G T. E A N I N S IN B K E C U I. T U R E 



September, 1920 



tier to spread better beekeeping methods 

 among' the Brazilians. In fact, he has been 

 called a niissionaij' beekeeper. 



Starts a Bee Journal. 

 In 1896 he came from Germany to Curiti- 

 ba, in the State of Parana, Brazil, where he 

 found bees but no good beekeeping. On find- 

 ing that the people had no understanding of 

 the care of bees, he immediately established 

 a modern bee-yard and organized a beekeep- 

 ers' association. He also began a bee jour- 

 nal, ' ' Brasilianis che Bienenpflege, ' ' which 

 is still published. Altho he sometimes had 

 as many as 500 subscribers it is of interest 



nies, yet some kept over 100. But, no mat- 

 ter how many there were, all were neglected 

 and only the most primitive methods em- 

 ployed. To obtain the honey from the 

 combs, the combs, brood and ally were 

 simply squeezed in the hands. 



Prof. Schenk took with him small models 

 of a hive, smoker, and extractor, in order 

 that he might more easily explain better bee- 

 keeping. All of this was a decided novelty 

 to the Brazilians, and wherever he stayed 

 over night the farmer's family would all 

 crowd about him as he explained beekeep- 

 ing. In case they became coiuinced of his 



Tile Brazilian Beeket^per, Einilio Si-lu'tik, and Hi.s Bij?, Fine Family — a !a Roosevelt. 



to know that the first year only five paid for 

 the journal and the second year only 25. 

 Travels Among the Farmers. 



Fiiuling lie could not reach as many far- 

 mers as he would like by means of his jour- 

 nal, he went to the State of Eio Grande do 

 Sul in 1900, and also the State of Santa 

 Catharina and began traveling among the 

 farmers themselves. This traveling was by 

 mule, and there were numerous hardsliips 

 to contend with. Often he went hungry, 

 and, in many cases, his advice and help 

 were not wanted and his motives were re- 

 gar<ied with suspicion. Prof. Schenk relates 

 that it was incom|)reheiisil)le to mnny that 

 he should do good at such cost to himself, 

 expecting no returns. 



The farmers often had but a few colo- 



sincerity he was allowed to remain and to- 

 gether they would make the hives antl build 

 up the apiary. During the three years that 

 he traveled in this way he instructed the 

 farmers in the care of their bees and in 

 stalled for them 500 modern bee-yards of 

 from 20 to 300 colonics each. 



His Educational Methods. 



The first edition of his bee l)ook, "O Api- 

 cultur Brasileiro, ' ' was j)ublished in 19ul. 

 It has now reached the fourth edition and is 

 published in German, Portuguese, and Itiil- 

 ian. 



The first exj)Osition for beekeepers he held 

 in Porto Alegre, R. G. do Sul, in 1901, secur- 

 ing all the exhibits from his own apiary. 

 This exposition was so successful that it was 



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