GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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i.fi's apiiiry In .'.lleiitown. Fa., a city i)i' (i(),()(l() popuhiti 



died feet away. He says that lie never has 

 any trouble Avith his neighbors about the 

 bees. He has all his bees, except six or 

 fight colonies (which he recently purchas 'd 

 cheap), in ten-frame Langstroth hives, as he 

 is an advocate of large hives, hence large 

 brood-chambeis and early brood. 



The pictures weie taken Jan. 1, 1913, and 

 Mr. Fetzer thought that some of his queens 

 had begun laying already, owing to the 

 warm open winter. Mr. Fetzer does much 

 winter feeding to stimulate the bees and to 

 urge early brood-rearing. Bees were flying 

 when pictures were taken. Snow had fall- 

 en before Christmas, followed by sleighing; 

 but on New Year's day the temperature was 

 about 60 in the sun, with bees flying, and 

 his yards suggested a summer scene. 



Fig. 1 shows his work-shop and bee-shed 

 combined. The front sides show a number 

 of windows, inside of which he has a hive. 

 In extremely cold weather he can close the 

 Avindows. insuring Avarmth for his little 

 friends. 



Fig'. 2 shows his outdoor bees. They have 

 10 shed for protection. The picture indi- 

 cates plainly Iioav he has them arranged and 

 put up for winter. In the background are 

 seen several roAvs of houses showing' hoAV 

 near they are located to his apiary. Mr. 

 Fetzer Avorks Ijoth for comb and extracted 



honey, and got a good crop from eacli for 

 1912. He tinds ready sale at the various 

 grocery stores in Allentown, getting 18 cts. 

 for fancy white comb and 40 cts. a quart 

 foi' extracted (Avholesale). 



While there taking the pictures, an old 

 gentleman caire to Mr. Fetzer for the rheu- 

 inatisn cure, and he accommodated him by 

 letting three or four bees sting his rheumat- 

 ic hand. Noticing that he had quite a num- 

 ber of discolored marks on his hand I in- 

 quired, and Avas told that he comes to be 

 stung seA'eral times a Aveek, and that it 

 benefits him greatly. 



Stettlersvil'le, Pa. 



BEEKEEPING FROM A SCHOOLTEACHER'S 

 STANDPOINT 



BY CLARENCE FOOTE 



As a teaclier in a rural village school 

 and as a beekeeper 1 have found several 

 advantages for those engaged in the teach- 

 er's profession in combining the two voca- 

 tions, and Avill shoAV hoAv close a connection 

 exists belAveen them. The principal advan- 

 tages in beekeejiing as a side line, and those 

 w hich interested me most are the financial 

 returns, natural qualifications of a teacher 



