. The Cuba review. 26 THE CUBA REVIEW Unique Apiaries A really original bcc-garik'n has Ixcii laid out by a sclioolmastor in Clcniumy, nanu-d Kdiiard Ziclkc, well known far and wide as a hcc-keepcr. It is a well-known fact that l)ees, when living hack to the hive, direct themselves by particular features of the apiary, and .Vlr. Zielke has certainly built hives for his bees that are very different from the usual variety. In one corner of his garden the visitor will lind a monster bear standing upright, the nostrils of the animal serving as openings through which the bees go in and out. A few s
. The Cuba review. 26 THE CUBA REVIEW Unique Apiaries A really original bcc-garik'n has Ixcii laid out by a sclioolmastor in Clcniumy, nanu-d Kdiiard Ziclkc, well known far and wide as a hcc-keepcr. It is a well-known fact that l)ees, when living hack to the hive, direct themselves by particular features of the apiary, and .Vlr. Zielke has certainly built hives for his bees that are very different from the usual variety. In one corner of his garden the visitor will lind a monster bear standing upright, the nostrils of the animal serving as openings through which the bees go in and out. A few steps further there is a gigantic lion whose interior is full of honeycombs. Then there are elephants, wind'niills, little castles and diminutive dwelling houses, all intended for l)ee hab itations. The figures are all built of pojilar wood. Wax Pi-oduction Not rrofitablc The editor of "Gleanings" in Bee Cul- ture says: "Wax production cannot be made prolitable in any except tropical countries. Certainly it could not be made to pay in Indiana or any of our northern states. Even in Cuba, with its long honey- flows, Mr. F. C. Hochstein, a resident of the island, and one who has tested the proposition, says that honey at even one cent a nound is more profitable than wax at 30 ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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