SEPTESfUKR. 1919 



G 1> E A N T N G S IN B E E C T ' L T U R E 



FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



gether thoroly the outside case and not take 

 it apart during the winter. The bridges 

 forming a passage for the bees thru the 

 packing are all collected as the hives are 

 unpacked, and they are stored in a marked 

 and known place. The packing of leaves is 

 left in each case. This facilitates work in 

 the fall of the year. Where there is no 

 fence about the apiary these cases can be 

 piled two or three high, to prevent the 

 bees from flying low in a direction in which 

 they are not desired. Leaves are not easily 

 secured early enough to pack, but by this 

 method they are always on hand. 



In niv estimation the half-inch cover is 



EXHIBITS and DEMONSTRATIONS 



Wide-awake Advertising at County Fairs. Police 

 to Hold Back Crowds 



Having been superintendent of the apiary 

 department at the Southwest Washington 

 Fair for a number of years, I meet with and 

 talk to a great number of people in regard 

 to bee culture, and find that most people 

 have only a hazy idea of the subject. 



I try to have my exhibit put up in the 

 most attractive, educational way possible 

 and each day during our fair I give demon- 

 strations outside in a bee-cage. The stunts 



Honey exhibit shown by Mr. Wallace at a county fair. 



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not strong enough to hold up the weight of 

 accumulated ice and snow. I would advise 

 the use of inch or %-iuch board for covers. 

 Then there is insufficient packing at the bot- 

 tom of the case. According to Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips, there should be six inches of 

 packing under the hive, and between the 

 hive-bottom and the bottom of the case. 

 Now, there is no use of any one saying it is 

 not necessary, until he can prove that the 

 bees are not compelled to consume more 

 stores to keep up the needed temperature 

 when the packing is not under the hive. 

 E. F.Holtermann. 

 Brantford, Canada. 



In connection with these exhibit.s. he gives live-bee 

 ations. 



are a great help in holding the interest of 

 the people while I talk to them and try to 

 get them to use more up-to-date fixtures and 

 latest methods. In the "cage picture" I 

 have the bees gathered on me, which gives 

 the appearance of a beautiful cape or fur. 

 The man to my left is my helper Mr. Julian. 

 Most of the people seem to be very timid 

 and afraid of a few loose bees flying out- 

 side of the cage, but while I am pulling off 

 these cage stunts they lose all their fear. 

 It took a policeman to hold the crowd back 

 while I stepped outside of the cage to have 

 the second exposure made. These stunts 

 are both educational and interesting, and 



