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'Wliile Clover not only yielded no 

 honey in many places in North America, 

 but the same thing occurred in England. 

 In the British Bee Journal for Aug. 1-4, we 

 tind the following editorial remarks : 



Apropos of our observations on honey- 

 less white clover last week, it would seem 

 we are not alone iu feeling the peculiar 

 effects of the present season. The Ameri- 

 CAX Bee Joirxal just to hand has a com- 

 munication headed "No Honey in White 

 Clover," in which the writer, after declar- 

 ing the honey season to be a failure, says : 

 " All this took place amidst a sea of white 

 clover, too. I never saw so much white 

 clover before in my life !" 



It is certainly a remarkable experience 

 of what is justly called the ''queen" of 

 honey-producing flowers when on two con- 

 tinents, 3,000 miles apart, the same ab- 

 sence of nectar in clover bloom occurs. 

 How far the recent warmth has succeeded 

 in restoring the prestige of the plant in the 

 eyes of British bee-keepers a few days will 

 show. We saw bees working on it busily 

 enough on Bank Holiday, when the clover 

 bloom was without doubt yielding honey 

 within ten miles of London. 



The cause of the lack of honey in the 

 clover during the past summer is not yet 

 discovered. We have noticed, however, 

 that there has been considerable complaint 

 about its causing salivation of horses, by 

 some quality in it having excited the 

 salivary glands to a considerable degree. 



A correspondent, who is a physician, says 

 that he has tasted the second crop of white 

 clover this year, and found it to be " ex- 

 cessively awicl" and unpalatable. This 

 may account, in part at least, for the lack 

 of honey from white clover, especially 

 where the bees got no honey, even when 

 they were surrounded by "a sea of white 

 clover," as reported by a correspondent 

 and published last month, and also referred 

 to in the foregoing excerpt from the British 

 Bee Journal. 



It might have been distasteful to the 

 bees, as it was to our friend, the M. D. 

 They would then let it severely alone, and 

 it is better so than for them to have gath- 

 ered honey that might have been injurious 

 to the honey market as well as to the honey 

 consumers. 



In some cases the drouth was unquestion- 

 ably responsible for the lack ot honey. 

 Between both causes, but very little white 

 clover honey is now to be found on the 

 market. The fall honey crop this side of 

 the Atlantic, as well as in Europe, has been 

 quite encouraging. Fall flowers have been 

 abundant since the rains of August came, 

 and we confidently hope for a sufficient 

 quantity on which to winter the bees ; and 

 in some places we are assured that a sur- 

 plus crop will be gathered. Take it all in 

 all, it has been the poorest season for many 

 years. 



Clubs of 6 for $4.00 to any addresses. 

 Ten for $7.50, if all are sent at one time. 



Our Residence is nearly surrounded 

 with trees, and the late rains have pro- 

 duced millions of mosquitoes, which have 

 been harbored under the leaves of the 

 trees. The leaves are now falling, and the 

 singing, biting nuisances are seeking other 

 quarters. They are so small that they get 

 through the wire-screens of our windows, 

 and for several nights have made life almost 

 intolerable by their poisonous bites, and 

 diabolical singing. 



For protection against these unwelcome, 

 nocturnal visitors, we now use the Globe 

 Veil, and our enthusiastic joy over the 

 result is our only excuse for mentioning it 

 in this public way. We unbutton the brass 

 collar before going to sleep. 



Sleeping hnpossible. 



Sleeping in ('omfort. 



If any of our readers are similarly 

 troubled with mosquitoes, our very best 

 advice is to get a fine bobinet Globe Veil, 

 and defy the little intruders ! Then all 

 may obey the injunction: "Sleep on now, 

 and take your rest !" 



We can send one made of the finest 

 bobinet, especially for this purpose, for a 

 dollar ; the comfort and pleasure derived 

 from its use will be worth many dollars. 



Besides this, it is so handy for use in the 

 apiary when working with the bees. 



Canadian Apiarists are consider- 

 ably exercised of late about a supply dealer 

 by the name of R, E. Smith, who has been 

 selling Comb Foundation which was badly 

 adulterated, and trying to palm it off as 

 Dadant's foundation. He oft'ered it at 

 retail for less than Dadant's wholesale 

 prices. When such is the case, buyers may 

 be sure that there is deception somewhere. 

 Beware of any article that is offered at 

 unreasonable prices, unless a valid reason 

 is given for such sacrifice. 



Xliirty Years Amons: llie Hees 



is the title of a new illustrated pamphlet of 

 75 pages, by Henry Alley. It gives the 

 results of the 30 jears' experience ot the 

 author in rearing Queen-Bees, with all the 

 latest methods brought down to the pres- 

 ent time. Price, 50 cents. For sale at 

 this office. 



lUusical Xelegrapliy. — We noticed 

 in the New York Electrical Review of Aug. 

 16, 1890, that Dr. G. P. Hachenberg, of 

 Austin, Tex., one of our regular corres- 

 pondents, is registered to exhibit his Musi- 

 cal Telegraphy in the St. Louis Electrical 

 Exposition to be held this fall. 



The Doctor shows remarkable tenacity 

 in holding on to his invention, and must 

 have great confidence in its final remark- 

 able success. " Godey's Ladies Book " for 

 March, 1864, gives an account of his 

 Musical Telegraphy, with proof that he 

 was the original inventor to transmit 

 sound by the aid of electricity, which 

 received the attention of the Government 

 iu its action against Prof. Bell. 



What is of local interest to us is, that 

 according to the Chicago Times, of April 

 9, 1869, he delivered a lecture on Musical 

 Telegraphy in the Crosby Opera House. It 

 was then proposed by several scientists in 

 the audience to make Hachenberg's Electro- 

 Music a Chicago enterprise ! This may yet 

 prove the case, for we have information 

 that the subject will be brought before the 

 Commissioners of the World's Fair, with 

 the view to characterize the great Exposi- 

 tion with this order of music (a music that 

 was never excelled before), as it was once 

 favorably acted upon by the United States 

 Centennial Commission, as we see in their 

 printed proceedings for 1873. 



The Doctor is the originator of several 

 electrical inventions, and ranks as one of 

 the great electricians of the age. His last 

 " Electro Air-Line " has been illustrated in 

 more than a thousand newspapers in this 

 country. 



It should be no matter of surprise to see 

 extensive electrical demonstrations in his- 

 large apiary in which he takes a lively 

 interest. The grounds of his apiarj' ar& 

 strung with wires, air line carriages, hidden 

 batteries, hives fixed on bottles, mimic- 

 lightning streaks flashing over the grounds, 

 from revolving mirrors propelled by wind,, 

 etc. The honey-house has an electrical 

 paraphernalia much of the same order. 

 Out-doors, electrical experiments are con- 

 ducted to prevent swarming and robbing ;. 

 in-doors, to prevent the granulation of 

 honey, clearify honey, etc. We are prom- 

 ised a report of the results of these experi- 

 ments after they are once fully completed. 



I[^" A -Warwick farmer had a gang of 

 tramps iu his yard a few days ago who 

 refused to obey his orders to "move on." 

 He showed a remarkable presence of mind 

 when he overturned a hive of bees. The- 

 tramps disappeared, but not until many 

 had suffered. — Exchange. 



1'iie Species ot Wild Bees are- 



quite numerous, there being, it is said, 

 4,500, of which 170 are in Great Britain : 

 of wasps there are 1,100 species, of which 

 16 are found in that country. 



