July, 1908. 



^^^^^merican Hee Journal^ 



was made within 10 years from the be- 

 ginning. At the end of each honey sea- 

 son, the yard is culled down to 165 colo- 

 nies, the honey in the brood-frames 

 ■either being extracted or kept in the 

 combs for feeding purposes the follow- 

 ing spring, if needed. 



This yard is run entirely for the pro- 

 duction of comb honey. The bees are 

 wintered out - doors on the summer 

 stands with complete success, rarely 

 losing a single colony. 



The people represented in the picture 

 are R. A. EUiston and family. 



lilack sage is not yielding any great 

 amount, and honey from that source will 

 be scarce this year. 



J. W. Griffin. 



Los Angeles, Calif., May 29. 



Apiary of J. W. Griffin 



I am sending you a few small photo- 

 graphs of part of my apiary, located in 

 the hills northwest of this citj-. The 



What Others Say of Us 



The following paragraphs appeared in 

 Gleanings in Bcc Culture for July i, 

 1908, for which we wish to express our 

 appreciation ; 



Thf- American Bee Journ.\l. 



We take great pleasure in giving a few 

 words of commendation of the "old re- 

 liable" American Bee Journal, whose 

 home is 118 West Jackson Blvd., Chi- 

 cago, 111. As the mother journal of 



December and June Views of the Apiary of J. W. Griffin. 



bare poles or young trees in the upper 

 picture, taken Dec. 15, are sycamores, 

 and are shown in full foliage at the left 

 in the lower picture, taken June 15. 

 The tree back of the honey-house in the 

 upper is a live-oak. 



I breed only the 3-banded Italian 

 stock, and believe that they are the best 

 all-purpose bees. The honey-yield in 

 Southern California will be light in some 

 parts, while in other sections there are 

 promises of a fair yield. 



San Diego county is ahead so far, es- 

 pecially in the mountain sections, where 

 the bees are at this date rolling in the 

 honey from the deer clover or mountain 

 alfalfa. This honey is water-white, and 

 ranks next to the black sage honev. 



American bee-papers, it is only right 

 and proper that we should say a word 

 in praise of our old friend. Recently 

 it has taken on a new lease of life by 

 reducing its subscription price to 50 

 cents a year, and becoming a monthly 

 magazine instead of a weekly news- 

 paper. Considering the low rate of sub- 

 scription we can not see how a bee- 

 keeper can afford to pass it by when 

 making up his list of periodicals for the 

 family library table. It has a strong 

 corps of editors — men and woiuen who 

 are experts in the science of bee-keep- 

 ing, and who know how to write inter- 

 esting matter. As a further induce- 

 ment to subscribe, the editor promises 

 to give an untested queen to all those 



who send in tlieir subscription now, at 

 the rate of $1.00 for the two. 



The American Bee Journal has a rec- 

 ord that carries it back into the misty 

 past, when bee-keeping was in its in- 

 fancy and there were only about three 

 bee journals p^tblished in all the world, 

 whereas there are more than eighty 

 now. At the helm it has Mr. George 

 W. York, who does all in his power to 

 turn out a clean up-to-date bee maga- 

 zine and thus sustain the best tradi- 

 tions of the "old reliable." We know he 

 is always ready and willing to accept 

 suggestions for the improvement of his 

 journal; therefore the future policy of 

 the paper lies largely with bee-keepers 

 themselves. We therefore suggest that 

 you remember the American Bee Jour- 

 nal when making up your list of papers 

 for which you intend to subscribe. 



Death of John Misner 



After a lingering illness of several 

 months, John Misner, of Fairfield, Iowa, 

 passed away. He had kept bees on the 

 same farm for nearly 40 years, produc- 

 ing tons of honey. Mr. L. W. Elmore, 

 an old neighbor, sent us a notice of his 

 death. Mr. Misner was a good friend 

 and neighbor, and will be greatly missed 

 by those who knew him best. 



Colorado Interstate Fair Premiums 



The Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex- 

 position will be held in Denver, Septem- 

 ber 7 to 12, 1908. The Apiary Depart- 

 ment will be superintended by W. L. 

 Porter, 3522 Alcott St., Denver. 



The Colorado Honey-Producers' As- 

 sociation, located at 1440 Market St., 

 Denver, will receive and place on ex- 

 hibit all entries shipped to them by bee- 

 keepers who will not be at the Fair. 



Following are premium offers on bees, 

 honey, etc. : 



Italian bees and queen in single- 

 comb observatory hives. ....... .$ 5 $3 $2 



Carniolan bees and queen in single- 

 comb observatory hives 5 3 2 



Caucasian bees and queen In single- 

 comb observatory hives 5 3 2 



Largest and best display of bees of 



various races in observatory hives lo 5 3 



Largest display of queens of vari- 

 ous races in mailing cages 3 2 i 



Best display manipulation of bees. 10 ~, 3 



Best case of white comb honey.... 3 j i 



Best case of light amber comb honey 321 



Best and largest display of comb 



honey 10 5 3 



Best display of special designs in 



comb honey 3 2 i 



Best Dozen jars of white extracted 



honey 3 2 i 



Best dozen jars of light amber ex- 

 tracted honey 3 2 i 



Best and largest display of extract- 

 ed honey . 3 2 I 



Best display of extracted honey in 



granulated form 3 2 I 



Best 10 pounds of yellow beeswax. 321 



Best and largest display of bees- 

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Best display special designs in bees- 

 wax 3 2 I 



Best display of honey-producing 



plants, mounted 3 2 t 



Best display of fruits preserved in 



honey 3 2 I 



Largest and most attractive display 



in department 20 10 s 



For entry blanks, complete premium 

 lists, or any other information, call on 

 or address G. C. Fuller, Acting Secre- 

 tary, 416 Tabor Opera House Bldg., 

 Denver, Colo. 



