March, 1912. 



American l^ee Journal 



California Convention. — The Los An- 

 geles Express, an evening newspaper 

 published at Los Angeles, Calif., con- 

 tained considerable reference to the 

 meeting of the California State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association in that city, Feb. 

 6th. It also had a large picture show- 

 ing 8 of the members, including B. G. 

 Burdick, the president of the Associa- 

 tion, and also Delos Wood, one of the 

 oldest bee-keepers in that State. 



California bee-keepers are waking up 

 on the organization question. They 

 have some plans for the future, which 

 we trust they will be able to carry out. 

 That State is one of the best organized 

 among its fruit-growers of any in the 

 Union. If the bee-keepers are to 

 make the largest success they must also 

 organize. We hope, however, that all 

 of the local organizations throughout 

 that State will also become branches 

 of the National Association, the new 

 Constitution of the National now mak- 

 ing provision for such procedure. 



Bee-keepers throughout the country 

 will doubtless watch with interest the 

 progress made along organization lines 

 among their brethren in California. 

 We hope that the American Bee Jour- 

 nal will be kept informed concerning 

 everything connected with the great 

 things California bee-keepers are ex- 

 pecting to do. 



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Cement-Coated Nails in Honey-Case 



Tops The C. C. demons Bee-Supply 



Co., who are also large dealers in 

 honey, send us the following on the 

 use of cement-coated nails to fasten 

 the tops of honey shipping-cases: 



Editor American Bee Journal: — We 

 want to call your attention to one thine 

 which we think would be a good thing to ad- 

 vocate, and that is for honey-producers to 

 stop using cement-coated nails in putting 

 the fo/'s on their honey-cases. These tops 

 have to be removed in showing the honey, 

 and where cement-coated nails are used, it 

 splits them all to pieces, and when put back 

 it makes a bad looking case, and sometimes 

 a customer thinksthiscase has been refused 

 because the top is broken. We notice that 

 this is not the rule with all shippers, but 

 about 8s percent of what honey we have re- 

 ceived this year has been put up this way. 

 C. C. Clemons Bee-Svpplv Co. 



This is indeed an important matter — 

 one of the little things that means very 

 much. We had noticed the same trou- 

 ble. It is practically impossible to re- 

 move the top of a shipping-case with- 

 out splitting it, when cement-coated 

 nails have been used. It is all right to 

 use such nails on all the rest of the 

 case, but not when nailing on the top 

 or cover after it is filled with honey. 

 The same thing might also apply to 

 boxes for -"i-gallon cans. 



We trust that all readers of the 

 American Bee Journal who ship comb 

 honey will remember this, and here- 

 after use plain nails instead of the 

 cement-coated kind when nailing on 

 the tops or covers of shipping-cases. 



L.\TER. — Since putting the foregoing 

 in type, we learn that the G. B. Lewis 

 Co. put in a few plain wire nails for 

 nailing on the covers. But it would be 

 a good thing to have a printed slip ac- 

 companying the nails calling attention 

 to it. _ 



The Northern Nichigan Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next annual 

 meeting at Traverse City, Mich., March 



rs and 14, l;)12. Whiting Hotel will be 

 the headquarters. Special rates have 

 been arranged for, and also the Hotel's 

 parlor on the second floor has been 

 offered to us for the meetings. A good 

 program will be provided, and we 

 would like to see many new faces. If 

 you are so you can come, better do so. 

 We are sure you will have a pleasant 

 time. Ira D. Bartlett, .SVc. 



East Jordan, Mich. 



of Blackstone, Mass., who can furnish 

 a copy of the program, and any other 

 information desired in connection with 

 the meetings of the organization. 



The Worcester County (Mass.) Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is perhaps the 

 only organization of bee-keepers in 

 America that meets monthly. They 

 gather in Horticultural Hall, at Wor- 

 cester, Mass., at 2 p.m. the second Sat- 

 urday of each month except July and 

 August. The secreary is O. F. Fuller, 



The Northern Texas Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its next convention 

 at Greenville, Te.x., Wednesday and 

 Thursday, April 3 and -1, 1012. AH bee- 

 keepers are cordially invited to attend. 

 We e.xpect a great meeting. 



W. H. White, Sec. 



Greenville, Tex. 



The South Dakota Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 vention will be held in the Court House 

 in Sioux Falls, S. Dakota, March 20 and 

 21,1912. All bee-keepers are urged to 

 be present. 



Bee-Keeping ^ For Women 



Conducted bv Miss Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, III. 



Mrs. Margaret Wilson— An Aged Honey- 

 Consuming Queen 



Feb. 15, 1912, my mother — Mrs. Mar- 

 garet Wilson — celebrated the 9.3d an- 

 niversary of her birth. And a lovely 

 birthday she had. Such a shower of 

 congratulations in the shape of cards, 

 letters, and presents. 



It is not given to many to be able to 

 look back over 93 birthdays with a 

 mind as clear, and a body as perfect as 

 she possesses. She is very hard of 



Mrs. Margaret Wjl.son. 



hearing, and within a year her eye- 

 sight has failed so that she has not 

 been able to read as formerly. She has 

 always been a great reader, and since 

 giving up active life she has spent 

 many happy hours with her books, 

 often reading a favorite over many 

 times. It must be a trial not to be able 



to pick them up and read when she 

 wants to ; but never a murmur. Of 

 course, we read them to her, but that is 

 not the same as being able to read one- 

 self. She is rarely idle, spending her 

 time knitting, as that is all she can do 

 now. 



She is not old in spirit, and takes 

 the keenest interest in everything 

 around her, and she is a great favorite 

 and chum with her grand-children. 

 Her children — well, it would be difficult 

 to find words to tell how much they 

 love her. With such a mother as an 

 example, one feels there is much to 

 live up to. 



Strangers find it difficult to believe 

 she is so old, always remarking on the 

 freshness of her complexion, and the 

 lack of wrinkles. One lady while visit- 

 ing us sat looking at her for a while, 

 and then said, " Why, if I could grow 

 old as gracefully as that, I would never 

 fear growing old." 



She is the honey-eater of the family. 

 Never gets tired of it. Just how much 

 of her wonderful vitality is due to 

 honey it is hard to tell, but I am sure 

 it is good for her. This has been a 

 very hard, cold winter, but she has 

 never had even a cold. 



Emma M. Wilson. 



[" Mother " Wilson is also the friend 

 of " ye editor." We have known her 

 for over 20 years, and have often met 

 her in Dr. Miller's delightful home, 

 where she is one of the trio of" queens " 

 that live so happily together there. We 

 are glad to be able to present to our 

 readers her picture, and also the ac- 

 companying sketch by Miss Wilson. 

 The picture was taken only a few 

 months ago, but is just as Mother Wil- 

 son looks today. May she live to be a 

 hundred — "and then some." — G. W. Y.] 



Carbolic Acid to Clear a Super of Bees 



Fashions prevail in the management 

 of bees as well as in other things. In 

 England it is the fashion to use cloths 



