GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



The apiary is exposed to the sweep of the winds. 



about 10,000 marks. The expenditure was 

 unusually heavy, and the patronage fell 

 short of expectation. As the invitation of 

 Berlin for 1913 was presented at Konstanz 

 in 1911, some one warned against holding 

 the meeting' at so large a city. The numer- 

 ous attractions of all kinds that are con- 

 stantly i^resented to the i^ublic make these 

 city folks indifferent to an exposition of 

 bees, its products, etc., and predicted a lack 

 of interest. The same voice, of course, did 

 not fail to say, after the festivities were 

 over, " I told you so." The fact is, all the 

 expositions in connection with these meet- 

 ings in smaller cities and large towns came 

 out about even, or had a small surplus, 

 while at Berlin, Avith its millions of people, 

 the exposition was financially a failui^e. 

 The exposition itself was creditable in every 

 part — that was the unanimous judgment. 

 The expenses may have been heavy, but it 

 would seem that, by properly advertising it, 

 patronage should not have failed. Why 

 should such an exposition not arouse the 

 interest of the city folks? I do not think 



that this one failure should prevent the 

 Wanderversammlung at a future time from 

 accepting an invitation from a large city 

 as some have predicted. 



In 1914 the perigrinating beekeepers as- 

 sembled at Pressburg-Poszony, Hungary. 

 It is a town of 80,000 inhabitants, an hour's 

 ride on the express from Vienna. The 

 reception of the beekeepers from afar, and 

 the exposition, received the praise of all 

 the visiting brotherhood of beekeei^ers. 

 Hungary has better bee-pasture than Ger- 

 many, and is noted for its water-white hon- 

 ey from the acacia (locust-tree). The ex- 

 position was opened July 26, and was to .be 

 closed on the 30th, but on account of the 

 outbreak of war it had to be closed the next 

 day. The visiting beekeepers, many from 

 considerable distances. Germany and Aus- 

 tria, were advised to leave on the morning 

 of the 28th. After that time the trains in 

 Austria Avere for some time reserved for 

 the war department. 



Kempten, Bavaria, Germany. 



DRAINAGE IN THE APIARY 



BY E. F. ATWATER 



For a long tim.e the writer considered 

 natural shelter to be a very desirable point 

 in locating an apiary. For several years 

 we had a yard consisting of TOO to 150 

 colonics, located where it was sheltered 



from prevailing winds by an orchard on 

 the west and a railroad embankment, a few 

 feet high, at the north. Previously the same 

 apiary had been located some rods to the 

 south, giving still better shelter, as hog- 



