November, 1912. 



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American Hae Jonrnall 



least bitter. Not beine satisHed with that I 

 tried two more hives, and no bitter honey or 

 pollen was found. 



Now. the bilterweed may be a different 

 kind of weed. The one I speak of grows 

 about the size of " doK-fennel." and has a 

 blossom about the same size, but in color a 

 solid yellow, resembling the yellow of the 

 sunHower. It continues in bloom until 

 killed by frost. I have never known it to 

 yield any bitter honey in this section of the 

 State. George Gunther. 



Cushman. Ark. 



Black Bees in the Extreme West 



This has been a very poor season on this 

 side of the Rockies. There are lots of wild 

 bees in the big woods, but they are hard to 

 get on account of the timber being so high 

 and dense. A neighbor cut down a tree 

 which had a colony of bees in it about 75 feet 

 from theground. When the tree fell it broke 

 in pieces, scattering on the honey every- 

 where. What would you think of a log scal- 

 ing 8000 feet of lumber ? These logs are han- 

 dled with what they call donkeys— steam 

 rigs with steel cable attached. 



There is a little black bee here that is 

 different from the common bee. and which 

 the bee-hunters praise because they say 

 that these have "the stuff." Onefold me 

 that he got 20 gallons of " strained " honey 

 from one tree: another. 400 pounds. 



I saw a man at the State Fair with about a 

 ton of honey on exhibition. He said he had 

 one colony headed by a very black queen 

 which gave him 287 pounds of section honey. 

 He wants to breed from her on account of 

 her proliticness. even if she is black. The 

 blacks have the most admirers in this part 

 of the country. 



I have 40 colonies, mostly Italians headed 

 by queens which I got from different breed- 

 ers. Breeders should take more precaution 

 to have their queens fertile before sending 

 them out to the bee-keeper. M. S. Snow. 



Littell. Wash. 



Some Producers Sell too Low 



In one of my previous reports on the price 

 of comb honey in your esteemed journal, 

 the writer stated that River honey was only 

 II to 12 cents, while others were from is to ib 

 cents for No. i fancy. While at the State 

 Fair I was severely criticised for this re- 

 port, as two parties were securing IS cents 

 for all of their honey, and had trouble in 

 selling some of it to their local buyers for 

 that price. 



I also stated that I would advise the Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal, and have them make the 

 correction. At the same time I called the 

 attention of the parties to the fact that some 

 grocers were selling at retail nice honey, 2 

 sections for 25 cents, and asked the parties 

 to explain the condition. They could not 

 answer who the bee-keeper was who did 

 this selling, and, of course, the grocer would 

 not give his snap away. 



Berkeley, Calif. John C. Frohliger. 



the 



Bees Averaged Over SO Pounds to 

 Colony 



Dr. Bonney, of Buck Grove. Iowa, reported 

 in August, and it was published in the Bee 

 Journal for October, that "if there is any 

 surplus stored hereabouts it will be from 

 now on. ' 



Our 200 colonies stored s'A tons of surplus 

 up to July. I believe in an improved bee, 

 and we have some that ahviivs store some 

 surplus. I have one colony that has stored 

 50 pounds and more ei'ery year for 10 years, 

 and has not cast a swarm in that time. 



Who says a bee is a bee ? 



We also made an increase of 50 colonies, 

 hut not by natural s^'armine- E. S. Miles. 



Dunlap, Iowa. 



Losses Made Up in Illinois 



Best fall flow I have ever seen. Bees are 

 swarming well. Prospects are that there 

 will be as many bees to winter as we have 

 ever had before, and they will be in fine 

 condition, as the honey is of the best quality. 



St. Anne, III. Sept. 1. H. S. DOBY. 



Another Poor Report from California 



This has been the poorest honey season I 

 have ever had in my 5 years of bee-keeping. 

 I have 170 colonies, and have only secured 

 two tons of extracted honey and no comb. 

 I ought to have had at least 12 tons from so 



many bees: however, bees have made their 

 own living all the season except during the 

 month of May. 



I haven't sold any honey as yet except 

 just a little at retail now and then, enough to 

 keep me in postage stamps. We have had 

 for the last 4 or 5 days a very stiff north 

 wind in which the bees are unable to fly, 

 and it is a little cooler. We expect a rain 

 as soon as the wind clianges, as we get our 

 rain from the south. E. A. HovvARU. 



Yuba City. Calif. 



Losses Expected in California 



Most of our beekeepers in the country 

 will lose a large percentage of bees this win- 

 ter, owing to such a poor season just past, 

 and a good many are extracting so late they 

 will take all the honey the bees have stored 

 for winter, thus starving them out. 



Our inspector comes around just when 

 he ought to stay at home, removing all 

 the covers from the hives which the bees 

 have sealed for winter. Being very poor 

 of sight, he puts back about one cover in 

 fifty in its proper place; thus the bees 

 start robbing at once, and the result is that 

 nearly all the apiary is infected- 

 Salinas City. Calif. W. F. Hackmann. 



Motto—" Take Bee-Papers " 



The reason I take the bee-papers and I 

 take all three of the bee journals published 

 in the United States) is that that is the only 

 way to keep up to date, and keep up with 

 the improvements as they are discovered. 



I have kept bees 34 years, and at present I 

 am running four yards, and would not think 

 of getting along without the bee-papers, and 

 I think any bee-keeper should take one or 

 more bee-papers even if he or she has only 

 one colony. A. W. Smith. 



Parksville, N. Y. 



Bees Did Well in Michigan 



Bees have been doing finely. W^ehad a good 

 clover and buckwheat flow, also autumn 

 flowers were good Bees have built up rap- 

 idly, and will be well provided for winter. I 

 have 20 colonies for sale; that many more 

 than I have time to handle. 



