exudation, still we have evidence that 

 it is not always so. 



Aside from the aphides, so often 

 spoken of, and so minutely described 

 by naturalists, Ave occasionally find, in 

 this part of our great domain, masses 

 of small semi-globular, animated 

 beings, (don't know what to call them,) 

 whicii appear to be almost destitute of 

 both life and motion. They are found 

 on the twigs and small limbs of young 

 poplar trees. Beneath them, when 

 numerous, the leaves, branches, weeds, 

 and even dry leaves are literally cov- 

 ered with honey dew, and bees visit 

 such places in great numbers. That 

 this is the product of exudation is out 

 of the question, from several consider- 

 ations. 



1. The honey dew is never above, 

 but always beneath them. 2. These 

 beings could not be attracted there, 

 since they are apparently destitute of 

 the means of locomotion. 3. If, in 

 this, it was caused by exudation, all 

 poplar trees would be etfected at the 

 same time and in the same manner. — 

 4. The whole of the same tree is not 

 always thus effected. 



From these considerations, it is ap- 

 parent that the so-called honey dew is 

 the result of both vegetable and animal 

 agencies. Tennesseean. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Moon-beams from Georgia. 



IMPROVEMENT IN BEES. 



The proceedings of the North-West- 

 ern Ohio Convention, on page 48, Feb. 

 No., should be read with interest, by 

 all breeders of the pure Italian bee. 



The resolution offered by Mr. Will- 

 iams, discouraging the traffic of cheap 

 imtested queens, and urging the pur- 

 chase of only pure, choice queens, was 

 one that will meet the views of all 

 intelligent " breeders." The intelli- 

 gence manifested by members of that 

 convention, in sustaining Mr. Williams' 

 resolution unanimously, speak volumes 

 to their praise. They have a higher 

 aim than filling the country with an 

 impure stock. If the same spirit was 

 manifested by other bee conventions, 

 we might hope for greater improve- 

 ment in the Italian honey bee. 



The resolution adopted by that Con- 

 vention shall be practiced by all sus- 

 taining the purchase of nothing but 

 pure tested queens ; then, and not till 

 then, can we hope for much improve- 

 ment in Italian bees. 



BEES, HERE AND THERE. 



Reports from nearly all parts, show 

 that bees are in a fine condition. 



R. Davenport, of Richland Springs, 

 iSan Saba Co., Texas, writes that he has 

 transferred 62 colonies of bees, this 

 winter, from Jog gums to frame hives, 

 and he has over 100 more to transfer. — 

 He took from 10 log gums 1000 lbs. of 

 honey ; that he has been a bee scholar 

 20 years ; and that San Saba county is 

 the best for bees and honey of any he 

 ever saw. 



APICULTURAL PROGRESS. 



American apicultural progress ranks 

 among the marvels of the age. The 

 great growth of this enterprise has not 

 only been a theme of earnest inquiry, 

 but one of speculation. Even amid 

 conflicting views and opposition, the 

 progress of apiculture has moved stead- 

 ily and nobly onward, until we might 

 say, in fact, that it possesses a national 

 "life;" progress is the life and theme 

 of Americans. 



HOW TO MANAGE A HIVE CONTAINING 

 FERTILE WORIvERS. 



First, give them 1 or 2 frames of 

 brood from some strong colony, place 

 the queenless colony on the stand, 

 where one of the strongest colonies 

 stood; placing the strong one where 

 the queenless one stood. The queen- 

 less colony will receive large numbers 

 of bees, that, finding no mother in the 

 hive, will soon regulate matters, and 

 have queens in progress at once. This 

 plan seldom fails to get rid of a fertile 

 worker, and the new queen will reign 

 supremely. 



Colonies having no queen should 

 receive a frame of sealed brood, occa- 

 sionally; this will keep them strong 

 until a fertile queen can be given them. 



ITALIAN BEES. 



No other part of the world has made 

 greater advances in the production of 

 honey than America. This leads to 

 the belief that this enterprise is fast 

 approaching perfection. It is with no 

 slight feeling of pride that we make 

 these observations. 



For years public attention has been 

 directed to the introduction and im- 

 provement of the Italian bee. Impor- 

 tation after importation has been 

 made, no doubt, with a view to im- 

 provement. The question is now 

 asked, how for, or to what extent, if 

 any, these efforts have been success- 

 ful ? Have we, by careful and judi- 

 cious selection of this bee, increased 

 their qualities, viz. size, prolificness, 

 industry, temperament, color, ability to 

 defend and lay up large stores of honey, 

 &c. The question is, have these quali- 

 ties been improved since their first in- 

 troduction into this country ? If we 



