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March 2, 190S. 



spray, at the proper time, might not reach and destroy the same 

 source ot infection?" 



The gist of the argument is this: The disease is brought by bee 

 and conveyed through the blossoms ; therefore timely spraying of th^ 

 blossoms must be of value in combating the disease. That is, the 

 guilt of the bee is assumed as a fact, and the efficacy of spraying is 

 sought to be built upon that fact. But is it not possible that the facts 

 are the other way? Has the guilt of the bee ever been proven ? Is it 

 anything more than a theory? Is not the failure of spraying the fact? 

 Has not spraying been tried, and has it not failed? 



The following argument is commended to Prof. Smith : There 

 has never been any direct proof that bees convey the disease through 

 the blossoms, and the fact that spraying as a remedy has been found 

 worthless is proof that such conveyance of the disease by the bees is 

 not possible. ___^________ 



Preservatives Not Allowed In Honey. 



We find the following paragraph in Gleanings in Bee Culture, 

 which we think every bee-keeper should read and heed: 



PRESERVATIVES NOT ALLOWED FOR PREVENTING GRANULATION. 



Dealers over the country should understand that putting small 

 Quantities of preservatives such as salicylic or phosphoric acid, or even 

 fflvcerine, in honey to keep it from candying will, in all probability, 

 cause it to be classed by chemists and food commissioners as adul- 

 terated and subject the seller of such goods to a fine. One such case 

 occurred this summer, where a dealer put a small quantity of phos- 

 ohoric acid in honey — not to adulterate it, hesaid, but to keep it in a 

 liauid condition. Whether it would or not I do not know, but the 

 Dure-food commissioner got hold of a sample of this, had it analyzed, 

 and the dealer was notified to discontinue the sale ot all such honey, 

 which he did. If preservatives were permitted for the purpose of pre- 

 venting granulation this might ooen the door wide to fraud ; and it is 

 well perhaps, that the commissioners and chemists should declare that 

 all such honeys be classed as adulterated. 



It seems to us that bee-keepers, above all others, should not in- 

 dulge in adulterating honey. It is better to educate the public to 

 know that pure honey iMI granulate than to mix some foreign sub- 

 stance with it in order to try to prevent natural granulation. 



Zniscellaneous 

 Hctps •^ 3 terns 



Secretary Geo. W. Brodbeok, of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, passed away in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 6. He had 

 been sick for some months, as most of our readers know. We hope 

 soon to publish a biographical sketch of our departed friend and 

 brother. «..«•••«. 



To Our Foreign Subscribers.— It seems necessary at fre- 

 quent intervals to inform our foreign subscribers— those not entitled 

 to domestic postal rates-that none of the special offers we make in 

 the American Bee Journal or elsewhere apply to them. Hence, 

 whenever we get such order from foreign countries, with a remittance, 

 we always apply it all on subscription, which is at the rate of SI. 50 a 

 year to most foreign countries. If foreign subscribers would just 

 stop a minute to think, they would see that none of our domestic 

 offers apply to them on account of the extra foreign postage. So by 

 applying on subscription all the money they send, they get full value 

 in return even if they do not get a queen, knife, or some other things 

 we sometimes offer to those living in this or other countries enjoying 

 domestic postal rates. 



The Home Apiary of E. E. Butcher (or at least a corner 

 ot it), of Bent Co., Colo., appears on the first page. In 1S9.3 there 

 were 135 colonies in this apiary which produced 17,000 pounds ot 

 honey, and in 1904 there were 305 colonies which produced 4000 

 pounds— only about one-fourth of a crop. 



R. A. Morgan antl the Clay Co. (So. Dak.) Honey Ex- 

 hibit.— The picture of the bee and honey display at the Clay Co., 

 So. Dak., Fair, held on Sept. 20, 1904, was sent us by Mr. Morgan, 

 whose picture also appears on the first page. Mr. Morgan was super- 

 intendent of the exhibit, :ind is the vice-president of the South Dakota 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. He was on the grounds during the Fair, 

 giving the visitors, both young and old, a taste of some fine extracted 



honey which was put up by himself in 1882, and which had been ex- 

 posed to all kinds of weather and conditions, and was still very nice. 



