Vol. XV. 



Chicago, Illinois, July, 1879. 



No. 7. 



Contents of this Number. 



Editor's Table. 



Editorial Items 289 to 296 



American Honey in England 290 



International Exhibition 291 



Clarification of Honey 291 



Grape Sugar 291 



Honey Shows in England 292 



Wired Foundation 292 



Attractive Packages 292 



Fuel for Smokers 292 



The Rev. L. L. Langstroth 293 



The National Convention for 1879 294 



" Excelsior !"— A Lady's Experience 295 



Bee and Honey Shows 295 



Wisdom of Feeding Glucose 29(3 



Test of Adulteration 296 



Granulated Honey 296 



Our Letter Box : 



W. H. Yearsley, James Baird, A. W. Steers, 

 Robert Corbett, C. C. Miller, H. W. Hitt, 

 N. P. Allen, A. J. Wright, S. A. Rudisill, A. 

 E. Manum, Ben K. Johnson 297 



J. H. Bupp, W. Boiling, Geo. Smith, Mrs. J. W. 

 Garlick, Harry Blackburn, Ira M. Ailing.. 293 



C. T. Smith W. H. Newsom, W. H. Hammond, 



A. D. Buckley, S. G. Gamble, L. C. Whi- 

 ting, J. H. Murdock 299 



D. P. Norton, J. V. Caldwell, W. Williamson, 



R. Bandy, E. Brown, R. L. Aylor, M. Mahin, 



G. A. Denman.S. Corneil 300 



Wm. G. Hewes, S. B. Borden, James Heddon, 



J.L, Anderson 301 



Wm. Camm, Mrs. A. S. Keyes, C. S. Schofleld, 



R. C. Aikin, B. Salisbury, J. W. Price 302 



Correspondence : 



The Harvest of White Honey 30'i 



Bee-Keeping in Florida 303 



My Winter- Protector Hive 304 



Shipping Bees— Their Endurance 304 



Swarming, Wintering, etc 305 



The Season in Alabama 306 



Preparation for Wintering Bees 306 



How 1 Catch Swarms 308 



The Cause of Dysentery 308 



Primitive Home of the Italian Bee 309 



Habits of Wild Bees 311 



Conventions : 



Lancaster County, Pa., Convention 312 



Reports 312 



The Price of Honey 312 



What Causes Dysentery in Bees ? 312 



About Fertilizing Queens 313 



Introducing Queens 313 



Marketing Honey 313 



Do Bees Injure Fruit .' 314 



History and Use of Bee Smokers 316 



Albany County, N. Y., Convention 317 



The Management of Bees 318 



Central Ohio Convention 320 



Northeastern Wisconsin Convention 321 



Southeastern Iowa Convention 322 



A Factor in Wintering 323 



Remedy for Foul Brood 324 



Foreign Notes : 



The Theory of Dzierzon 325 



Pollen and Wax 326 



Exporting Honey to Spain 326 



ig^ If we wish the world to acknowl- 

 edge the superiority of American honey 

 and admire its marketable shape, let us 

 continue to study the " ways of com- 

 merce," and after learning the needs of 

 consumers, apply ourselves to the task 

 of supplying all the open markets with 

 "honey in the most desirable pack- 

 ages." 



^°Mr. Perrine, of " floating apiary " 

 notoriety, called on us a few days ago. 

 He has abandoned the floating apiary 

 experiment, after having sustained a 

 heavy loss in the enterprise. So many 

 bees leave their hives and never return, 

 that to gain money by a floating apiary 

 is an impracticable undertaking. He 

 now has 500 colonies, a part of them in 

 Louisiana and the rest in Illinois. Mr. 

 Perrine is an enthusiastic bee-keeper, 

 and has given the floating apiary busi- 

 ness a thorough trial. 



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$W Among the resolutions passed by the 

 Sanilac County, Mich., Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 vention lately, was the following: "We 

 advise the apiarists of Sanilac county to 

 secure their honey crop in the ' prize box,' 

 and to ship it in the ' prize crate.' " 



til 3 Fruit may be preserved with 

 honey by putting the fruit first in the 

 can, then pouring honey over it, and 

 seal air-tight ; when the honey is poured 

 from the fruit it will have the flavor 

 and appearance of jelly, making a de- 

 licious dessert. 



IftW J. W. Newlove's price list of apiarian 

 supplies. He is located at Columbus, O. 



