1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1265 



it, then cotton netting below that, to tuck un- 

 der my coat. The advantage of the wire 

 netting is, the wind will not mow it against 

 your face or ears. I then took a piece of 

 plain glass, 2.^X5, put a sti'ip of wire netting 

 around it for a border, and cut a hole, just 

 large enough in front of the netting on the 

 hat to allow me to sew the glass into it. Just 

 slip on the hat, any time you wish to go 

 among the bees, and you will see better 

 through glass and not have to look through 

 the netting all the time, which is bad for the 

 eyes. 

 Canton, Mass. 



[But don't you have trouble with the glass 

 getting coated with vapor from the breath? 

 That has been our experience, and othei's 

 have reported the same trouble. — Ed.] 



A LARGE EARLY SWARM. 



A A'eil with a Rubber Cord to Draw \i\> 

 Around tlie Collar. 



BY M. L. BREWEK. 



M. L. BREW ER S FIRST SWARM, IN CHARGE OF HIS 5-YEAR-OLD HELPER. 



The engraving shows my tirst swarm. May 

 17, with my tive-year-old helper, Master 

 Harold Hazen, of Jonesville, Mich., holding 

 them steady, as it was blowing, and they 

 were suspended from the clothesline for the 

 picture after they were brought down from 

 the ti'ee where they clustered. 



In the May 15th issue, page 705, Dr. Miller 

 describes his veil, the invention of his sister- 

 in-law. We have used one of that style for 



years, but 

 with an im- 

 provemen t 

 which we 

 think the 

 good doctor 

 will find to 

 his advan- 

 tage as well 

 as conven- 

 ience, doing 

 away with 

 safety - pins. 

 If he will no- 

 tice, the veil 

 our helper 

 wears is after 

 his pattern, 

 but with a 

 rubber cord 

 at the bottom 

 that draws 

 snug around 

 the c o 1 1 a r . 

 which is eas- 

 ily spread 

 with the 

 hands to put 

 over the 

 head. When 

 fitted around 

 the collar, no 

 difference 

 which direc- 

 tion the bees 

 come from, 

 they do not 

 enter. 

 Philo, 111. 



[It would 

 seem as if the 

 tight band 

 around the 

 neck would 

 be less com- 

 fortable than 

 Dr. Miller's 

 arrangement, 

 but we may 

 be mistaken. 

 -Ed.] 



