May, 1910. 



American Hee Journal 



the old bees, had a little honey; but the 

 other hadnone— not abit. The combs were as 

 dry as if they never had honey in them. We 

 can find no queen-bee in either hive. What 

 shall I do? Shall I let them alone, or shall I 

 get a queen, and put them all together in one 

 hive? Orshalllkeep on feeding? What do 

 you advise? 



We are living in Barron Co.. Wis., in cut- 

 over timber, and I think it will be a good 

 location for bees. I am anxious to keep a 



few. vMRS.; .]. BROSS.1RD. 



Rice Lake. Wis. 



Although yoit have not found a 

 queen, it is by no means certain that 

 there is no queen there. Even the 

 most experienced sometimes fail to 

 find a queen. Look and see whether 

 there is any brood in the hive; if not, 

 you may conckide the bees are queen- 

 less, in which case it will be well to 

 furnish a queen to the united lot of 

 bees. By this time the bees ought to 

 get along without any feeding. 



spoonfuls, according to the number of 

 hens) into the drinking-vessel in the 

 morning, the honey being previously 

 dissolved in hot water. In severe cases 

 I give each hen daily a teaspoonful of 

 clear honey. 



It is also advisable to allow well hens 

 this luxury as a preventive of disease. 



One by one the old bee-keepers are 

 passing away. Only a few of those 

 who lived when the Lan.gstroth hive 

 was invented are still with us. Many 

 of the present generation know but 



Honey for Hens 



Here is something for the sisters who 

 are interested in the biddies. It is 

 taken from Schweizerische Bienen- 

 zeitung : 



In all cases of disease among my 

 hens, especially diseases of a catarrhal 

 form, I have used a strong solution of 

 honey in warm water, and have found 

 no medicine to compare with it. It is 

 wonderful how quickly the creatures 

 recover with this cure, which consists 

 in stirring honey (one or more table- 



A Correction — Other Items 



There was a slight mistake in my article 

 in March, igio. pages 72 and 73. which I would 

 like to have corrected, which says, "and all 

 sells as extracted honey at 10 cents a pound." 

 It should have been, "and ail sells as comb 

 lioney at 10 cents a pound" — that is. when 

 the honey is dark. When it is white honey, 

 of course it sells for I2j^ and 15 cents. 



By the way. we have sold about 1000 pounds 

 of that dark honey this siiring; this dark 

 honey was gathered from live-oak balls. It 

 was honey that the bees had over from their 

 winter stores. 



In looking over them in February, we 

 found 2 colonies queenless out of 120. One of 

 them we saved, but the other was too far 

 gone, so we increased one. and our rows are 

 not broken. Both cases were the result of 

 neglect on our part. 



I would like to tell you some more of our 

 experiences, etc.. but I'm afraid I shall 

 wear my welcome out. 



[Mrs.) M. E. Pruitt. 



Eola. Tex., March 31. 



Have no fear about wearing out your 

 welcome. You will always be more 

 than welcome. 



Please accept sincere thanks for the 

 private word of appreciation accom- 

 panying your article. Such words 

 warm the heart, and make us feel that 

 we are indeed sisters. 



Sketches of Beedomites 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown 



Mr. J. L. Patterson, of Augusta, Ga., 

 writing us recently informed us of the 

 death of Dr. J. P. H. Brown, of Augusta, 

 Ga., Aug. 24, 1909. He was in his 78th 

 year, and it seems death had been ex- 

 pected for some time on account of his 

 feeble condition. 



Dr. Brown came to Augusta some 40 

 years ago from Atlanta, where he had 

 been a practicing dentist. He was also 

 interested in agricultural pursuits, and 

 was one of the old organizers of the 

 agricultural clubs and agricultural 

 movements. Dr. Brown was looked 

 upon as one of the leaders in his part 

 of the country. 



In the American Bee Journal of Dec. 

