. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. array of honey. The directors ap- propriated an entire building to the use of bee-keepers, and for the first time at a great exhibition on the AmerTcan continent, " tioney hall" advertised itself side by side with horticultural luill, dairy hall, etc. Honey was displayed in every form, calculated to make the moutlis of spectators water. The tin paclcages :<nd cans were gorgeously colored and labeled ; the glass jars were in various beautiful shapes, and even the wooden boxes displayed a wonderful diversity of taste. In the center was a mi
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. array of honey. The directors ap- propriated an entire building to the use of bee-keepers, and for the first time at a great exhibition on the AmerTcan continent, " tioney hall" advertised itself side by side with horticultural luill, dairy hall, etc. Honey was displayed in every form, calculated to make the moutlis of spectators water. The tin paclcages :<nd cans were gorgeously colored and labeled ; the glass jars were in various beautiful shapes, and even the wooden boxes displayed a wonderful diversity of taste. In the center was a minia- ture church, ingeniously built of honey comb and wax, with pinnacles and spire. A sniasliing trade in linney was done at the exhibition. Thou- sands of people might be seen with gay-looking tin cans dangling from their lingers, or with pretty glass C(rrner of liuildlwi .?showing Pusition of tlie Entrance Tubes to the Hives. tion of the whole colony. A corre- spondent in the London Horticultural Journal, says: I can state without fear of contradic- tion that never in the memory of man has tliere been such a desire to keep bees as at the present time. People here have been so encouraged in bee- keeping as taught in tlie bee tents, thiit I have almost daily applications for instructions concerning bees and hives. In a private letter, a gentleman in England says: The American honey introduced into this country in the "prize" boxes, has exercised a complective influence upon the honey show tliis year. The season being more pro- pitious than last—the large number of American surplus boxes imported into this country, have gone into use, and the ninety-eight different ex- hibits, displayed at least a variety never found at an American fair, while tlie highest prizes in any class, were awarded to the honey in Ameri- can sections. Concerning the Toronto Bee and Honey Show, Mr. Wm. F. Clarke says : Under the stimulus of the liberal prize list, there was a magnificent MISC
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