October, 1914. 



American Hee Journal 



until the water is evaporated. Stir 

 constantly so that it will not burn. 

 To know when it is done, dip your 

 finder first into cold water then into 

 the syrup. If what adheres is brittle 

 to the teeth, it is boiled enough. Pour 

 into shallow pans, slightly greased 

 and. when cold, break into pieces of 

 suitable size. 



Sugar candy is ted over the brood 

 combs of a colony. It is food in its 

 most concentrated form ind iQay be 

 used both out-of-doors and in the 

 cellar. There is no danger of diar- 

 rhea when the colonies are supplied 

 with this or with thick syrup. 



Unripe honey or thin nectar Is sure 

 to prove injurious to the bees if they 

 are compelled to winter upon It. Ac- 

 rnrding to some authorities, the nectar 

 of blossoms may contain as much as 

 SO per cent of water, when fresh har- 

 vested. This would mean 5 parts of 

 water to 1 of sugar. We will some 

 day discuss this matter, for there is 

 undoubtedly a greit difference In the 

 t'ickness cf the nectar at different 



times, according to the atmospheric 

 and soil conditions. 



To sum up the experience gathered, 

 give your bees thin food in the sum- 

 mer, thick food in the winter. If you 

 fear crystallization in the combs, add 

 10 per cent of honey or a little tar- 

 taric acid. Use soft water. 



A discussion of this subject will be 

 welcomed by the Journal. 



Beekeepiiifj luforiiiatioii in the 

 Dailies 



The St. Louis Post-Dispatch of Sun- 

 day July 19, contains a whole page de- 

 voted to the study of bef"-life, borrowed 

 from "The Courtship of Animals," by 

 W. P. Pycraft, of London. It is a very 

 interesting description of the natural 

 history of the honey-bee, and aside 

 from a few minor inaccuracies, is cor- 

 rect. The cuts have evidently been 

 borrowed, perhaps in a roundabout 

 way, from American authors. We con- 

 gratulate this great daily for the space 

 thus granted to bee-culture. 



Miscellaneous ^ News Items 



Fall Meeting in Connecticut The fall 



convention of the Connecticut Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in the 

 old Senate Chamber, State Capitol at 

 Hartford Saturday, Oct. 24. The morn- 

 ing session will be devoted to an in- 

 formal gathering, payment of dues, 

 etc. ; the afternoon session to regular 

 business, report of Connecticut Fair 

 Committee and addresses. 



It is expected that important action 

 will be taken at this meeting relative 

 to the establishment of an apiary at 

 the Connecticut Agricultural College, 

 for which the association has been 

 working for several years. The Pro- 

 gram Committeeannounces the follow- 

 ing: 



Mr. O. F. Fuller, of Blackstone, Mass., 

 president of Worcester Beekeepers' 

 Association and originator of the 

 famous " Fuller candy " for winter feed 

 ing, will address us on " Experiments 

 with Bee Foods," demonstrated, and 

 "Rearing Queens in the Brood-Cham- 

 ber with a Laying Queen." 



Those who failed to hear Mr. Fuller 

 at Amherst on June 12, lastyear, should 

 not miss this opportunity. The re- 

 mainder of the program follows : L. C. 

 Root, (subject to be chosen). W. C. 

 Rockwell, "Signs of a Good Queen." 



John Thorret, " Wintering." Question 

 box, etc. L. Wayne Adams, Sec. 



Northern Illinois and Southern Wis- 

 consin Convention — The annual meet- 

 ing of the Northern Illinois and South- 

 ern Wisconsin Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the Court House in 



Rockford. III., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 

 1914 All those interested in bees are 

 invited to attend. 



B. Kennedy, Sec, 

 2507 W. State St., Rockford, III. 



The Gallagher Apiary Arriving at 



the pretty and lively city of Maquoketa, 

 Iowa, on the evening July (i, I repaired 

 to the hotel, and after cleaning away 

 the grime of dust and cinders with a 

 good bath, I ate a hearty supper and 

 made some enquiries. I had never met 

 Mr. Gallagher, but I had often corres- 

 ponded with him, so I knew he was an 

 old resident. His business is that of 

 a jeweler. I do not wish to throw 

 showy bouquets, but I can truly say 

 that I have found out by long acquaint- 

 ance with beekeepers that a successful 

 jeweler always makes a good honey 

 producer. And why ? Because, as 

 Heddon used to say: "Our business 

 is a business of details." There is no 

 business more composed of fine detail 

 than the jeweler's business, especially 

 if he is also a watch and clock repairer. 

 He knows that the least little derange- 

 ment will make a clock go wrong. 

 That is why I repeat: A beekeeping 

 jeweler is a successful beekeeper. 



In answer to my telephone call, the 

 reply came in a pleasant voice : " Glad 

 to hear that you are here. My boy will 

 call for you in a few minutes." Indeed, 

 the />oy came, with a big automobile, 

 but he turned out to be a bright young 

 man of 2G. To my remark that he was 

 a pretty big "boy," he laughingly re- 

 plied, " I am the kid." It was only a 

 few blocks to the Gallagher home, and 

 I spent a very pleasant evening. As it 

 was already dark, the visit to the bees 

 was put off until morning. 



Mr. Gallagher has solved the problem 

 of keeping a large number of colonies 

 on a small plot of ground. His 16.5 

 colonies are located on a back lot 60 

 feet by 110. But he manages to keep 

 there also a very good vegetable gar- 

 den, where lettuce, parsnip, cabbage, 

 celery, peas, beans, strawberries, aspara- 

 gus, etc , are grown. He has also there 



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