Daily camera., 1901-05-23
BUFFALO AND THE BEES,
Special otsooaass fer lAo 0oAeH
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The busy bee will be In big business
st the Pan.American exposition the
coming summer. 1t haA been decided
TO construct a special building for tbs
proper display OF the working colonies
pf bees and the great variety OF bee
keeper supplies which will constitute
this exhibit. This will undoubtedly
be the most extensive bee exhibit eveF
prepared in this or any other part Of
the world. Anyone who 10 not q stu,
dent Of bee culture little realizes tbs
very great importance Of this industry.
Il il estimated that there ere JOG 600
p<rsons engaged In bee culture in the
Caited States alone and that the pres.
ent annual value Of honey and wax Il
In excess OF $40. .0oo. go. There are ITO
societies devoted to the study and pro-
motion Of b<e keeping. Eight journals
are sustained By this Industry. Fifteen
steam power factories srs producing
supplies of various kinds for the use Of
bee keepers. American honey 6nds =
market in many distant countries. the
United States producing more honey
than any other nation.
The bee exhibits Al the Pan-Amer.
ican exposition will be 20 arranged that
the bees may enter their hives from
the exterior OF the building and carry
on their work Of honey collection up,
disturbed by visitors. JET In full view
through the glass sides Of their hives,
The successful management Of an ap4.
AIRY require . knowledge OF botany ~
cell As the hAbits and require ements Of
the bees themselves. The little honey.
bee plays . very important part in the
general economy. The failure Of fruit
crops may be due 70 the absence Of
bees whose special function is to fer
tilize the blossoms BY carrying the
pollen from stamess TO pissil.
II 10 estimated that the Aors Of the
United States could suAtain ten times
as many bees as Are now in existence
and nearly every farm could support
"a apiary of profitable size. The bee
exhibit will illustrate the operation Of
IN apiary and will show the common
honey producing hora in . way to be
understood BY all who may be interest
ed. The relation Of bees to horticulv
ture and agriculture will BE- clearly
shown and the many uses Of honey il.
Illustrated. Honey 10 extenaively used in
the manufacture Of bake stufs and In
making medicines and candles. Bees
wax is . commercial article much used
by dentists and manufacturers 0f wax
goods.
The actual Demonstration OF bex
keeper supplies Of latest pattern will
show what economies may be prac-
ticed by bee keepers to increase their
profits. The movable frame hive wsA
invented in 1881 BY Langssroth. and,
since that time the application Of labor.
saving. honey-savink and bee-sAvine
devices have been very interesting and
important. Experiments in crossing
varieties OF bees have been carried on
with surprising SUCCESS. New York,
Pennsylvania. Vermont and other New.
England states are large produce Of
comb honey Any locality in which
white clover. basswood and buckwheat
are plentiful is adapted to the success-
full culture Of the bees. In California
and Arizona the keeping Of bees rankx
as one Of the most important indus
tries, and from those states are annual
y shipped vast quantities Of liquid
honey.