like those constructed by bees, so far as re- 

 gards dimensions and construction. In an- 

 other package I will send you a sample 

 having cells on both sides. Tliis indicates 

 the truth of what the abbot Webber has 

 asserted for two years, namely, that the pro- 

 duction of artificial comb as it is now made, 

 that is with only the middle wall or septum 

 is still in its infancy." L' Apiculteur says 

 the comb made by M. Juuger is excellent, 

 and gives hopes of a work similar to that of 

 the bees. 



Stings. — " Still another remedy for the 

 certain cure of bee stings! Take a fresh 

 tomato leaf, crush it, and rub upon the part 

 stung. The pain will disappear immedi- 

 ately, and without the slightest trace of 

 swelling. We would like to be able to trans- 

 mit to posterity the name of the discoverer 

 of this method."— i'yljJtcuttcitr. 



M. E. Fkancois, of Catillon, France, has 

 published a 16-page pamphlet entitled 

 "JVoMVcJ Aperc\h sur les Abeilles," for 

 some years. In the last number, which is 

 full of strange statements, M. Francois says 

 there are male bees of two kinds: "Female 

 males and male males." He " has seen 

 males lay." 



Merited Honors.— Herr Gustav Budie- 

 gizki. President of the " Society for the ele- 

 vation of bee-culture in Bohemia," spoke as 

 follows at the Carlsbad Convention: "Di- 

 rector of Chancelory Cori, of Breux, Bo- 

 hemia, has, in union with the worthy Count 

 Kolowrat, Krakowsky, rendered very great 

 service by the importation, acclimation, cul- 

 ture and introduction of the valuable Cy- 

 prian bees, and therefore I cannot refrain 

 from expressing publicly ray thanks to the 

 noble Count, and, as President, in behalf of 

 the Association, to bestow upon Ilerrn Cori 

 the diploma betokeningthe highest honors." 

 This gentleman made the following reply: 

 "Highly esteemed officers of the Associa- 

 tion: Words to give fitting expression to my 

 thanks and to the feelings of my heart for 

 this unexpected lionor, fail me. The worthy 

 Association will, however, accept in return 

 my warmest assurance that I will further 

 work for and serve its interests so far as 

 time, opportunity and strength are granted 

 me." [Applause.] 



One cannot help but wonder if the bee- 

 keepers of America will as readily give 



proper credit to the worthy gentlemen in 

 Massachusetts who have been enterprizing 

 enough to bring the Cyprians to America. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Hannemann's Bee Sieve. 



Mr. Hannemann, a German bee-keeper 

 residing in Southern Brazil, writes in sub- 

 stance the following to Herrn R. Mayer- 

 hoeffer, editor of ^^Der Bienenvater, of 

 Prague, Bohemia: 



"In districts where bees swarm so often 

 that the bee-keeper is compelled to kill a 

 number of his colonies every autumn, this 

 sieve is of great use. Swarming should be 

 hindered in colonies that are intended for 

 honey-producing. But weak colonies can- 

 not be used for this purpose, and here comes 

 in the use of the sieve. It is better to have 

 a few colonies in an excellent condition than 

 many in poor condition. I can secure the 

 conditions for honey-storing if I separate 

 the queens from the bees designed for 

 honey-gathering, by inclosing the former in 

 cages placed in the center of the hive, so as 

 to hinder brood-rearing. Mr. Hannemann 

 uses hives containing 11,000, 13,000, and 

 31,000 cubic inches respectively, containing 

 11, 13, and 143^ kilogrammes of bees. During 

 1876 he made a large hive containing a space 

 of 31,500 cubic inches and placed therein 36 

 kilogrammes of bees. This hive furnished 

 ai4 kilogrammes of comb honey and 9)4 

 kilogrammes of clear wax. Of course I di- 

 vide my bees in stock hives. The giant 

 colonies in these honey-producing hives 

 have lost their bees by the end of the har- 

 vest, but I have no more need of them for it 

 was the harvest I wished to secure. The 

 queens, however, having been kept from 

 laying during the season, are at its end in 

 good condition and prolific." 



I think Mr. Hannemann's system would 

 be very good for all countries where bees 

 swarm considerable and where a good pas- 

 turage without interruption exists. It must 

 be best adapted to the Southern States and 

 California. I request my bee-keeping breth- 

 len to experiment in this direction and send 

 me their reports, or else communicate them 

 to the Journal. R. Mayekhoeffer. 



Manual, of the Apiary, by A. J. Cook, 

 Professor of Entomology in the Michigan 

 State Agricultural College. Second edition, 

 revised, enlarged, mostly re-written and 

 beautifully illustrated. Published by T. G. 

 Newman & Son, Chicago. This work is 

 exceedingly valuable, indeed, indispensa- 

 ble, to apiarists, as it contains the latest 

 discoveries and most recent improvements 

 in methods of apiarian management and 

 bee-keeping apparatus.— Foice of Masonry. 



The honey bee has come to the front with 

 the purfume of summer flowers, and one of 

 its best friends, A. J. Cook, professor of 

 entomology, in the Michigan State Agricul- 

 tural College, has written its history, its 

 habits and its home and how to tame it— in 

 a handsome bound volume, amply illustra- 

 ted.— C/iicago Daily Post. 



