May, 1913. 



American ^qq Journal 



explains the relation of the National to 

 the affiliated associations. 



A remittance of $1.50 entitles Illinois 

 bee-keepers to membership in both the 

 State and National associations, and 

 they will get the Bee-Keepers' Review 

 and the State Report. Subscriptions 

 may be sent to either Jas. A. Stone. Rt. 

 4, Springfield, State Secretary; L. C. 

 Dadant, of Hamilton, Secretary of the 

 Chicago-Northwestern, or E. B. Tyrrell, 

 of Detroit, Mich., Secretary of the Na- 

 tional. 



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Minnesota State Legislation. — \ bill 

 was prepared by the Minnesota Bee- 

 Keepers' .Association and presented to 

 the Legislature for passage. This bill 

 is very comprehensive. Among other 

 things, it provides that the State Api- 

 arist shall keep and care for at least 2.5 

 colonies at the State Agricultural, Col- 

 lege, for the purpose of experimenting, 

 and also the same number at each 

 branch Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion. 



The aid of all bee-keepers is solicited 

 in urging the passage of this bill. 



Thriving Apiarists in France. — Thanks 

 to the kindness of Rev. P. Prieur, edi- 

 tor of the Revue Eclectique d'Apicul- 

 ture, whose photograph we give, we 

 publish views of the apiary and honey- 

 house of Mr. Couterel, of Albret, in 

 sunny southern France. 



No. 1. — Corner of the Albret apiary of 

 Mr. Couterel, with himself, wife, and 

 two of their friends. The long blouse 

 worn by the men is the customary 

 working coat in the country. 



No. 2. — The main work-shop with 

 workers on hand. 



No. 3. — The honey-room with a por- 

 tion of the crop of 11,000 pounds of 

 honey. 



No. 4. — -The Albret apiary. 



No. 2.— Workshop of J. Coiterel, of Albret in France. 



Adulteration of Honey in Europe. — 



The great lawsuit in Hamburg, regard- 

 ing adulterated honey has ended. The 

 sentence was severe. .'Altogether the 

 fines were J4,600 marks (1 mark 24 

 cents), besides the confiscation of 

 30,000 marks' worth of adulterated 

 honey. — Bienetizi'irtschaflliches Cetitral- 

 blatt. 



We also have a law in Italy against 

 the adulteration of food substances, 

 and if it is true that artificial honey is 

 palmed off in Italy for genuine honey, 

 bee-keepers who learn of this and are 

 able to furnish sure proofs of the fact, 

 ought, in the interest of all, to report 

 the defenders. 



Another condemnation because of 

 selling adulterated honey (a mixture 

 of a very little honey with syrup, sugar, 

 and a yellowish coloring matter) is re- 



ported by the Berliner Markthallen- 



zeitung. 



The Bulletin de la Societe Romande 

 d'Apiculture, says that a Hamburg 

 firm shipped to Switzerland 83 quintals 

 (I quintal 220 pounds) of honey, which 

 the custom-house in Basel caused to 

 be analyzed, and found that it con- 

 tained 23 percent of water. As the 

 Swiss law only permits 20 percent of 

 water ithe water which is found nat- 

 urally in honeyK the firm was fined, 

 but it was permitted to take back the 

 honey. 



Would it be indiscreet to ask if the 

 Italian customs officials use the same 

 precautions? — Translated from L'Afi- 

 co/fore. 



The translator of the above items 

 from r.Apicoltore, Milan, Italy, wrote 

 the definition of honey which is em- 

 bodied in the pure-food regulations of 

 the United States. He was in favor of 

 making 20 percent the limit of the per- 

 centage of water admissible in pure 

 honey, but on this point was overruled 

 by the chemical board that passed 

 upon the matter, and the limit was 

 fixed at 25 percent. It is seen from 

 the item quoted that the Swiss govern- 

 ment has a higher standard in this re- 

 spect than our own. 



No. I.— Corner of the Albret Apiary. 



Quebec Provincial Bee-Keepers' Meet- 

 ing This meeting took place March 



27, Dr. Emery Lalonde presiding. Ar- 

 rangements were made for honey ex- 

 hibits at the coming November meet- 

 ing, with premiums aggregating ?14. at 

 this meeting. 



A request for a subvention of $300 

 was addressed to the Minister of -Agri- 

 culture. Resolutions were passed re- 

 questing reports from the inspectors 

 on their operations, and on the com- 



