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A SATarm of CJoltlen Bees. 



"That orbed luaideTi with white Are lalen, 



Whom mortals call the moon, 

 Glides glimmering o'er my tieece-like floor, 



By the mid-night breezes strewn. 



•' And wherever the beat oi her unseen Teet, 



Which only the angels hear. 

 May have broken the woof uf my tent's thin roof. 



The stars peep behind her and peer. 



*' And I laugh to s?e them whirl and flee, 



Ijike a swarm of golden bees, 

 Wben I widen the rent in my wind-built tent. 



Till the calm i-iver, take s. and seas. 

 Like strips of the sky fallen through me on high. 



Are each paved with the moon and these." 



—From "The Cloud," by SiiCUey. 



Prof. Cook's ticctiire recently at 

 Albany, is reported thus in the CounVni 

 Gentleman, published in that city : 



For years many of our best bee-l<eepers 

 have urged that only specialists sliould keep 

 bees. The last two years of failure have 

 convinced many ot these that it would be 

 better to unite bee-teeping with some other 

 industry. Bee-keepine; is par excellence a 

 pursuit to add to some other. It serves as 

 recreation, and often gives a large profit. 

 Farmers and fruit-growers, as the very suc- 

 cessful e.Kperieuce of many has shown, are 

 just the ones, if naturally fitted tor the 

 business, to add apiculture to their other 

 cares. Thus the farmer may have better 

 crops, and may save the nectar that otlier- 

 wise would go to waste, and which may be 

 the most profitable product of the farm. 



The study which bee-keeping requires will 

 be enjoyed, and may be made the means to 

 interest the boys and girls in the farm. The 

 speaker had known several such cases. But 

 let the bovs and girls know that the profits 

 are to be theirs. Then bee-keeping, in con- 

 junction with farming, can be made a great 

 success. How will the product of such bee- 

 keeping be put on the market in poor con- 

 dition ? Unmarketable honey comes from 

 the slovenly and the untidy, alike, whether 

 he be a specialist or amateur. 



The idea that the busy season with the 

 fanner and bee-keeper is one and the same, 

 need discourage no one. With proper 

 thought and care the labor with bees in 

 June and July may be reduced to small pro- 

 portions, and can mostly be performed by a 

 boy or girl. And here is a way to interest 

 our girls, to give them air and sunshine, and 

 a chance to earn money. Some of the best 

 bee-keepers in the country are just such 

 farm girls. 



To work successfully.one must thoroughly 

 prepare himself by studying a good book, 

 reading one of the best bee-periodicals, and, 

 when possible, spending a day or two with 

 some well-informed and successful bee- 

 keeper. In the farm home, during the long 

 winier evenings, the books can be read 

 aloud, and the business discussed by father 

 and children. This keeps father and chil- 

 dren just where they ought to be as night 

 comes on. 



Directions were given as to where and 

 how to secure the bees, and the point was 

 urged to go slow; commencing with 2 or 3 

 colonies of bees, and increasing as experi- 

 ence, success and knowledge suggested. If 

 no money was paid out after the first start, 

 no great loss could be experienced, and 

 usually such a course brought success, 

 pleasure and satisfaction. 



If the first purchase is made of some 

 neighboring bee-keeper, we are likely to do 

 better, and make a friend who will come to 



the rescue, if breakers confront us in our 

 work in the beeyard. 



With proper thought, study and care it 

 will be found that the new pursuit brings 

 pleasure and profit, and its adoption by the 

 studious and thoughtful man will rarely be 

 regretted. 



'ri«l-IJils from the pen of friend G. M. 

 Doolittle, in the Rural Home : 



If any one wishes a little keen enjoyment 

 of his pets, the bees, let him put out some 

 finely-ground corn-meal in some sunny nook 

 in early spring, before any pollen can be 

 had from the fields, placing a piece of comb 

 in the same, so that the bees may be drawn 

 to it. They will soon begin to pack the 

 meal in their pollen baskets, and carry it to 

 the hive. Thfy will roll around in it like 

 little pigs, and cut up all sorts of antics, 

 greatly to the amusement of the children, 

 and most of the older ones also. 



When among the bees let yourmovements 

 be deliberate, and do not appear to fear the 

 bees ; quick, nervous movements the bees 

 resent. If a bee is troublesome, and you 

 wish to retreat, put up your hands quietly 

 and shield your face, and as quietly retreat ; 

 if you throw up your hands wildly and run, 

 you may be sure you will lose the race, and 

 the bees will leave you in a peculiar state of 

 mind ; not a calm and peaceful frame I 

 assure you, but perhaps one which will en- 

 able you to heed these instructions better 

 than such a state of mind would. 



