. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 169. An Apiary in the Wild Raspberry Regions of Northern Michigan. (Photo by li: Z. Hutchinson) to the music from the myriads of tiny wings; to thus stand, and gaze, and listen, is to have come stealing over me a raptui-ous feel- ing of enthusiastic admiration. The first night that I stayed at the apiary, after my companion was asleep, I crept to the window, pushed it softly open, leaned my elbow upon the window-sill, and. for a long time, looked out upon the little city of white hives bathed in a flood of moonlight. The stars g'l
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 169. An Apiary in the Wild Raspberry Regions of Northern Michigan. (Photo by li: Z. Hutchinson) to the music from the myriads of tiny wings; to thus stand, and gaze, and listen, is to have come stealing over me a raptui-ous feel- ing of enthusiastic admiration. The first night that I stayed at the apiary, after my companion was asleep, I crept to the window, pushed it softly open, leaned my elbow upon the window-sill, and. for a long time, looked out upon the little city of white hives bathed in a flood of moonlight. The stars g'littered overhead, myriads of fire flies twinkled over the low lands along by the brook, and away in the distance could be heard the weird, lonely call of the whip-poor-will. These are all common things, and yet, they filled my soul with thoughts that are beyond expression. A week slipped by like a glimpse into paradise, and then, one morning, I enjoyed the best part of my vacation—with cool brain and steady nerves I again gathered up the tangled threads of busi- ness at the office. Flint,'Mich. (I offer no apologj' for printing the above article. It doesn't tell you much about bee-keeping, but it does tell you a whole lot about a much more serious problem, the problem of life. The late Mr. Hutchinson did not profess Chris-. 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 National Bee-keepers' Association. [Flint, Mich. : s. n.
Size: 1780px × 1404px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectbeecult, bookyear1888
