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American Hee Journal 



No. I.— Home of Mr. Hooper, in Kingston. Jamaica. 



No. 2.— Barbrican Ai'IARY of Mr. Hooper. 



the Island. He has written a hook on 

 " Bee-Keeping in Jamaica.'' 



Number 1 shown here is a picture of 

 his home, with Mr. Hooper and his 

 two daughters and grand-daughter on 

 the porch. 

 . Number 2 is a picture of his Barbri- 

 can yard, and his son. 



Number .'3 shows some of the native 

 women on their way home from mar- 

 l:et. This help can be had for making 

 comb foundation, putting togetlier and 

 wiring frames, and help in extracting, 

 for 18 cents a day. Men receive for 

 piece work from one to one and one-half 

 shillings (25 to 30 cents) a day, but 

 they are not dependable help; but the 

 women are good workers, and in most 

 instances the success of the home de- 

 pends upon their efforts. 



Jamaica is free from bee-disease, 

 with the exception of some paralysis. 

 No foul brood is in the Island, and 

 they allow no bees to be brought in, 

 and queens are transferred to other 

 cages on the boat they come over in, 

 by the bee-inspector of the Island, Mr. 

 C. N. Eddowes, one of the most ad- 

 vanced apiarists on the Island. No 

 charge is made; it is not a question of 

 graft, but of protection. 



The Department of Agriculture has a 

 class in apiculture at the Hope Gar- 

 dens, under the direction of Mr. Ed- 

 dowes. 



Most of the honey produced is ex- 

 tracted, and is exported to England 

 and Germany, and the producer re- 

 ceives 60 cents a gallon. The principal 

 source is the flowers of hardwood trees, 

 and the largest crop is from logwood, 

 which is a water-white honey, and re- 

 sembles in flavor and color our clover. 

 It is also of good body. 



\ temperature of t!0 degrees is about 

 as low as the thermometer reaches in 

 the lowlands; you can get it as cool as 

 40 degrees in the mountains in winter. 



There are big possibilities for capital 

 in Jamaica in bees, sugar, bananas, 

 pine-apples, coiTee, and all kinds of 

 tropical fruit. A steamer leaves the 

 Island nearly every day for the United 

 States. There are three companies — 

 Hamburgh - American, Royal Packet, 

 and United Fruit Co. There are cheap 

 freight-rates — about .'iO cents for 100 

 pounds, for h days' trip. 



The scenic beauty of Jamaica is un- 

 surpassed anywhere. 



.\o. ?.— Native Women of Ja.mai( a. 



A Few Apiarian Suggestions 



A'( </(/<// ///*■ Xortltt-m Mitlngiiti (Soiivt-illioir 

 BY E. D. TOWNSEND. 



It is with a great pleasure, that I 

 have this opportunity of meeting with 

 you again at our annual convention, 

 and without more preliminary, I will 

 suggest some things that can well be 

 taken up at this, our annual meet- 

 ing, for discussion and consideration. 



Bee-Disease Legislation. 



The first I will touch upon, and is 

 likely the most important at this 

 particular time, is some bee-disease 

 legislation we want and are trying 

 to get passed during the present term 

 of our Legislature. 



It is a fact that 37 counties in low- 

 er Michigan have foul brood within 

 their borders; 3 have European, and 



