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\l)i:ir.v and orchard oi c. Koppenhafer, in the village of Brownhelm Center, Ohio. 



I think that white clothing annoys the 

 bees less than darker-colored fabrics. I have 

 made observations for a long time to deter- 

 mine this point, and I find that the bees do 

 not get stirred up as easily when I have on 

 a white coat. One day last summer Mr. J. 

 Boyd, who has his bees also in this garden, 

 was with me; and while I received no stings, 

 the bees kept stinging his black felt hat. 



Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada. 



[We are sure you would find it easier to 

 work with your bees if you used a smoker. 

 It is not necessary to blow smoke over the 

 bees continually; but very often a little 

 whiff of smoke at the right time prevents a 

 general uprising, and enables the operator 

 to go right on with the work without letting 

 the bees find out they can have things all 

 their own way. — Ed.] 



BEEKEEPING AND FRUITGROWING 



BY C. KOPPENHAFER 



I have a fruit farm of 7l4 acres in the vil- 

 lage of Brownhelm Center, located among 

 the trees as shown in Fig. 1. There are 

 over forty colonies of bees which I find a 

 great help in fertilizing the fruit-blossoms. 

 In 1910 I secured $200 worth of fine honey 

 from 23 colonies, spring count. 



Some of my neighbors across the street are 

 making me a lot of trouble, and threaten- 

 ing to compel me to get rid of my bees. I 

 am not able to make them believe that the 

 bees do not spoil their fruit, nor that they 

 are of any benefit in the spring in fertilizing 

 the blossoms. One man in particular said 

 it was an imposition to the neighborhood to 

 have the bees there; and if there was any 



Mr. and Mrs. ( '. Koppenhafer and their family of honey-eaters. 



