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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Aug. 22, 1901. 



good tbinj,' after they have used it, and hare 

 ^tten rid of the slow process of brushiag- 

 bees from the combs. 



It is just possible that others besides Mr. 

 Davenport have used the plan, or have tried 

 to use it; perhaps a ounibor two has broken 

 down in the first attempt. I think they are 

 more likely to break in a frame deeper than 

 the Heddon— that may have condemned the 

 plan in their estimation: but what if a comb 

 does break now and then, has there not been 

 an immense saving of time 1 And the more 

 the plan is used, the more skill acquired and 

 less combs broken. 



I think Mr. Davenport is entitled to some 

 credit for the use of the principle, for I have 

 used it only on shallow supers, while he goes 

 further and" uses it on deeper frames. Any 

 way, I hope the plan will be useful to other 

 bee"-keepers. J. H. Martin. 



Kresno Co.. Calif. 



6o Pounds Red Clover Per Colony. 



G. M. Doolittle says in the Progressive Bee- 

 keeper ; 



For the past 20 years red clover has failed 

 to blossom in central New York, owing to an 

 almost infinitesimal insect which works in 

 great numbers in each head, just before the 

 blossom would appear. This causes the head 

 to harden and no blossom to open. But this 

 year, owing to our continued rainy weather, 

 or some other cause, we had fields red with 

 clover bloom again, and when the hot weather 

 came on the bees began to roll in the honey at 

 a rate never known here before, outside of a 

 good basswood yield, and for three or four 

 days it was equal to any basswood yield. I 

 could leave combs of honey out in the bee- 

 yard all day long and not a bee look at the 

 honey, though several might be seen collect- 

 ing propolis oft the ends of the frames where 

 they come in contact with the hive. And as 

 brood-rearing was pretty good, 3" days before 

 this clover yield began, from 60 to 70 pounds 

 of section hoTiey is the result from colonies 

 which liad not been robbed of bees and brood 

 to make nuclei with, to rear queens for the 

 trade. 



I think I hear some one asking about the 

 "long-tongues." Well, I have not had time 

 to have any measurements taken, as I have 

 been too rushed this season hardly to sleep 

 nights, but if any have long tongues all must, 

 as I see little difference in the working of any 

 colony which was in a proper condition to 

 work. And this from the first crop of red 

 clover. The most claimed by those having 

 red clover queens is, that they work on the 

 second crop, that having shorter corrollas than 

 the blossoms of the first crop. 



The Root German Steam Wax'»Press. 



This is now put upon the market by the A. 

 I. Root Co. Copying after the Germans, who 

 have been ahead of us in this matter, a very 

 substantial wax-press has been completed, 

 which is perhaps an improvement upon any 

 in Germany. It is of large size, holding more 

 than a bushel of combat a time. Its manipu- 

 lation is given in Gleanings in Bee-Culture as 

 follows: 



To use, the can is placed on a common 

 stove, and is filled with about three inches of 

 water. The wire-cloth basket is filled with 

 old comb, slumgum, or any wax refuse. The 

 water is brought to a boil, when the basket 

 with its contents is set down into the can, 

 The handle is unscrewed until the pressure- 

 plate rests against the cover-plate. This is 

 then set down on top of the can, and the 

 water is allowed to boil. The steam gen- 

 erated passes all through the mass, and when 

 the wax in the basket settles down, more re- 

 fuse is put in. After all the free wax is 



steamed out, the screw and plunger-plate are 

 turned down. One person grasps the two 

 handles of the can, and another one turns the 

 screw down until a tight squeeze is exerted. 



all along to keep up brood-rearing, and some- 

 times we get some surplus), we again go 

 through all; and, taking off the top (or third) 

 story, we go throuu'-h the brood-chambers. 



It is then left for a little while when another | putting all combs with honey in the top, or 



squeeze is applied, and so alternately for a 

 period of 15 or 20 minutes. The screw is 

 then raised up, and the slumgum is poked 

 over with a stick, and again pressure is ap- 

 plied. By this time every particle of wax is 

 pressed out. The basket is dumped, and the 

 operation is repeated as before. 



It is advisable to use a sheet of burlap or 

 cheese-cloth to line the inside of the basket 

 during the process of rendering, otherwise 

 the cocoons will be forced between the meshes 

 of the coarse wire-cloth, A finer mesh of 

 cloth would not stand the enormous pressure, 

 and hence burlap or cheese-cloth in connec- 

 tion with a coarse wire-cloth should be used. 



Comb and Extracted Honey from the 

 Same Hive. 



Louis SchoU, as he tells in Gleanings in 

 Bee-Culture, produces both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey from the same colony. He uses 

 divisible brood-chambers, and early in the 

 season (which in his Texas climate is in Fel> 

 ruary) he sees that each colony has sufficient 

 stores and a good queen. He says further: 



After all are in proper order they are let 

 alone for a few weeks ; and when the weather 

 is warm and favorable, and honey coming in 

 (%ve generally have enough honey coming in 



PpRESS J 



Catnip Seed Free! 



We have a small quantity of Catnip 

 Seed whicli we wish to ofl'er our read- 

 ers. Some consider catnip one of the 

 greatest of honey-yielders. We will 

 mail to one of our regular subscribers 

 one ounce of the seed for sending us 

 ONE NEW subscriber to the American 

 Bee Journal /or a year with SI, 00 ; or 

 will mail to any one an ounce of the 

 seed and the American Bee Journal one 

 year — both for SI, 30 ; or will mail an 

 ounce of the seed alone for 50 cents. As 

 our stock of this seed is very small, 

 better order soon. 



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• gathering stock. Tested, f 1.00; un- 

 tested, 75 cents, " Sh.idv Xook Apiary," 

 JAMES WARREN SHERMAN. 

 JOAlJt Sag Hakuok, New York, 



Low Rates to Buffalo Pan=American. 



The Nickel Plate Road are selling 

 tickets at exceptionally low rates io 

 Buffalo and return, good for 10, IS and 

 30 days. For particulars and Pan- 

 American folder of buildings and 

 grounds, write John Y. Calahan, Gen- 

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 'Phone Central 2057. City Ticket Of- 

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want the g-entlest Bees— If you want the best 

 honev-galherers vou ever saw — try mv Albinos. 

 Untested Queens in April, $l.iiO; Tested, $1.50. 



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