American Hee Jonrnal 



The good point made by Mr. Carr is 

 mentioning that larvae dying from 

 American foulbrood almost invariably 

 lie on the lower cpll wall, while those 

 dying from European foulbrood are in 

 any shape. It is o//c of the real differ- 

 ences between the two diseases. The 

 sine test for .American foulbrood is 

 the ropiness of the dead larv.e. VVhen 

 the ropiness is pronounced, you ca i 

 safely diagnose it as a case of .Ameri- 

 can foulbrood. 



Toronto Beekeepers' President 



It is my pleasure to know Mr. Chap- 

 man, president of the Toronto Bee- 

 keepers' .Association, and I would en- 

 dorse what Secretary Hopper says 

 about him. One thing Mr. Hopper has 

 not mentioned, and this omission has 

 something to do in explaining the 

 good meetings, good order at such 

 meetings, etc. While Mr. Chapman is 

 a first-rate beekeeper, this calling is a 

 side line with him, as he is police in- 

 spector of the city of Toronto. See 

 the point ? The members just have to 

 be good, or else Mr. Chapman would 

 trot them all off to the police court. 



Protecting Supers in a Dull Season 



Last year at this time it was a prob- 

 lem to get enough supers to accom- 

 modate the bees, as the good flow of 

 nectar gave little time to do any ex- 

 tracting. This year it is a problem to 

 care for the supers so that moths do 

 not achieve their destructive work. 

 Many of our super combs have pollen 

 in them, and while little evidence of 

 the moth has appeared yet, one has to 

 be careful to guard against the pests, 

 and it is surprising how much damage 

 can be done in a short time when once 

 they get started. 



If one has fairly tight boxes in which 

 to store the combs, prevention is very 

 easy. A small quantity of carbon bi- 

 sulphide will destroy eggs and larvse if 

 already present, and as long as there is 

 any odor of the drug among the 

 combs no moth will venture in, even if 

 the box is open enough to admit them. 

 Of course, one can pile up the supers 

 over the colonies, but when expecting 

 a light flow of only a super or two at 

 the most, as we do from buckwheat, it 

 is a nuisance to have an over abun- 

 dance of room for the bees. But no 

 matter what course you pursue, do not 

 allow the moths lo destroy the combs, 

 as ready drawn combs ar^' as good as 

 cash to the beekeeper, and even if not 

 used this year, will likely be handy at 

 some future time. 



Advertising Honey 



What you say, Mr. Editor, on page 

 226 regarding the matter of advertis- 

 ing honey is interesting reading. The 

 conversation you had with the gentle- 

 man in the diner, and the examples I'e 

 gives by way of illustrating the value 

 of advertising, emphasize what many 

 of us have claimed. " Postum " and 

 "Spearmint Gum" which he mentions, 

 are articles of which the selling price 

 is very much more than the cost of 

 production. That is the difficulty we 



are up against. If an article costs us 2 

 cents, and we could by advertising sell 

 it for 25 cents, what a fund we could 

 put in for advertising. 



I believe that honey can be adver- 

 tised profitably, but never as profitably 

 as " Spearmint Gum " or ' Postum." 



By the way, is that not a mistake in 

 figures when $-J0O0 is mentioned as the 

 annual expenditure for advertising 

 "Postum ?" I had been led to believe 

 that one or two ciphers should be 

 added to that figure, and I expect the 

 latter sum would be nearer the mark. 



Characteristic Southern California S( enerv-Sages in the Foreground. 



Caufornia ^ Bee-I^eping 



Conductrd by J. E. Pleasants. Oranfe. Calif. 



Honey Crop Small, But Excellent 



The season, which has been most un- 

 certain, is now sufficiently advanced to 

 give an idea of the crop. A conserva- 

 tive estimate from many different 

 sources gives the honey product 

 slightly under a half crop. We have 

 alternated between failure and success 

 so long that it has been a very difficult 

 season to report. There have been 

 times when the outlook was flattering. 

 Then there would be an abrupt change 

 in the weather and for a time we would 

 think we were in for a total failure. 

 Then things would look up again. 



The condition of apiaries in different 

 localities has been variable, excellent 

 reports from some and very discourag- 

 ing news from others. The press, get- 

 ting some reports from those who were 

 doing well and were of course optimis- 

 tic, published glowing accounts of a 

 great harvest. We are great on that 

 sort of thing in southern California. 

 But it sometimes does harm, and in 

 this case these reports and those of 

 others who should know better have 

 done much to weaken prices. I refer 

 to the exaggerated editorials of the 

 Western Honey Bee. This our only 

 bee journal in California, is now 

 edited by a man who it would appear 



is more interest 'd on the side of the 

 buyer than the producer. It is cer- 

 tainly not pleasing the beekeepers at 

 large. The Executive Board of the 

 State Association has made a grave 

 mistake in their selection thi-; time. 



Our crop is small, our honey is of ex- 

 cellent quality, white and water-white, 

 of a heavy body predominate, and the 

 highest prices buyers are quoting to us 

 so far are G cents for water-white, .5 '4 

 for white, and 5 for amber. So far I 

 have heard of but few sales, and I be- 

 lieve all the large apiarists will hold 

 their honey until prices advance. 



Mr. M. H. Mendelson, our leading 

 beekeeper, in answer to an inquiry 

 about the crop, June 22, s.-5ys : "The 

 season has been a disappointment. 

 Only about one fourth crop with me. 

 (Ventura Co., Calif.) The we:'ther has 

 been unusually cool. It is an off year. 

 At the coast it is almost a failure." 



Some other localities report some 

 better. My county (Orange) has slight- 

 ly under a half crop. 



Quantity and Quality of Eucalyptus Honey 



In reply to question regarding the 

 quantity and quality of eucalyptus 

 honey, I will quote Mr. Roy K. Bishop, 