 7, 1893, we published the following 

 brief sketch of Dr. Brown : 



" Dr. Brown was born Oct. 15. iHm. and was 

 reared on a farm in Carroll Co.. Mil. Like 

 many other country boys, he worked in sum- 

 mer and went to a ctjmmon country school 

 in winter until he was 16 years of age. when 

 he attended an academy in his native town. 

 He afterwards took a course in natural 

 science and mathematics at the Western 

 Liberal Institute iji Marietta. Ohio. 



"After lea\ing the Institute he studied 

 medicine, but mechanism being a ruling 

 passion, he took up dentistry as a medical 

 specialty. lie migrated to Georgia in iKst), 

 and his services were so much appreciated 

 by the Confederate Government that he 

 was detailed to manufacture dentists' gold- 

 foil and other specialties for the dental 

 profession. 



"Dr. Brown's commencement as a bee- 

 keeper dates back to childhood. His father 



kept bees in the old box-hives, and his ear 

 liest recollection is the cry of ' Bees swarm 

 ing!' and the unusual thumping on a tin-pan 

 to settle them. 



"In 1870 he adopted the movable-frame 

 hive and introduced into his apiary the Ital- 

 ian bee. In 1874 he began to import queens 

 direct from Italy, and to breed them. Since 

 then he has been a large breeder, and has 

 shipped bees and queens to all parts of the 

 United States. Canada. Cuba and Mexico. 



"As a queen-breeder Dr. Brown has work- 

 ed for a better bee: and to secure this ob- 

 ject he has brought to bear all the science, 

 skill and detail that he was possessed of. 

 He also runs a factory for the manufacture 

 of hives and supplies for the apiary." 



Dr. Brown is survived by no near 

 relative except his wife, Mrs. Mary 

 Brown. His only child died several 

 years ago. He was a popular citizen 

 of his locality, and was held in very 

 high esteem not only by those who 

 knew him where he lived, but also by 

 the dental fraternity, who considered 

 him "one of the most prominent prac- 

 titioners of Georgia in days past, and 

 who did the most active work for the 

 advancement of his profession in his 

 time ; who having turned aside from 

 the prevailing selfish idea of ' making 

 money,' has left a public record as evi- 

 dence of special work in uplifting the 

 profession." 



Some years ago Dr. Brown conducted 

 the department of "Southern Beedom" 

 for the American Bee Journal, which 

 department is now in charge of Mr. 

 Louis H. Scholl, of Texas. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown. 



little of the struggles made by our 

 fathers in the bee-keeping line. We 

 have all entered into their labors, and 

 are reaping the result of their efforts 

 and devotion to the cause of bee-keep- 

 ing. Only a few more years and not 

 one of the faithful old-timers will be 

 left to tell the story of bee-keeping in 

 its infancy in this country. Almost 

 without exception the apiarian leaders 

 we have personally known, or read of, 

 have been splendid men — in fact, some 

 of them have been splendid women. It 

 is an inspiration to know not only that, 

 but that their successors dcsfi-v the 

 success and honors that have come to 

 them during the passing years. 



Thomas William Cowan and His 

 Work 



That does not mean that a full ac- 

 count of all our distinguislied cotem- 

 porary has done for British bee-keep- 

 ers and bee-keeping is to be set down 

 in order here, which would take too 

 many pages. It is merely to say that a 

 man who has been so actively engaged, 

 and for so many years, begins now 

 wisely to think of taking things just a 

 bit less strenuously. At a late meeting 

 of the British Bee-Keepers' .Associa- 

 tion he ottered his resignation as its 

 Chairman, after having filled that im- 

 portant position for 36 consecutive 

 years. This was felt to be nothing 

 short of a calamity, and instead of ac- 

 cepting his resignation the .'Association 

 begged that he would take further time 

 for consideration, with the assurance 

 that his position should be made as 

 easy as possible. 



Since the death of Mr. W. B. Carr, 

 who so ably assisted Mr. Cowan, the 

 burden of editing the British Bee Jour- 

 nal has been etitirely upon the shoul- 

 ders of Mr. Cowan as editor-in-chief, 



