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granulate so soon in a warm room, and 

 its flavor will improve. I now have 

 some that is three years old, and it is 

 not candied, but is so thick that it will 

 not run. Extracted hone}' cannot be 

 kept in too warm a room. 

 Forest City, Iowa. 



SWARMING. 



Annoyed by Too Much Late 

 Increa§e of Bees. 



Written fttr the American Bee Journal 

 BY MBS. MARTHA ANDERSON. 



I desire to ask a few questions, to be 

 answered in the Bee Journal, viz.: 



1. My bees have commenced swarm- 

 ing over. The old colonies that I win- 

 tered through, cast from two to four 

 swarms in June, and now they are 

 issuing as l.-vrge swarms as I ever have 

 seen. My new colonies have cast from 

 one to three swarms, and I have put a 

 great many back into their old home. 

 If there is any way to prevent their 

 swarming, I would like to know. I like 

 to see swarms in May and June, but at 

 this time of the year I am tired of it. 



I have lost several swarms by not 

 expecting them to swarm, and being 

 away from home. I cannot complain 

 of my bees not working, for I think 

 that they have done well. I have taken 

 off over 1,000 pounds of clover honey 

 in one-pound sections. Some colonies 

 have stored 72 pounds each, and cast 

 three swarms. 



If the honey-flow continues till Sept. 

 20. some will store 120 pounds each, 

 while others will not do so well. These 

 are Jnne's swarms. 



The bees are working hard on the 

 Alsike and red clovers. We have 15 

 acres of the former, and it is .a con- 

 tinual hum of bees all the time on the 

 clover. 



I started last spring with 32 colonies 

 in good condition, and the}' did not 

 swavni until June 3 ; then I had from 

 , 3 to 10 swarms a day during that 

 month. I put on surplus sections to 

 give them more room, and still they 

 swarmed. I have 101 colonies of bees 

 — more than I care for. 



2. I am not a member of the Bee- 

 Keepers' union, and would like to 

 know if it sets the prices on honey. 

 It is only worth 10 cents i)er pound 

 here, and that is not enough. I live 

 3 miles south of Bushnell. 



Bushnell, Ills, Aug. 19, 1889. 



[1. Swarming at this season of the 

 year is unprofitable. To prevent their 

 absconding, about the best thing is to 

 clip the queen's wings. 



2. The "Union" has nothing to do 

 about the market price of honey — it is 

 only for the defense of the pursuit of 

 bee-keeping. — Ed.] 



GERMANY. 



What Bce-Kco|>er§ are Doing 

 in the Fallierland. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY REV. S. ROESE. 



The following are some facts and 

 notes about bee-keeping in Germany, 

 from the Biencn-Vuler : 



Bee-keeping in Germany, according 

 to current reports from various German 

 bee-keepers, has advanced to a stand- 

 point of perfect organization ; associ- 

 ations and conventions having been 

 organized all over the land, which 

 jointly form a General Assembly, to 

 meet annually. The associations are 

 again subdivided into sections with a 

 foreman (" called Opman "), to preside 

 at their quarterly meetings. Such fore- 

 man is elected by the General Assem- 

 bly, or, in case of necessity, appointed 

 by the President of the General As- 

 sembly. 



Such foreman is to be well qualified 

 to deliver lectures and essays on modern 

 bee-keei)ing, and impart to all the 

 members of his section the needed in- 

 struction to qualify them in apiculture, 

 and keep pace with the main body; 

 and as a body they control the honey 

 markets, to a great extent, all over the 

 land. 



Honey markets and honey depots 

 are established in all large cities. The 

 City of Frankfort-on-the-Main alone 

 has 5 of the established depots, whose 

 actions are all sanctioned by the Im- 

 perial Government. 



The General Assembly for 1889 is 

 appointed to meet at the Giant City 

 (so-called because 2 Giants stand in 

 front of the City Hall) of Arnan, on 

 tlie Elbe, at the rooms of the Imperial 

 Upper-Gymnasium ; and to this eftect 

 the Burgomaster lias, by telegram, in- 

 vited the Assembly as welcome guests. 

 August 25 and 26 is the time appointed 

 for the meeting, in connection with the 

 International Exhibition of live bees, 

 hives, products and apiarian supplies, 

 with rich awards and premiums. The 

 programme is a very interesting one, 

 witli invitation for all bee-keepers, at 

 home and abroad. Subjects of interest 

 will be discussed, and pi-esented to 

 promote tlie interest of this art and 

 honest industry. 



X'ley mourn tlic hjss of two prom- 

 inent members of tlie cause — one in 

 the person of Isador W'eber, one of the 

 most active section foremen, who in a 

 short time increased his section to a 



membership of 110, well-drilled and 

 instructed in the art of bee-keeping. 

 He died on July 2, 1889, of congestion 

 of the lungs, being in the 47th year of 

 his life. 



The other was Edward Cori, a prom- 

 inent bee-keeper and learned man, who 

 since 1831 occupied positions of honor 

 and trust. Friends from far and near 

 came to visit his apiary at the city of 

 Brnix. When at the decline of life, in 

 his 70th year, he reduced his number 

 of colonies to a few, he devoted him- 

 self to rose culture, which occupation 

 he followed until his decease. In the 

 fall of 1888, while preparing his large 

 varieties of roses for winter, he felt the 

 symptoms of niarmarmus rapidly ad- 

 vancing, and after a slight cold, which 

 he had contracted, he died on Jan. 24, 

 1889, in the 79th year of his u.seful 

 life. 



1 am in receipt of a copy of Der 

 Deutsche Bienen-Vater, published at 

 Zwikau, in the interest of apiculture 

 in Germany, and am requested to 

 kindly ask the American Bee Jour- 

 nal to publish a notice in its columns, 

 as follows : 



The 44th General Assembly of bee- 

 keepers in Germany will hold its ses- 

 sions on August 25 and 26, in the city 

 of Arnau, on the Elbe, in connection 

 with the International Exhibition of 

 live bees, hives, implements and pro- 

 ducts, at the Imperial Rooms of Upper- 

 Gymnasium. All bee-keepers at home 

 and from abroad are cordially invited 

 to attend, with the assurance that noth- 

 ing will be spared to make this gather- 

 ing a meeting of success and pleasure. 



By order of the President, 



Adolph Schmidt. 



I am surprised to find Germany ad- 

 vancing so much in apiculture. Prus- 

 sia, in its kingilom alone, has 1,458,764 

 colonies of bees, in working order 

 now, and branch bee-keepers' associa- 

 tions without number. 



The editor (jf the Deutsche Bienen- 

 Valer sent me an invitation to attend 

 tlie General Assembly, and a Legitimate 

 Card for half-fare to attend this 

 gathering. 



Maiden Rock, Wis. 



We Want a Kepresentative at all the 

 Fairs to be held this season. The Amer- 

 ican Bee Joi'RX.vL is the recognized de- 

 fender of the rights of the bee-keepers, 

 against the attacks of the ignoraot and prej- 

 udiced. There are thousands who would 

 gladly subscribe to it if it were only brought 

 to their notice, and its claims presented. 

 When making an exhibit, please send for 

 our Colored Posters and sample copies, and 

 get up a club. In this way you will not 

 only pay yourself for the trouble, but also 

 aid the pursuit, and its defense all over the 

 country. 



