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The fame of Lake George is world- 

 wide. Its Indian name of "Horicon," 

 and its French Jesuit name of "St. 

 Sacrament," are more expressive of its 

 beaut}' than its Englisli name. The 

 gray granite mountains, whose grim 

 faces and ragged crests are toned and 

 softened by the varied green of its 

 forest coat, plunge down directly into 

 the crystal water, or. as though fearful 

 of their own images in those mystic 

 depths, have retreated back from the 

 water's edge just far enough to afford 

 the most enchanting spots for hotels, 

 country villas and parks. Every gen- 

 uine bee-keeper is a lover of nature, 

 and to him this spot is full of food for 

 enjoyment. Rev. Joseph Cook, the 

 great Boston Monday lecturer, has 

 erected a summer house upon one of 

 these rocky heights, and has placed 

 this sentiment in a conspicuous place : 

 '•Here let every honest American sit 

 down, look about him, thank God, and 

 take courage." The surface of the 

 lake is dotted with scores — yes, hun- 

 dreds — of the most beautiful wooded 

 islands. These islands are owned by 

 the State, and it is misdemeanor to 

 even cut a tree or bush thereon ; 

 thereby is preserved their virgin 

 beauty. 



Now as to accommodations and mode 

 of access to the place : There are 

 scores of first-class hotels along its 

 shores, open only during the summer 

 season, and as the association ought to 

 meet about Sept. 20. almost any of 

 them would be glad of so much extra 

 patronage to round out the short sea- 

 son, even at much reduced rates. The 

 Lake is, at Caldwell, the southern end, 

 connected by I'ail with Albany, onl}- 

 about 50 miles distant. At the north- 

 ern end, it is also connected by rail 

 with the main line of the Delaware & 

 Hudson railroad — the direct route be- 

 tween Albany and Montreal. Two 

 large steamers ply on the Lake during 

 the season. 



Should the meeting be held here, it 

 will not only draw a large attendance 

 from Vermont, Massachusetts and 

 New York, but also from Maine and 

 from Eastern Canada many would 

 come. During the season of summer 

 travel, excursion round-trip tickets are 

 sold from all the principal points to 

 this summer resort. 



Should it be decided to hold the 

 meeting east of Buffalo, I think that no 

 more "drawing" place could be 

 chosen, partly from its natural attrac- 

 tions, partly from its convenience of 

 access, and partly from the very nov- 

 elty of the idea of holding a bee-keep- 

 ers' convention at such a place. Come 

 to this "Como" of America, and we 

 will do our humble best to afford an 

 enjoyable time to all. 



Larrabee's Point, Vt. 



MARKETING. 



Importance of Having Honey in 

 Good Condition. 



Written for the American DeeJijumal 



BY J. W. TEFFT. 



Honey, if placed on the market only 

 half cured, and unripe, or in soiled 

 sections, in crates and jars, pails, cans 

 or paste-board boxes, generally spoils 

 the market for weeks thereafter. 

 People buy such honey because it looks 

 passably well, and try it, then pro- 

 nounce it unfit to eat, which is the truth, 

 and they cannot be induced to buy 

 again for sometime. Wait, therefore, 

 as a matter of policy, as well as prin- 

 ciple, until after you are sure there is 

 no leaky or soiled packages, and sec- 

 tions well cleaned of propolis, and 

 you are really sure the honey is ripe 

 and fit to eat. Follow this rule im- 

 plicitly with late fall honey also, then 

 whoever buys of you will buy again, 

 and the whole family will be eager for 

 more and more, as the season ad- 

 vances, and the consumption will be 

 greatly increased, and prices main- 

 tained. 



This is a substantial gain, for all 

 ripe honey, ripened by the bees, will 

 weigh more than unripe honey, and is 

 less likely to shrink and shrivel or sour, 

 as unripened honey taken from the 

 bees only a day or two after begins to 

 present a watery, sickly appearance. 



It may truthfully be asserted that, 

 as a general rule, unripe honey is the 

 principal cause of the gluts in the 

 market. There is no excuse for ship- 

 ping soiled, unripe honey at the open- 

 ing of the season, or any time there- 

 after ; with proper distribution of ship- 

 ping, and by shipping in reasonable 

 amounts, no market glut can long 

 continue, if the honey is of good 

 quality. 



Gathering honey should always be 

 done on a warm, dry day, and the 

 packing-trays kept clean, neat and 

 dry — they should not be allowed out- 

 side the packing-house, or other shel- 

 ter. If the honey is being gathered 

 for table use, too much care cannot be 

 exercised in removing the propolis, and 

 handling the sections so as not to 

 break the cappings, or mar them in 

 packing, taking all imperfect sections 

 to sell as second grade. 



The same constant care is requisite 

 in order that they may go into ship- 

 ping-crates as nearl}' perfect as pos- 

 sible, and reach the consumer in the 

 very best condition and order. Good, 

 ripe honey in clean crates will ex- 

 clude all unripe or soiled honey. In- 

 ferior honey should be packed and 

 shipped as second grade. 



We are aware that this year's crop 

 of honey was small, and should com- 

 mand a high price, provided that the 

 honey is ripe, and of good average 

 quality, being properly gathered and 

 packed ; then sending none but ripe 

 honey to market, and not being in a 

 hurry to rush all to the front as soon 

 as fit to ship, the honey-producer who 

 has any surplus honey, will gather a 

 harvest from the bees this year. 



Buftalo, N. Y. 



ORANGE-BLOOM. 



Honey Secured from Orange- 

 Blo§§oni8 in Florida. 



Written Jor the American Bee Journal 



BY SI. D. FISHER. 



I notice on page 644, au article on 

 •■orange-blossom honej-." I wish, by 

 way of emphasis, to add to the testi- 

 mony of Mr. Crutcher, in reference to 

 the possibility of obtaining exclusive 

 orange honey. I have extracted it 

 when it was being brought in in such 

 abundance, that with equal propriety 

 one might ask whether linden or white 

 clover ever secretes nectar in quanti- 

 ties sufficient for identification. 



As to quality, to my sense of taste 

 the flavor of this honey is . as superior 

 to any other, as to my sense of smell. 

 The aroma of the orange-blossoms is 

 superior to that of all others — an 

 aroma so dense and penetrating that 

 the bees from remotest regions are 

 apprised of these • • El Doradoes " of 

 bloom — the orange-groves. 



Orange and palmetto are the princi- 

 pal sources from which nectar is ob- 

 tained in locations away from the 

 coast, but on the Atlantic coast the 

 mango tree furnishes honey in such 

 abundance, that apiculture is made an 

 exclusive avocation, vying with orange- 

 growing, and truck-gardening as a 

 means of profit. 



In reference to Florida as a bee- 

 keeping State, my advice would be, 

 consider before exchanging a latitude 

 where all vegetation has a period of 

 dormancy, for a land of continual 

 bloom. To the novice, this advice 

 would seem ridiculous, but, to Mr. 

 Crutcher, doubtless my meaning is 

 apparent. 



Perhaps Mr. Crutcher, or some other 

 apiculturist will give the readers of 

 the Bee Journal some information 

 on this subject : What is the effect of 

 the energies of the queen, and the 

 general condition of the colony, when 

 small quantities of honey are being 

 continually brought in, as is the case 

 in Florida after • the orange and 

 palmetto yield ? 



Allen's Hill, N. Y. 



