1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY 

 THE W. T. FALCONER MANFG. Co., 



PROPRIETORS. 

 H. e. HILL, - EDITOR, 



FORT PIERCE, FLA. 



The first carload of comb honey 

 ever shipped from Glenwood, Wis., 

 pulle<l out from that station October 

 L':>, and was the prwluct of the apiaries 

 of Mr. Leo F. Hanegan, one of the 

 most progressive bee-lieepers in his 

 State. Mr. Hanegan writes tliat he 

 takes several bee .ioiirnals, and can't 

 do without them; but that he could 

 give up others easier than the Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keeper. His verdict is that 

 "it is a, splendid journal." 



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So great has been the increase of our 

 circulation, and so widely scattered, 

 that we have deemed it advisable to 

 secure, for the information of our read- 

 ers, reliable market quotations regular- 

 ly, not only from the principal trade 

 centers of the United States, but from 

 those of the West Indies. Europe and 

 Canada; and we have, therefore, un- 

 dertaken to secure these quotations 

 from the world's chief honey markets. 



The November number of the Pro- 

 gressi\e Poultry Journal. Mitchell, S. 

 Dak., contains a long article entitled 

 "Bee Culture," from the pen of Mr. 

 Thos. Chantry, of The Bee-Keeper 

 staff. The contribution is along edu- 

 cational lines in relation to bees and 

 honey, and will doubtless prove of 

 much interest, as well as add greatly 

 to the fund of public information in 

 regard to our mysterious pursuit. 



Speaking of the National Association, 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review says: "All 

 of its officers, with only one or two ex- 

 ceptions, are extensive, practical bee- 

 keepers, and know from experience 

 what bee-keepers need." With this con- 

 dition existing we may very hopefully 

 .mticipate an early grappling with the 

 most momentous problems confronting 

 the American producer of honey. It is 

 well that it should be so. 



An index to Vol. XIII is published 

 in this numlier, for the convenience of 

 those who desire to preserve and bind 

 their numbers for reference. A glance 

 over the list will serve to Impart an 

 idea of the diversity of subjects treat- 

 ed in our columns during the past 

 year. 



Mr. W. S. Hart has returned from his 

 European trip and is again among his 

 bees and orange groves, at Hawks 

 Park, Fla. 



With the present niunber The Bee- 

 Keeper completes its thirteenth and 

 most successful year of publication. 



Mr. O. O. Poppleton is enjoying his 

 annual outing cruising among the Flor- 

 ida keys, off the southeast coast. 



