American liee Journal 



Inlv, 1010. 



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Very admirable are the 32 illustra- 

 tions of brood-combs. 



Mucb space is given to developing 

 the author's idea that a colony of bees 

 is an organism. 



A very full list of honey-plants is 

 given, occupying 20 pages. 



It is generally believed that propolis 

 is gathered from the buds of trees, but 

 the author raises the question whether 

 it may not also, like virax, be a secretion 

 of the bee. 



The only size of frame favored is 

 that used in the Gerstung hive, which 

 the author calls the " rational " size, as 

 being best adapted to the needs of the 

 bee. It measures 40x2o centimeters 

 (about lo-'ix9% inches), not outside, 

 as frames are measured in this country, 

 but inside measure. It will be seen 

 that a Langstroth frame contains about 

 .89 of the area of a Gerstung frame (not 

 .99, as given in the book — a manifest 

 error). But this frame may be used 

 either as a deep or a shallow frame. 

 The more common way seems to be to 

 use it as a deep frame, 40 centimeters 

 in depth, with the warm arrangement; 

 that is, with the frame running parallel 

 with the entrance. When the frame is 

 used with 25 centimeters as the depth, 

 the cold arrangement is used, the same 

 as frames are generally used in this 

 country. 



Those who are familiar with the Ger- 

 man language will find it quite interest- 

 ing to note some of the differences be- 

 tween the teachings of this work and 

 those of the Knglish text-books. 



All Iiiexpen.sive Hive-Stancl 



In the very neat report of the second 

 annual meeting of the Maryland Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be found an 

 address by Dr. Burton N. Gates, in 

 which he demonstrated the inexpensive 

 and substantial bee-hive stand in use in 

 the United States Government apiary, 

 College Park, Md., as follows: 



The stand consists of two glazed, vitrified 

 tiles 4.25x4.2s inches and 18 inches Ion;;. The 

 corners of the otherwise square tile are 



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nia>' bo obtained from tcrra-cutta facturics. 

 Weiehine about 15 pounds each, they are 

 just heavy enougli to stay readily in position. 

 Beine.hard burnt and vitrified, they are 

 practically impervious to water, and to a 

 nigli degree they resist the action of weather 

 and frost. 



The hive rests upon one tile at the 

 back end, and one at the front end. 



nectar " to beat the band." as the bov 

 on the street would say. Up to June 8 

 the bees were starving, but immediately 

 after that day there was a complete 

 change, and by June 18, on some hives, 

 there were over two comb honey su- 

 pers. 



Dr. Miller's "Otb birthday anniversary 



MAKVL.^.MJ AgKICUI.TURAI, COI.I.EfJE Al'I.'VRV.AT COLLEGE TAKts. \I|). 



The tiles cost about 5 cents'each. Sec- 

 onds or culls cost less than No. 1 tile, 

 and answer as well. A tile slightly 

 warped or chipped is all right, but if it 

 is cracked it will not last. 



A Call On Dr, C. C. Miller 



Saturday, June 18, was a perfect sum- 

 mer day. The ride from Chicago to 

 Marengo, 111., was so refreshing, as the 

 electric cars sped along fields of white 

 clover whose delectable fragrance was 

 wafted through the open car windows. 



Two OcTAiajNAL Tn.Es Used eor a Hrvi-SiAsn 



occurred June 10, when there was a 

 gathering of the clans, at his delightful 

 home, and a thoroughly enjoyable time 

 was had by all present. 



Miss Emma Wilson, who conducts 

 Our Bee-Keeping Sisters' department 

 in the American Bee Journal, still 

 works with the bees as much as, if not 

 more than, ever. As most of our read- 

 ers know. Miss Wilson is the sister of 

 Mrs. Miller. Then there is Grandma 

 Wilson, 91 years old, mother of Mrs. 

 Miller and Miss Wilson, which com- 

 pletes the family circle at Dr. Miller's. 



We have said it before, and expect to 

 say it often, as it will bear repeating, 

 that to spend a few hours with Dr. 

 Miller and his family, in their plain, 

 quiet, dignified, restful home, is a privi- 

 lege and pleasure that any one may 

 well covet. We look both forward and 

 backward to our visits there with a 

 satisfaction and a delight that are ever 

 increasing as the mind dw'ells upon 

 them. 



It has been our hope, expressed many 

 times, and in which we know all bee- 

 keepers unite, that Dr. Miller may be 

 spared yet many years to bless the 

 world with his cheering presence and 

 mellifluous contributions to the living 

 literature of beedom. It is nice to 

 know that his last years are indeed his 

 best, and that he has the abiding love 

 and confidence of an admiring host, 

 not only of bee-keepers, but of others in 

 the varied walks of life who are so 

 fortunate as to know him personally or 

 by reputation. 



clipped, thus makinir it approximately oc- 

 tatronal in cross-section. In the trade these 

 tiles are known as " iH-inch. one-way conduit 

 tile." and are used for conductintf electric 

 wires below the cround. Being so generally 

 used througliout the United States, they are 

 obtainable from electric light and telephone 

 companies in practically every city, or they 



We arrived at the hillcrest home of 

 Dr. Miller, often called "the sage of 

 Marengo," about 11:30 a.m. He was 

 well, and as happy and optitnistic as 

 ever. He has Ilu colonies of bees, and 

 they were piling in the white clover 



The Two Kiinls of Honej-l>ew 



At a conversazoine of the British Bee- 

 Keepers' .Association, as reported in the 

 British Bee Journal, an intere'^ting dis- 



