The winter hives may be seen in the 

 foreground. These hives are left per- 

 manently in place and are not moved as 

 are the hives in Willow Brook Apiary. 

 This yard contains 115 colonies of bees. 



Xo. 3 is taken from the top of the 

 shaving house. 



X'o. 4 is taken from the top of the 

 honey house. 



Xos. 2, ?>, 4 are of the same apiary. 



THE BE(;iNNING. 



I began to be interested in bees when 

 a boy of 14 or 15. At that time I used 

 to make repeated visits to a farmer 

 friend's place on which was a nice 

 apiary of some 50 colonies. 



