Gleanings in bee culture . incethat time. During hisresidence in Boulderlie did more exjjeri-inenting, and some ofhis ideas were of muchbenefit to himself andto other beekeepers\v!io adopted them. Through out hiswhole life he had tosave his strength, nev-er being very robust,and for this reason agreat deal of work hadto be done by hiredhelp. He has b^en espe-cially successful inleasing bees to menwho have worked un-der and with iiim. At the time of hisdeath he owned andwas interested in aboutfifteen hundred colonies of bees in threedifterent States, fivesystems of out-apia-ries, and fifteen lo
Gleanings in bee culture . incethat time. During hisresidence in Boulderlie did more exjjeri-inenting, and some ofhis ideas were of muchbenefit to himself andto other beekeepers\v!io adopted them. Through out hiswhole life he had tosave his strength, nev-er being very robust,and for this reason agreat deal of work hadto be done by hiredhelp. He has b^en espe-cially successful inleasing bees to menwho have worked un-der and with iiim. At the time of hisdeath he owned andwas interested in aboutfifteen hundred colonies of bees in threedifterent States, fivesystems of out-apia-ries, and fifteen loca-tions. His net incomefrom leased bees hasbeen between 12 and13 per cent for a termof about ten years. He has belonged tothe Methodist Churchsince a boy, and hasfilled every position inthe Sunday-s c h o o 1,from teacher to super-intendent. At the timeof his death he was a member of the ollicial board of the FirstMethodist Episcopal Church of Boulder. Eouher, Colo. ANNUAL FIELD DAY OF THE CANTERBURYBEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION. N. Gidley, c stored 22 7 f New Zealand, and one of his test colonies which hadpounds up to the time the picture was taken. BY K. G. WARD The Canterbury Beekeepers Associationlield its annual held day at the apiary ofVice-president R. N. Gidley.* The partywent by drag about 27 miles from Christ-church. The weather was very warm, butideal for the purpose. After being welcom-ed by the liost, luncli was partaken of and * A picture of this apiary appears on our coverfor this issue.—Eu. an adjournment made to the apiary, wherethe gu\ernment inspector, Mr. L. Bowman,gave demonstrations in modern methods othandling bees, and answered a number ofquestions on bee subjects. Mr. Gidley open-ed some of his best hives, and explained hismethods of securing a large crop of the day the president gave a shortaddress explaining the objects of the Asso-ciation. He also spoke of the interest tak-en in bee culture by the government. Thenecessity for co-operation i
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