THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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end the pin will form a hook, and 

 hang the cell on the pin ; to complete 

 it only requires a piece ot wire fast- 

 ened to the cage and bent over the 

 brood-frame. 



There are many that have neither 

 tlie time nor the talent to make tlie 

 Alley cage, who can transform a Peet 

 cage in tlie above manner and derive 

 all tlie benefits, without removing a 

 brood-frame.which, if possible, should 

 be avoided. 



Cjlenn,o+ Kans. 



Pacific Rural Press. 



Producing Extracted Honey. 



WM. MUTH-KASMUSSBN. 



As soon as the coloaies are strong 

 enough, fllling tlie brood-chamber 

 with iioney and brood, and the bees 

 are building little lins of new white 

 wax on top of the frames and in other 

 parts of the hive, then it is time to 

 put on the surplus story. This may 

 be furnished with a full set of empty 

 combs, or with combs and frames of 

 comb foundation, alternating with- 

 each other, or even with foundation 

 alone, if no combs are to be bad. If 

 foundation alone is used, it must be 

 watclied, that it does not break down 

 by the heat of the hive, and under the 

 weight of the bees hanging on it. If 

 half the frames contain empty combs, 

 these will give the bees a firm sup- 

 port, so that only one-half of the 

 weight comes on the foundation, 

 which is suspended between the 

 combs. I therefore prefer this ar- 

 rangement, unless I have a full set of 

 combs to give them. 



New swarms should be compelled 

 to All the lower hive before the sur- 

 plus story is put on, otherwise they 

 will either leave unoccupied space in 

 the brood-chamber, or not enter the 

 surplus story at all ; and as long as 

 they are not strong enough to do so, 

 they are better oft without it. Pre- 

 suming that the lower combs are 

 built on foundation, it will be neces- 

 sary to (ill the frames in the upper 

 story with full sheets of the same, to 

 prevent the bees from building drone 

 comb there, which they would do 

 without it, and the queen would oc- 

 cupy them with drone eggs, having at 

 this time of the year a natural desire 

 for drones, and being prevented rear- 

 ing them in the brood-chamber. Be- 

 fore putting on the upper story it will 

 be well to uncap or mash the capping 

 of such honey as may be in tlie central 

 brood-combs. The bees will remove 

 this honey and store it above, thereby 

 giving the queen more room below. 

 It is also well to take out a comb of 

 unsealed brood from the lower story, 

 and place it in the centre of the upper, 

 which often will make the bees com- 

 mence work there sooner than they 

 would without it. The vacancy in 

 the lower story should be filled with 

 an empty worker comb or a frame of 

 foundation, but never with an empty 

 frame. Examine the upper set of 

 combs occasionally, and when they 

 are nearly full and sealed over, take 

 them out and extract the honey. 



Have a tight box covered with a 

 cloth tacked to the box at one side, 

 in which to )ilace the combs and carry 

 them to the honey-house. Always 

 bring an empty set of combs, with 

 whicli to replace those taken out, that 

 you may not have to open the hive 

 twice. If any brood is found in the 

 combs, it will not injure it to extract 

 the honey, provided it is not revolved 

 too fast. Such combs may, however, 

 if preferred, be left until the brood is 

 hatched, or it may be given to weaker 

 colonies before or after the honey has 

 been extracted. If any of this brood 

 is sealed over, the capping should, of 

 course, not be touched with the honey- 

 knife. At the last extracting in the 

 fall the upper stories should be taken 

 oft and stored away. Before extract- 

 ing the honey, examine the lower 

 combs or lift the hive to ascertain if 

 the bees have stores enough to carry 

 them through the winter ; if not, then 

 give them full, well sealed combs. Be 

 very careful not to get the bees started 

 to robbing at tills time, as it may 

 cause the loss of several colonies, be- 

 sides making it very unpleasant, if 

 not dangerous to every living being 

 around tlie apiary. I would also ad- 

 vise tlie keeping of a number of full 

 combs on hand, as some of the colo- 

 nies may run short of honey in the 

 early spring, and giving them these 

 combs is the safest and quickest way 

 of feeding them. If the combs are 

 not needed for this purpose, they may 

 be given to swarms, after being un- 

 capped, and the honey will be used 

 for comb-building or brood-rearing; 

 or they may be used in making colo- 

 nies, before the weather becomes 

 warm and settled enough to insure a 

 daily supply from the outside. 



