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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



The American Bee-Keeper, 



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EDITORIAL, 



As intimated in our last issue, we 

 have purchased the subscription list 

 and good-will of the Bee-Keeper's Ad- 

 vance, formerly published by J. B. 

 Mason & Son , and subscribers to that 

 magazine will receive the Bee-Keep- 

 er to the expiration of their terra 

 of subscription. We hope to give 

 you a journal superior in every way 

 to the Advance, and trust that you will 

 show your appreciation of our efforts 

 by renewing your subscriptions 

 promptly. The Dec. number of the 

 Advance was printed but was never 

 mailed owing to the sudden disappear- 

 ance of J. B. Mason, whose wherea- 

 bouts is not known to his family. 



Well, here we are with four more 

 pages than heretofore. Our advertis- 

 ing department was so crowded last 

 month that it encroached upon our 

 space for reading matter, and we were 

 compelled to leave out over a page of 

 paid ads. besides ; then too, there 



has not been thus far an opportunity 

 for us to advertise our own business 

 at all, and while we did not start the 

 Bee-Keeper for that purpose primar- 

 ily, still we would like to have some- 

 thing to say to our readers about our- 

 selves occasionally. Even with this 

 enlargement our space is inadequate 

 to meet the demands made upon it, 

 and Ave have several valuable and 

 timely articles from prominent bee- 

 men which w r ere crowded out of this 

 issue. 



There are numerous indications that 

 the honey season of 1891 will be an 

 excellent one. It will therefore be well 

 for every bee-keeper to get as many 

 swarms through the winter safely as 

 possible, and if he expects to need any 

 supplies our advice is to order them as 

 soon as possible, so they will arrive in 

 time. Nothing is so vexatious to the 

 average bee-keeper as to be compelled 

 to wait two or three weeks for his sup- 

 plies when he needs them at once. 

 Profit by last years, experience and 

 order at once. 



Old reliable Gleanings keeps on in 

 the "even tenor of its way," growing 

 better and better every mouth. Dr. 

 Miller is the " bright particular star" 

 in its fermament of contributors at 

 present, 



The American Apiculturist continues 

 to be excellent. The Feb'y number is 

 even better than the previous one, and 

 Friend Alley called that his souvenir 

 number. An observing reader can 

 readily see that its editor is an old 

 hand at the business. 



Commencing this month we shall 

 furnish the latest and most authentic 

 honey and bees-wax market reports. 



