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THOMAS «. NE^VMAW, 



IDITOR. 



Vol. mi, April 19,1890, No, 16, 



In tlie changeful April weather, 

 Playing hide-and-seek togther, 

 Rain and sunshine, light and shadow 

 through the woodlands come and go ; 

 Now athwart the tree-tops glancing. 

 Now amid the violets dancing 

 In the quiet glades below. 



15" Mr. Henry Alley, of Wenham,Mass., 

 wrote us on April 7, 1890: "Spring 

 opened with Ajjril, and bees seem to be 

 doing well." 



'Common-Sense Bee-Keeping" is 

 the title of a IG-page pamphlet issued by 

 Rev. A. R. Seaman, of New Cumberland, 

 W. Va. We find in it more " common- 

 sense " on various subjects than is usually 

 found in similar publications. It is poorly 

 printed, but it is readable as well as 

 sensible. 



I>ie«l, at his home in Vei-sailles, Catta- 

 raugus county, N. Y., Capt. H. Chapman, 

 on April 8, 1890, aged 80 years. 



This announcement will be read with 

 sorrow and regret by the many readers of 

 the Bee Journal. Mr. Chapman was 

 widely known throughout the country as 

 the one who first introduced to the public 

 the celebrated "Chapman Honey-Plant." 

 He was a man of sterling integrity, and his 

 loss will be deeply felt in the community 

 where he has lived for half a century. 



IntrodiK'in;; Queens. — Mr. Dennis 

 Cooley, of Globeville, Mich., asks: 



Please answer this in the American Bee 

 Journal : 



Is it right to put a new tested queen into 

 a hive as soon as the old queen is killed or 

 removed? 



If the queen is properly caged, she may 

 be introduced at once. 



Honey in llie l^yranil*!)*.— Peter 



Moyer, of Orangoville, asks the following 

 questions: 



1. Have any of the readers of the Bee 

 Journal any history about the preserva- 

 tion of honey in the pyramids of Egypt? 

 About eighteen years ago I read a short 

 statement about this in some paper. I 

 would like a further account, if true. 



3. How long can honey be kept in good 

 condition? 



1 . Any one having the historic particu- 

 lars will oblige our correspondent by send- 

 ing them to us for publication. 



3. Honey in the comb will generally 

 granulate before the second honey season, 

 and when that is the case, it cannot be 

 liquefied without destroying the comb. 

 Honey out of the comb can be kept for 

 years in good condition. 



Transteri-iiis; ISees.— D. Cargill, of 

 Maple wood, N. Y., writes thus; 



Please answer through the American Bee 

 Journal these questions : 



How shall I transfer bees from one frame- 

 hive to another, where the combs are built 

 crosswise, or nearly so? 



Shall I cut the combs out and transfer the 

 bees, or drive them out, on full sheets of 

 foundation, and feed them until honey is 

 coming in ? There is not much honey in the 

 combs. 



Cut the combs out and transfer, in the 

 same manner, as from a box-hive — all the 

 features of a frame-hive having been lost 

 by the combs being built crosswise of the 

 frames. 



If you prefer, they may be " di'iven " out 

 and treated as suggested. 



Bee-Spaces — SivsirniinsT* — A cor- 

 respondent in Vermont writes thus: 



Please answer these questions in the 

 American Bee Journal: 



1. In using a metal queen-excluder, does 

 it lay on the frames, or is there a bee-space 

 between? 



3. Which is best, to divide or let the bees 

 swarm naturally, where there are 400 or 

 500 frames of nice, clean combs and you 

 want increase, having only a few colonies 

 left? 



1. There should be a bee space between 

 the frames and the queen-excluder. 



3. Some prefer one way and some the 

 other, according to location, surroundings, 

 etc. We should prefer to divide them. 



Miscoveries. — These questions are 

 presented for reply in the Bee Journal : 



1. Do you think a bee-keeper serves his 

 best interests by publishing all his discov- 

 eries, and freely giving his inventions for 

 the benefit of all ? 



3. If so, please briefly describe what you 

 consider our most important invention or 

 discovery made within the past year or 

 two. — One Who Wants to Know. 



1. Perhaps not, but there are times when 

 it wiU not pay to secure all rights to him- 

 self. The amount of revenue could not be 

 made to pay for a patent. 



3. This opens a question which would not 

 be pleasant to discuss in the Bee Journal. 



The " Ram's Horn " is the title of a 

 large weekly religious newspaper just 

 started in Indianapolis, Ind., at •?! .50 a year, 

 by Elijah P. Brown, who, having achieved 

 a national reputation as a newsi>aper man, 

 has lately been converted, and now begins 

 an earnest, spicy, and interesting religious 

 paper for the home. The editor's salutatory 

 remarks thus : 



Our constant endeavor will be to make 

 religion attractive, and try to show that it 

 is full of sunshine, hope and love. We 

 want everybody to find out that God is the 

 friend of all that is good and true. 



That is just the kind of religion we 

 believe in— just the kind that will do the 

 most good in the world, and we wish the 

 Ram's Horn abundant prosperity. 



Send to Brother Brown for a sample 

 copy, and see if you do not want it eveiy 

 week. 



We will suppl5' the Rani's Horn and 

 either of our Journals for $3.25 a year. Or 

 all three for ?3.00. 



In 4/alilbrnia, the bees have been 

 swarming ever since the latter part of 

 March, writes Mr. Gustav Bohn, of Messina. 

 He adds : " I expect a fair crop of honey 

 this season. My neighbors, the raisin- 

 growers are pulling up a great many of 

 their vines and planting oranges, which 

 will pay better here ; so I shall not be likely 

 to have any more trouble with them." It 

 will be remembered that the Union defend- 

 ed Mr. Bohn's case, and proved that the 

 bees had rights which the raisin-growers 

 should respect. The bees are now "on 

 top," and their rights are acknowledged 

 even by their late enemies. So much more 

 to record in favor of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Union's defense of the pursuit. 



Spi'ius' Weallier. — While we write 

 this the weather is balmy and spring-like 

 here in Chicago. Mr. W. Addeubrooke, of N. 

 Prairie, Wis., wrote us as follows ou April 

 S, concerning the spring weather in Wau- 

 kesha County, Wisconsin : 



This is the first day of spring weather. It 

 is now, at 10 a.m., 65 degrees in the shade. 

 We had heavy thunder showers last night 

 for a few hours. 



I put 130 colonies into the cellar on Nov. 

 31, 1889, and put all out alive but two 

 on March 31, 1890. They are now in good 

 condition, and I hope for a good season. 



Mr. W. Richter, of San Bernardino, 

 Calif., died on March 35, at his bee-ranch. 

 His bees were purchased by Mr. La Rue, 

 his near neighbor, who will hereafter man- 

 age that bee-ranch. 



IVew <.'atalogiies and Price-Lists for 

 1890 are received from — 



E. D. Keeney, Arcade, N. Y. — i pages- 

 Italian Queen-Bees. 



Alfred E. Cole, Plainsfield, N. J.— 14 

 pages — Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc. 



