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THE AMEBIC AN BEE-KEEPER 



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Our Colorado exchanges, the 

 Western Ap'utry and Western Bee- 

 keeper^ have failed to " exchange '" 

 for several months. "What's up? 



That it is injurious to queens to 

 confine and transport them is a 

 matter which Mr. A. C. Miller ap- 

 pears not to doubt and in the next 

 number of The Bee-kekper this 



thoughtful and studious writer will 

 handle the subject from a new 

 standpoint. 



A Schenectady (N.Y.) correspon- 

 dent desires information in general 

 concerning the bee-keeping advan- 

 tages of Massachusetts. He would 

 like to learn, particularly, whether 

 it is superior to Central New York, 

 and what part of the State affords 

 the best pastorage. C^n any of our 

 readers help him out? 



W. F. Ordetx, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 

 under date of January 22, says that 

 the present season has been the 

 poorest ever known in that section, 

 and concludes the information with 

 this paragraph: "I started with 

 eight colonies in December and now 

 have twenty. They will soon be 

 ready to divide again." No doubt 

 that report is rather discouraging 

 to one of Mr. Ordetx's enthusiasm ; 

 but he would be surprised to learn 

 how very little sympathy it will 

 elicit in these United States of 

 America where almost any of us 

 should consider ourselves very for- 

 tunate to accomplish in two whole 

 years what he has done in two 

 months or 1-ss. That projected 

 second division of colonies, so late 

 in the season may prove a hazardous 

 proceed ure. 



Another effort is being made by 

 the bee-keepers of Michigan to se- 

 cure the passage of an adequate 

 foul-br.)od bill. It is to be hoped 

 that no disgruntled member of the 

 fraternity will feel it his duty to 

 oppose so important a move this 

 time. It is of vital importance 

 that each State should have a good 

 law relating to this disease among 

 bees. If the disease does not exist 

 there will be no demand made upon 

 the State Treasury, and if it should 

 be imported, the state, which has 



