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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



bottom-board, and cover with a gasoline- 

 torch, where there had been disease in them; 

 but I have come to the conchision that it 

 is not necessary to do so, and have aban- 

 doned that part of the process. I know 



that some of the old-line beekeepers will 

 scowl and shake their heads at this; but I 

 am confident that my bees do not get the 

 disease from the hive. 

 Clarksville, N. Y. 



NEW APEAMIAN LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL APIARY 



BY DR. E. F. PHILLIPS 



I take pleasure in sending Gleanings a 

 photograph of the new laboratory for the 

 bee-culture investigations of this Bureau. 

 This building has been occupied by this 

 office since July 1. 



The laboratory is located in a suburb of 

 Washington named Drummond, across the 

 District line in Maryland. It is located 



The new laboratory is a building con- 

 structed for private residence, but admir- 

 ably suited to our needs. We have eleven 

 rooms, basement under the entire house, and 

 an attic, hot-water heat, gas, electric lights, 

 water, sewer, and all modern equipment. 

 The house is located on a lot of about 

 three-quarters of an acre, giving us abun- 



Experimental Apiary and Apiarian Laboratory of the U. S. Government at Drummond, Md. 



about seven miles from the center of the 

 city, and the trip can be made easily by 

 electric car (Wisconsin Avenue line, run- 

 ning on F Street). Cars leave Fifth and 

 F Streets every fifteen minutes during the 

 day. At the end of the car line there is a 

 short walk, the laboratory being next to the 

 last house on the right-hand side of the 

 only street in Drummond. All mail, tele- 

 grams, express, and freight should be sent 

 to the Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, as formerly. 



dant room for the apiary and other outside 

 work. The lot was beautifully planted by 

 former occupants so that we have a rather 

 finished establishment and are not compelled 

 to wait until trees and shrubbery can gTow 

 before the place is attractive. The photo- 

 graph shows this, and indicates that our 

 surroundings are ideal. 



The establishment of tliis laboratory in 

 the suburbs marks a large step in advance 

 for the investigations in bee culture of this 

 Bureau. We formerly had offices and lab- 



