AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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I propose to have an attorney appear 

 in my behalf before the village meeting 

 on April 20, and, if possible, prevent 

 the insertion of such a rule in the by- 

 laws. I do not propose to give up my 

 rights as a bee-keeper without a strug- 

 gle, if anything can be gained by fight- 

 ing. H. D. Davis. 



Upon receipt of the above communica- 

 tion, we sent Mr. Davis a copy of the 

 decision of the famous Arkadelphia bee- 

 lawsuit, which' the Union won several 

 years ago, and which, no doubt, was of 

 incalculable value to the attorney who 

 represented Mr. Davis before the village 

 meeting on April 20. We also informed 

 him that only members could claim aid 

 from the Union, which we presume he 

 was aware of. 



What a pity it is that bee-keepers do 

 not awake to the importance of joining 

 the Union before troubles arise, and thus 

 be forearmed for difficulties that may 

 occur on account of nervous and dis- 

 agreeable neighbors and enemies of the 

 pursuit. This case should induce hosts 

 of apiarists to at once provide them- 

 selves a place of safety beneath the 

 folds of the Union's victorious banner, 

 by now sending their membership fee of 

 $1.00 to the Editor of the American 

 Bee Journal, who is the Treasurer 

 and General Manager of the organiza- 

 tion. Do not delay this duty which you 

 owe to yourself and to the industry of 

 apiculture, but act immediately, and 

 thus be prepared for any unjust attacks. 



Every Bee-Keeper should take 

 special pains in Spring to ascertain con- 

 stantly the amount of stores each hive 

 contains. If he has uncapped most of 

 the honey, and this has resulted in a 

 larger supply being required to maintain 

 the increasing number of bees, it is 

 evident the colony will starve unless 

 syrup is supplied to it, or honey in con- 

 siderable quantity is being gathered. A 

 stimulated colony requires additional 

 care in this respect, and its wants must 

 be supplied by feeding, if they are not 

 satisfied naturally. — ExcJutnge. 



Early Springy Feeding of bees 

 is often quite necessary. Mr. M. H. 

 De Witt, of Sunny Side, Md., in the 

 April American Bce-Keeper, writes as 

 follows on this important subject: 



Feeding in the early Spring is advis- 

 able to stimulate breeding, and to keep 

 the colony strong, so that when the 

 early bloom comes it may be strong 

 enough to gather the delicious nectar. 

 Whenever there is any necessity for it, 

 feeding pays ; especially in the Fall, 

 before preparing for Winter. 



If the stores are insufficient, feed up ; 

 each colony should have at least 25 

 pounds of good ripened honey, all capped 

 over. Extracted-honey, or coffee A sugar 

 reduced to the consistency of honey, is 

 best for feeding, in the absence of good 

 sealed honey. The poorer grades of 

 sugar and glucose are totally unfit for 

 feeding bees. To stimulate in the 

 Spring, one-half pound per day is suffi- 

 cient for a colony. 



For feeding inside the hive, the 

 division-board feeder may be used to 

 advantage. But for feeding early in 

 the Spring, I prefer the Simplicity bee- 

 feeder. You can fill them, and set them 

 on top of the brood-frames at night, 

 and if the weather is not too cold, the 

 bees will take the syrup all down by 

 morning, and all danger of robbing is 

 past. 



A. H. DufT, a bee-keeper of Kan- 

 sas, gives it as a result of his experience 

 that there is no method of dividing bees 

 that will equal in profit natural swarm- 

 ing. If a moderate increase only is 

 desired to run an apiary for profit, It is 

 better for each colony to cast a swarm. 

 No division made by man can equal the 

 first division made by the colony itself. 

 A first swarm will gather more honey 

 after being hived than any two divisions 

 that can be made. — Exchange. 



Intending: Exhibitors at the 



World's Exposition can get the general 

 Rules and Regulations for exhibitors,' 

 and the special regulations pertaining to 

 exhibits in the department in which they 

 may be particularly interested, by ad- 

 dressing Director-General Davis, at 

 Chicago, Ills. 



