GLEAT.aNGS IN BEE CULTURE 



to the stanchions and wedged tight, so that 

 none of the hivos are jolted about. He 

 eames 40 sixty-iDound cans of water, and 

 gives this to the bees by pouring it on the 

 screens at the top of the hives, the passage- 

 way allowing him access for such purpose. 

 An ordinary stock-car is used. 



Another apiarist told of using refrigerator 

 cars, by which plan an even temperature 

 was preserved en route. 



E. G. Bacon, of "Wisconsin, talked on the 

 subject of educating the people to eat honey. 

 It isn't enough to say to a family, " Eat 

 honey." The thing to do is to tell them why 

 they should do so, to demonstrate the mani- 

 fold points of utility, and to point out 

 opportunities to substitute honey for sugar. 

 The beekeepers should start a propaganda 

 of this nature, but it cannot be done unless 

 the money is first raised. One of the speak- 

 ers said that if every beekeeper would con- 

 tribute the price of half a pound of honey 

 much could be raised for such an educational 

 campaign. People of other countries, no- 

 tably Germany, consume vast quantities of 

 honey, and at a cost much in excess of 

 prices in this country. 



The question was brought up as to why 

 the big bakeries are making use of less 

 honey. It was stated that a big concern 

 that formerly made use of 125 carloads is 

 now using but fifteen. A South Water 

 Street commission man said that the honey- 

 sweetened cakes are less in favor. 



E. S. Miller, Valparaiso, demonstrated 

 the use of a bee-cellar in wintering bees. 

 The proper temperature in this cellar is 

 evenly maintained by the use of a sub-earth 

 vitrified eight-inch air-duct, starting fifty 

 feet away from the building at the earth 

 surface, and opening on the bottom of the 

 cellar. The cellar, 18 x 24 x 7, has a story 

 above it, and then an attic. An upright flue 



e.xtends from the bottom of the cellar 

 through the roof, and n stove on the second 

 floor heats the cir sufficiently to keep up a 

 circulation. The basement is of concrete. 

 In this cellar ]^£r. Miller winters from 100 

 to 200 colonies with good results. 



It is claim-id that only a vei-y small 

 percentage of beekeepers belong to associa- 

 tions, althouga memberships are increasing; 

 and considering the crops of the last season, 

 and the terr tory covered by the Chicago 

 Northwestern, this convention was a good 

 one, chock full of real live interest. 



A feature of the convention not printed 

 in the program proved to be the most un- 

 expected but none the less interesting. 



During the forenoon session of the first 

 day a man who looked like a prosperous 

 farmer, about sixty years old, and who had 

 participated in some of the discussions, was 

 seen to move toward a closed piano in the 

 corner of the room during a recess. Above 

 the buzz of conversation was heard a lively 

 tune, and the player was discovered to be 

 the farmer beekeeper. He played none of 

 the rag-time stuff of the present day, but 

 the melodies which most people love. The 

 name of the man at the jDiano is John 

 Kleine, and his home is in Mendota, Illinois. 

 He said that he had been playing the piano 

 since he was a boy. He has a son and 

 daughter, both musicians. The windows of 

 his music -room open out into his beeyard; 

 and when asked if he played for the bees as 

 well as for himself and his family he said 

 lie did. 



No one at the convention volunteered any 

 remarks as to the effect of music on bees. 

 The subject wasn't discussed; but we know 

 of several instances in which dairjTVomen 

 and dairymen believe in the efficacy of 

 music for the cows at milking time. 



Chicago, 111. 



A FINE FLORIDA BEE PASTURE 



BY F. M. BALDWIN 



A city engineer has little time for any 

 thing but his regular task; but the close of 

 the second week in October gave me a few 

 hours oft", and I took advantage of it to 

 cross the river and hurry to the country 

 south of Bradentown to see the bees that I 

 had recently obtained from J. B. Notestein. 

 I had bought four hives of him; and, acting 

 on the advice of that expert beekeeper, C. 

 H. Clute, I had divided three of them, one 

 being too weak for successful division. My 

 route took me just east of the creek where 

 A. I. Root's ducks met the alligator. Just 



a little south of his chicken-yard was a great 

 patch of gold gemming the landscape. A 

 little further my eyes were gladdened by 

 two more. Then there were others ; and east 

 of Bro. Ault's home yard was a great field 

 of the cloth of gold. The wild sunflower 

 was coming into full bloom. No nectar yet 

 — but, ah the promise ! 



An examination of the hives revealed lots 

 of brood and much new honey, evidently 

 from Spanish needle, of which there were 

 quantities on every side. To add to my 

 expectations, goldenrod was beginning to 



