1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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■support had a cast-iron bottom to rest in, and 

 the tops were screwed into brass pieces that 

 held them in place. On these supports were 

 iron rests that could be fixed at desirable 

 heights, on which were placed glass shelves on 

 which to display both comb and extracted 

 honey. There were two of these stands, each 

 4 feet wide at the bottom. 4 inches at the top, 

 and (J feet high. They were 8 feet long at the 

 bottom, and about .") feet at the top. One end 

 of each of these honey-stands was placed about 

 33 inches from the ends of the case, leaving 

 about") feet in the center between the inner 

 ends of the stands. In the center of this space 

 was an iron standard 6,V2 feet high, with iron 

 supports for nine glass shelves. The shelves 

 were eight square, the lower one being about :5 

 feet across, and the upper one a foot across. 



On this center pyramid were displayed comb 

 and extracted hom-y, fancy pieces of beeswax, 

 and about 30 varieties of honey-plant seeds — 

 most of the seeds being furnished by A. L Root; 

 the rest were furnished by myself. The bees- 

 wax was part of about 40 lbs. produced and 

 loaned to the exhibit by Mr. Mil o George, of 

 Bowling Green, Wood Co.. and .was admitted 

 by all to be th(> finest wax on exhibition. It 

 was just as it came from the solar extractor, 

 not liaving been clarified in any way. It re- 

 'Ceived an award. 



The comb honey on the side of the pyramid 

 shown in the picture was a portion of 100 lbs. 

 In 9() one-pound sections, produced and loaned 

 to the exhibit by Mr. Vernon Burt, of Mallet 

 Creek, Medina Co., about three miles from 

 Medina. The sections were well filled out to 

 the wood, the 9«) sections containing 100 lb«<. of 

 honey, the combs being even and white. They 

 received an award. Mr. Burt also loaned to 

 the exhibit a very fine strong colony of bees; 

 most of the bees, however, were smothered on 

 their journey. 



The comb honey on the opposite side of pyra- 

 mid from Mr. Burt's was a part of about G'^O 

 lbs. produced and loaned to the exhibit by Mr. 

 C. E. Boyer, of Ainger, Williams Co. When I 

 called on Ohio bee-keepers through Gi>eanings 

 for honey, etc., for the exhibit. Mr. Boyer was 

 the first to respond, with an offer to loan from 

 300 to 400 1 bs. of comb honey, which he after- 

 ward increased to the amount before stated. 

 The honey was in nice white four-piece sec- 

 tions, some of them being almost perfectly 

 tilled to the wood. Most of the comb was very 

 white, and all was evenly capped, some of the 

 ■sections being among the most perfect, if not 

 the most perfect on exhibition. Most of the 

 •comb honey in the Ohio exhibit was from Mr. 

 Boyer, and received an award. Evidently Mr. 

 Boyer had ''an eye" on the exposition, for I 

 learned from him, when he was at the big show 

 in October, that some of his honey was produc- 

 ed in 1891. and saved for the Ohio exhibit. 



Mr. J. B. Wilhelm, of Saint Stephen, Seneca 

 Co., donated a few pounds of comb honey — all 

 he had when my call was made for honey. It 

 was light-colored, and the sections were well 

 filled. 



Mr. Louis Schumm, of Willshire, Van Wert 

 Co., loaned the exhibit 33 lbs. of dark comb 

 honey in two- pound sections. 



About 7.5 lbs. of white comb honey was pur- 

 chased, and, all together, made about 900 lbs. 

 for the exhibit. 



Mr. F. J. M. Otto, of Sandusky, Erie Co., do- 

 nated a few pounds of extracted honey, nicely 

 candied in glass jars, that was produced in 1891. 



In the front end of the case were three small 

 pyramids of extracted honey, very light in col- 

 or, and of fine quality. The center pyramid 

 was 16 inches square at the base, 6 at the top, 

 and about 3 feet high, surmounted by a glass 



globe about ."> inches in diameter, filled with 

 white candied honey, and labeled, "This pyra- 

 mid of honey is part of 34 pounds, produced 

 and donated to this exhibit by Samuel H. Bol- 

 ton, of McComb, Hancock Co., Ohio." 



