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THOS. G . NEWMAX 8=^ SON, 



EDITOR. 



VoinV. Not. 30,1889, No, 48, 



t^" lu going to the Interuatioual Con- 

 vention from the United States, the Grand 

 Trunk railway is the best to take, as that 

 runs to Brantford without change. 



Our Premium List, consisting of 

 8 pages of unifoim size with this Jolkxal, 

 will be issued and sent with the next num- 

 ber. We have many nmi) Premium offers, 

 and hope our readers will prepare in ad- 

 vance to devote a few days in getting up 

 clubs for our Journals. All the Premiums 

 apply alike to both of our periodials, and 

 all clubs may have subscriptions for either 

 or both Journals, as may be desired. 



The Cenndian Honey Producer 

 will cease to exist after issuing theDecember 

 number. The chief cause is the removal of 

 the editor to another field of lalior. His 

 announcement concludes thus : 



To the public generally we may say, that 

 the Canadian Honey Producer is self-sus- 

 taining; and every prospect that its sub- 

 scription list would increase. Yet. as be- 

 fore stated, there are difficulties in the way 

 which would not be easy to surmouut. We 

 trust no one will attempt to publish a new 

 bee-paper. There are enough good ones 

 at the present day, and but little room 

 for more 



In closing we would here say, we consider 

 we have kept faith with ourreadeis; doubt- 

 less we have made mistakes, yet we have 

 made it our aim to publish the CanddUiit. 

 Honey Producer in the interest of our 

 readers, therefore any mistakes made we 

 trust will he considered as made unknow- 

 ingly, and hence all the more readily par- 

 donable. Do not let us be misunderstood — 

 whenever we have seen clearly that we 

 have erred, we have never flinched from 

 correcting the statements made. 



Clubs of 5 for $4.00, to any addresses. 

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



Bee and Honey Exhibit. 



Some time ago it was suggested that a 

 grand Apiarian Exhibit should be made at 

 the World's Fair in 1893. Qlcaninys sug- 

 gested that Dr. A. B. Mason should be 

 charged with the work of procuring such 

 an exhibit. The American" Bee Joukxal 

 promptly seconded that motion, as did also 

 Prof. Cook. The Doctor's reply through 

 Oleanin(js is as follows ; 



I have (/ioify?i( a good deal iu regard to 

 the flz/.le of the apiarian exhibit from the 

 United States at Paris, and had come to the 

 conclusion in my own mind that we must 

 make the grandest display, or exhibit, of 

 the bee-industry at the World's Exposition 

 in this couutry in 1893 (wherever it may 

 be held), that was ever made in the world; 

 and to do this we must begin in time. With 

 that iu mind, and thinking that, as Presi- 

 dent of our national association, I might 

 pr()perl}' be considered the representative 

 of American bee-keepers, I wrote those in 

 charge of the proposed exposition in Chi- 

 cago, and also to the Mayor of New York, 

 suggesting that, when the proper time ar- 

 rives for arranging matters, we be given 

 the proper inducements and space to make 

 such an exhibit as will be a credit to us 

 and an honor to the country. 



The president of the Chicago organization 

 replied, saying, "The suggestion you make 

 is a good one, and will be laid before the 

 proper authority for such action as may be 

 required, should the fair be located, as we 

 expect, in Chicago." 



I have not yet heard from New York, and 

 shall write to Washington as soon as I 

 learn the name of some one engaged in 

 trying to get the exposition located there, 

 so as to be on hand at whichever place it 

 may be located. 



I expect to say something about it in the 

 President's annual address at the conven- 

 tion at Brantford It may, to some, seem 

 a little early to '*set the ball rolling;" but 

 if we wait till next j'ear we may be too 

 late ; for just as soon as Congress settles the 

 matter of location, the plan of the exposi- 

 tion will at once be laid out; and unless we 

 are on hand, we shall get left out. 



Auburndale, O. A. B. Masox. 



That is eminently proper. Doctor. You 

 have done just right in " setting the ball 

 rolling" thus early — for when Congress de- 

 cides upon the location, you will then have 

 driven your stakes. 



