THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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English bee-keepers are enjoying 

 the best honey season that they have 

 experienced for years. England covers 

 so small an area that the Britisher 

 usually has either a good crop or a 

 poor one over the entire country, 

 while here in America there may be 

 a bountiful flow of honey in one state 

 and none at all in another. This 

 seems to have been the case with us 

 this season. In some parts* of the 

 Empire state large yields have been 

 reported, while in other places no 

 honey at all has been gathered. Tak- 

 ing it altogether the season has not 

 been a failure, but we would like to 

 have it a great deal more profitable. 

 We have not been blessed with a "real 

 good" honey season for a a long time, 

 and when it comes it will be appre- 

 ciated. 



We were somewhat amused recently 

 while looking over an old number of 

 the Bee-Keeper's Mayazine to find con- 

 siderable space given to the matter of 

 " Dollar Queens," the writer claiming 

 that untested queens at that price are 

 "too cheap." Just as good untested 

 queens are sold today by the best 

 breeders at from 40c to 75c each, 

 while $1 .00 will get mated queens of 

 the best grade. 



FIVE PER CENT. DISCOUNT. 



We are now allowing a special dis- 

 count of 5 per cent, on all orders, ex- 

 cepting for shipping cases, and honey 

 jars and cans. This discount will hold 

 good until Dec. 1st, after which the 

 following discounts will prevail: In 

 December 4 per cent. ; in January 3 

 per cent.; in February 2 per cent, 

 This fall will be a good time to lay in 

 your supplies of such materials as you 



know you will want next season, and 

 we can also give you better goods now 

 than in the busy season, as we have 

 plenty of time to make the goods 

 carefully. However, we always try 

 to give our customers the best we can 

 turn out at all times. 



An unfortunate but singular event 

 occured a short time ago at a flower 

 and bee show being held at a small 

 town in England. A gentleman was 

 delivering a lecture on bee-keeping 

 in a tent, and near by stood a large 

 tree under which were nine men 

 listening to the discourse. A thunder 

 storm suddenly began -and the tree 

 was struck by lightning, killing three 

 of the men and three were badly in- 

 jured ; the others were but slightly 

 dazed. 



Mr. Frank Benton, well known from 

 his prominent connection with bee- 

 keeping and the importation of queens 

 into this country, has secured a desir- 

 able position in the Apiarian Section, 

 Division of Entomology, Washington, 

 D. C. 



It looks as though good honey would 

 bring good prices this season. The 

 present price of new honey can be 

 found in our market quotations. 



We have received recently a sample 

 lot of Punic bees from E. L. Pratt. 

 They are very lively and seem to be 

 very hardy. 



The July number of the Bee-Keep- 

 er's Guide contained the article " True 

 Color of Carniolans," by Frank Benton, 

 clipped from the Bee-Keeper, but 

 credited it to the A. B.J. 



