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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



FIG. 3. — Dli. BIGELOW'S SCHOOLTEACHERS PUT TO THE TEST. 



aggregated something like 150, and an in- 

 spection of the pictures will show that all 

 were good-looking, especially the school- 

 ma' ms. We had every thing arranged for 

 their reception, and a special roped-off in- 

 closure where Dr. Bigelow could illustrate 

 his Educational hive, and his Pearl Agnes 

 hive for the teaching of bee-keeping to chil- 

 dren. 



The crowd met at the office, where they 

 were provided with bee-veils against an 

 emergency. Then all went together to hear 

 Dr. Bigelow's lecture, which was given on 

 the north side of the yard. 



Fig. 1 shows the group circled about the 

 speaKer. After a talk of fifteen or twenty 

 minutes the crowd worked itself down into 

 the heart of the bee-yard, and took entire 

 possession of a hexagon; for it will be re- 

 membered that A. I. Root, when he origi- 

 nally laid out the home yard, had little por- 

 tions grouped off the shape of a hexagon, in 

 imitation of honey-comb. 



The large engraving. Fig. 3, shows how 

 the teachers mingled among the bees in this 

 hexagon in front of the entrances of the 

 hives, anywhere and everywhere to suit 

 their pleasure. We had all our bee-boys in 



FIG. 4. 



-ENJOYING THE SHADE OF THE BIG EVEKGUEEN 



MEET AT MEDINA. 



WINDBKEAK AT THE FIELD-DAY 



