American ^ae Journal 



Buffalo Line, or Northern Steamship 

 Line of steamers. This lake trip is with- 

 out any additional charge. The above 

 ticket also permits stop-overs at Detroit 

 and any point in Canada. Those desir- 

 ing to attend the convention can secure 

 stop-over privileges of lo days at De- 

 troit on the going trip, by depositing 

 their ticket with the local ticket agent 

 at Detroit, receiving a receipt for same, 

 and upon date continue the journey, tick- 

 et being returned to them with an ex- 

 tension. 



If the members desire a daylight ride 

 from Chicago to Detroit, special chair 

 cars will be furnished f seats free). If 

 a night trip, the fullman sleeping-car 

 berth-rate is $2.00. 



There are a number of attractive side- 

 trips to be made from Detroit, such as 

 boat-rides to Put-in-Bay, boat to Cleve- 

 land, and many short e.xcursion trips to 

 Mt. Clemes baths by trolley, by boat up 

 thj St. Clair River, etc. 



Let us urge that every bee-keeper 

 going to the convention, and purchasing 

 a ticket over the Wabash Railroad, men- 

 tion to the ticket agent the fact of being 

 a bee-keeper. Please don't forget this. 



We hope there may be a large number 

 of members passing through Chicago. 

 Of course the distance from Chicago to 

 Detroit is too short to make a special 

 carload very enjoyable. If, however, 

 those from the West and North should 

 come through Chicago, and should go 

 over the Wabash from here, the rest of 

 u- might join them. 



A Correction and Addition 



In the article by Rev. Alois J. Klein, 

 on page 239 of the August issue, in the 

 middle column and the 17th line from 

 the top, where it reads "facing west," it 

 should have been "facing east," re- 

 ferring to hive-entrances. 



Also Mr. Klein desired to give Mr. 

 Frank Pacula, of Weston, Neb., the 

 credit for having started him in the 

 bee-business. In the spring of 1899, Mr. 

 Pacula lost nearly all his bees through 

 winter and spring dwindling, out of 18 

 colonies only 2 surviving. Of the re- 

 maining 2 he donated one to Mr. Klein, 

 who, had it not been for that, thinks 

 he certainly should not have made a 

 start in the bee-business at that time. 



"Hawaiian Honeys" 



This is the title of Bulletin No. 17, 

 of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, just issued. It contains two 

 parts, one by D. L. Van Dine and the 

 other by Alice R. Thompson. The bee- 

 industry has developed into one of con- 

 siderable importance there, the produc- 

 tion for last year being about 600 tons. 



Maryland Bee-Keepers to Organize 



Mr. C. C Chevalier, one of tlic most 

 interested liee-kccpcrs of Maryland, 

 sends us the following from the Bahi- 

 more American, regarding v. proposed 

 organization of the bee-keepers of that 

 State : 



In the course of the invcstigatioji of the 

 bcc-industry of Maryland, at College Park, 

 Md., which was inaugurated this season by the 

 State entomologist in conjunction with the di- 

 vision of ajiiculturc. United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, it is found that a large 



number of bee-keepers are desirous of forming 

 an association which will enable them to meet 

 together and discuss the best means of handling 

 bees and various other subjects incident to a 

 successful conduct of an apiary. There are a 

 large number of bee-keepers in Maryland. 



Professor Symons, the State entomologist, 

 in speaking of the investigation, said today; 

 "Many reports have been made showing that 

 foul brood, the dreaded disease of the apiary, 

 is attacking the young bees in different parts 

 of the State. The reason for taking up this 

 investigation was, first, to learn the extent of 

 the industry in the State; second, to learn the 

 amount of damage being done by foul brood, 

 moth or other pests of the apiary; and, third, 

 to disseminate information as to the -proper 

 handling of bees and to urge the desirability 

 of having bees on every farm in the State. 



"We intend doing everything in our power 

 to promote this industry in Maryland, for the 

 State is particularly adapted to bee-keeping. 

