236 



THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



— Will those of our patrons who 

 have purchased queens from the 

 Apiculturist Bee Farm, and intro- 

 duced them successfully, give us their 

 method for doing so, in as few words 

 as possible for publication in the 

 Apiculturist? 



— We notice that some grocerymen 

 deal in the so-called "pure" honey 

 put up in tumblers. The only pure 

 honey about it may be found in the 

 small piece of comb, placed in each 

 package. Another way people are 

 swindled is by the sale of the "pure 

 fruit jellies," put up in such packages 

 as is the vile stuff called honey. 

 These various jellies do not contain 

 one particle of fruit. In fact, every- 

 thifig in their composition is artiiicial 

 and sooner or later will destroy the 

 health of those who use them. 

 Goods of the above kind are bought 

 for sick people, and by others who 

 cannot afford to purchase honey in 

 larger quantities. Is it not about 

 time dealers discontinued the prac- 

 tice of imposing upon and defrauding 

 their customers, by such methods ? 

 It is very hard to convince people 

 that they are being defrauded by 

 purchasing such goods. 



— Now is the time weak colonies 

 should be united. The best and 

 safest method for uniting bees is as 

 follows : Remove the queens from 

 the colonies to be united. Confine 

 the bees in the hives three days, use 

 wire cloth so as to give plenty of ven- 

 tilation. Keep the hives in a cool, 

 dark place. At the end of three 

 days, and just before sunset, brush 

 all the bees from the combs of one 

 of the hives in front of the other, 

 and as they run in, let the best queen, 

 of the two removed, go in with them. 

 If the bees are fed a small amount 

 of syrup flavored with the essence of 

 peppermint, or given a little tobacco 

 smoke the day they are united, the 

 operation will be a success beyond 

 doubt. 



—We regret to announce to the 

 readers of the " Apiculturist " that 

 Mr. Locke is suffering with tempo- 

 rary indisposition, caused by over- 

 work ; but we hope that he will soon 

 be able to resume his editorial duties. 



The friends of the "Api," who 

 have so kindly favored us with arti- 

 cles for its columns, are requested to 

 continue the same, all of which will 

 be duly appreciated and acknowl- 

 edged. 



— The following list of Premiums, 

 awarded at Iowa State fair, was sent 

 to us by Mr. Wm. Kimble. 



INIessrs. B. Menbencher & Ayers, 

 premium. 

 On comb honey, 



White clover, first premium, 5.00 

 On extracted honey. 



White clover, first p., 5.00 



On best display of extracted 



honey, first p., 25.00 



On beeswax, first, 5.00 



A. J. Norris premium. 

 On Itahan bees, second p., 2.00 



On Cyprian bees, first p., 5.00 



On Holyland bees, second p., 2.00 

 On Black German, first p., 5.00 



On best and largest display of 



different races of bees, first 



p., 20.00 



On largest number of queen 



cells on one frame, first p., 5.00 

 On extracted honey. 



White clover, second p., 2.00 



On extracted honey. 



Fall flowers, first p., 5.00 



On best and largest display of 



comb honey, second p., 10.00 

 On beeswax, second p., 2.00 



Pumphrey Bros., Premium. 



On comb honey, white clover, 

 second p., 2.00 



On display of comb honey, sec- 

 ond p., 10.00 



Wm. Kimble, Premium. 



Best Italian bees, first p., 5.00 



On Cyprian bees, second p., 2.00 



On Holyland bees, first p., 5.00 



