1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



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over to that part ami save their lives, 

 says Dickel in Die Biene. 



The use of honey for inducing sleep 

 and quieting the nerves is a new thing. 

 Wurth tells in Die Biene that one night, 

 when unable to sleep, he arose from 

 his bed and helped himself to some bis- 

 cuit and honey. The effect was grati- 

 fying. Since then he has taken two or 

 three tablespoonfuls of extracted honey 

 at a dose frequently at night when rest- 

 less and has always experienced the 

 same result — sleep. Nervous people 

 ought to make a note of this. 



thickness of the walls is of less im- 

 portance, the broader and the deeper 

 the hive is„ 



H. Petersen, the leader of the Central 

 verein, died Nov. 14, 1902 in Schleswig- 

 Holstein. 



The Centralblatt says of him: From 

 childhood up he associated with the 

 bee; his spare time was given them. 

 The success of the Centralverein was 

 his aim and hobby. To advance the 

 interests of this he neither spared time 

 nor money. A powerful orator, he was 

 great as an organizer of bee-keepers* 









BEE-KEEPERS "TO SELl,. ' " 



Whether the hive question in connec- 

 tion with the wintering problem is fully 

 solved is doubtful at the least. Rev. Mr. 

 Smith says on this point, in Deutsche 

 Bzcht, As far as the bees are concerned 

 it is immaterial whether their hives are 

 of wood, straw or anything else, as 

 long as the material used, is a poor con- 

 ductor of heat, it is immaterial whether 

 a box-hive or a frame hive; this is a 

 matter of convenience to the bee-keep- 

 er. It matters not where the entrance 

 is located. The principal consideration 

 is. the hive must be sufficiently roomy 

 to allow the storing of an abundant 

 supply over the cluster of bees. The 



societies. Modesty and unselfishness 

 were traits of his character worthy of 

 imitation. The bee-keepers will always 

 honor his memory. 



F. Greiner. 



The engraving herewith presented will 

 give our readers a glimpse of a corner 

 of the editor's "sanctum" on publica- 

 tion day; showing over three thousand 

 copies of The Bee-Keeper partly wrap- 

 ped for mailing. 



An autograph letter written by 

 Charles Dickens has been presented to 

 the public at Kingston-on-Thames. 



