S8 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. March, 



testify to their attractiveness and pop- HOME OF F. H. DRAKE. 



ularity. A son is associated with Mr. Mr. F. H. Dralce, a view of whose 

 Chase in the management of the ex- home we present herewith, is the 

 tensive business. vice-president of the Worcester coun- 



In correspondence with this ven- ^^ (Mass.) B. K. A., by profession 

 erable expert a most interesting fact ^ ^^^^'^ ^"^ ^^ trammg and inch- 

 was brought to light that should be ^^'°" ^ ™°'* excellent one. Togeth- 

 remembered the next time the old ^^ ^'^^ ^'^ ^^^^^^ ^^ conducts an ex- 

 ghost story of "Bees injuring grapes" ^^"^^^^ ^^^""^ "^ East Brookf^eld, Mass. 

 appears in the newspapers. I call ^"^ '^^ appearance bespeaks its suc- 

 it a ghost story because it died the "'"• ^' ^ bee-keeper Mr. Drake is 

 death of Ananias long ago but is Progressive, thorough and neat, 

 annually dug up. '^^e little legend, "Eat Drake's Hon- 



ey, " shown on the end of one of the 



When it had become the regular buildings is a bit of Drake's waggery, 

 thing for Mr. Chase to capture the having been put on the picture by 

 highest awards on grapes given by the him, for let me assure you that he 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society ^ould never deface his buildings thus, 

 in Boston his competitors finding p^j. jry wit Drake is famous and is 

 themselves badly beaten every re- the terror of his cronies; why, he is 

 turning season and knowing he had go dry that he gives you a chronic 

 no natural advantage either of lo- thirst— and then shows you the well, 

 cation or stock, sent one of their num- And it is a wonder that is not dry 

 ber to ask how it was done. The also. (M). 



agent was courteously told the nature 



of the soil and other details, "but" SEASONS AND RESULTS IN 

 said the keen old bee-master "I did MISSISSIPPI. 



not tell him that I kept four large 



colonies of bees among the vines to ^^ ^_ ^_ blanton. 



perfect the fruit of the different var- 

 ieties, and assist in propolizing the 11 Tf ^^SISSIPPI has seen in this 

 blossoms!" IVi '"^''•'^^ ^ remarkably mild 



winter. On January loth 



To the bees he attributes much of clover commenced blooming followed 

 his success, not only in grapes, but ^jth maple, elm and mustard; the 

 many other fruits and plants, a most thermometer rising often to 70 de- 

 interesting account of which lies on grees. 



my desk, but space does not permit i examined my bees on the i6th and 



insertion here. found them in excellent condition 



Geo. W. Adams. gathering pollen and honey rapidly. 



Some of the uncapped cells two-thirds 



Biographies of each of the gentle- full of honey; showing that when 

 men comprising this interesting group bringing in pollen so soon, they are 

 will appear in successive issues of also gathering honey. 

 The Bee-Keeper. — Editors. From 240 colonies spring count in 



. 1906, I extracted 14,000 pounds of 



honey, averaging 5 1-2 gallons to 



In all evils which admit a remedy, the colony. Early in the spring the 

 impatience should be avoided, because commons were covered with white 

 it wastes that time and attention in clover, thanks to the city council, 

 complaint which, if properly applied, prohibiting stock to run at large 

 might remove the cause. — Johnson. within the cit}^ limits. If I could 



