. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Apiary of N. J. Masten. bees, but thought it impossible to keep them in the city, so I disposed of them, much to my regret. After living here a year or two the fever returned, as it always does after having once owned them, and 1 ventured to buy a colony or two. And I find that bees can be kept in the heart of a city, with pleasure and profit, without disturbing the neighbors. My lot is 20 by 50 feet, and this ac- commodates the little apiary and my chickens. I-'rom the hive at my left on which the smoker rests, I got 106 pounds of comb honey, and sol
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Apiary of N. J. Masten. bees, but thought it impossible to keep them in the city, so I disposed of them, much to my regret. After living here a year or two the fever returned, as it always does after having once owned them, and 1 ventured to buy a colony or two. And I find that bees can be kept in the heart of a city, with pleasure and profit, without disturbing the neighbors. My lot is 20 by 50 feet, and this ac- commodates the little apiary and my chickens. I-'rom the hive at my left on which the smoker rests, I got 106 pounds of comb honey, and sold it for 20 cents per pound to my neighbors, and have enough left for family use. I am an ardent believer in lo-frame chaff hives for outdoor wintering and honey-production. It is aslcninding how little the general pu]>lic knnus in regard to 1)ces. One of my iieiglibors came to the back fence and said, ".Mr. Masten, one of your bees is over in my yard. T wonder if it will ever get back ; And another, "How did those bees ever all happen to come and go into that box ? How can you keep them there?" When we see the ignorance displayed aljout bees, we feel tliat there is a wide field for missionary work. N. J. Mastijn. , Inil., Oct. 25. Apiary of A. H. Shelton I am enclosing a iiicture of my apiary located in the heart of the flat-top coal field. I started in the bee-business May 28, 1908, but it was nothing new to me, as my lather kept bees when 1 was a boy. I was brought up in North Caro- lina. I have Italian bees only, as I think they are the best for all parts of this country. [See previous page.—Kd.] GiHulwill. W. Va. A. H. Shelton. Telephones for Out-Apiaries M. II. Alcndleson tells in the Bee- Keepers' Review, about using telephones to communicate with his men at out- apiaries. In order to reach one apiary he has 17 miles put up at his own cost, and he says, "This telephone system has saved me much time and money. I wou
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