1903 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



rent hive for a week or so, and the 

 result was that, contrary to all his 

 previous experience, the bees remained 

 satisfactorily. This is a point which it 

 may be an advantage to jot down in 

 memory. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, the world-renowned 

 apiarist of Marengo. 111., whose domi- 

 nant traits are deep thinking and cheer- 

 fulness, has recently published another 

 work on bee-keeping, entitled, "Forty 

 Years Among the Bees." The new 

 volume is a real gem, of 327 pages, 

 beautifully bound in cloth and hand- 

 somely embellished in gold. It is pro- 

 fusely illustra,ted with half-tone en- 

 gravings reproduced entirely from 

 photographs taken by the author, and 

 the Doctor's concise style and cheerful 

 vein is maintained throughout. We 

 have to thank Dr. Miller for the priv- 

 ilege of perusing this splendid book, 

 and can heartily commend it to our 

 readers as a most entertaining and in- 

 structive treatise. The price is $1.00. 



Mr. Heddon says it took him twenty 

 3^ears at bee-keeping to learn that 

 moisture, not warmth, was the chief 

 essential to successful brood rearing. 

 He says brood rearing is favored rath- 

 er by cool than hot weather, if the hu- 

 midity is right. If this is so, in the 

 rearing of worker brood, why is it not 

 equally desirable for the most perfect 

 development of the royal larva? In 

 discussing the queen end of the ques- 

 tion in this number, Mr. A. C. Aliller 

 includes a mention of the importance 

 of young nurse bees, high tempera- 

 ture and humidity. The former req- 

 uisite is not new, but we do not re- 

 member having seen the point in re- 

 gard to the two latter propositions so 

 clearly presented. What knowledge 

 have our readers upon these ques- 

 tions? 



Ft. Pierce, Fla.. will have prompt at- 

 tention, as we keep a supply of copies 

 on hand here. Articles for publication, 

 or questions relating to bees, etc., may 

 be sent to the Florida office, or to 

 Falconer. N. Y.. as may best suit the 

 convenience of the correspondent. If 

 our readers will kindly bear these 

 points in mind, our work will be great- 

 ly facilitated. 



The belief now gaining ground, that 

 ,the foul brood germ, bacillus alvei, is 

 one of the commonest birds that fly, 

 and is found practically everywhere, 

 fails to find a peaceful resting place 

 in the mind of the writer. The Irish 

 Bee Journal calls attention to a state- 

 ment of one of its stafT of contribu- 

 tors, a Dr. Smyth, who asserts that 

 bacillus alvei is an inhabitant of the 

 human mouth, and further quotes Ed- 

 itor Root as saying that he had found 

 a large variety of bacteria in his own 

 mouth. Editor Root, however, we be- 

 lieve has not said that he found the 

 bacillus alvei in his mouth. If he has 

 really done so, we are forced to the 

 conclusion that the examination was 

 made immediately after a repas.t con- 

 sisting in part of honey from; that 

 Cuban apiary of his. We have never 

 known of an instance in which foul 

 brood originated spontaneously. We 

 should not like to say that it has never 

 occurred, but our experience has failed 

 to elicit an instance of this kind. On 

 the other hand, once a case of foul 

 brood is introduced into any locality, 

 we have never known it to fail to 

 spread unless checked. All these in- 

 vestigations and theories are com- 

 mendable, and may lead to the revela- 

 tion of valuable facts in regard ,to the 

 matter, but in themselves are quite too 

 contrary to the observations respon- 

 sible for our present status of mind. 



Again, the editor kindly asks his read- 

 ers to make all remittances and address 

 all business correspondence to The 

 American Bee-Keeper. Falconer, N. Y., 

 and not to send renewals, or cash for 

 other purposes, to Fort Pierce. Money 

 orders sent to Florida, have to be reis- 

 sued for remittance to the home ofifice. 

 Applications for sample copies, or re. 

 ports of nonreceipt of copies by sub- 

 scribers when sent direct to H. E. Hill, 



The Rocky Mountain Bee Journal 

 has ente;;-ed upon its third year of pub- 

 lication, and bears greater evidence of 

 stability than any of the recent arrivals 

 have done. We wish it continued suc- 

 cess. 



We learn through the Rocky Moun- 

 tain Bee Journal that the Pacific Bee 

 Journal of Los Angeles, Cal., is dead. 



