Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-15
BUFFALO AND THE BEES.
a Special Structure For the Honey
Makers at the Pan-Amertcan.

a Special Structure For the Honey
Makers at the Pan-American.
The busy bee will be in big business
At the Pan-American Exposition the
coming summer 1t has been decided
to construct a special building for the
proper display of the working colonies
of bees and the great variety of bee
keepers supplies which will constitute
this exhibit This will undoubtedly be
prepared In this or any other part of
the world. Any one who is not stu
dent of bee culture little realizes the
very great importance of this industry.
1t is estimated that there are 100000
persons engaged in bee culture in the
United States alone and that the pres
ent annual value of honey and wax is
in excess Of $20,000,00O. There are no
societies devoted to the study and pro-
motion of Bookkeeping. Eight journals
are sustained by this industry. Fiji
teen steam power factories are produc
ing supplies of various kinds for the
use of beekeepers. American honey
u
tries, the United States producing more
honey than any other nation.
The bee exhibits at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition will be so arranged that
the bees may enter their hives from
the exterior of the building and carry
on their work of honey collection un-
disturbed by visitors, yet in full view
through the glass sides Of their hives
The successful management of an
apiary requires a knowledge of botany
as well as the habits and requirements
of the bees themselves. The little
honey bee plays very important part
in the general economy. The failure
of fruit crops may be due to the alb
sence of bees, whose special function Is
to fertilize the blossoms by carrying
the pollen from stamens to pistil.
1t is estimated that the flora of the
United States could sustain ten times
as many bees as are now in>existence
and nearly every ferm could support
an apiary of profitable size. The bee
exhibit will illustrate the operation Of
an apiary and will show the common
honey producing flora in a way to be
| understood by all who may be interest
ed. The relation of bees to horticul-
ture and agriculture will be clearly
| shown and the many uses of honey IL
Illustrated. Honey is extensively used
| in the manufacture of bake stuffs and
| In making medicines and candies. Bees
wax is a commercial article much used
by dentists and manufacturers Of wax
| goods.
The actual demonstration Of beekeep-
| ers' supplies Of latest pattern will show
what economies may be practiced by
beekeepers to increase their profits.
The movable frame hive was invented
in 1851 by Langstroth, and since that
time the application Of labor saving
honey saving and bee saving devices
has been very interesting and impor
tant. Experiments in crossing varieties
of bees have been carried on with sur
| prising success. New York, Pennsyl
vania, Vermont and other New Eng
land states are large producers of CONT
honey. Any locality in which white
clover, Eastwood and buckwheat art
plentiful is adapted to the successful
culture Of the bees. In California ant
Arizona the keeping Of bees ranks a
one of the most important Industries.
| MARK BENNITT