. Gleanings in bee culture . r. o p p 1 e t o ncame to Flor-ida in 188«,and beganbee-keei^ingas a businessai once. Fortwo years (1888 and 1889) he was in Cuba,experimenting; then came back to Floridaand has resided here continuously ever has 280 colonies in six apiaries—2 on themainland and 4 on the keys. He is, j)er-hai)s, better known outside the State (un-less it be Mr. Hart) than any other man inthe ranks. The reason is not only becauseof his clear thinking and daring executionof his plans, but also because of his facilepen. He is, indeed, the grand old manof Florida bee-men.
. Gleanings in bee culture . r. o p p 1 e t o ncame to Flor-ida in 188«,and beganbee-keei^ingas a businessai once. Fortwo years (1888 and 1889) he was in Cuba,experimenting; then came back to Floridaand has resided here continuously ever has 280 colonies in six apiaries—2 on themainland and 4 on the keys. He is, j)er-hai)s, better known outside the State (un-less it be Mr. Hart) than any other man inthe ranks. The reason is not only becauseof his clear thinking and daring executionof his plans, but also because of his facilepen. He is, indeed, the grand old manof Florida bee-men. He produces extractedhoney exclusively. He is the one man who makes his localityby moving to it. His home apiary at Stuart,Fla., is shown in Fig. 1. A twelve-horse-power launch affords his power, and drawsa large lighter that carries 80 colonies of beesat one time. Every January he loads hismainland apiaries on this lighter and startsfor Key Largo, off the southeast coast. shows him just leaving the wharf at Stuart. Fig. -Tlie two boats ready for leaving the wliarf atStuart for a 17-Viiiile run to IveyLargo witli ttie first load of bees taken there. 364 Gleanings in Bee Culture
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