BEES STRANGE HOME
It might have been thought that there were many beehives in Paris, for there are flowers in abundance in certain, public and private gardens. It appears, however, that the only hives known to the French Apicultural Society are those in the Luxembourg and in the Pare Montsouris. The latter \vere deserted, and those in the Luxembourg are maintained for a school of apiculturists, where on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings in the months of April, May, and June free lessons in the art of keeping bees are given. These lessons, it is found, disturb the little insects, and the amount of honey produced in a year does not often exceed from 201b to 301b. It is usually given to the employees who look after the hives. There is reason to believe that a number of unofficial hives exist in accessible corners of Paris buildings. One has been discovered in the famous statue of Casimir Perier, in the cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise. The bees have found a small hole in the bronze nock of this statue, and this aperture has become the entrance to their home. The gift of eloquence— always associated with honey—has been bestowed upon this politician posthumously. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1932, Page 10
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200BEES STRANGE HOME Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1932, Page 10
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