 We find bee-keepers live men, and we hope to 

 have a strong organization in the State in the 

 near future." 



Apiary of E. M. Frame 



Picture No. i is a view of my small 

 back-yard apiary. At the beginning of 

 May I had one colony of Italian bees 

 in a store-box which were given me 

 by my brother. I now have 4 colonies — 

 2 were natural and one artificial. The 



searching in earnest, with the result that 

 I found a fine, large queen present. 



Quickly going to the hive from which 

 I had taken the frames, I found about 

 a dozen queen-cells, some almost ready 

 to hatch. Then it was all clear to me. 

 In making the nucleus I had taken the 

 queen from the parent hive, and did 

 the very thing which I was anxious not 

 to do. 



So in making increase in this way, I 

 would advise all amateurs (myself in- 

 cluded) that we can not be too careful 

 in looking for her majesty, and know- 

 ing for certain just where she is to be 

 found. 



Picture No. 3 shows the bees of the 

 swarm entering the hive, which were 

 deprived of a royal mother for so long 

 by the carelessness or inexperience of 

 an amateur bee-keeper. 



I will not have any surplus honey this 

 season as I find honey and increase do 

 not generally go together. But I am 

 very well satisfied with my first season's 

 experience with the bees. 



E. M. Frame. 



Blue Rock, Ohio, Aug. 4. 



Apiary of E. M. Frame. 



No. 3. 



parent colony was transferred to a mod- 

 ern hive. 



The picture shows the style of hive- 

 stands I use. They hold the hive about 

 8 inches from the ground, which I find 

 is a very convenient height to work 

 with when sitting. 



Picture No. 2. [See upper picture on 

 first page] shows manipulation of frames 

 in nucleus box. I took 3 frames of 

 brood and honey from one of the strong 

 colonies to make this nucleus. I then 

 attempted to introduce an untested Ital- 

 ian queen. She was in a Benton mail- 

 ing and introducing cage, and after be- 

 ing on top of the frames for 24 hours, 

 I liberated her as the bees seemed quiet. 

 In about one hour I looked the frames 

 over, but could find no queen, and when 

 about to give up hunting, I noticed a 

 ball of bees down in one corner of the 

 box, which I quickly dropped in a pan 

 of water, but as the bees separated I 

 found only a royal corpse in the center. 

 Queen-cells were already started, and in 

 a week one was almost ready to hatch, 

 when, one morning, I found it ripped 

 open on the side, and empty, which I 

 have since learned means another queen 

 present. And that was just wliat was 

 the matter here, for in 2 days more I 

 found eggs present, and then I went to 



Visiting the Canadian Northwest 



Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dadant, of comb 

 foundation fame, spent considerable 

 time last month in visiting the Canadian 

 Northwest and other Rocky Mountain 

 localities. Mr. Dadant very kindly sent 

 us a sample of giant white clover and 

 dwarf goldenrod, picked in the Canadian 

 Rockies, where no honey-bees are to be 

 seen, but where bumble-bees are plenti- 

 ful. The white clover stalk is 17 inches 

 long, and the blossom head is of cor- 

 responding size. That country ought to 

 be a good place for bee-keepers. The 

 letter containing the samples of white 

 clover and goldenrod was postmarked at 

 Banff, Alta, Canada, Aug. 8, 1908. 



Premiums for the Detroit National 



In the Sun Palace, at ilctroit, Mich., where 

 the National convention is to be held in Octo- 

 ber, is a large room, 40 x 50 feet across, the 

 sides of glass, and I hope to sec this room 

 well filled with a display of supplies, bees, 

 honey, beeswax, etc. 



Of course, the advertising that comes from 

 a display of goods will amply repay any dealer 

 for making a display, but in order to bring out 

 any display of bees, honey and beeswax, there 

 must be some inducement, some premiums 

 offered, and, of late, it has become the fashion 

 for dealers to offer some of their wares as 

 premiums, in consideration of the advertising 

 that comes to them from the mention of their 

 names, as the announcements appear in the 



