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Indeed, we would ask him what 

 he has not done either to control 

 or crush it, because its action did 

 not meet with his approbation, and 

 if tliat association cannot endorse 

 that or other like journals, how 

 can any association do so? 



The time has come when the 

 beekeepers of North America must 

 eitlier endorse and support a jour- 

 nal which will prove true to their 

 interests, or else sa}' to the world 

 that they are perfectly satisfied to 

 be controlled and ruled by the 

 monopol}' supply dealers, who have 

 been so largely responsible for al- 

 most every evil that has come to 

 apiculture, even when the}' claimed 

 to be working for and in the in- 

 terests of the beekeepers. 



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Let us hear from every one of 

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THE APIARY. 



The following editorial from the 

 pen of Mr. D. A. Jones in "Beeton 

 World" is so valuable, that we use 

 it in preference to writing any- 

 thing for this department this 

 month. 



WINTER PREPARATIONS. 



I have said a great deal in the 

 World of late about winter prepar- 

 ation, feeding, etc., but from the 

 appearance of the weather it seems 

 to me that it will not be amiss to 

 call your attention to these, at least 

 once more. The weather being very 

 warm and there being little or no 

 honey in the flowers in m.any locali- 

 ties,bees are not getting any honey ; 

 only those favored with fall bloom 

 such as aster, golden rod, bone- 

 set, mints, and other fall flowers, 

 can expect their bees to gather as 

 much as they consume. During 

 this weather large quantities of 

 stores are consumed in brood rear- 

 ing besides what is required for 

 feeding the old bees. I have very 

 little hope of even the strongest 

 colonies gathering more than they 

 consume qyqw in the most favored 

 localities, and I have now com- 

 menced feeding my own colonies 

 for winter. Our method of proced- 

 ure is as follows : — Take two pounds 

 of sugar and one pound of water, or 

 in that proportion ; after bringing it 

 to a boil, so that all the sugar is 

 melted, and allowing it to cool, it is 

 then ready for use. I am deter- 

 mined not to allow the feeding to be 

 continued long at any one apiary. 

 We used to make the syrup and 

 divide it up among the various 



