Gleanings in bee culture . e public, not knowing too muchabout bees, is always amazed at the non-concern of the demonstrator in the seems to protect the operator. Ifhe is a teacher he will, of course, lecture ashe demonstrates to the public, explaininghow he manipulates the bees, and, inciden-tally but strongly, instruct in the value ofhoney as a food. The beekeepers of Connecticut are in-debted to Mr. Yates for his untiring effortsin promoting beekeeping interests. One ofhis maxims is, Let the bees draw thecrowd. This is entirely practicable. Itsmagnetism may be judged by the n
Gleanings in bee culture . e public, not knowing too muchabout bees, is always amazed at the non-concern of the demonstrator in the seems to protect the operator. Ifhe is a teacher he will, of course, lecture ashe demonstrates to the public, explaininghow he manipulates the bees, and, inciden-tally but strongly, instruct in the value ofhoney as a food. The beekeepers of Connecticut are in-debted to Mr. Yates for his untiring effortsin promoting beekeeping interests. One ofhis maxims is, Let the bees draw thecrowd. This is entirely practicable. Itsmagnetism may be judged by the numerousoifhand remarks ofspectators. As thecrowd drifts along thefairgrounds it maycommonly be heard, Oh, see the bees! Then a group will turninto the display build-ing where they ob-serve a hundred ormore lined up andwaiting for honeysandwiches at thesandwich-booths, or agTOup anxiously=avi^ait-ing their turn for hon-ey fizz. Impelled bythe interest of others,more fall in line. Thusit continues for hours. JlLY 1. 1916 533. can get there. The writ-er most urgently sug-gests, for the consider-ation of beekeeperssocieties, that theyplan definitely at theirforthcoming wintermeetings for a bee-keeping display attheir prominent agri-cultural fairs nextfall: The winners at thefair were: A. W. Yates exhibit of queen-rearing appliances. won In commenting upon the success of theexhibition this year, Mr. Yates said it wasthe best and most satisfactory year in theirhistory. Each concessioner had had goodbusiness, and had disposed of large quanti-ties of honey. Moreover, the best of feel-ing had existed between competitors andthe visitors. It is a little surprising that more statesdo not bend their efforts toward a largehoney exliibit, at least in one place in eachstate. It cannot be expected that the firstyear will reap the benefits which are resul-tant of several years of displays. Fromyear to year the beekeening exhibit at a fairbecomes more and more a fixture. Peoplehunt for it, in ant
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