Gleiuiiinigg ie Bee Celttuirce 



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



A. I. KOOT, Editor Home Department J. T. Calvert, Business Manager. 



H. H. KooT, Managing Editor E. R. Root, Editor A. L. Bovuen, Advertising Manager 



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



VOL. XLIII. 



AUGUST 15, 1915 



NO. 16 



EDITORIALS 



TiiK A. I. Koot Co. has been awarded the 

 grand prize and also a gold medal by the 

 I'alifornia-Panania Exposition at San Die- 

 go for its general exhibit of beekeepers' 

 supplies and honey. Wo consider this the 

 best exhibit we ever made. 



Beekf.epkrs who are neglecting the in- 

 formation sent out b}' governmental agen- 

 cies are missing much of value. 



An excellent contribution to the stream 

 of information from such sources is a series 

 by Morley Petlit published by the Ontario 

 Department of Agriculture, Toronto. Two 

 uf the latest of these are, " Bee Diseases in 

 Ontario," and " Natural Swarming of Bees 

 and bow to Prevent it." These pamphlets 

 are characterized by readable language, 

 concise directions, pertinent illustrations 

 a,nd good printing. The manuals are free 

 to residents of Ontario. 



Twenty Years a Bee Inspector 



The oldest fcul-brood inspector, or, more 

 exactly speaking, the one who has been 

 longest on the job continuously, is N. E. 

 France, of Platteville, Wis. On tlie 11th of 

 August he began his '21st year. New laws 

 just passed will give him a wider scope. 

 These long years of continuous service 

 speak volumes for ]\[r. France's faithful 

 discharge of duty. 



This same Mr. France was also General 

 Manager of the National Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation for a good many years, or, up to the 

 time of its reorganization some two or 

 three years ago. when it was placed on the 

 basis of direct afifiliation with stale or oth- 

 er beekeepers' societies that desired to be 

 connected witii the parent body. 



Honey-crop Conditions and Prices 



There is not much to add to our general 

 summary in our last issue, page 608, except 

 to say that conditions are getting better in 

 New York, and some beekeepers in that 

 stale will secure a good crop. Conditions 



ill eastern Colorado show a total or partial 

 failure. As this is an important part of the 

 alfalfa district of the West, the shortage 

 there may stiffen prices on alfalfa honey; 

 but so far scattering reports show that in 

 other portions of the Rocky Mountain dis- 

 tricts there will probably be the usual crop 

 of alfalfa, so that the shortage in eastern 

 Colorado may not make much difference. 



There has been an average crop in Onta- 

 rio, Canada — about 55 lbs. per colony, ac- 

 cording- to the Crop Report Committee of 

 the Ontario Beekeepers' Association. 



Wisconsin and Minnesota will not come 

 up to the yield of last year, either in comb 

 or exti'acted honey. In fact, many predict 

 that it wull be only half a crop. To offset 

 this, conditions are improving in New York 

 and Pennsylvania. 



In Ohio, conditions are widely different. 

 In the northern part of the state, and espe- 

 cially the northwestern part, there wiU be 

 a fair yield of clover honey. In some of 

 the other portions of the state there will be 

 almost a total failure. 



The Weather Bureau map shows that 

 general rains have been almost univei-sal 

 over the north-central portions of the Unit- 

 ed States. Some needed rains have been 

 coming in Florida and Texas. Conditions 

 are improving slightly in northern Texas. 



So far comb honey is ruling at about the 

 same price as last year. Extracted honey is 

 running fully one cent lower. 



Live-bee Demonstrations, Once More ; 

 One Important Point; Advertising 

 Honey 



In our editorial caution, page 610, last 

 issue, we merely alluded to one important 

 point when we should have said more on 

 it, and that was, that the same bees should 

 not be used more than twice in succession 

 in bee-handling stunts. Ordinarily any 

 bunch of bees, if properly manipulated, can 

 be used in these demonstrations; but if the 

 operation is undertaken more than once 

 with the same bees they may cause trouble. 

 If it is repeated four or five times in sue- 



