THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



The frontispiece for this month sliows 

 a northern Michigan apiary near Thonip- 

 sonville, Benzie county. It is the prop- 

 erty of Mr. Geo. E. Hilton, who owns two 

 other apiaries in that locality. The man 

 standing at the 

 right is Mr. Hil- 

 t o n . Leaning 

 against a raised 

 hive-cover is Mr. 

 John Calvert, 

 INIr. Root's son- 

 in-law. The lit- 

 tle chap behind 

 the veil is the 

 son of the man 

 w h o manages 

 the apiary for Mr. 

 Hilton; and is qnite an enthusiast for a 

 bo)'. The man in the foreground is the 

 driver of the team that brought us in 

 from Thompsonville. We took a drive 

 a mile or more into the region shown in 

 the background, winding here and there 

 along the old woods-road, and admiring 

 the acres and acres of willow herb in full 

 bloom. By the way, we found one stalk 

 of pure u'hite willow herb — something 

 none of us had ever .seen. 



While on the train Mr. Hilton occa- 

 sionally pointed out of the window and 

 said: "Right there is a splendid location 

 for an apiary." He did not reach this 

 conclusion simply from what could 1 e 

 seen from the car window, but because 

 he had been there and investigated. 

 There are many places in this region where 

 bees have access to raspberries, basswood 

 and willow herb; and, as the land is 

 cleared, white clover comes in and com- 

 pletes the chain— making one continuous 

 flow from spring until fall. 



For years to come, northern Michigan 

 will be an ideal location for honej- pro- 

 duction. That bee-keepers are becoming 

 aware of the fact is .shown by the way 

 they are bringing in their bees. While 

 we were at Mr. Hilton's apiary, his man 

 told us that Mr. L. C. Woodman of Grand 

 Rapids had just brought in 150 colonies; 

 and so it goes. Regard for tlie rights of 



others, combined with self interest and 

 the number of unoccupied locations, 

 have thus far kept bee-keepers from 

 crowding one another. 



.sprk; ok willow herb. 



If any are led to consider the advi.sa- 

 bility of moving .to northern Michigan, 

 let me say, if accustomed to the comforts 

 and advantages of civilization, don't for- 

 get that this is a new countr}'. 



Flint, Mich, Aug., 17, 1898. 



