The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-23
A GREAT nEn ExHIpIE.



A Half Million Busy Workers,to be Found
Loose at tho Worlds Rair.
, Chieugo DiSpGteh IN New Yovt 7imea,
New York is goingtO turn loose near
ly half a million honey beesAright in
the midst of the Worlds Pair within a
lew days, This announcement is made
by orell L. Hershelser, Of Big Tree,
near Buffalo, superintendent of the
New York state exhibit OF bees and
honey in the agricultural building, AMI
until the idea becomes familiar 1t is go'
ing to carry CONSERVATION in its train.
Think OF over ten colonies oil about
10000 bees each lighting in droyes OF
thousands among the women and chill
dren who are Sightseeing in the fair
grounds, and one can understand the
lear that bessts Major Handy in the
Administration building near by and
the haunting thought OF the doughty
chief OF publicity and promotion that
his flaming red whiskers might be mis-
taken by the busy insects for golden
rod. But Major Handy's whiskeEs and
the women and children are safe, ac-
Cording to Superintendent Hersheiser,
who says the queen bee, the drones, and
the great army OF undeveloped females,
who constitute the working force Of his
apiarY, will harm no one, but will 60
about their business, winging their
flight toward the bottoms south Of the
exposition grounds, stulhng themselves
with the nectar OF the clover blossoms
and returning in time for bed without
having to be brought in by the Colum'
biau Guards.
This assurance OF Mr. Hershelser is
great relief, but it looks as II his bees
are going to have u hard time finding
clover blossoms or any other sort OF
flowers in the bottoms around Chicago,
whore the virgin soil has been taken by
the soldiers for miles to supply land
Scape effects on previously barren
wastes. This liberation OF bees is one
OF tho triumphs OF New York's bee and
honey show,
The bee and honey exhibit Of the
United States aud Canada has o section
in the east gallery Of the agricultural
building, where it will occupy 90 by $50
feet of space. OF this New York has 80
by go feet, and a portion OF this latter
space next tho east wall, by 10 feet in
size, is taken up by the bees house,
whore the ten colonies OF 10000 bees
each are going to disport themselves in
the big glass case Tor the benefit OF the
public.
Honey making has progressed in the
last fifty years until now it 10 u science,
and 80 far as New York ia concerned, 1t
10 ono OF her important and valuable
interests. There ia no doubt that she
makes and sells moro honey and bees.
wax than any other state in the Union.
Besides the baehouse Of working bees,
Mr.. Hersheiser illustrates the progress
Of honey-makIng from the period half a
century ago, when the bees were sutio-
Gated by sulphur, and the combs and
their contents borne off; through the
next period, when the top Of the straw
hives were cut oil, and throughout the
epoch when box hives and hoods were
made, and down to the present improy-
ed and humane methods OF comb
foundation mills, honey extractors, sec
ton boxes, and smokers. Then the ex-
hibit will show by fresh flowers, pressed
flowers, and water color paintings, the
best honey.producing flora OF New York
state. This fora comprises white
clover, wild raspberry, American linden,
basewood, buckwheat, wild asters, gold
enrol. shumach, fruit blooms, such as
apple, cherry and peach flowers, and
wild mustard.