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liortiinity been given. \Vc are becoming 

 more and more converted to the ques- 

 tion-box idea, as it encourages discus- 

 sion so much more than does the read- 

 ing of papers, some of which are rather 

 long. But of course this is not intended 

 as an unfavorable criticism of the mana- 

 agers of any convention — only a personal 

 opinion. 



We really believe that the convention 

 program is a very important matter. 

 What can he done at a bee-keepers' 

 meeting that will make it of most value 

 to those who attend? This is a good 

 question, and upon its correct answer 

 depends the best success of any conven- 

 tion. 



A Successful City Apiary 



1 send you a photograpli of a part of 

 my city apiary. Before coming to In- 

 dianapolis I owned. about 30 colonies of 



Apiary of N. J. Masten. 



bees, but thought it impossible to keep 

 them in the city, so I disposed of them, 

 much to my regret. After living here 

 a year or two the fever returned, as it 

 always does after having once owned 

 them, and 1 ventured to buy a colony or 

 two. And I find that bees can be kept 

 in the heart of a city, with pleasure and 

 profit, without disturbing the neighbors. 



My lot is 20 by 50 feet, and this ac- 

 commodates the little apiary and my 

 chickens. I-'rom the hive at my left on 

 which the smoker rests, I got 106 pounds 

 of comb honey, and sold it for 20 cents 

 per pound to my neighbors, and have 

 enough left for family use. 



I am an ardent believer in lo-frame 

 chaff hives for outdoor wintering and 

 honey-production. 



It is aslcninding how little the general 

 pu]>lic knnus in regard to 1)ces. One of 

 my iieiglibors came to the back fence 

 and said, ".Mr. Masten, one of your bees 

 is over in my yard. T wonder if it will 

 ever get back home." And another, 

 "How did those bees ever all happen to 

 come and go into that box ? How can 

 you keep them there?" 



When we see the ignorance displayed 

 aljout bees, we feel tliat there is a wide 

 field for missionary work. 



N. J. Mastijn. 



Indi.-inapnlis, Inil., Oct. 25. 



Apiary of A. H. Shelton 



I am enclosing a iiicture of my apiary 

 located in the heart of the flat-top coal 

 field. I started in the bee-business May 

 28, 1908, but it was nothing new to me, 



as my lather kept bees when 1 was a 

 boy. I was brought up in North Caro- 

 lina. I have Italian bees only, as I think 

 they are the best for all parts of this 

 country. [See previous page. — Kd.] 

 GiHulwill. W. Va. A. H. Shelton. 



Telephones for Out-Apiaries 



M. II. Alcndleson tells in the Bee- 

 Keepers' Review, about using telephones 

 to communicate with his men at out- 

 apiaries. In order to reach one apiary 

 he has 17 miles of. wire put up at his 

 own cost, and he says, "This telephone 

 system has saved me much time and 

 money. I would be at a loss without 

 it." 



Two California Apiaries 



I send photographs of 2 apiaries loca- 

 ted in the hills not far from where I 

 live. No. I represents the apiary of J. 

 L. Scott, who runs his apiary for ex- 

 nacted honey, but keeps a small portion 

 on hand in sections in case he has a 

 call for it. He uses lo-frame standard 

 hives. The principal honey-plants in his 

 locality are sage, wild buckwheat, and 

 alfalfa. Mr. Scott has no colonies of 

 bees. 



Picture No. 2 is Mr. Barrett's apiary. 

 Mr. Barrett is a resident of Burbank, 

 Cal., but runs this apiary in a canyon 

 in the foot-hills in Hansen Heights. Mr. 



No. l.-Ai'iARV OF J. h- Scott. 



Barrett has about 136 colonies of bees 

 and runs for extracted honey. 



The honey crop in this section has 

 been quite light this year. 



Andrew II. Kimball. 



Sunland, Cal. 



Hershiser on Marketing Honey 



On anotlier page will be found the 

 very valuable paper read by Mr. O. L. 

 Hershiser, at the Detroit convention of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 held last month. We felt that it might 

 do much good this year yet. if it were 

 published at once. So we requested per- 

 mission to put it in this number of the 

 .'\mcrican Bee Journal. We wish that 

 it might be read most carefully by all. 

 Mr. Hershiser has had large experience, 

 and knows whereof he speaks. It is a 

 most valuable contribution to the litera- 

 ture on marketing honey. Read it care- 

 fully, and try to put into actual prac- 

 tice its many excellent directions for 

 disposing of your honey crop. 



Apiary of M. M. Baldridge 



The picture on the first page 

 shows my apiary of nearly 60 colonies 

 as it appeared on .\ugust 4. 1908. It is 

 located in the central part of St. Charles, 

 which has now a population of about 

 4,000. 



The main purpose of this photo is tO' 

 show the close proximity of the apiary 

 to 2 of tlie public streets and the home 

 of one of my neighbors. The hives 

 front the east, and the front row is 

 within 50 feet of the sidewalk on which 

 a great many people, including many chil- 

 dren, pass daily. The hives on the north 

 end of the 5 rows are within the same 

 distance from the sidewalk on the east 

 and west street that leads to one of 

 the public schools, and on which many 

 children pass daily when the school is in 

 session, and yet my bees do not molest 

 any one, so far as I am advised. At 

 least I have had no complaint from any 



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one passing by my apiary on either of 

 these sidewalks. My neighbor's housv. 

 in the backgrouftd is within 75 feet of 

 the west row of my apiary, and no one 

 has" been stung or molested there for a 

 long time, so far as I know. 



My bees are both hybrids and Italians. 

 The reason why my bees do not molest 

 my neighbors and others passing by on 

 the sidewalks, must be attributed, I 

 think, to the way I manage them, for 

 during June and July each year I am at 

 work with tlie bees almost every day, 

 and sometimes every hour in the day. I 

 wear no bee-protection on my face or 

 hands. In fact, I have no bee-veil on 

 the premises, and have had none for a 

 number of years. My idea is that if I 

 can manage my bees without a bee-veil 

 they will then disturb no one outside of 

 the bee-yard. And this I find to be true 

 in practice. 



I have now kept bees in this same 

 yard for the past 37 years, and they have 

 always been managed in about the same 

 way. M. M. Baldridoe. 



St. Charles, 111. 



Apiary of W. H. Rickstrew 



On 1st page my apiary is shown. 

 The free in the background is apple. 

 The foliage in front is buckwheat in 

 bloom. Rut the buckwheat was a fail- 

 ure here this year. I sowed three times, 

 but the bees would not work on it. I 

 have it now in fine bloom, but my bees 

 will not work on it. 1 have 25 colonies, 

 but got about 200 pounds of comb lioney. 