Litchfield. Mich. Edwin Ewell. 



Poor Report from Oklahoma 



Bees have done no good here for two years 



East: too dry. I am goingout to cut some 

 ee trees, and will look sharp forfoul brood. 

 I believe it is present among the wild hees 

 in the woods here. Will report later. 

 Lynch, Okla. L. W. Benson. 



Wants, Exchanges, Etc. 



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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. 



Golden Queens that produce s andbband 

 bees. Untested. $1 00; Tested, S3. 00. 



Robert Inghram. Sycamore. Pa. 



For Sale— Three-banded Italian Queens 

 bred for honey, gentleness, and prolihcness. 

 One. $1.00: 6 for $5.00. Wm. S. Barnett. 



7A4t Barnett. Va. 



Mv System — Union bee-hive and Queen. 

 Will increase both your colonies and honey 

 crop, and improve your stock, making bee- 

 keeping a real pleasure. Cash orders $10.00. 



jAtf Joe Egner, Box 552, Lavergne, III. 



Queens — Italians and Carniolans. Will 

 exchange choice queens for bees by the 

 pound, frame, or hive. Write, stating what 

 you have. Frank M. Keith. 



3Atf 83!^ Florence St.. Worcester, Mass. 



Quirin's famous improved Italian queens 

 nuclei, colonies, and bees by the lb., ready in 

 Ivlay. Our stock is northern-bred and har- 

 dy; five yards wintered on summer stands 

 in ioij8 and louo without a single loss. For 

 prices, send for circular. sAst 



Quirin-the-Queen-Breeder, Bellevue. Ohio. 



Carniolan Queens— Bred from best im- 

 ported stock. Many colonies can be manip- 

 ulated without the use of smoke or veil. Un- 

 tested, one for 75c: six for $4.25; twelve for 

 $8.00. Tested, one for $1.00: six for $5.00: 

 twelve for $10. William Kernan. 



Kt. 2, Dushore, Pa. 



SUPPLIES. 



For Sale— a full line of Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies. Agents' prices. Save freight. 

 Dreamland Farms. Buckingham, Fla. 



For Sale— Empty second hand 6u-lb. cans 

 25 cts. per case of two cans: 100 for $22. so. 

 7A4t E. R. Pahl & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale— Empty second-hand 60 lb. cans, 

 two cans to the case, good as new. 2; cents 

 per case. C. H. W. Weber & Co.. 



2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati. Ohio. 



Aluminum Hive Numhers i''« in. high, 2c 

 each figure: soor more. i!»c. postpaid, includ- 

 ing brass nails. Honr,. Ronlra 



Henry Benke. 

 PleasantvilleSta.. N. Y. 



Order Ideal Winter Cases now, and be 

 ready for the stormy days. Extracted honey 

 taken in exchange. R. H. Schmidt. 



Rt. 3. Box 200, Sheboygan, Wis. 



HONEY 



Honey for Sale— Clover honey of the 

 finest quality in new do-lb. cans at g cts. per 

 pound. 8Atf J. P. Moore. Morgan. Ky. 



Wanted— Comb, extracted honey, and 

 beeswax, R. A. Burnett & Co., 



6Ai2t 173 S. Water St.. Chicago, 111. 



Choicest Thick Ripe Clover Honey in 

 full-weight 60-lb. cansat lie per pound. Sam- 

 ple mailed for 8c. E. W. Brown. 



loAtf Box 17, Willow Springs. III. 



Fancy and No. i white-clover honey $3.50 

 and $3.35 per case of 24 sections, six cases to 

 carrier. Robert Gilbert. 



iiA2t White Bear Lake. Minn. 



Wanted — Choice extracted white and 

 amber honey in barrels or cans. Send sam- 

 ple, and price delivered f. o. b. Preston. 



iiAtf M. V. Facey, Preston, Minn. 



For Sale.— Some extracted honey in 60- 

 lb. cans. The early crop, white, well-ripen- 

 ed, of heavy body, and finest flavor. Price, 

 one can or more, 10 cts. per Ib. f. o. b.. Leon. 



iiAit Edwin Bevins, Leon, Iowa. 



For Sale —Water White Alfalfa, Light 

 Amber Alfalfa, and Amber Fall Honey 

 from our own apiaries. Put up in any size 

 packages, any quantity. Write for prices. 



iiAtf Dadant & Sons. Hamilton. Ill, 



MISCELLANEOUS 



For Sale.— Dog coon hound, guaranteed 

 to run coons. John Drenth. Kersey. Ind. 



Colorado Bee-Keepers' Directory is 

 ready. .Join the Association Si o" . and ask 

 for copy. Wesley Foster. Boulder, Colo. 



Make Pure, delicious fruit acids from 

 honey. Cures all diseases, man or beast. 

 Patent allowed. Mailed. 25 cents. 



lAiy C. W. Dayton, Chatsworth, Calif, 



Wanted — Apiarist or helper who is will- 

 ing to invest $250 in apiary. Weallows'ou wa- 

 ges and percentaire of crop as manager. Par- 

 ticulars on request. Apiarist. Sawtelle, Cal. 



For Sale — White-egg strain Indian Run- 

 ner Ducks, White Orpingtons, White Wyan- 

 dottes, Houdans. Bronze Turkeys. Ducks, 

 J1.25 each. A. F. Firestone, Broadwell. Ohio. 



New Crop white sweet-clover seed. 4 lbs. 

 by mail, prepaid. Si 12; 50 to 100 lbs.. 15c per 

 lb., hulled: unhulled, 3c less. Alfalfa seed, 

 same price. R. L. Snodgrass. 



Rt. 4. Augusta. Kan. 