In the right-hand corner was a smaller pyra- 

 mid, labeled. *" This pyramid is part of 130 

 pounds produced and loaned to this exhibit by 

 C. E. Boyer, Ainger. Williams Co., Ohio." 



The pyramid in the left-hand corner was of 

 the same size as the last, and labeled, " The 

 honey in this pyramid is part of 80 lbs., donated 

 to this exhibit by Vernon Burt, Mallet Creek, 

 Medina Co., Ohio." 



On these pyramids were several small wax rab- 

 bits, made from Mr. George's beautiful beeswax. 

 About forty of these wax rabbits were squat- 

 ting down in different parts of the exhibit, and 

 called forth many exclamations of pleasure 

 from sight-seers, and not a few had '"cheek" 

 enough to ask for "'just one as a souvenir." 

 Several buckeyes, known to many as " horse- 

 chestnuts," were also on these pyramids; and 

 Ohio being the I'.iickeye State, and the buckeye 

 being a honey-producing tree, made their dis- 

 play very appropriate. 



In the center of the case, at each of the four 

 corners of the square in which the large central 

 pyramid before described stood, were four small- 

 er pyramids of extracted honey, one of which 

 was labeled, "The honey in this pyramid is 

 part of (iO pounds, produced and loaned to this 

 exhibit by Milo George, Bowling Green, Wood 

 Co., Ohio." He also loaned the exhibit some 

 samples of sweet clover and raspberry honey in 

 Muth bottles. 



Another of these pyramids was labeled. " This 

 pyramid of honey is part of (50 pounds, produced 

 and loaned to this exhibit by Mr. Lewis W. 

 Hershiser. Fayette. Fulton Co., Ohio." Lewis 

 is about 1.") years old, and his honey received an 

 award. 



In the rear end of the case were two small pyr- 

 amids of extracted aster honey in pound, half- 

 pound, and dime Muth honey-bottles, all label- 

 ed with Mr. Muth's labels, and loaned to the 

 exhibit by Chas. F. Muth. of Cincinnati, as was 

 also another pyramid of honey in large Muth 

 honey- bottles, placed in the center of the front 

 honey-stand; and another pyramid of about 

 100 lbs. of beeswax, and some of Mr. Muth's 

 honey with it. in the center of the rear honey- 

 stand, all loaned by Mr. Muth for this exhibit. 



A goodly number tasted of Mr. Muth's aster 

 honey, and all were of the opinion that, if eaten 

 on bread or warm biscuit, no butter would be 

 needed, because the honey had such a buttery 

 flavor. Mr. Muth had also on exhibition two 

 bee-hives, two of his extractors, and two of his 

 honey-knives. In the front end of the rear 

 honey-stand was a good-sized pyramid of ex- 

 tracted honey, labeled, " This pyramid of honey 

 is part of 100 pounds, loaned to this exhibit by 

 Charles W. Frank, of Fairlawn, Summit Co., 

 Ohio." It was a mixture of buckwheat and 

 heartsease. It was a beautiful dark amber color. 



Mr. C. Lamson, of Pierpont, Ashtabula Co., 

 loaned the exhibit 34 lbs. of very nice extracted 

 goldenrod honey. Fnlike the honey from other 

 sources, it did not candy. 



In the back end of the case, between Mr. 

 Muth's pyramids of honey, was a well-propor- 

 tioned and nicely made monument of beeswax, 

 about 30 inches high, made for and loaned to 

 the exhibit by Mr. I). E. Jacobs, of Longley, 

 Wood Co. When put in place last spring it was 

 of good color; but standing where the morning 

 sun shone upon it, it became somewhat bleach- 

 ed before the close of the exposition. 



Miss Maria L. Deming, of Watertown, Wash- 

 ington Co., near the southeast corner of the 

 State, loaned the exhibit about 40 lbs. of a 



