January, igri. 



American ~Bae Journal 



Conducted by J. L. Ever. Mt. Joy. Ontario. 



Ths Weather in Ontario 



Did you ask how the weather was up 

 here in "Our Lady of the Snows?" 

 Bees had their last fall flight some time 

 during the last of October — about the 

 26th, I believe. November, while not 

 extremely cold, was cool so steadily 

 that scarcely a bee ever stirred from 

 the hive till Nov. 26th, when a few 

 hours sunshine gave a partial flight. 



As to December — well, if steady cold 

 means "old-fashioned," it is certainly 

 in that class of winter to date (Dec. 

 15). A friend writes me : 



"Eight below zero in December, with no 

 late fall flight, looks bad for outside winter- 

 ing, doesn't it ^" 



It certainly looks none too good, 

 yet we may have a warm spell in Jan- 

 uary to make things all right. A num- 

 ber of us fellows got "stung" in the 

 matter of putting the bees in the cellar 

 this fall; but as space is pretty well 

 taken up for this issue, I will tell of 

 our misfortune in a later number. 



" Can a Woman Run an Apiary ?" 



Let me assure Miss Wilson that no 

 "man." or "men," for that matter, as- 

 signed the subject to Miss Robson, en- 

 titled, "Can a Woman Run an Apiary?" 

 The title was of her own choosing, and 

 if any of the " men " had anv doubts on 

 the matter, she certainly dispelled them 

 in short order. 



But, dear me, what can a woman not 

 run, when she is so minded ! I notice 

 in the police court news a few days ago 

 where one woman " ran " a "man." (I 

 might add that in her hand at the time 

 she wielded a broom-stick, or some 

 other similar weapon !) 



in the near future we may have the 

 good fortune to have a meeting of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association on 

 this side of the line, so that we may 

 have the privilege, at least in a small 

 measure, of returning the courtesies 

 that have been extended to us in the 

 past. 



Tliat Visit to Albany and New York 



When sending in matter for the De- 

 cember issue, for lack of space no 

 mention was made of my visit to 

 Albany and New York. I feel that I 

 am but voicing the sentiments of the 

 Canadians present, when I say that we 

 are extremely grateful for the very 

 kind treatment accorded us while on 

 "the other side of the line." Person- 

 ally, I owe a debt to Messrs. Thorn- 

 dyke, of New York, and Morris, of 

 Yonkers, for the many acts of kindness 

 shown me during my short visit to the 

 great metropolis. When I mention the 

 fact that it was my first trip to that 

 great city, and consequently as "green" 

 as the proverbial cucumber, those who 

 have been in a like position can best 

 appreciate my feelings of gratitude for 

 the fact that good friends took me in 

 charge and showed me so much of the 

 city in such a short time. At different 

 times, already. I have had the pleasure 

 of partaking of our American cousins' 

 hospitality, and needless to say we are 

 anticipating with pleasure the hope that 



The Canadian Bee Journal 



I note with pleasure that Mr. W- 

 White has consented to go on the edi- 

 torial staff of the Canadian Bee Jour- 

 nal. Mr. White will be a capable as- 

 sistant to Mr. Hurley, and the two com- 

 bined should make a " team " hard to 

 beat. Mr. Hurley is a business "hust- 

 ler " in the best sense of the term, and 

 Mr. White is a thorough expert in bee- 

 keeping, and a first-class writer as well. 

 While he has not been in this country 

 long, yet he is a personality that once 

 met will not soon be forgotten. Nat- 

 urally of a sociable yet retiring dispo- 

 sition, he at once impresses the new 

 acquaintance as being a man of ster- 

 ling worth, and I bespeak for him a 

 hearty welcome among the Canadian 

 and United States bee-keepers. While 

 I have met him but twice myself, yet I 

 regard him as an " old friend," and I 

 am sure that like impressions will be 

 formed by all those who will in the 



American bee-papers have an exten- 

 sive circulation in Canada — why should 

 not the Canadian Journal cross the 

 line, too ? It does to some extent now, 

 but I confidently look for the greater 

 extension of its circulation " over 

 there" in the near future. — [That's 

 right; every Canadian bee-keeper 

 should take the Canadian Bee Journal. 

 And, of course, the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, too.— G. W. Y.] 



"Why Women Should ' Know Bees' " 



Of all the good things Miss Wilson 

 has written, the article entitled, " Why 

 Women Should ' Know Bees,' " is the 

 best, in my estimation. (See page 377 — 

 1910.) Time and time again have I seen 

 just such conditions as are described. 

 The head of the home would die, leav- 

 ing the wife and children in moderate 

 circumstances, and because no one irk 

 the family " knew the bees," they (the 

 bees) would be sold at a sacrifice, and 

 perhaps all the members of the family- 

 would have to engage in so much 

 harder labor in order to make a living 

 than would have been the case if the 

 bees had been kept, and the owners 

 have had a fair knowledge of the busi- 

 ness. This is only one phase of the 

 question, and the thoughts thrown out 

 about the sociability that is created in 

 the home when the different members- 

 of the family are able to "talk bees," is 

 not to be despised, either. 



Origin of Perforated Honey-Pail Feeder 



De,\r Kriend Byer: — In your department 

 of the American Bee Journal for .N'oyember. 

 you have inadvertently given me credit for 

 having more brains than I really possess. I 



Mr .Bver and His "Happy Bee-Mans Family. 



future make his acquaintance. With 

 two such able men at the editorial 

 helm, the old Journal should certainly 

 be a " hummer," and should have a 

 wide circulation, not only in Canada, 

 but over the border as well. The 



am sorry to confess it. but I really hadn't 

 genius enough to originate tlie scheme of 

 using a penny-lever pail with perforated 

 cover as a feeder, and in an article on the 

 subject, appearing in the Canadian Bee 

 Journal for September, loog, I intentionally- 

 used the words. " This idea is old. " as I had 

 no right to claim originality in connection 



