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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



in this country by every means. The 

 crop of honey of best quality is aston- 

 ishing. An average of fifty (50) kilo- 

 grams per hive each year may be ex- 

 pected by proper management. By the 

 aid of the new inventions for extract- 

 ing the honey it is turned into a first 

 class article of commerce for home 

 consumption and export which means 

 a new great source of wealth for this 

 country. 



This kind of honey obtained by the 

 use of the extractor, a centrifugal ma- 

 chine of simple construction, must not 

 be compared with the stuff the Indians 

 bring to the city. The extracted Mex- 

 ican honey from the high table lands 

 may conquer the world's market. It is 

 of light, bright wine color, clear like 

 crystal, of a pleasant sweetness and 

 the finest fiavor. 



Bee-keeping in this country is quite 

 different from that of the northern 

 countries. This my experience has 

 taught me. The bees act different and 

 it is the same with their system of in- 

 crease. 



bees that gave me H-l one-pound sec- 

 tions of as nice honey as I ever saw; 

 and they are in fine condition for win- 

 ter. They would work when the others 

 were not out of their hives. 



Success to the American Bee-Keep- 

 er! Yours truly, 



Jas. Godfrey. 



Appleton, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1902. 



Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



I am a reader and one of the great- 

 est admirers of the American Bee- 

 Keeper. I used to keep bees in the 

 eastern part of this State and have 

 been here three years, though I have 

 kept bees but one year here. I think 

 it a good location for the business, but 

 the past season has been too wet for 

 the secretion of honey, though we have 

 an abundance of clover and other flow- 

 ers. It is a fruit-growing district, and 

 the fruit men welcome any one who will 

 keep bees here. Many keep a few col- 

 onies, mostly in box hives and in a 

 careless way. The only two practical 

 bee-keepers anywhere near here claim 

 to do very well with their bees. 1 

 have some of those yellow bees. They 

 are very gentle — so much so that they 

 will hardly gather enough honey to 

 winter on. I have one colony of brown 



Volant, Pa., Nov. 25, 1902. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



I am a reader of your journal and 

 keep a few colonies of bees. Will 

 you please tell me through your col- 

 umns how I can keep them from 

 swarming? They swarm so much that 

 I get but very little honey. 

 Yours truly, 



W. E. Armstrong. 



(Excessive swarming may be the re- 

 sult of an inherent disposition of the 

 particular strain of bees against which 

 the complaint is lodged. This trait is 

 very marked in certain strains, while 

 others, under the same conditions, 

 show no disposition to swarm. A 

 small hive is conducive to swarming. 

 Lack of ventilation, and the direct rays 

 of the sun upon the hive tend to induce 

 swarms. Hence, a reversal of these 

 causes will doubtless result in different 

 effects. A queen of the current year's 

 raising is not so liable to swarm as are 

 those in the second or third year of 

 their age. Therefore, requeening each 

 season might yield the desired effect. 

 However, casting of a prime swarrri 

 should not materially affect the honey 

 crop, it being understood that the su- 

 pers should be transferred to the 

 swarm soon after the swarming occurs, 

 and the bulk of the force of workers 

 be thrown into the new colony, by the 

 Heddon, or other plans of operation. 

 It is exceedingly difficult to recom- 

 mend any fixed rule for the manage- 

 ment of all cases. Manipulations must 

 be governed by the conditions existing 

 in each particular case, as has been re- 

 peatedly demonstrated. Study, first, 

 the cause, then proceed to remove it. 

 —Editor.) 



Pulaski, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1902. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



I send you herewith an article for 

 publication, on the Carniolan-Italian 

 cross, which I think may be of interest 

 to your readers. I like the American 



