. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. December. 1914 American Vae Journal Ik where there is no longer any ; Even if we reject Dr. Bruennich's view, we may still, by way of guessing, lay the fault to that deep space of 2 inches under the bottom-bars, taking in connection with it Mr. Miller's guess that the smoke was not suffi- ciently confined. Certainly it will take more smoke to fill such a hive than one with the ordinary bottom-board. If Mr. Miller thinks this is not the right guess, it is his turn to guess. Beekeeping in a High School Beekeeping as a vocation lor women is b


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. December. 1914 American Vae Journal Ik where there is no longer any ; Even if we reject Dr. Bruennich's view, we may still, by way of guessing, lay the fault to that deep space of 2 inches under the bottom-bars, taking in connection with it Mr. Miller's guess that the smoke was not suffi- ciently confined. Certainly it will take more smoke to fill such a hive than one with the ordinary bottom-board. If Mr. Miller thinks this is not the right guess, it is his turn to guess. Beekeeping in a High School Beekeeping as a vocation lor women is being encouraged by the school au- thorities among the girls of the Nature Club of the Girls Central High School, 17th and Spring Garden streets, Phila- delphia, Pa., and the idea has gained many enthusiastic followers within re- cent months. The great interest aroused in the students, began last year with the pur- chase of a bee hive by the Board of Education, which was installed at the school. With the introduction of the bee hive, a few girls look up the study of bee culture, more as a fad and from curiosity than anything else. From this small beginning the idea began gaining a firmer foothold upon the the minds of the students as they went deeper into the ramifications of bee- keeping, and gradually other students became interested until now bee stu- dents at this school number over two score. No professor at the school, no mat- ter what the course may be, has been able to arouse a third of the interest in his or her course, as that taken by the students of bee culture, who will- ingly pursue their studies long after school hours. Several of the girls of the bee chap- ter have purchased hives and continued the studv at their homes, and it is more than possible that future owners of ex- tensive apiaries will be found among the enthusiastic students. Several teachers at the school having become interested in the new chapter of the Nature Club, have taken up the study of bees d


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