Al'OrST 15, 1915 



677 



A HONEY -SIGN AND WHAT IT SIGNIFIED 



BY J. L. GKAKl.' 



1 liisl t^aw liie sign on llio U>lci;rai»li-pole, 

 ami I'roin Ihal hunted up the st-ene of hon- 

 (iy-makiiig' oiterations. Kobcrl Kroscliel, 

 \vlu> owns llie outfit, is sliown in one of tlio 

 pictures. He lives in the heart of Chicago, 

 hut in the outskirts he rented the wired-in 

 patch ot" hind for tive dollars a year. Some 

 liltlc distance away lie i>iit up a workshoj) 

 wliere he does all of the work incidental to 

 his prairie apiary. He was induced to lo- 

 cate in tlie vicinity because of the large 

 anutunt of clover and goldenrod. lie has 43 

 (•oh)tiios in modern hives. As most apiarists 

 know, last jear was a bad one for honey; 

 but he g-ot about 1000 pounds. From some 

 ot tlie colonies in other years he has receiv- 

 ed as much as IGO pounds each. In winter 

 the hives are well packed, but have no cover 

 other than that shown in the picture. 



One of tlie j^oints that ought not to be 

 overlooked is the utility of the neat little 

 sign on the telegraph-pole. That little 

 board got him customers that took most of 

 Iiis iione}', and he sells all of it. The sign is 

 located at the junction of two great high- 

 wa}s, and trade came to this apiarist from 

 all directions. 



Krosehel has good honey-making stock. 

 His workers are gentle ; he makes use of the 

 Italian three-banded queen. This apiarist 

 lives five miles from his apiai*;^'; but up to 



A sweet and effective bj -H5e of a telegraph-pole. 



tliis time no one has ever disturbed it in his 

 absence. 



Chicago, 111. 





The apiarist and liis apiary. 



