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39th YEAR, 



CHICAGO, ILL, OCTOBER 19, 1899, 



No, 42, 



Apiary of Mr. Wm. McLennan, of Hamilton Co., 0. 



BV JOHN K. SCHMIDT. 



The picture shown herewith is one of an apiary of 35 

 colonies, belonging- to Mr. Wm. Mclvennan, of Hamilton 

 Co., Ohio. The way in which he became interested in bee- 

 culture is very singular, and as it was directly thru' the 

 American Bee Journal, I resolved to photograph theapiary, 

 and send it, thinking it might interest the editor as well as 

 his readers. This is how he became interested in bees, 

 as he told me : 



Several years ago his wife subscribed for the American 

 Bee Journal. At that time no bees were kept by anyone in 

 the familv, but they just took the Bee Journal because thev 

 liked it. ' 



One evening, Mr. McLennan finisht reading his even- 

 ing newspaper, at an earlier 

 hour than usual, and having 

 nothing else to read he pickt 

 up a copy of the American 

 Bee Journal that was b'iug on 

 the table. After several repe- 

 titions, this became the regu- 

 lar evening routine — nevps- 

 paper first. Bee Journal after- 

 wards. 



After a short time he be- 

 gan to look forward to Thurs- 

 day afternoon (the day upon 

 which the American Bee Jour- 

 nal arrived), and on this daj- 

 the Bee Journal was first and 

 newspaper came afterwards. 



About this time, the sec- 

 ond stage of the fever began 

 to appear. He wanted the 

 bees, and it was not long until 

 he had them. 



Last year, Mr. McLennan 

 bought up all the bees in th' 

 neighborhood that were foi 

 sale, and at present he i- 

 thinking about moving hU 

 bees out into the country and 

 going into the business. 



The person shown in tli' 

 photograph is Mr. McLennan, 

 The building to the right is ;i 

 stable and barn, half of th' 

 upper story being used for a 

 stock-room, where ohe keeps 



bee-hives, supers, sections, etc. The other half is used for 

 a honey-room, where is kept all of his honey, safe from 

 temptation and robber- bees. Hamilton Co.. Ohio. 



Feeding- Bees for Needed Stores— It Pays. 



BY C. P. DADAXT. 



MK. 1>AUANT:— I thauk you very much for your kindness in help- 

 iutr me out last June. My bees were near starvation, and I did not 

 know what to do. I thought it would cost too much to feed them, 

 so I a=ikt you if you thoufjrht it would pay. You replied that you 

 would feed them all they needed even if you had to borrow the money to 

 do it. So I was encouraged, and bout^ht the sut^ar for feedings, being: 

 about a Viarrel and a half, which supplied them until the harvest beg'an. 



My crop this year was 2,200 pounds of fine honey, while my neig"h- 



bors, who keep as many colonies as I do, g^ot very little from them, and 



s ime not a pound. One of them, who has kept bees for 15 years, had 30 



colonies, spring- count, did not feed, and he got only 3 swarms from the 



- 30, and very little honey, 



I had 27 colonies last spring, which I fed just as you directed, and I 

 took off the 2,500 pounds of honey, and had 35 swarms, besides, which I 

 think is pretty good for this year. 



I began in 18'^3 with one colony, being 25 years of age. I have been 

 successfiiNl ever since in wintering, not losing" 3 colonies in the six years 

 of my experience. Tofield Lehman. 



Fayette Co., Iowa. 



I can but congratulate Mr. Lehman on his perseverance, 

 and I am glad to be able to record that our advice is not 

 lost, and that we are not the onlv ones who succeed bv 



^ipiary of 3fr. Wm. MiLeunan^ oj Jlainilion Co., Ohio. 



