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THE AMERICAS BEL-KEEPLR. 



they will void their faces and return 

 without any loss to the stock. In unit- 

 bees smoke them thoroughly and 

 sprinkle them with sweatened water, 

 and shake all the bees from the combs, 

 in the bottom of the hive. Get your 

 honey ready for the market and dis- 

 pose of it as near home as possible. 

 Don't forget your country fairs; make 

 an exhibit aud get the people interest- 

 ed, aud in this way the growth of your 

 home market will surprise you. Make 

 up your mind to spend a large part of 

 your time this winter with bee litera- 

 ture, and study all parts of your chos- 

 en vocation thoroughly. — Bee K 

 Magazine. 



[The above article was written sev- 

 eral years' ago, but it is just as true to- 

 day as it was then. However, the sin- 

 \ ailed hive with outer case is tak- 

 ing the place of the chaff hive to a 

 large extent, and we believe that bees 

 •can be wintered more- successfully with 

 them than with the chaff hive or in 

 the cellar. — Ed.] 



When it is too cold for the bees to 

 D the shade it is a bad plan to 

 lie with them unless it is to feed 

 them. 



Most of the best bee-keepers wedge 

 their sections or honey boxes tightly 

 her to prevent propolis being de- 

 i d between them, 



There are over 200 bee-keepers in 

 Sanilac county, Mich., and il is esti- 

 mated that the value of their annual 

 honey crop is 860.000. 



tf Blood will tell," This applies to 



as of bees as well as to families of 

 human beings, and they differ as 

 tly in characteristics. 



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EDITORIAL, 



While on a trip recently we stopped 

 a day at Detroit and attended the Ex- 

 position then in progress. The display 

 of goods was not nearly so large as 

 last year or the year previous, but the 

 honey exhibit was an exception. It 

 was better than ever before, and was 

 indeed a credit to the exhibitors, es- 

 pecially that of M. H. Hunt, which 

 consisted of a castle 32 feet long, 8 

 feet wide and 18 feet high, construct- 

 ed entirely of beeswax and packages 

 of honey. While there we had a short 

 but pleasant interview with Brother 

 Hutchinson. We also met friend 

 Hunt. We regret that we could not 

 spend more time with them. 



In Gleanings, for Sept. 15, Rambler 

 gives an account of his recent visit to 

 our factory, ami includes also two il- 

 lustrations, (die of which i- supposed 



