1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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EDITORIAL. 



Bee-keepers, more than any other 

 class, seem to be given to experi- 

 menting. Especially is this true of 

 the beginners or novices, and the 

 experimenting usually continues un- 

 til an entirely satisfactory method is 

 arrived at and exactly the proper ap- 

 pliances are discovered. Some ac- 

 complish this in one or two years 

 others seem never to reach that desir- 

 able goal. Any particular method 

 or system of bee-keeping is seldom 

 adopted by any two persons. Differ- 

 ent races of bees, and different local- 

 ities necessitate diversity of manip- 

 ulation. Were it not for this con- 

 stant changing and experimenting 

 the queen breeder and supply manu- 

 facturer would find but poor business. 



The fact that these constant exper- 

 iments and changes are going on 



among bee-keepers encourages the 

 frequent endeavors by often unscru- 

 pulous persons to introduce for sale 

 "new" strains of bees which in 

 most cases are not new at all. Then 

 also it seems to have been the policy 

 of certain beehive manufacturers to 

 frequently put forth so-called new 

 ideas in hives, frames etc., which in 

 most instances are old ideas in a new 

 dress and frequently have no merits 

 whatever, but by liberal advertis- 

 ing a temporary demand is created 

 resulting in a corresponding increase 

 of profit to the promoters. 



The Bee Keepers Quarterly has been 

 absorbed by the Canadian Bee Jour- 

 nal and once more the latter journal 

 has the Canadian field alone. 



For many years Gleanings has 

 frowned down upon patents of all 

 kinds and especially those referring 

 to bee -hives and articles used by bee- 

 keepers. We are pleased to notice 

 however that under the management 

 of the new company a more liberal 

 policy will prevail. We have always 

 contended that a person who invents 

 an article should have the benefit of 

 his invention. But few inventions 

 are of any real merit , and especially in 

 the line of bee-keepers supplies, there 

 is seldom an article invented that it 

 would be profitable to patent, the sales 

 being so limited that the profits would 

 hardly equal the amount invested in 

 obtaining the patent. 



We note in the Australian Bee 

 Bulletin that Mrs. Jennie Atchley, 

 one of the best known queen breeders 

 of the south contemplates visiting 



