Jnly 15, 1911 



429 



Fie. 



in.— I. T. Shumarcr.s queen-rearing apiary on Cossey's Key. otf soutlnvestlc-oast'of Florida, 82 miles 

 below Tampa, in "Palmetto Paradise." 



heat, in any yard. A stalwart son and son- 

 in-law help him in his most strenuous sea- 

 sons, and not least of his assistance comes 

 from his active daughters, especially Miss 

 Florence, who is shown with her father in 

 an out-apiary, in Fig. 7. All the views of 

 >[r. Shumard's apiaries were taken by his 

 old-time friend ]\rr. M. Ij. Brewer, of Philo, 

 111., called (and justly) "The Camera 

 Fiend." They will rank among the clear- 

 est ]ihotos ever taken. Mr. Brek*er is also a 

 bee-keejier of note. The writer is indebted 

 to him for ])art of these views. 



De Land, Fla. 



To be continued. 



[The above interests me particularly be- 

 cavise it describes so well the island home 

 where I passed two winters, and the spot I 

 liave written so much about in our previous 

 issues. 1 am afraid, however, it i)resents 

 almost too bright a view of that locality. 

 Although friend Shvimard has on the whole 

 been fairly successful in bee culture, he has 

 had some severe drawbacks. When he un- 

 dertook to raise queens on the island, three 

 serious obstacles stood in his way; namely, 

 the queens and bees fell into the water while 

 they were continually crossing to the main- 

 land. Another was the ant nuisance unless 

 he kept a hundred chickens or more to keep 

 them down; and, lastly, the dragon-fly, al- 

 though the latter conie only occasionally. 

 There have also been long periods of drouth. 

 No doubt many of our readers will recall 

 that two of the pictures given were also in 



our issue for .July lo, two years ago. It may 

 be well to read u|i the descriptive matter 

 given there while the above account of Firo. 

 Shumard's island is before you. — A. I. M.l 



SHADE 



NEEDED MORE FOR THE KEEPER 

 THAN FOR THE BEES. 



A Portable Tent for Use in the Apiary; the Se- 

 cret of Avoiding Robbers. 



BY G. C. GREIXER. 



In former articles some of our bee-keejiing 

 friends have expressed their views on the 

 shade question. Some are in fa\or of shade, 

 while others claim that bees will do better 

 when exposed to the all-day sun. I can not 

 take sides with either party. I don't believe 

 that shade or no shade has any thing to do 

 with the yield of surplus honey and the gen- 

 eral welfare of a colony, ])roviding the shade 

 is not too close. 



If an apiary is located in an apple-orchard, 

 or under treesof any kind that are well trim- 

 med below, so that bees can have the bene- 

 Ht of a few hours of morning and evening 

 sun, especially the stimulating rays of the 

 former, I should consider it an ideal loca- 

 tion. But if placed in the oi)en I should 

 consider it necessary to have the top of the 

 hive ])rotected against the piercing rays of 

 the noonday sun. This may be either a 

 temporary arrangement, like laying a board. 



