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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



May 



granulated honey as they did to put 

 i»nly liquid honey before the public, the 

 call for liquid honey would have been 

 chanffed to tliut of j^ranulated honey, 

 long ago. My customers, for the past 

 five years, have all called for the gran- 

 ulated article, nearly all of them pre- 

 ferring to use it that way, while the 

 convenience of carrying it home in a 

 paper sack, or a box lined with paper, 

 with no leaking or daubing of things 

 with liquid honey, adds to the popular- 

 ity of honey in its granulated form. 

 That's right, Mr. editor, keep the ball a 

 rolling ; educate by all honorable means, 

 in print and elsewhere, and the ''perma- 

 nent and profitable market for extracted 

 honey" will soon be an assured fact. 

 Borodino. N.Y.. April fi, 1900. 



At the regular meeting of the Wor- 

 cester Market (Jardeners' Association, 

 held recently in Worcester. Mass., 

 "Bees"' was the chief topic discussed, 

 and preliminary steps were taken 

 toward effecting an organization 

 througii which the gardeners and bee- 

 keej)ers iniglit co-dperate in tlie future. 

 The meeting was largely attended and 

 a lively interest was taken in the 

 (juestlons by many prominent horticul- 

 turists, gardeners and l)ec-k('epers. 



To uny reader who will .send us 

 five (5) new yearly subscribers for 

 The American Bee-keeper, to- 

 gether witli the $2.50 to ])ay for 

 same, the editor will mail a nice 

 untested Italian queen, without 

 charge. These queens are sent di- 

 rect from our apiaries in South 

 Florida, and their safe arrival is 

 guaranteed. 



George C. Scott, in 'American 

 Bee Journal^ recommends the paint- 

 ing of all small tools, etc., about 

 the apiary, red. The bright color, 

 he finds, will attract the eye, and 

 much inconvenience and possible 

 loss of these necessary implements 

 is thereby avoided. 



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H. E. HILL, 



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Reports to hand from all sources 

 indicate a general good condition of 

 bees this spring. Many are already 

 reporting favorable prospects for a 

 good season and "lots of honey.' 

 According to the theories of several 

 writers this report will seriously 

 damage the honey market for 1900. 

 We are sorry for the result (?) but 

 that's the report. 



