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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



August 



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\\'itli tin- pus.siiiy of riiuo the pop- 

 ularity of the barrel a.s a honey pack- 

 age, increases aniony the dealers and 

 consumers to whom we must look for 

 an outlet for the great bulk of our 

 product. We have it on very good 

 authority that probably eightj' per 

 cent, of the extracted honey produced 

 in the United States is takeri by the 

 various manufactories of the country; 

 leaving, approximately. l."> to 2t> per 

 cent, to be di.sposed of otherwise. The 

 man who clamors for the little tin 

 package represents the minority class, 

 and his sales are, necessarily, next 

 to insignificant as compared with the 

 man who caters to the mauufactiir- 

 ing trade. 



Editorial writer, F. L. Thompson^ 

 of the Progressive Bett-iveeper, has 

 an apiary in Heddon hives. a)id seems 

 to have soured to some e.>Ltent on 

 hives of the sectional type. While he 

 thinks this style very convenient, the 

 idea that liees will breeil up faster in 

 them than in other hives, is seriously 

 (piestioned. While ^Mr. T. suggests 

 "locality"' as a possil)le explanation of 

 the fact that liees in Colorado will not 

 breed up faster in sectional hives than 

 in the Langstroth. for example, as 

 they are said to do in Michigan, he 

 pertinently asks: "But then, why 

 should there lie any possible advant- 

 age, even in Michigan, in having the 

 brood-nest space cut in two?" It is 

 rather improliable that anyone should 

 claim any advantage for the "cut" 

 which divides the brood-nest; but 

 rather base their claim of superiority 

 upon the ability to reduce the size of 

 the brood-nest horizontally, and thus 

 confine the animal heat below; laying 

 some claims to benefits derived from 

 an elimination of the bee-space at ends 

 of frames. Mr. Thompson has "been 

 Ihere," .-md his experience is worthy 

 of attention. It may be. as he says, 

 that this idea of brood-rearing advant- 

 ages of the sectional hive, is largely 

 "talkee-talkee." 



The Canadians are diligentl.v work- 

 ing to perfect the practical working 

 plans of their new honey exchange. 



It seems not to be generally known 

 that rubbing a little tallow or vaseline 

 upon the edge of supers and hives will 

 prevent propoliziug. 



.Messrs. Batterson & Co.. the Buffalo 

 honey dealers, under date of .July S. 

 give the following gloomy informa- 

 tion in regard to their market: 



"There is really no honey market in 

 Buffalo at present, and we do not ad- 

 vise any shii)ments here until the 

 A\eather becomes sutticlentl.v cool in 

 the fall. We. therefore, do liot think 

 it good policy to give (piotatious at this 

 season." 



