. Gleanings in bee culture . D. I have ])leasure in presenting Gleaningsreaders with an illustration of what I haveselected as a model British apiary. It be-longs to Messrs. Herrod & Stewart, and issituated at Luton, Bedfordshire, about thirtymiles north of London. The site is an idealone, lying on the gentle slope of a low hillfacing nearly due south, and the situationis well sheltered from the cold i)revailingwinds. The spot with its surroundings pre-sents, as a whole, a most pleasant can be seen, the hives, which are main-ly of the well-known \V. B. C. type, are ar-ranged systema
. Gleanings in bee culture . D. I have ])leasure in presenting Gleaningsreaders with an illustration of what I haveselected as a model British apiary. It be-longs to Messrs. Herrod & Stewart, and issituated at Luton, Bedfordshire, about thirtymiles north of London. The site is an idealone, lying on the gentle slope of a low hillfacing nearly due south, and the situationis well sheltered from the cold i)revailingwinds. The spot with its surroundings pre-sents, as a whole, a most pleasant can be seen, the hives, which are main-ly of the well-known \V. B. C. type, are ar-ranged systematically with ample space be-tween individual colonies, and also betweenrows. It will soon be an ai)iary in an or-chard, because the young fruit-trees andbushes are fast growing up to add to thepicturesque appearance. These are so ar-ranged that they not only lend themselvesto the adornment of the scene but also topresent well-defined landmarks for the beesof each colony when returning from the 500 Gleamngs in Bee Culture. F. B. Cavanaghs Jackson automobile with trailer attached for carrying bees and supplies to and from out-apiaries. fields, and also to guide young queens arriv-ing home on their niating-trip. Baby and three-frame nuclei are scatteredabout promiscuously in the season, as queen-rearing is an important branch of the busi-ness. The sale of swarms is, perhaps, themost extensive in the country, and a largetrade is done in honey-selling. Luton isvery favorably placed for such a business,as it is centrally situated, and in close touchwith several of the leading railways leadingto all parts of the compass. The manage-ment of the apiary is mainly in the capablehands of Mr. Stewart. It is really a schoolof apiculture where a goodly number ofyou*^hs of both sexes are grounded in all theessentials of bee-keeping; and every yearstudent-helpers pass from its portals to allparts of the world, well fitted to manage anyapiary. The apiary was greatly admired by thedelegates from
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