. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Cleb^s - Items The Apiary of Samuel Dysart, on the first page, was thus described by its owner when sending us the photograph: "The Pines Apiary " of 30 colonies is shown in winter quarters. I use S-frame Langstrotb hives as improved by myself. Each, as shown by the picture, is enclosed in a separate box, also made by myself. I think I have per- fectly mastered the wintering of bees on the summer stands, by protection from cold and keeping them perfectly dry. I keep bees for both pleasure and profit. My plan is more expensive than most bee-k
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Cleb^s - Items The Apiary of Samuel Dysart, on the first page, was thus described by its owner when sending us the photograph: "The Pines Apiary " of 30 colonies is shown in winter quarters. I use S-frame Langstrotb hives as improved by myself. Each, as shown by the picture, is enclosed in a separate box, also made by myself. I think I have per- fectly mastered the wintering of bees on the summer stands, by protection from cold and keeping them perfectly dry. I keep bees for both pleasure and profit. My plan is more expensive than most bee-keepers, but it gives me pleasure to see them thus protected. The picture shows the apiary from the southeast, with the pine trees and the rear portion of my residence to the northwest. I am now in my TSd year, and all my life since infancy I have been used to bees. I met Father Langstrotb and Moses Quinby during their lives, and nearly all the time since the days of Samuel Wagner, as publisher of the American Bee .Journal, I have been one of its subscribers. Samuel Dtsart. A Home Song ''^«*:jC^.'i .\.''. .,.:..'.;.^:.'.t'pli£^.-iii.^:". ^??>^^. Central Tennessee Association.— The bee-keepers of Davidson and adjoining counties in Tennessee met March 30, and or- ganized the Central Tennessee Bee-Keepers' Association. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, John M. Davis, of Spring Hill; Vice-President, W. M. .Joseph; and Secretary, J. M. Buchanan, of Franklin. It was a very enthusiastic meeting, and the Association starts off with 15 members, repre- senting Davidson, Wilson, and Williamson counties. The members of the Association believe that the bee-keeping industry can be made a much more important business in Tennessee than it is at present, although the interest in it has been increasing during the recent past. The time of the next meeting will be Saturday, April 37, at 10:30 , in Nashville, in the building occupied by the local Board o
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