Vol. XIV. 



Chicago, Illinois, May, 1878. 



No. 5. 



Contents of this Number. 



Editor's Table : 



Editorial Items 187-145 



Imported Cyprians 136 



Floating Apiary 138 



New Arrivals at Our Museum 139 



National Convention for 1878 142 



Sending Queens by mail— Progress 143 



Marketing Honey: 



The Honey Market 143 



Golden Rod Honey 144 



California Honey, 144 



Shipping and Marketing Honey ■ 145 



Boston Honey Market 145 



Our JjEtter Box: 



Sundry Letters 145-152 



Southern Notes: 



W. J. Andrews' withdrawal 152 



Honey Dew 152 



Moon-beams from Georgia 153 



Swarming and Surplus Queens 154 



Questions and Answers 154 



Correspondence : 



Chips from Sweet Home 155 



Experience of a Beginner 155 



How to use Prize Boxes 156 



Texas as a Bee Country 157 



The Hive I like best 157 



Wintering, Robbing, &c 158 



Detroit Honey Dealers 168 



Average Results 159 



Hi ves— Boxes— Wintering 159 



Bees and Honey In Scott Co., Iowa 159 



Spring Dwindling, Hives, &e 160 



Bee Keeping in Minnesota IGl 



Dadant vs. Himself— Answer 162 



Bee Items 1(W 



On Novice 164 



Kansas Bee Pasturage 164 



CONVENTIONS: 



Parasites of the Honey Bee Vio 



How to prevent Swarming IW 



Northwestern Ohio Convention 167 



Bremer County, Iowa Convention 167 



Michigan State Convention 168 



Burying Bees in Winter 168 



How to Increase Colonies 168 



Advantages of Comb Foundation 169 



The Extractor 169 



Shall we procure Italians 169 



Boxes or Sections 169 



Home Comsumption of Honey 170 



Which Hive and Frame? 170 



Western Illinois Convention 171 



Business Department : 



Honey as Food and Medicine 173 



Kentucky Blue Grass Association 173 



Honey Markets 172 



Binghams' Smoker Corner 173 



Chinese Mustard Seed 172 



Catnip Seed 173 



gtXit^r^s ^aWe* 



■R. R. Murphy reports tliree swarms 

 on April 23d. Early work for Northern 

 Illinois. 



■ It is pleasing to note that the de- 

 mand for honey is increasing in several 

 new channels. It is being used largely by 

 brewers in making ale, and by tobacconists 

 in preparing tobacco for the market. Its 

 use lor medicinal, culinary and other pur- 

 poses is also increasing. 



IIt^"In answer to an inquiry, let us say 

 that Clepme, or Rocky Mountain Bee 

 Plant, will grow on any soil, and may be 

 sowed at any time— May being the best 

 time to sow it. It grows 6 to 7 feet high, 

 and blooms from July till frost. 



A sample of sugar made from honey 

 is on our desk. As "tiie result of a first 

 crude eifort," it is a success, and shows con- 

 clusively that sugar can be made from hon- 

 ey and still preserve its pure and health- 

 giving properties. We shall await the result 

 of future experiments with much interest. 



tWS. S. Weatherby, Balwin City, Kan- 

 sas, has sent us a few of the blossoms of the 

 Peach. There are from 20 to 30 petals to 

 each blossom. Friend W. remarks :— 

 "The tree in my yard, from which they 

 were plucked, resembles a snow ball, so 

 thick and white are the blossoms." What 

 a rich treat for the bees ! 



II^"R. Mayerhceffer, Esq., editor of the 

 Blenenvater, Neustadt, Brit Gasse 744, 

 Prague, Austria, desires us to say that he 

 would like to exchange seeds of honey- 

 producing plants for American, or he 

 will sell seeds of European plants, 30 

 species for 70c. Payment may be made in 

 currency or postage stamps. Here is a 

 good opportunity for a friendly exchange. 



