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GLEANINGS IN BEE C ULTUHF. 



Aug. 1.3 



•. F. 1;1<;K1,(I\V at IIIK JE.NKINTOWN meet DEMONSTKATINCi A TEAKL A(JNES HIVE 

 OF 15EES lO A COMPANY OF CHILDKEN. ONE LITTLE BOY JUST IN FKONT 

 OF I HE PROFESSOR GOT A STING IN THE UPPER LIP. 



an introduction to our readers: l)ut any one 

 who may have an opportunity of seeing him 

 make a demonstration or hear one of his in- 

 tL^resting popuhir lectures, shcnild certainly 

 hc'ar him. 



WHY THE BEES AT THE JENKINTOWN APIA- 

 KY ALLOWED THE CROWDS TO I'ASS FREE- 

 LY AMONG THEM WITHOUT MOLES- 

 TATION. 



I said that, so far as I knew, there was 

 only one l)()y that was stung at that time. 

 This does not necessarily indicate that the 

 Koot bees were so extremely gentle that 

 they could not he made to sting: Init we 

 have learned by experience that, when there 

 is a large crowd in a bee-yard, the l)ees will 

 become utterly demoralized, and. so far from 

 otl'ei'ing an attack, will buzz around in aim- 

 less confusion trying to find the entrance, 

 for the whole lay of tlie land around them 

 has l)een changed. The thought of "assert- 

 ing their rights" or wreaking vengeance 

 seems to be wholly lost in the other thought, 

 " Wliere are we at? When and where shall 

 we tind our homes?" The crowds intermin- 

 gle among the hives and the bees with per- 

 fect impunity. While some of the liee-keep- 

 ers wore veils at the start they gradually 

 lifted them up during the rest of the day. 

 The various photos shown in the last issue 

 and in this prove that scan^ely a veil was 

 used. The next day. when Doolittle. my- 

 self, and one or' two others went among 

 them they were by no means good-natured: 

 indeed, they drove one of the young ladies, 

 who was •• slicking uj), " out of the yard, 

 and compelled Doolittle and me to piit on 



veils. You see they had recovered them- 

 selves from the disturbance of the day lu- 

 fore, and were then on their dignity. 



Speaking aliout bee-veils reminds me of our 

 l)ee-veil stand. Mr. Selser had arranged to 

 have such a stand tended by a couple of 

 girls, convenient of access. Our Secretary. 

 Mr. Boyden. was giving some directions 

 abf)ut the distribution of veils when our 

 camerist caught the bee-veil stand and all. 

 The result is here shown. 



Mr. Boyden is shown in the lirst view, 

 talking to our "long-arm c()rres])()ndent " 

 Dr. D. E. Lyon. 



I regret that we were unable to get a pic- 

 ture of all of our demonstrators, among 

 them being Mr. Grant Stanley, who showed 

 how us to handle Danzenliaker clo.sed-end 

 frames. He made an excellent demonstra- 

 tion of the hive. 



In our next issue we will give the names 

 of those who were successful in the prize- 

 winning contests, as well as a" few other 

 fai-ls that will be of general interest. 



USING HONEY-BARRELS THE SECOND TIME. 



Can old basswood honey-barrels he used 

 for honey again? If so, how should they be 

 cleaned to make them safe for honey again? 

 These barrels were not cleaned after the 

 honev was taken out. John Seitz. 



Mansion, Wis.. May 19. 



[Yes. such barrels may ])e used again. 

 Wasli out with hot water, and then when 

 dry coat with hot wax. — Ed.I 



