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ie Bee (Celtteire 



Published by The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio 



A. I. KooT, fidifor Home i)( paitnu'iit .f. T. C'AiiVERT, Businoss Manaser. 



]I. H. KoiiT, Managing Editor E. U. Root, Editor A. U. Boyuen, Advertising Manager 



Entered at tlie Postoffice, Medina, Ohio, as second-class matter. 



VOL. XLIIL 



AUGUST 1, 1915 



NO. 15 



EDITORIAL 



Our Cover Picture 



Ts there a luore fascinatiiii? part of bee- 

 l^eepiiig- tlian the study of the llowers on 

 wliieh the bees depend for their honey? 

 And is any part of this study more entranc- 

 ing: than the photographing of siidi blos- 

 soms? We are proud of the illustralit)ns 

 in this special number, although we wish 

 that all of our readers might see the clear- 

 ness of detail contained in the original 

 vdiotographs. 



Our cover picture, representing the wild 

 hawlhorn, is the work of We«ley Foster, 

 \, hose article appears on page 619. 



Quarantine on Shipments of Bees in 

 Nevada 



Tiir: governor of Nevada has recently is- 

 sued a proclamation establishing a quaran- 

 tine against all states for the shipment of 

 colonies of bees unless accompanied by a 

 certiticate from a duly appointed state or 

 county inspector. This does not prevent 

 proper interchange in bees, but it will pre- 

 vent the shipment of bees in car lots or in 

 small lots from irresponsible parties from 

 other .states who ha\e the disease. It would 

 appear that the beekeepers in Nevada ap- 

 pealed to the governor, with tlie results 

 staled. 



The Net-weight Law, antl its Effect on 

 the Conih-honey Business 



KviiUAc'K is beginning to accunmlate, 

 showing that a great many do not under- 

 -!and the net-weight law. They are afraid 

 nl' it; and this very ignorance of its pro- 

 \ ision.s. as well as the knowledge of them, 

 is causing many to give up the production 

 of comb honey. 



We also find that some are going into 

 the production of chunk comb honey in 

 pails. This may be right in some locali- 

 ties; but we believe it will be a serious mis- 

 take to foist that kind of honey on the 

 northern markets. As soon as it granulates 

 (and it granulates readily) it will sell for 

 only a little over half its former price. 



Chunk or bulk comb honey will granulate 

 much more readily than honey in sections. 

 In a like manner extracted honey will gTan- 

 uiate more readily because of the disturb- 

 ance to which it is subjected in taking it 

 from the comb. But clear extracted honey, 

 VN^hen it granulates, is not injured. 



Ontario Association Collecting Crop 

 Reports 



As usual, Mr. Morley Pettit, the secretary 

 of the Ontario Beekeepers' Association, is 

 sending out requests for crop reports in 

 the form of return postal cards, one side ad- 

 dressed to the beekeeper, and ha^■ing■ on the 

 hack the following to be filled out: 



HONEY-CROP EKl'OJJl' TO BE MAILED NOT LATER THAN 

 SATURDAY, JULY 31. 



How many colonies, spring count i 1914 1915 



Total crop of white extracted lioney 

 T'>tal crop of white comb honey 

 Wbat prices have you received? 



Nauie County 



Address Townsliip 



Date Con Lot 



Be sure to report for 1914 as well as for 1915. 

 AVhen exact amounts not known, estimate as closely 

 as possible. Poor crops or failures should always be 

 leported, to keep the average right. 



A system of accurate crop reporting is 

 of inestimable value in a locality. What 

 greater service can a local organization of 

 beekeepers perform for its members than 

 lliat of determining what the crop is and 

 what prices are being secured? 



The Editor of the Western Honey Bee 

 Gets Some Honey 



It will be lemembered (see page 304 

 A]>ril 15, and also page 398 of our May 

 loth issue) we referred to our interview with 

 the editor of the Western Honey Bee at 

 his home a few months ago. We wrote him 

 some little time ago, making some inquiries 

 along honey-crop conditions and other mat- 

 ters. Apologizing for delay in rei)lying to 

 our letter he wi-ites: 



Mrs. B. .ind I, entirely without help, have (mis) 

 !uanaged 381 colonies of bees (spring coi.'nt) ; in- 

 creased by natural swarming to over 500; taken 

 off, cased, and nold over 500 cases of comb honey, 



