VOL XXXIV. CHICAGO, ILL, JULY 12, 1894. 



NO. 2. 



Secretary ISenton,, of the North 

 American, has had some very neat letter- 

 heads printed for the use of the officers in 

 their correspondence relating to the asso- 

 ciation. Mr. Benton knows how to get up 

 neat and tasty things. He is very pains- 

 taking in all his work. 



Octo1>er IGtIi, 17tli and IStli, 



has been decided upon by the Executive 

 Committee, as the time for holding the 

 next annual convention of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association at St. 

 Joseph, Mo. Better begin now to lay your 

 plans to go. President Abbott wants to 

 have an attendance equal to if not larger 

 than that of last year at the Columbian 

 meeting. Will you be there ? 



An Exciir»>ion and JPicnie, under 

 the auspices of the Philadelphia Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, was held on Saturday, 

 June 30th, at Woodcliff Apiary, near Jenk- 

 intown— Mr. W. A. Selser's queen-rearing 

 establishment. It was a rare opportunity 

 to see the manipulation of hives and meth- 

 ods of queen-rearing by the improved Doo- 

 little scientific plan, Woodcliff being the 

 only apiary of the kind in that part of the 

 State. 



Onr Special Oiler to Jan. l$t, 



on page 35, has attracted the attention of 

 those who have not been too busy to solicit 

 new names, and consequently they have 

 sent in the subscriptions and secured their 

 premiums as offered. Now, why cannot 

 more of our present readers go to work 

 and earn some of the many excellent books 

 we offer as premiums ? It is an easy way 

 to get them— either the books or the new 

 subscribers. Only 40 cents for the Bee 

 Journal from now to Jan. 1st, to new sub- 

 scribers, and the one securing the new 

 name or names, will receive a premium be- 

 sides ! Why not send in a lot of new sub- 

 scribers this month, and thus help yourself 

 and also your bee-keeping friends ? See 

 page 35 for particulars. 



1^" Many beginners make the mistake 

 of thinking they can improve some of the 

 standard hives or implements, and that 

 before they have fairly learned the busi- 

 ness. — HutcMnson. 



Mr. C O. Perrine, the man noted 

 in time past as a honey-dealer, and who 

 practiced migratory bee-keeping down the 

 Mississippi river on a barge, is now a resi- 

 dent and land owner in Riverside, Calif. ; 

 and though the snows of many .winters 

 whiten his head, he is still an active busi- 

 ness man. At present it is orange-orchards 

 and not bees. So says Rambler, in Glean- 

 higs. We might add that Mr. Perrine once 

 attempted to feed glucose to his bees, hop- 

 ing to produce ''honey'' from it, and 

 .nearly ruined his whole apiary. The whole 

 glucose business is no good for the bee- 

 keepers, and its use must be avoided and 

 condemned by them at all times. 



