September, 1916. 



American ^ee JoarnaT| 



the arsument made. P"or proper measure- 

 ment of cells see the Langstroth Dadant 

 " Hive and Honeybee." page 103.— Editok.) 



Good Crop 



We have one of the old time honey sea- 

 sons. Bees are swarming plentifully, as the 

 hives are crowded with bees and honey. 

 White clover is more plentiful than it has 

 been in this section in the 3i years that we 

 have lived in this western country. Our 

 bees wintered with very little loss 



Lenexa. June i3. Max Zahner, Sr, 



Wintering on Aster Honey 



A correspondent who signs himself "Doc- 

 tor Smoker." under date of December. igi5. 

 reports that he has lost two colonies out of 

 12. and he attributes this loss to unripened 

 aster honey. During the winter of 1014-1015. 

 my bees subsisted on honey gathered in ihe 

 late autumn— aster and Spanish-needle. It 

 is claimed that bees will work on goldenrod; 

 yes. indeed, they do here, if there are no 

 asters. 



Your valuable magazine requested reports 

 on this subject; for this reason and not to 

 dispute what brother "Doctor Smoker" 

 said. I am making this report of my obser- 

 vations on aster honey as winter food. I have 

 three hives under observation. When I pre- 

 pared them for winter there was an abun- 

 dance of capped and uncapped honey in the 

 hives. I did not open any hive until last 

 Sunday. March 5. and found brood both 

 capped and in larval state. I may mention 

 that the temperature during this and last 

 month was as low as 12 degrees. 



Frederick Bender. 



Nashville. Tenn., March 12. igi6. 



Beekeeping in Japan — A Correction 



Reading the article of Mr. Stuart, page 204 

 of the American Bee Journal. I am sorry to 

 find some misinformation in it. 



It is true that we mostly use American 

 hives, but not only Italian bees, as there are 

 some foreign races, viz., Carniolan. etc.. and 

 Japanese native bees in Japan.; 



It is true that the " rape plant " is one of 

 the principal sources of commercial honey 

 in Japan, but the "genge" plant is more 

 common, and the same may be said of the 

 Japanese clover, which is mentioned under 

 the name of "Louisiana," page 204 of the 

 American Bee Journal. The rape is for 

 small plantations, and blooms in a rather 

 early period for the bees; on the contrary, 

 tiie " genge" is planted in most parts of the 

 country and blooms in favorable season, in 

 May. So the latter is the principal crop. 



At present. " the industry is still in its in- 

 fancy" in Japan, but we are going into the 

 honey business with our characteristic en- 

 ergy and thoroughness, as the Editor said. 



Tara. Gif u-Ken. Japan. Y. Hiratsuka. 



Wintering 



Mr. Swensen's way. pages 413-4. December. 

 1915. is good; but one thing I do not like is 

 - that the sun cannot strike the hive to warm 

 the bees which causes them to take a cleans- 

 ing flight on warm days. My plan is similar, 

 but 1 take out the front part of ;he box so 

 that the sun can strike the full entrance of 

 the hive and cause the frosty walls of the 

 hive to get warm and melt the frost which 

 cannot leave the hive until a certain tem- 

 perature is reached. 



The sooner the sun can strike the hive the 

 sooner the frosty vapor will melt away; but 

 by Mr. Swensen's plan the sun must first 

 warm the outer box. and before the warmth 

 of the sun gets through the wall of the box 

 and packing of straw or leaves, the warmer 

 part of the day is over. I always have my 

 hive lower at the entrance than at the back, 

 so the melted vapor can flow out at the en- 

 trance. I havewintered my bees in this way 

 for seven winters, and they are always 

 strong and ready to work when spring 

 comes. Henry F. Carrillon. 



Highland. III. 



too of the hives, then put on paper roofing; 

 fold it around the hive and tack it down 

 with small nails. So far I have not lost any 

 colonies during winter in the eight years of 

 beekeeping except one that had its entrance 

 clogged with snow and ice and smothered 

 the bees. 



During the hot summer days I protect my 

 hives with shade-boards and burlap, as 

 shown in the photograph. I produce ex- 

 tracted honey exclusively, using the shallow 

 extracting supers, our main honey flow be- 

 ing in the fall, and it has never failed in tiie 

 eight years that I have kept bees. I had 

 about 1400 pounds of fall honey last year 

 from 18 colonies. 



I don't see how some people can keep bees 

 and be without any bee journal or text book 

 on bees. Before I had bees I did not know a 

 thing about them It was in the year 1007 

 when a neighbor offered to give me a swarm, 

 saying he had more than he needed. I ac- 

 cepted his proposition and at once sub- 

 scribed for several bee journals, and got a 

 a few text books on bees. Now I have 18 

 colonies and have had good success with 

 them, while my neighbor is just about out of 

 business, being one of those who knows 

 everything about bets without reading any 

 bee literature. F. A. Wicklein. 



Percy, III. 



Classified Department 



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 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis 

 counts of any kind . Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens will please 

 you. 



Golden Queens for sale, ss cents. 



A. D Keene. Bunkie. La. 



Fine three-banded Italian aueens. Circu- 

 lar and price list free. J. L. Leath. 

 Corinth. Miss. 



For Sale— White clover extracted and 

 comb honey. Henry Hettel. Marine. III. 



DooLiTTLE & Clark's untested queens 

 $1.00 each; Is. 00 for 6; per dozen. Jo 00. 



Marietta. N. Y. 



Preparing for Winter 



A part of my apiary and the extracting 

 house, which is situated on the north, is 

 shown in this picture. A trellis of semi- 

 evergreen honeysuckle runs along the west 

 and north side of the apiary to check the 

 cold winds in winter— a good wind break. 



