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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 1, 1903. 



As a rule, the bees are left to their own 

 sweet will; what honey they collect is taken 

 away from them and carried to the nearest 

 grocery and sold for what it will bring, not 

 having been cleaned from propolis or other 

 matter that makes its appearance inviting. 



A section of fancy comb honey, when placed 

 with one of the clasS' first-named, presents a 

 strong contrast. 



It is not necessary to say that this state of 

 affairs very seriously cripples the price of a 

 nice article of honey. 



I have 22 colonies of bees, and they did well 

 this year. 



There is much being said about the swarm- 

 ing problem ; each writer has ihis or that to 

 suggest as to the best means to solve this 

 problem. For this locality, I find that to pre- 

 vent swarming in any form is to be preferred. 

 One strong colony that does not swarm will 

 store 25 percent more honey than one of equal 

 strength and opportunity which has swarmed 

 or been " swarmed." 



Bees will, in every case, attend to the wants 

 of the brood-nest before they go elsewhere. 

 To prepare this requires considerable time 

 and labor, drawing out comb foundation in 

 the one case, or building new comb from 

 starters, or filling old ones with honey. While 

 the brushed, shaken, or " shook " swarm is 

 thus employed, the other being provided with 

 a brood-nest " laden with stores and teeming 

 with bees of all ages," is crowding the sec- 

 tions and storing their collections there. 



To prevent swarming is, for me, easy of ac- 

 complishment. My colonies are made strong 

 by stimulative feeding early in the spring. 

 When they 'are about to swarm, an empty 

 hive is prepared ; if they swarm out, which 

 they very often do, the queen is caught in a. 

 Miller cage, and a hasty examination is made 

 of the brood-nest, there being, comparatively, 

 no bees in the way. If a good cell is found, 

 the comb is put in the prepared hive with an- 

 other. Their places in the old hive are re- 

 placed by empty combs or full sheets of foun- 

 dation. By this time the swarm returns to 

 the old hive, the queen is released at the 

 entrance, and all is well. Not one in ten will 

 swarm after this operation. We not only 

 prevent swarming, but we secure a rational 

 increase in the apiary at the same time. 



I do not desire to " forage " op your very 

 valuable space, Mr. Editor, but beg to say a 

 word about " bee-papers." 



No man can keep bees successfully unless 

 he reach. He must consult the bee-paper if 



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MOUNT UNION COLLEGE, 

 Alliance, Ohio. 



Thousands of Hives- Millions of Sections 



Ready for Prompt Shipment. 



We are not selling goods on NAME 0ISI1,Y, but on their quality. 



In addition to the many car-loads we are shipping to all parts of the United States, we have just 



made one shipment of live car-loads to England. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.A. 



Please mention Bee .lOUnLai wtien writing 



Bees and Apiary Stock 

 at a Bargain ! 



We have for sale in Lee Co., 111., (100 miles west of Chicago, on the Chi 

 cage & Northwestern and Illinois Central Railroads), the following list, some of 

 which is new, and the balance as good as new : 



10 lO-frame Simplicity Nailed Hive-Bodies 20c each. 



47 8-frame Hive-Bodies 30c each. 



59 Wood-bound 10-frame Zinc Honey-Boards 15c each. 



1200 New, Clean, Wired Extracting Combs (L. size) 15c each. 



560 New L. Brood-Frames with full sheets wired foundation 10c each. 



400 Good L. Brood-Combs 12c each. 



1 2 Frame Cowan Reversible Honey-Extractor ?8.00 



1 Two-part Wooden Uncapping-Box 4.00 



1 " New Model " Solar Wax-Extractor (glass 26x60 in.) 8.00 



1 Wooden Honey-Tank with galvanized-iron bottom (holds 1800 lbs.) . 10.00 



1 Bingham Honey-Knife .50 



1 6-inch Comb Foundation Mill 15.00 



1 10-inch Comb Foundation Mill 25.00 



130 New Wired Staple-Spaced Brood -Frames— per 100 2.00 



Also 60 Full colonies Italian Bees in 10-fr. Langstroth hives, at these prices : 5 colonies at 

 $4.50 each ; 10 or more at $4.00 each. No disease. 



All the above can be shipped promptly. First come, first served. What 

 do YOU want out of the lot ? or do you want it all ? Of course the combs and 

 frames of foundation could be filled into the empty hive-bodies and shipped 

 safely in that way, if so desired. (No order filled for less than $5.00 from the 

 above list). Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



144 & 146 East Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS' 



worth of Page Fence In Bronx Park, N. Y. Why? 

 PA(iE WOVKN niKEKENl'K CO., Adrian, Mich. 

 Please mention Bee Journal ■when Tvritin^ 



Adel Queens. 



One Queen, $1.00; more than one at the rate of 

 $9.00 per doz. All Breeding Queens. 

 38A3t H. ALLEY. Wenham, Mass. 



Sections, Stiippina-Gases, 

 Honey-Gans, 



And everythmg- necessary for the bee-keeper 

 Prompt shipping. FINE ITALIAN QUEENS 



Catalog- free. 



C. M. SCOTT & CO. 



1004 E. Washington St., 

 49Atf INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



DAIRYMEN ARE DELIGHTtU 



to meel ihoaewbo work for qb. Cow keepers al » ays 

 have mooey. We st&rt yoa Id bualneBS. You maks 

 Urge profitA. Easy work. We furnish capitaL Send 

 lOcenU for fall Hue of sampleBand particulars. 



DRAPEK PUBLISHlNa CO.. Chicago. Ills. 



Let me SELL or BUY your 



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 when writing advertisers. 



If you have some to offer, mail sample with lowest price expected, delivered 

 Cincinnati 



^ IF IN NEED ^ 



state quantity and kind wanted, and I will quote you price. I do business on 

 the cash basis, in buying or selling. 



Full stock of Bee-Supplies, the best made. Root's Goods at their 

 factory prices. SEEDS of Honey-plants. 



C. H, W. WEBER fnTnTu'°/H""^-^-^"^° 



2146-48 Central Ave., CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



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