96 THE AMERICAN 



THE 



American Bee-Keeper 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY 



Official organ of the New York State Associa- 

 tion of Bee-Keepers' Societies. 



THE W. T. FALCONER MFQ. CO. 



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BEE-KEEPER. 



April, 



Gleanings is introducing a depart- 

 ment on the plan of the "Bee-Keeping 

 World." Someone has said that "im- 

 itation is the sincerest flattery." Who 

 was that? (H.) 



We wonder what will happen bye 

 and bye to the producers of sugar- 

 syrup-fed honey? Remember the 

 Pure Food Law. (M.) 



If you want to be in the fore front 

 of bee-keeping ranks you must needs 

 read the American Bee-Keeper for in 

 it you will find matter that will not 

 appear elsewhere until long after. The 

 copy which we have on hand is most 

 valuable to the man who is in the 

 business for cold hard dollars and is 

 equally interesting to those who are 

 keeping bees for recreation. (M.) 



We note some comment to the effect 

 that the Pure Food Law is responsi- 

 ble for the rise in price of honey. The 

 opinion of many retailers is that it 

 has merely been put up in harmony 

 with almost every other food and that 

 the law 'had nothing to do with it. 

 The dealers are no simpletons, they 

 are in business for what they can 

 make and they are prompt to avail 

 themselves of any excuse to increase 

 profits. (M.) 



"If there is drone comb in the su- 

 pers the queen is almost sure to go 

 up" says Dr. C. C. Miller. I would 

 like to ask him how she knows it is 

 there? To help him answer I will 

 whisper to him that the queen in the 

 course of her rambles visits in the 

 course of a few days pretty nearly 

 every nook and corner of the hive. 



(M.) 



Our old friend "Pat," who used to 

 contribute amusing stuff to these col- 

 umns and who went to Cuba several 



