1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



699 



custom himself to honey so that he can eat 

 it in large quantities Avithout unpleasant 

 consequences ; but I think it can be done, 

 and sometimes it is very convenient to be 

 able to eat the same kind of food that our 

 friends and the rest of the family relish 

 greatly. 



HONEY SHOW AT LONDON, ONTARIO. 



AI.SO SOME SUOGESTIONS IN IJEGAUD TO HONEY 

 AT FAIRS. 



fHE honey show at the Western Fail- which was 

 held in this city during hist week was far 

 from what it should have been. I had been 

 led to suppose, that if the directors would 

 only give a good premium list that the bee- 

 keepers of this section would make a very large dis- 

 play; but my anticipations were far from what 

 was i-ealized. The exhibit, although small, was very 

 tastefully arranged on the shelves prepared for the 

 purpose in a neat building kindly set apart for the 

 bee and honey show. 



On entering the building, the first exhibitor is Mr. 

 Jos. B. Aches, of Amiens, who has the largest show 

 of comb honey in the building; he also shows ex- 

 tracted honey, queens, wax, honey vinegar, and a 

 full colony of Italians; his exhibit is a very at- 

 tractive one, and calculated to teach the public that 

 advanced bee-keeping has come to stay, and that, 

 by careful attention, money can be made at the 

 business. His exhibit of queens of his own rearing 

 was splendid; he says he had no trouble to si 11 all 

 the honey he brought to the fair. 



Mr. D. P. Campbell, of Parkhill, Out., comes next 

 with a large amount of extracted honey, also comb 

 honej' of superior quality, hives, extractors, smok- 

 ers, etc. He also shows queens and a full colony of 

 bees in an observatory-hive. He had a foundation- 

 mill of the C. 01m make, with foundation of that 

 make. I might say, that Mr. Campbell is the Presi- 

 dent of the North Middlesex Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion. 



Mr. G. B. Jones, of Brantford, Ontario, represent- 

 ing E. L. Gould & Co., of that city, next takes up 

 our attention, and pleases us very much with his 

 show of apiarian supplies. It is the most compre- 

 hensive exhibit ever shown in this part of Canada. 

 Mr. Jones was kept very busy all the week explain- 

 ing the many articles used by bee-keepers, from 

 the drone-trap to the honey-extractor, which it is 

 not necessary to mention that it was not a new 

 style of churn nor an ice-cream f reezei-, or that his 

 wax-extractor was a coal-oil stove, as these ques- 

 tions are common at fairs. He had sale for his bee 

 literature, honey-knives, and such light articles as 

 people could carry in their hands. Mr. Jones is 

 quite confident that our show will be the means of 

 enlarging his business to a great extent in this sec- 

 tion of the country. 



■ We now come to a very nice display of extracted 

 honey in gem jars, which I have no doubt has made 

 many thousand mouths water during the week, as 

 it looks simply delicious. 



Mr. R. H. Smith, of Ealing, Ont., who makes the 

 exhibit, says that the people like to see what they 

 buy, and therefore glass jai-s are the best for his 

 purposes. He also shows hives of the D. A. Jones 

 make and style; also wax and honey extractors, 

 wax,'drbbc-tfap, etc. " 



The ladies have an exhibit this year, which, al- 

 though small, is very nice. 



Mrs. Rudd, of this city, takes first prize for ex- 

 tracted, and Mrs. Begg, of Granton, Ont., takes the 

 ]n-ize for comb honey. 



Mr. John Rudd, of London, Ont., shovrs hives, ex- 

 tractors, smokers, feeders, etc. ; also queens of his 

 own breeding, and a full colony of Italians. He did 

 a large trade selling honey, by allowing persons to 

 eat what they wanted, for five cents each, which 

 caused much merriment to on - lookers. Many 

 thought they could eat more than what was set be- 

 fore them; but as they handed back the dish to Mrs. 

 Rudd, they remarked that they were satisfied. 



Mr. Alex. Scott, of Ealing, shows honey cake, 

 which was first-class. He also shows honey vinegar, 

 comb honey, etc. There was also a number of oth- 

 er exhibits, but nothing worthy of special mention. 



The North Middlesex Bee-keepers' Convention 

 was to have been held during the week, but the 

 other attractions in the city were gi'eater, and only 

 a small number made their appearance, who held 

 an informal meeting in the hall of the Masonic Tem- 

 ple, where they talked over matters pertaining to 

 bee culture, to the edification of all present. 



London, Out., Can. W.m. H. Weston. 



Friend W., I like one idea you bring out 

 in the above ; that is, giving- the people at 

 large honey Lo eat at such gatherings as our 

 county fairs. I proposed at our fair to have 

 a small eating-house on piu'pose to furnish 

 lunches of hot cakes and honey, but was de- 

 terred from doing so on heating that one of 

 our churches had the privilege of supplying 

 all eatables. I would suggest, that some- 

 where in our apiarian hall, or at one end or 

 one side of .it, proper facilities should be in 

 place for furnishing the most appetizing hot 

 cakes iu the way of gems, muffins, buck- 

 wheat cakes, etc., and with these hot cakes 

 some of the choicest butter, and samples of 

 all kinds of honey. Neat little tables and 

 seats should be prepared so as to make it 

 comfortable for the public who Avish to sit 

 down ; and for the convenience of tliose wlio 

 don't care to stop, a nice bit of comb honey 

 and some hot cakes, or perhaps sandwiches, 

 might be put in a bag to take along ; also 

 hot coffee could be furnished in connection, 

 if desired. But the central feature of it all 

 should be to teach people how to eat honey ; 

 and after having appeased their himger, 

 more honey of the same kind should be in 

 readiness to furnish them to take home, 

 either in comb, or in tin or glass pails. If 

 gotten u}) in a way that some of our bright 

 geniuses can do it. it would pay, without a 

 doubt. Now, who will do it lirst, and give 

 us a report of how it went off ? If 1 could 

 not make a success of it at our own fair here 

 in Medina, 1 should be very much sui-- 

 prised. 



A Bee and Honev Exhiiut.— .\t the Virginia 

 State fair at Kii-hnioiid, wliioli ojiciis ( jcIoIk r :.':.', one 

 of the priiu-iiial nttraetions will lie the life ;uul hon- 

 ey exhibit. This Icuturc will be shown under a 

 niaminotli tent, 10 by BO feet, with an annex 13 by 20. 

 One exhibitor will show 18 cases of living bees, rep- 

 resenting 1~ sjieeies or varieties, with their queens 

 and i)r(igcii.\-. In addition one of the latest and best 

 systems of ('lueeii-breediiig will lie I'ully demonsti'at- 

 ed and exiilaiiied. In fuet, the dispiay will be a 

 model apiary, conducted on scientitie in-ineiples by 

 one of America's bee-keepers, who has spent over 

 :J0 years in the study of the hee.—Battrnwre Sun. 



