1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



97 



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EDITORIAL. 



We take pleasure in presenting to 

 our readers this month an interest- 

 ing article on The Giant Bees of In- 

 dia {apis dorsata) by that well-known 

 writer Frank Benton. In as much as 

 this species of bees has been the sub- 

 ject of considerable rather blind com- 

 ment in the leading bee-journals dur- 

 ing the past few weeks, the article 

 we publish is very timely, and com- 

 ing from so well informed an apiarist 

 as Mr. Benton, may be regarded as 

 entirely authentic. A certain per- 

 son, by name C. D. Holt, has recent- 

 ly succeeded in getting Gleanings and 

 the American Bee Journal to publish 

 his advertisement wherein he offers 

 queens of this species for sale. It is 

 strange that the publishers of these 

 journals ,experienced and well-read in 

 bee-lore as they are, should allow 

 themselves to be so hoodwinked, for 



if this man Holt has succeeded in 

 importing some of the genuine In- 

 dian Giant Bees, we all would have 

 known it long before now. But in 

 April 1st, Gleanings, he comes out in 

 a letter of repentance and repudiates 

 all his claims, in fact admits that he 

 can furnish nothing of the sort, and 

 well-posted apiarist knew so, for no 

 specimens have ever been brought 

 here alive. When advertisements of 

 this nature appear, offering such 

 wonderful bargains, even if they ap- 

 pear in such journals of high stand- 

 ing as the two above mentionedj the 

 reader should " go slow," and invest 

 not a penny until he is assured that 

 they eminate from honest sources. 



Spring in this locality has been 

 very backward, there not having been 

 one warm day during the entire month 

 of March, and up to the present, no 

 outside work in the apiary could be 

 done. At this writing there are some 

 signs of approaching milder weather. 



The Cosmopolitan Magazine for May 

 and June will contain profusly illus- 

 trated articles on bee-keeping, and as 

 it has a very large circulation through- 

 out the country and largely among 

 those who do not keep bees, it will 

 no doubt be the means of influencing 

 a great many to take up the persuit, 



We will print a limited number of 

 pamphlets containing Mr. Benton's 

 article on "Giant Bees of India" 

 which we will furnish our readers at 

 10c each, or will give one free as a 

 premium to every one sending in their 

 subscription this month. (This is to 

 new and old subscribers). 



