GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Field meet of the Canterbury Beekeepers' Association, held at the apiary of the 

 president, A. Ireland, Brookside, N. Z. 



ligently cope with existing conditions. The 

 men who engage in beekeeioing in Idaho 

 are a splendid class of citizens. They are 

 building up an industry of which the State 

 may justly feel proud. They are broad- 

 minded and progressive. They adopt the 

 latest methods in beekeeping, as the scien- 

 tific farmer does in agi'iculture. Brought 

 into constant relation with one of the most 

 interesting subjects in all science, engaged 

 in a calling which, next to agriculture, is 

 perhaps the most ancient, they respect the 

 rights of their fellow beekeepers. They do 

 not infringe upon another's territory. 



It is safe to say that the beekeejjing in- 

 dustry will play an important part in the 

 Gem State in building up a great agricul- 

 tural commonwealth. 



Boise, Idaho. 



FIELD DAY OF NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPERS 



BY E. G. WARD 



I am sending you a photogTaph taken 

 at our last field day. The members of the 

 Canterbury association, with their friends, 

 went by coach to Brookside, on March 17, 

 to the apiary of the president, Mr. A. 

 Ireland, for their annual field day. The 

 situation is an ideal one, having a large 



belt of trees on the south wliieh protects 

 it from the cold winds. There are acres of 

 white clover within one-fourth mile, and 

 jolenty of willows. The company was kept 

 in the best of humor by the Scotch jokes 

 and stories told by Rev. Mr. Jackson, of 

 Southbridge. The season in this part of 

 New Zealand has been the worst for 20 

 3'ears; but we all look forward to a bum- 

 per crop next year. 



St. Albans, Christchureh, N. Z. 



SHED FOR PROTECTION 



BY J. M. LEWIS 



The photograj^h of one of my sheds 

 shows how I protect my bees during the 

 winter. The plan has proven very suc- 

 cessful in Southern Massachusetts, where 

 we have long cold winters. My method is 

 very simple and inexpensive. I put thin 

 boards on the front and back of the hives, 

 first placing the hives a foot apart, and 

 on a straight line, leaving a space sufficient 

 for the packing. After placing a board 

 above the entrances to allow the bees to 

 leave and enter the hives during weather 

 when they make their winter flights, I pack 

 straw or leaves tightly around the hives. 

 I put on an emj^ty super with a super 



