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THi^ mv^MMiQmm be© jo^rksiu. 



Green's Catalogue, I think that it is 

 verj' bad advice, to say the least ; how- 

 ever, it is not recommended by horti- 

 culturists, generally — in fact, I have 

 never seen it in any other place, and I 

 have had pretty free access to horti- 

 cultural reading. Let us suppose that 

 it would be beneficial, would it not go 

 directly into the blossoms, poisoning 

 the honey which would not only kill 

 the bees, but those that eat the honey 

 — perhaps yourself, family or neigh- 

 bors, or even the one that did the 

 spraying ? This needs no comment. 



1 answer as a fruit-grower and bee- 

 keeper of 30 years' experience, with a 

 decided "No !" 



In regard to spraying later in the 

 season for the numerous varieties of 

 caterpillars, etc., that feed on the 

 leaves — it is, in my opinion, perfectly 

 useless, as the experienced eye can go 

 along once a week between two rows 

 of trees, and see the first work of the 

 worms, even, when 2 or 3 leaves have 

 been eaten. I can pick them oft' by 

 single leaves, or a very small branch, 

 and crush them with the foot. 



Of all the insects that infest fruits, 

 none are so hard for me to conquer, 

 as the currant-borer. This brings me 

 to hellebore as a remedy for the cur- 

 rant-worm. It will not do the work 

 for me, not being poisonous enough. 

 It takes more poison for the currant- 

 worm than anything else that I know 

 of, except the potato-bug. I use, for 

 the currant-worm, J of a teaspoonful to 



2 gallons of water. It is hard to give 

 the right amount to use, as it varies so 

 much in strength. I think that the 

 quantity, as generally givgn, is much 

 too large ; enough should be put in to 

 color (he water just a little, and no 

 more. Do not think to make a sure 

 thing of it, and put in more, for you 

 will probably be sorry when it is too 

 late. 



Bees did very well here last season, 

 and are very strong now, with every 

 prospect for a good season. 



Springfield, Pa., May 10, 1890. 



in the clear morning sunlight ; and as 

 the rustling winds shake from each 

 tiny cup, its peai'ly dewdrop, and the 

 warmth from the sun is being gently 

 diftused over Mother Earth, the nectar 

 suitable for the gods begins to flow 

 from the corolla of each and every 

 snowy-crested petal, and as we gaze 

 upon the little-winged harvesters, 

 gracefully flitting from bloom to bloom, 

 we are filled with admiration, and 

 wonder what there can be so enticing 

 in those tiny petals, from which they 

 love to sip. It is delicious honey ! 



'• It is Nature's offering to man, dis- 

 tilled drop by drop in myriads of 

 flowers, by a more delicate and perfect 

 process than any human laboi'atory 

 ever produced." And Nature's little 

 harvesters are the most delicate and 

 perfect of all gleaners, and are a 

 marvel to the intelligence of antiquity, 

 and to modern science. 



Then let us not hesitate to place be- 

 fore our fellow-man this wholesome 

 sweet, in its virgin purity, which can 

 only be accomplished by the use of the 

 extractor. 



It should be the universal liquid 

 sweet of every home in the land, in 

 place of the vile stuff called " syrups," 

 usually found upon the markets, which 

 are not fit to take within the stomach. 



Let every lover of justice, right and 

 truth, push this most laudable enter- 

 prise, and see that extracted honey 

 gains a verdict in popular favor which 

 it so justly deserves ; and let evei'y 

 honey-producer strive to place his 

 product upon the market in the most 

 inviting manner possible, and let his 

 name accompany each and every pack- 

 age as a synonym of purity, and 

 honest dealing. 



Spring, Ills. 



COWVEXTIOIV DIRECTORY. 



1890. Time mid place < if mectinrj. 



July IV.— Carolina, at Charlotte, N. c. 



N. p. Lyles, sec. Derita N. C. 



Sept. 10.— Ionia County, at Ionia. Mich. 



U. Smitti. Sec , Ionia, Mich.. 



Oct.- MiBBOuri State, at Mexico, Mo. 



J. W. Rouse. Sec, Santa Fe, Mo. 



In order to have this table complete. 



Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



International Bee-Association. 



President- 

 Secretaby- 



Hon 

 -C. P 



R. L. Taylor. .Lapi'CT. Mich, 

 Dadaut Hamilton, Ills- 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon ..Dowagiac, Mich. 

 Sec' Y. AND Manager — T. G. Newmau, Chicago. 



L.ate but I..ar{>;e SMarnis. 



Bees commenced swarming on May 1. 

 Swarmiug-time is a month late. I hived 

 15 swarms so far. I never saw such large 

 swarms — oh, tbey are fine. They are work- 

 ing with a rush. There is so much white 

 clover. Ct. B. Caktmell. 



Jackson, Tenn., May 19, 1890. 



NECTAR. 



Its Origin, and Value as Food 

 for ITIankind. 



Written Jor the American Bee Journal 

 BY J. M. HAMBAUGH. 



As water is man's pure Heavenly 

 beverage, so extracted honey is Nature's 

 most delightful and health-giving 

 sweet. How inspiring is Nature's pro- 

 cess, by which is prepared this Heaven- 

 born food ! As the grand old luminary 

 of day mounts the eastern horizon, the 

 dew of the balmy night, as it were, 

 to cleanse all impurities from Nature's 

 flora, reflects like myriads of diamonds ' and as interestin 



noolittle on Queen-Rearing. 



Queens can be reared in the upper stories 

 of hives used for extracted honey, where a 

 queen-excluding honey-board is used, which 

 are as good, if not superior, to Queens 

 reared by any other process ; and that, too, 

 while the old Queen is doing duty below, 

 just the same as though Queens were not 

 being reared above. This is a fact, though 

 it is not generally known. 



If you desire to know how this can be 

 done — how to have Queens fertilized in up- 

 per stories, while the old Queen is laying 

 below — how you may safely introduce any 

 Queen, at any time of the year when bees 

 cay fly — all about the different races of 

 bees — aU about shipping Queens, queen- 

 cages, candy for queen-cages, etc. — all 

 about forming nuclei, multiplying or unit- 

 ing bees, or weak colonies, etc. ; or, in fact 

 everything about the queen-business which 

 you may want to know, send for " Doolit- 

 tle's Scientific Queen-Rearing;" a book of 

 170 pages, which is nicely bound in cloth, 

 as a story. Price, $1.00. 



First S»varni— Cool Weather. 



On Sunday, May 18, I had my first 

 swarm in spite of cool weather and frosty 

 nights. Bees are in good condition. I have 

 160 colonies to start with. 



J. V. Caldwell. 



Cambridge, lUs., May 19, 1890. 



Bee-Keepins in ^llssissippi. 



Bees are in fine condition now. The win- 

 ter was so mild that none were lost in this 

 part of the country, l)ut all colonies are 

 strong and healthy, and also ready for our 

 best honey-flow, which is from whitewood 

 or poplar; but it has been raining so much 

 that the bees have stored but very little 

 honey so far. We have no clover, buck- 

 wheat, nor any kind of artificial pasturage 

 in this vicinity, and consequently not a 

 very large honey crop — only about 25 or 

 30 pounds per colony of comb honey, 

 which sells for about 12 or 15 cents per 

 pound ; but I am going to keep bees as long 

 as they do that well, for there is some 

 profit in them, and I love to work with 

 them so weU that I cannot think of giving 

 them up. W. R. Tate. 



Goodman, Miss., May 20, 1890. 



Uee-Keepine in .Minnesota. 



Bees have not wintered or "spriuged" 

 well in this locality. I think that about 75 

 per cent, of the bees have died within a 

 radius of 4 miles of this place. One man 

 had 24 colonies, and lost them all: another 

 lost 23 out of 24; another, 15 out of 16; 

 another, 7 out of 10, and some with a few 

 colonies lost all they had. Albert Moses, 

 who put into winter quarters 100 colonies, 

 lost about 20 per ceut. I lost 2 out of 

 11 colonies. My bees had the diarrhea 

 badly, and sjiring dwindling has been bad 

 also. We have a very cold, dry spring, so 