I winter on the summer stands with sealed 

 covers. I place some paper or burlap on 



BEES and Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H. M. Cook. 



lAtf 84 Cortland St.. New York City. 



Try my very best tested Caucasian. Ital- 

 ian queens at 75c each; hybrids at 25c each. 

 Peter Schaff hauser. Havelock. N. C. 



For Sale— From 40 to 60 colonies of Italian 

 and hybrid bees. All in good shape. 



B. A. Manley. Milo. Iowa. 



For Sale— 200 colonies of bees; first-class 

 location. Rosedale Apiaries. 



J. B Marshall & Son. Big Bend. La. 



Place your order early to insure prompt 

 service. Tested. $1.25; untested. $1.00. Ital- 

 ians and Goldens. John W. Pharr. 

 Berclair. Tex. 



Golden Italian Queens, no better honey 

 gatherers anywhere at any price. Untested, 

 fi.oo. Tested. $1 50. Wallace R. Beaver. 

 Lincoln. 111. 



Northern-Bred Italian queens of the E. 

 E. Mott strain. Unt. queens. 7Sc July and 

 on. Send for free list. Earl W. Mott, 



Glenwood, Mich. 



The best Italian queen that can be had, 

 $1.00; 6 for $5.00, June to November. 



J. W, Romberger, 

 3113 Locust St., St. Joseph, Mo. 



For Sale— Bright Italian queens at 55c 

 each, or $6.00 per dozen. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



T. J. Talley. Rt. 3. Greenville. Ala. 



Three-Bandkd Italian queens Prices: 

 One. 75c; 12 for $800. Tested. $1 25 each. 

 Write for prices on nuclei and full colonies. 

 J. F. Diemer. Liberty. Mo. 



Italian Queens that produce hustlers. 

 Nothing but select queens sent out Un- 

 tested, Ji, 00; Iq.oo per dozen. 



A. E. Crandall & Son. Berlin. Conn. 



For Sale— 300 to 600 colonies of bees, in the 

 famous Hagerman Valley where failure is 

 unknown; very reasonable. Address. 



I E. Hanks. Hagerman. Idaho. 



Bright Italian Queens at 6oc each; $6. 00 

 perdoz; $50 per too. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. W. W. Talley. 

 Rt 4, Greenville. Ala. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Bees are hustlers 



Vigorous prolific Italian queens. $1 00: 6, 

 Js 00. My circular gives best methods of in- 

 troducing. A. V. Small. 



2302 Afency Road. St. Joseph. Mo. 



Golden Italian queens, select tested, 

 J1.25. Tested. $1.00. Untested. 60c; 12. $7.00. 

 Select untested. 70c; 12. $8.00. Nofoulbrood. 

 D. T. Gaster. Rt. 2. Randleman, N. C. 



Leather Colored "Nutmeg strain" of 

 queens. Si.od; doz,. $10. Tested. $1 50. Spe- 

 cial price on large lots. Return mail. 

 A. W. Yates. 3 Chapman St . Hartford. Conn. 



Wanted— Every lb. pkg. shipper to quote 

 me his lowest possible price on 50-lb. pkgs. 

 with queens, to be shipped about May 20, 

 1Q17. W. L. Lovejoy. Clarkston. Mich. 



Golden and three-banded queens. Choice 

 untested queens at 50c; 100 for $40. Dr. Mil- 

 ler's strain. Untested. 7SC; 25 or more at 60c. 

 The Stover Apiaries. Mayhew. Miss. 



A Little Ad in our classified columns 

 will sell that perfectly good equipment that 

 you no longer need, Only 15 cents per line 

 each insertion. 



"Queens of Quality" reared from a 

 daughter of one of Dr. Miller's famous 

 queens. $1.00 each by return mail. After July 

 ist. 75c each ; J8 00 per doz. 



J. Ivan Banks. Dowelltown. Tenn. 



For Sale— 500 colonies of bees; 200 colo- 

 nies operated for comb honey. Apiaries 

 are located in the famous Snake River Val- 

 ley Gem State Apiaries. 

 Box 67. Rigby. Idaho. 



My Bright Italian queens will be ready 

 to ship after April ist at 60c each. Send for 

 price list. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. M. Bates. Rt. 4. Greenville. Ala. 



Choice Italian. Carniolan or Caucasian 

 queens. Untested. 75c. Tested. $1.25 Breed- 

 ing queens. $2.50. Virgins. 40c each; 3 for li.oo. 

 C. W. Finch. 1451 Ogden Ave.. Chicago. Ill, 



Phone Haymar ket 3384. 



Golden Queens that produce Golden 

 Workers of the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price, Ji.oo each; 

 Tested, $2.00: Breeders, Is.oo and $10.00. 



zAtf J, B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



For Sale— Good Italian queens, untested 

 75c; tested. $1. 00; nuclei, 2-frame, $300; i-lb. 

 package, $2.00; 2-lb. package. $3,00. Untested 

 queen with bees at above prices. Will be- 

 gin to send about April ist. G. W. Moon. 

 1Q04 Park Ave.. Little Rock. Ark. 



For Sale— 250 colonies of high grade Ital- 

 ians; fine location on virgin alfalfa at a bar- 

 gain. New modern equipment, comb and 

 extracted. New country, fine climate, and 

 bee business developing rapidly. Splendid 

 opportunity for energetic man. ,,,„,, 

 A. W. F. Lee. Cordell. Okla. 



For SALE-Three-banded Italian queens 

 and bees from the best honey-gathering 

 strains obtainable. Untested queen. 75c; 6. 

 $4.25: 12. $3 00. Tested queens, ti 25; 6. $7.00; 

 12. $12. For select queens add 210 each to 

 above prices. Queens in quantity lots or 

 bees by the pound, write for prices. 

 Robt. B. Spicer. R.F.D. 181. Wharton. N. J. 