This work, done as the "President of the 

 International," shows that we have "the 

 right man in the right place," and he should 

 be re-elected, if he will take the hoiwr an 

 payment for his very efficient services dur- 

 ing 1889. He will then be able to " speak 

 as one having authority," when correspond- 

 ing with the World's Fair committee. 



An Altra«'tive ULsplay. 



From an Alabama paper we extract the 

 following concerning an attractive exhibit 

 of honey at the fair: 



One of the most attractive displays of the 

 Southern Exhibition was that of the Clover- 

 nook Apiary, Judge W. H. Black, proprie- 

 tor. He showed bees in glass hives, a house 

 built of large sections of comb honey, about 

 30 varieties of extracted honej'. All kinds 

 of fruit put up in honey. Large variety of 

 fruits and vegetables pickled in his honey 

 vinegar. All kinds of apiarian supplies 

 from feeders to extractors. 



Honey .liiiiibli-M an<I l..enionacle. 



The following from the Canadiiin lice 

 Jfjurnal concerning the above, at the late 

 Detroit International Exhibition, will be of 

 interest to our readers : 



^Vhat our American friends call " Honey 

 Jumbles," .sold at an astonishing rate, as 

 many as thirty boxes being disposed of in 

 one day. A pointer which we gave those 

 who sold these jumbles, and which will 

 Iirobably be taken advantage of another 

 year, was to have a supply of honey lemon- 

 ade as well; the venders would do a thriv- 

 ing liusiness, and, as well as advertise 

 honey in another way, they would make 

 much money. 



There were numerous stands through the 

 main building where nothing but lemonade 

 was sold, and a thriving business was car- 

 ried ou. 



For ourselves, we lunched on honey jum- 

 bles and lemonade, aud we do not believe a 

 dozen waiters would be able to attend to 

 the wants of the jniblio, if they knew that 

 they could get a nice, clean lunch with some- 

 thing to wash it down, all at the honey 

 counter. 



B^" Here is something rich and racy 

 from the Wcntcrn Apiarian of this month : 



The effete stomachs of this generation do 

 not relish honey. In the da)s when men 

 had physiques, aud women were Dianas, 

 honey was an acceptable food. Milk aud 

 honey made a concord oi"daiiied by Nature. 

 Honey is pure ; it is nutritious ; it is rich. 

 No perverting cook intervenes to spoil it. 

 Fresh from Nature's hand it comes to us, 

 served in the natural comb which surpasses 

 china in its delicacy, and of a consistency 

 and color unattained by any wine. 



■Winter Care of Bee!«. 



There is but little opportunity during the 

 winter to give bees attention, and the 

 proper time to put them in shape is during 

 the autumn mouths. Feeding should all be 

 done before cold weathej- sets in, and they 

 should be settled iu their winter quarters 

 before real winter is at hand. It often oc- 

 curs that winter overtakes some persons 

 with colonies that lack food. In such cases 

 they caniiot jjossibly use syrup for food, as 

 the weather is too cold for the bees to seal 

 it over, and unsealed stores will not sei-ve 

 properly for winter. The moisture which 

 always arises from the bees in cold weather 

 enters the unsealed honey and dilutes it, 

 making it verj' unwholesome. 



The only resort, therefore, for feeding iu 

 cold weather, is to make candy and use it. 

 This is a very good and healtliful food if 

 properly made and administered. It is 

 made from granulated sugar by melting it, 

 adding a little water— no more than will 

 thoroughly melt the sugai' — when it is 

 boiled a few minutes and i>"ured out into 

 cakes or slates of three or four pounds each. 

 When cool, this becomes very hai-d, almost 

 like rock candy. 



In feeding this it is placed on frames just 

 over the cluster of bees, where they can 

 have access to it at all times. Wlien in this 

 position it rccieves the heat arising from 

 the bees, and they remain on it all the time. 

 It is so hard that" it will last them a long 

 while. This candy may be given to bees at 

 intervals during the winter, and colonies 

 may be Ijrought through in good condition 

 that would have otherwise i)crished. 



This, or any other work, that is necessary 

 to do with bees wintering on the summer 

 stands, should be done on warm days. It 

 will not do to molest them on a cold day, 

 but it should always be done on days when 

 the bees are flying.— ^l/iicnVvi II Agricul- 

 turistfor December. 



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