Mr. Morgan is 49 years of age, and has been in the bee-business 

 since he was 13. He owned and operated 400 colonies of bees for 5 

 years in Southern Wisconsin, but went to Dakota 19 years ago, at 

 which time there was not a head of clover to be found, and he has 

 lived to see the southern part develop into a beautiful clover-produc- 

 ing section. Mr. E. A. Morgan, of Wisconsin, a brother of R. A., has 

 lately joined him, believing that there are greater possibilities in South 

 Dakota for bee-keeping than in Wisconsin. 



Referring again to the honey display, there is shown a large pyra- 

 mid of choice white clover honey near the center; to the left is a pile 

 ot choice white honey and dark fall honey. On the right are two 

 single-comb observatory hives with queens, bees, drones, queen-cells, 

 honey, and bee-bread. On the sides and top of the pyramid may be 

 seen a fine display of extracted honey in glass jars, put up during the 

 past 32 years. On the right of the exhibit is a honey-extractor. At 

 the back of the honey display is a complete dovetailed hive, bee- 

 smoker, honey-knife, veil, bee-brush — in short, everything needed in 

 the apiary. The whole was draped in white and red bunting, and 

 over all was the large inscription shown in the picture. 



The Apiary of F. C. Smith & Son, shown on the first page, 

 is thus written about by the " Son " of the firm : 



Pierce Co., Wis., Jan. 27, 1905. 



Dear Editor; — As pa and I are in the bee-business I thought I 

 would report about our apiary. My pa's name is F. C. Smith. We 

 have 105 colonies in the cellar, which gave us 6350 pounds of very fine 

 honey last year. We extract it so the bees lose no time in making 

 comb. We sell it at 10 cents a pound, or a 13pound can for $1.1.5. 



We started with one colony years ago. Not knowing anything 

 about the work, we sent for the American Bee Journal, and that 

 helped us out. We could not get along without it, for it is a big help 

 to us. 



I am 15 years old, and can hive bees as well as anybody. I can 

 walk among them without a veil, and barefooted. They do not very 

 often sting me, and if they do by mistake, it does not swell and hurt 

 as some folks say. 



I send a picture of our bee-yard and bee-house. The man you se" 

 is pa, and the little man is myself. Fred Smith. 



York Honey and Bee-Supply Co. — This seems to be the 

 latest. Since Mr. H. M. Arnd purchased our interest In " The York 

 Honey Co.", about a month ago, he has arranged with the G. B. 

 Lewis Co., of Wisconsin, to handle their line of bee-keepers' supplies 

 in Chicago. He has also moved from 101 E. Kinzie St. to 141 & 143 

 Ontario St., five blocks north ot the Chicago it Northwestern railway 

 passenger station, and will conduct his business under the name as 

 given in the first line above. 



(Dpintons •:* of 

 Some (Experts 



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What is Honey?— Some Definitions. 



Ques. S2 — What, in your opinion, would be a correct, concise and 



comprehensive definition of SONET? 



Wm. McEvoy (Ont.)— I don't know. 



Jas. a. Stone (111.)— The best ot all sweets. 



S. T. Pettit (Ont.)— Nectar of flowers gathered by bees. 



First the flowers and then the bees; 



No honey on earth except throuKh these. 



The term " honey-dew honey " is quite injurious and uncalled for. 

 " Honey-dew " is good enough for that article. See page 167. 



C. H. DiBBERN (111.) — Nectar gathered by the bees from flowers. 



R. C. AiKiN (Colo.) — Vegetable and similar sweets collected by 

 bees. 



N. E. France (Wis.)— Nectar of flowers and plants, gathered by 

 bees and stored in honey-comb. 



Adrian Getaz (Tenn.)— The sweets from natural sources gath- 

 ered and elaborated by the bees. 



O. O. PoppLETON (Fla.) — The nectar ot flowers after having been 

 gathered and properly manipulated by honey-bees. 



Prof. A. J. Cook (Calif.) — A reducing sugar in solution stored in 

 comb by the honey-bee. This is the only possible definition. No one 



