396 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 2. 19(4 



DITTMER'S FOUNDATION 



RETAIL AND WHOLESALE, 



Has an established reputation, because made by a process that produces the Cleanest and 

 Purest, Kichest in Color and Odor, xllost Transparent and 'I'oiigli- 



est— in fact, the best and most beautiful Foundation made. If you have never seen it, don't 

 fail to send for samples. Working wax into Foundation for Cash a specialty. Beeswax al- 

 ways wanted at highest price. A full line of Siri»I»t,IES, retail and wholesale. Catalog 

 and prices with samples free on application. 



E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont., Sole Agents in Canada for Dittmer's Foundation. 



QUS. DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



»lease mention Bee Journal when writing. 



'EOT LUNC'U 



' (Jldo Farmer. 



While the above picture has no bearing on bee-keeping, still it will doubtless be apprecia- 

 ted by the great majority of our readers, as they are farmers, and likely have had similar 

 samples of a " Hot Lunch " on their farms. 



Dr. Miller's New Book 



Tree as a Preminni tor Sending Xwo 

 New Subscribers. 



The book contains 328 pages, is bound in handsome cloth, with gold 

 letters and design ; it is printed on best book-paper, and illustrated with 

 over 100 beautiful original half-tone pictures, taken by Dr. Miller himself. 

 It is unique in this regard. 



The first few pages of the new book are devoted to an interesting 

 biographical sketch of Dr. Miller, telling how he happened to get into 

 bee-keeping. Seventeen years ago he wrote a small book, called "A Year 

 Among the Bees," but that little v-ork has been out of print for a number 

 of years. While some of the matter used in the former book is found in 

 the new one, it all reads like a good new story of successful bee-keep- 

 ing by one of the masters, and shows in minutest detail just how Dr. Mil- 

 ler does things with bees. 



HOW TO GET A COPY OF DR. MILLER'S 



"FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES." 



The price of this new book is f 1.00, post-paid ; or, if taken with the 

 WEEKLY American Bee Journal for one year, both will be sent for $1.75. 



Or, any present regular subscriber to the American Bee Journal 

 whose subscription is paid in advance, can have a copy of Dr. Miller's new 

 book free as a premium for sending us Two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year with $2.00. This is a magnificent offer, and should 

 be taken advantage of at once. For many of our readers it is not only an 

 easy way to earn a copy of the book, but at the same time they will be 

 helping to extend the subscription list of the old American Bee Journal, 

 and thus aiding also in spreading the best kind of apicultural information 

 among those who would be successful bee-keepers. 

 Address all orders to 



&EORGE W. YORK & CO , 



334 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



which I consider too cold. From 44 to 46 de- 

 grees I think is about right. 



I set the most of my bees out April 4 and 5, 

 and there was no time after that bees could 

 fly without getdng chilled, until April 23, 

 when I placed the rest of them on the summer 

 stands. I had a severe time keeping some of 

 those set out flrst alive until I could open the 

 hives and feed out-of-doors. 



Spring weather came with all of its beauty 

 April 2", when the bees began to get their 

 first pollen from tag-alder. On April 29 the 

 bees began to store honey from this source, 

 and those colonies having a goodly number 

 of bees tilled their combs full of willow honey, 

 even attaching new comb and honey-boards 

 in some cases; I tell you, that was a feast for 

 the poor, nearly-starved bees, and a treat for 

 their owner. 



This is truly a land flowing with milk and 

 honey, for even our swamps yield a rich har- 

 vest of willow honey just when the bees need 

 it so badly; and in the autumn there is a 

 great deal of Spanish-needle and goldenrod 

 on the open parts of the same. 



By the way, one colony brought in 6 pounds 

 of willow honey in one day, after the willow 

 was past its prime, too. 



The prospect for honey is good now, as 

 clover comes out in perfect condition ; I never 

 saw it look better. 



There is a lot of work for our inspector to 

 do in this section, as there is foul brood on 

 nearly all sides of me, and I have been very 

 fortunate in not gettiug any of it yet. 



B. T. Davenport. 



Green Lake Co., Wis., May 11. 



Wintered Well Prospect Good. 



Bees have wintered well in this section of 

 Missouri. I winter mine outdoors, using win- 

 ter-cases. I packed away 15 colonies last fall, 

 and every one came through all right. White 

 clover is in bloom, and the bees are busy; the 

 prospect is as good, it not better, than last 

 year. 



The American Bee .Tournal is one of the 

 best things I have gotten hold of in bee-cul- 

 ture. And I would not try to keep bees with- 

 out it. H. M. Garner. 



Miller Co., Mo., May 23. 



LICE SAP LIFE 



That's hnw they live and thrive, 

 Y<;iu rtiii't have healthy, profltnljle 

 fowls or btock and have lice too. Let 



Lambert's Death to Lice 



take n\T<! of the vermin and you will 

 be more buey taklngcare of the pro- 

 fits. Makes Bitting hens comfortable. 

 Sample lit eentg; 100 oz., fl.GO by ex- 

 press, "pocket Book Pointers" free. 



D J. Lambtrl, Boi 707> Aptiiiniui!. R I. 



FOR SALE. 



50 15i-story Dovetailed Hives and 2S l>i-story 

 Langstroth Simplicity Hives, just from fac- 

 tory, at catalog prices, but freight paid to your 

 railroad station. For particulars, address, 



21A2t C. J. THIES, Pepin, Pepin Co., Wis. 



VIRGINIA QUEENS. 



Italian Oueens secured bv a cross and years 

 of carefurseleciion from Red Clover Queens 

 and Superior Stock obtained of W. Z. Hutchin- 

 son. I can furnish l.irge, vigorous Untested 

 Queens at 75 cents; alier June 15, 60c. Tested 

 Queens, $1.00; after Juue 15, 75c. Write for dis- 

 count on large orders. 



CHAS. KOEPPEN, 



2Atf 



FREDERICKSBURG, VA. 



Queen-Clipping Device Free! 



).NKTTE Queen-Clipping 

 i fine thing for use in 

 md clipping Queens' 



is used by many bee- 

 Full printed directions 

 iich one. We mail it for 

 r will send it FREK as 



for sending us One 

 rilier to the Bee Journal 

 ,t $1.00; or for $1.10 we 

 lie Bee Journal one year 

 ice. Address, 

 . YORK & CO., 



- CHICAGO, ILL. 



and the Clipping Dev 

 OEORflE W 



