iDo:^ 



TIIK .!. 1/ /•;/.•/('. I. Y liJJi: -KEEPER 



13 



Kaemph writes in Illustr. Bztg. that 

 one of the mistakes beginners often 

 make is to pack their bees too warm. 



Gravenhorst's III Bztg. publishes a 

 historical sketch of the life of the late 

 Chas. Dadant in which, by the way, it 

 is said that when Mr. D. was in the 

 queen business he found that when 

 queen cages were provided with heath 

 or buckwheat honey queens invarial:)ly 

 died before reaching their place of des- 

 tination. Esparsette honey and "Good" 

 candy proved a success. 



Phacelia as a honey plant is talked of 

 a great deal ir Germany as well as 

 America. (Singularly enough, after 

 making several plantings the past sea- 

 son the writer of this article is not at 

 all satisfied that the plant is of any 

 value.) 



Schroeder in Centralblatt is clamor- 

 ing for uniform prices of honey. This 

 is no wonder, for prices do vary greatly 

 in different markets, ranging from 75 

 to 125 marks per pound. Schroeder 

 does not favor a honey trust, but thinks 

 the Government might do something 

 to give firmness to the honey market. 

 It seems the German government is- 

 sues a circular or bulletin from time 

 to time in which the prices of the prin- 

 cipal articles of food are published. 

 "If," he says, "the prices of honey were 

 included in these, a uniform price 

 would be established." 



ITALY. 



The bee-keepers of Italy have form- 

 ed an association with the seat in Ra- 

 venna. The object is the purchasing 

 of supplies and the disposing of their 

 honev. 



ENGLAND. 



The British Bee-keepers' Association 

 has arranged for special market days 

 on which honey is to be offered for 

 sale in London. It is hoped to thus 

 bring buyers and producers too^ether 

 and affect many sales. 



HUNGARIA. 



During 1901 the Hungarian Honey 

 Commission has disposed of about 110,. 

 500 pounds of honey for the bee-keep- 

 ers of that land. As is known the bee- 



keepers of Hungaria, Austria and Ger- 

 many have held joint meetings for 

 years, still the interests of the Hun- 

 garians somewhat collide with those 

 of Germany. The former want a low 

 tariff on honey in order to unload their 

 surplus upon Germany. The Hungari- 

 ans seem to have a surplus of honey, 

 while the Germans cannot boast of this. 

 There is another unpleasant feature 

 about these joint sessions. When meet- 

 ings are held in Hungaria the Hungarian 

 language is the predominating one, and 

 the bee-keepers from Germany, having 

 traveled many miles to attend the ses- 

 sions, lose the greater part of the dis- 

 cussions, etc. How these matters may 

 be harmonized is a question. 



A large experimental apiary has been 

 established in Goedoelloe near Buda- 

 pest by the Hungarian government. 

 Three hundred colonies are kept. In- 

 structions in bee-keeping and hive- 

 making are given gratis, including 

 board and lodging. Bee-keepers with- 

 out means are often materially assist- 

 ed and receive bees and hives free of 

 charge. This, it seems, ought to stim- 

 ulate the business. 



BRAZIL. 



It is stated in Schlavg. Hoist. Bztg. 

 that a Brazilian bee-keeper has invent- 

 ed a honey-extractor by which the hon- 

 ey from! both sides of a comb may be 

 thrown out at one operation. [The 

 idea is not a new one. The honey from 

 a whole super may be thrown out at 

 one operation without moving one 

 comb separately, providing no comb is 

 allowed to become sealed.] 



AUSTRIA. 



The Austr. Bztg. says: It is useless 

 to furnish a young swarm with a full 

 set of combs. Experiments made, show- 

 ed that the swarms hived on starters 

 only were heavier and in better condi- 

 tion than those hived on full combs. 

 [Location(?)] 



Baron Ambrozy, also Alfonsus, 

 claimed before the Wanderversamm- 

 lung that the feeding of sugar makes 

 bees susceptible to disease, particularly 

 to foul brood. Rcidenbach has long 

 ago come to the conclusion that sugar 

 is lacking the antiseptic properties the 