Mees and Honey.— The Scnttncl, 

 Rayne, La., has this to say about our book 

 entitled "Bees and Honey :" 



Mr. Newman is a prolific writer on apicul- 

 ture, is editor of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, and Is a well-known authority. The 

 pretty bound book before us contains de- 

 tailed instruction as to the management and 

 care of bees, the preparation and shipment 

 of honey to market, bee-pasturage, nutritive 

 qualities of honey, etc. In fact, no lover of 

 the industrious little Insect should be with- 

 out the book, or fail to subscribe for his 

 well-known periodical, the American Bee 

 Journal, which is one of our most valued 

 exchanges. 



Hen- Eniil llilbert, of Maclejewo, 

 Germany, has sent us two of his latest 

 pamphlets. One is on "Foul Brood in 

 Bees, its Cause and Cure," and the other is 

 on "Chicken Cholera." He invites us to 

 translate and publish the former, and if 

 some good German scholar will take the 

 trouble to read and translate the salient 

 points for us, we shall be pleased to publish 

 pretty full extracts. Herr Hilbert is good 

 authority on bees. We met him at the bee 

 and honey show and convention at Prague 

 ten years ago, and had an excellent visit 

 with him, and Dr. Dzlerzon, Dr. Pollman 

 (of Russia), the Baroness of Berlepsch, and 

 many other prominent apiarists of Europe. 



Z^^ The International Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will meet in the court-house, at Brantford, Oht., 

 Canada, on December 4, 5, and n, 1889. All bee- 

 keepers are invited to attend, and State and District 

 bee-keepers' societies are requested to appoint del- 

 egates to the convention. Full particulars of the 

 meeting will be given in due time. Anyone desirous 

 of becoming a member, and receiving the last Annu- 

 al Report bound, may do so by forwarding $1.00 to 

 the Secretary. — R. F. IIOLTKRMANN, Sec, Brants 

 ford, Ont., Canada. 



Xlie Statistics, as gathered by the 

 Honey-Producers' Exchange, are received, 

 and show that the losses in the past winter 

 were only about 8 per cent. ; the present 

 condition of the colonies is good ; and the 

 prospect for a honey crop was never better. 



Japanese Bnclfwlieat.— Prof. A. 



J. Cook, of the Agricultural College, Mich., 

 says that the Japanese buckwheat is the 

 best variety for grain and also for honey. 

 He says farmers, and especially bee-keeping 

 farmers, should sow It as a part of their 

 crop. It is sown late in June. It is an ex- 

 cellent crop to precede corn on land that is 

 infested with white worms. It seems to 

 starve ont these terribly destructive grubs. 

 Again it is a profitable crop, often paying 

 better than wheat. Not only this, it gives 

 us the basis of our buckwheat cakes which 

 with honey will tempt the most capricious 

 appetite. The blossoms oftentimes furnish 

 nectar for the bees when all else fails.— 

 National Stockman. 



Here are some more recipes where 

 honey is used to advantage : 



For Worms.— Before breakfast take a 

 table-spoonful of honey ; or a tea made of 

 peppermint sweetened with one-half its 

 bulk of honey. 



Honey mixed with flour into a paste just 

 thick enough to run, will be found most 

 efficient in the treatment of boils. Put It on 

 as a poultice. 



For Croup and Hoarseness.— A gargle 

 made of sage-tea sweetened with honey, or 

 " pills " made ot mustard, flour and water. 



Wliy Advertise in the American 

 Bee Journal? Here are some good rea- 

 sons for patronizing the advertising space 

 in this bee-periodical : 



1. Because it has a large and influential 

 circulation in every State and Territory, 

 Canada, and other foreign countries. 



2. Because it Is well-printed, and an ad- 

 vertisement in it appears neat and attrac- 

 tive, and invites a reading. 



3. Because it reaches just the class of per- 

 sons desired— professional men, lawyers, 

 doctors, and the best of the rural population. 



4. The rates are low as possible, and the 

 returns from advertisements are satisfac- 

 tory. 



Catalogues for 1889 are on our desk 

 from— 



J. G. Aten, Jefferson, O.— pages— Bee- 

 Keepers' Supplies. 



Thos. L. Thornton, Dividing Ridge, Ky. 

 — f) pages— Bees, Honey, and Apiarian Sup- 

 plies. 



Is that your Husband, ma'am ? 



Hebe. 



Is that your wife, sir ? 



She be. 



Ah, that's pleasant ; a he bee and a she 

 bee can't fail to taste the sweets of lite.— 

 Texas Siftings. 



