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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



151 



Whut has the harvest been? 



Remember the big convention at 

 Chicago an the 28th, 29th and 30th 

 of this month. 



As the summer waiies so declin- 

 eth many a sturdy hope, now re- 

 posed in fall flowers and buckwheat. 



Send for sample copies of The 

 American Bee-keeper to distribute 

 among your bee-keeping acquaint- 

 ances, then induce five of them to 

 subscribe, and thereby become en- 

 titled to one of our choice Italian 

 queens, without cost. 



Current comments in regard to 

 the subject would indicate that 

 bees, poultry and Belgian hares 

 afford a profitable combination in 

 the way of business opportunities 

 for the young man who would pre- 

 fer to avoid the beaten paths in 

 industrial lines. 



The matter of getting honey and 

 combs in and out of the extracting 

 room without admitting a lot of 

 bees, is a subject that will interest 

 many. We shall try to give an 

 idea next month which renders its 

 accomplishment very simple and 

 practical. 



The Aaierican Bee-keeper will 

 be sent one year for twenty-five 

 cents to any one presenting certifi- 

 cate of membership in any bee- 



keepers' society in America. It is 

 ten years old — long since past the 

 experimental stage — its circulation 

 now encircles the globe and is 

 steadily increasing. We know of 

 no other bee- journal which offers 

 a discount of 50 per cent, to , asso- 

 ciation members. 



If any of our readers on the At- 

 lantic seaboard have a nice article 

 of white clover extracted honey, 

 and would like for variety's sake to 

 have a can of Florida mangrove 

 honey for family use, we should be 

 pleased to exchange a five gallon 

 can with him. Mangrove is a mild- 

 flavored honey, light in color and 

 not so heavy as well-ripened clover. 

 It is regarded by some experts as 

 unsurpassed as a table honey, and 

 some prefer it to the white clover. 



Speaking of cell-cups having the 

 cocoon base. Dr. Miller, in Glean- 

 ings^ calls attention to the fact that 

 inasmuch as the larva is soon float- 

 ed out of the diminished portion of 

 the cup which is to receive the co- 

 coon, the larval queen has as good 

 a chance for the fullest development 

 as tliose matured in cups having the 

 oval base. While the cups with 

 large bottoms will not answer for 

 the transfer of cocoons, it is appar- 

 ent that the cup constructed for the 

 reception of the cocoon is perfectly 

 adapted to the requirements of 

 those breeders who practice the 

 original Doolittle method, as we 

 ourselves do. In fact, we rather 

 favor the cocoon base when royal 

 jelly and larvae are used. Why, 

 then, should the two styles of base 

 be necessary? 



Secretary C. R. Russell, of the 

 Worcester County (Mass.) Bee- 

 keepers' Association has sent us a 

 long account of a recent meeting of 

 that body, from a local newspaper. 