Independence, CH Calif. 



For the American Bee Journai 



W. Virginia Bee and Honey Show. 



L. C. .SEAKRIGHT. 



I send an item from a newspaper 

 giving an account of my exhibit at 

 the State Fair at Wheeling. W. Va. 

 Out of 17 entries I took 16 first pre- 

 miums and one second premium. 

 Until the present year this Fair never 

 gave premiums of any consequence, 

 only offering $1 as a first and .50 cents 

 as a second premium for samples of 

 comb honey. 



So last year I thought I would take 

 a sample of comb honey and also a 

 sample of extracted (although there 

 was no premium offered for extracted), 

 and talk to the Fair Managers about 

 giving better premiums for bees and 

 honey. I also took some copies of the 

 American Bee Journal with me 

 and showed them what premiums 

 were offered at other Fairs, for bees, 

 honey and apiarian supplies; they 

 aptieared to be astonished. I then 

 told them that if they would offer 

 premiums of any account, I would 

 try and make a display. So this year 

 $(in in premiums was offered, and 

 ttiey have promised to do better next 

 year. 



Blaine,Of O., Sept. 16, 1885. 



[Here is the item from the EegisUr, 

 of Wheeling, W. Va. : 



Perliaps no single exhibitor through- 

 out the entire Fair captured so many 

 lirst premiums in their various de- 

 partments as has Mr. Seabright, of 

 Belmont county, (Jhio. Tins gentle- 

 man makes a specialty of bee-culture, 

 and his full colony of Italian bees, 

 one-frame nucleus, and his glass ob- 

 servatories were olijects of great in- 

 terest to many thousands that visited 

 our State Fair. His section com- 

 prised the northeast corner of the 

 Horticultural Hall, and it seemed to 

 be the leading attraction in this build- 

 ing. Mr. Seabright carred off 16 first 

 premiums. 



This exhibit will, no doubt, sell all 

 the honey Mr. Seabright can produce, 

 and make his brand of honey popular, 

 thereby insuring him a large sale and 

 permanent home market.— Ed.] 



Convention Notices. 



13?" Thp Maryland, Vii-Kitiia and West Vir- 

 g-inia Bee-Keepers' Assficintion wiU meet in 

 the Court House at Hag-eistown, Md., on 

 Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1885. at 10 a. m. 



D. A. Pike, Pres. 



tW The Southern Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold a meeting in Duquoin, 

 Ills., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 188.j, at 10 a. m. 

 All are invited. F. H. Kennedy, Sec. 



)pg~ The Union Bee-Keepers' Association 

 o( Western Iowa will meet on Friday, Oct. 2, 

 1885, at Dexter, Iowa. All bee-keepers are 

 cordially invited to be present. 



M. E. Darby, Sec. 



J^^ The Progressive Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, ot Western Illinois, will meet at Ma- 

 comb, Ills., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 1885. Let 

 everybody come and have an enjoyable time. 

 Good speakers are expected. 



J. G. Norton, Sec. 



J^~ The New .Tersey and Eastern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association having- accepted an 

 invitation to meet with the Mercer County 

 Board of Ag-ricuUure, of Trenton, N. J., 

 will hold their semi-annual convention in 

 the Grand .lury Room of the Court House 

 at Trenton, N. J., on Thursday and Friday, 

 Nov. 5 and 6, 1885, at 10 a. m. A full attend- 

 ance ot the members is requested. To aU 

 persons interested in our vocation, we ex- 

 tend a cordial welcome. The committee of 

 arrangements have secured hotel accommo- 

 dations at reduced rates. 



WM. B. TllEADWELL, SCC. 



fW~ The Western Bee- Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its fourth annual meeting in 

 Independence, Mo., on Thursday and Friday, 

 Oct. 15 and 16, 1885. The Association will 

 endeavor to make this the most interesting 

 meeting- yet held, and will spare no pains 

 within its means to make it valuable tf> all. 

 Several of our most prominent bee-keepers 

 have signified their intention to be present. 

 0. M. Crandai,!,, Sec. 



J^" All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 The prices are as follows : 



For .50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable 



