1908 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1435 



CURIOUS HIVES MADE BY A GERMAN SCHOOLTEACHER. 



NOVEL BEE-HIVES. 



BY MAX A. R. BRUNNER. 



Germany is known for the numerous beer-gar- 

 dens found in every city; but one little place 

 contains a bee-garden instead of a beer-garden. 

 It is entirely the idea of its owner, a schoolteach- 

 er, who has also executed the many houses in it, 

 although he has not, of course, any experience in 

 it through his profession. As can be seen, the 

 bees do not live in the ordinary hives; but in 

 finely modeled houses, each representing a dif- 

 ferent type. 



— Courtesy ofihe Independent. 



It is a fact that bees always return to the same 

 hive, which they recognize by the color, form, 

 or shape of opening. To facilitate this search- 

 ing for their residence the hives are often of dif- 

 ferent color and size. In this garden this has 

 been carried on to the extreme, for every hive 

 represents a different shape. Among the build- 

 ings are a fine castle, with sentry, a dwelling- 

 house, an inn, and a windmill. There are also 

 men and animals, carved in wood, all in the sei- 

 vice of the bees. There is, of course, an open- 

 in all these models, to give access to the interior 

 for taking out the honey. — The Independent. 



A COLONY IN THE BODY OF A WOODEN LION. 



— Courtesy of the Independent. 

 Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. — Judges 14:14. 



