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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15. 



THE HOLTERMANN FAMILY. 



In our last issue, reference was made to a 

 couple of fine half-tones that appeared in the 

 May number of the C<inadlan Bee Journal, 

 showing the members of the editor's family. 

 Feeling sure that our readers — at least those 

 who do not tal^e the Journal — would like to 

 see these same half-tones, we asked for the loan 

 of the plates, prints of which appear here- 

 with. Mr. Holtermann, although a compar- 

 atively young man, is one of the leading and 

 influential bee-keepers of Canada. He has 

 been secretary of N. A. B. K. A., and has been 

 present at several of its meetings on this side of 

 the line. When we know a man so well it is 



MRS. K. F. HOLTERMANN AND CHILD. 



always interesting to know how the members 

 of his family look; and therefore it affords us 

 great pleasure to introduce them to you, so far 

 as it is possible to do on paper. 



THOSE NAUGHTY SPACING-STRIPS. 



Quite a number are asking us why we do not 

 nail a strip of wood of the right thickness, and 

 in the right position, on the inside of the Dove- 

 tailed hive, so as to space the outside frame a 

 bee-space from said sid(^ We have been writing 

 to one and all that they will find the strips an 

 intolerable nuisance, just so sure as they put 

 them on; and wherever we find a pair of them 

 on we pull them off with a yank. The fact of 

 the matter is, the outside frame should be 

 shoved within a bee-space of the side of the 

 hive; and this will leave just room enough to 

 leave a bee-spac^ on each side of the division- 

 board on the opposite side. Now, then, when 

 we desire to move a frame, or, better yet, a 



11. F. lliiLTEiLMANX, EDITOR CANADIAN I'.EE 

 .JOURNAL. 



division-board, we simply shove the whole set 

 of frames as far as they will go, over to one 

 side, crowding the last frame for the time being 

 clear up against the hive-side. This gives 

 room enough to remove the division-board with 

 ease. But suppose those naughty strips of 

 wood are in. and you have big fingers; then 

 you may have to worm away a good while be- 

 fore you can get the division-board out. which, 

 as a rule, should b(! removed before any of the 

 frames. 



•lUNIOR EDITORS OF THE CANADLVN REE .JOURNAL. 



