THE AMERICAN APICULTUBIST. 



a decided success. I could rear 

 such fine, large queens by this last 

 method that I was led to try other 

 experiments, and here is just where 

 Dr. Miller's method comes in. I 

 destroyed the eggs as Dr. Miller says 

 he does, but the result was about the 

 same as in the experiment I tested 

 with the single worker cell ; though 

 I could get a few very good queens 

 built by Dr. Miller's plan, but a large 

 majority of those so reared were 

 worthless. I have been rearing 

 queens for over a quarter of a cen- 

 tury and if any person can mention 

 an experiment that has not been 

 tested in my apiary, I should be 

 pleased to have him do so. 



Beekeepers who take an interest 

 in their business should certainly ob- 

 tain a copy of the Beekeepers' 

 Handy Book. Any one who has 

 not acquainted himself with our dif- 

 ferent methods for rearing queens 

 will, when he has once read the 

 Handy Book, be surprised that he 

 has learned so much about queens 

 and queen-rearing in general that can 

 not be found in any other publica- 

 tion extract. Bear in mind, dear 

 reader, that the Beekeepers' Handy 

 Book is not a compilation of other 

 works or of matter taken from the 

 various bee journals. The work is 

 the result of twenty-nine years' exper- 

 ience in practical beekeeping, 

 twenty-seven of which were devoted 

 to queen- rearing. Part ist, contain- 

 ing 200 pages, is devoted to practical 

 bee culture. Part 2nd, containing 

 nearly 100 pages, gives my method 

 of queen-rearing. The work con- 

 tains nearly 100 fine illustrations, 

 and will give the reader information 

 regarding queens, how and when to 

 rear them, what queen to use as 

 queen mother, where to keep them 

 to obtain eggs for cell-building ; in 

 fact, there is no point which is not 

 thoroughly explained and in a plain, 

 common-sense manner. 



SELECTIONS FROM COR- 

 RESPONDENCE. 



Ottei-ville, Out., Can. 

 Mr. Alley : Please send me some 

 sample copies of the American Api- 

 CULTURIST. I want to get up a club. 

 My friends like your journal the best 

 of any we have received. 



W. S. BUCKBOLDER. 



Astoria, Oregon. 

 I hear your queens highly spoken 

 of by beekeepers who have tried 

 them, and all like the Apiculturist. 

 Frank S. Harding. 



HoytviUe, 3Iich., Oct. 22, 1886. 

 Editou Amkrican Apicultukist. 



Bound volumes i and 11 of the Api- 

 culturist, at hand. The book is much 

 better than I had expected. I like the 

 " Api" aud you may count on me as a 

 subscriber as long as I own a colony 

 of bees. 



I first started with two colonies; I 

 got 150 pounds honey in sections. The 

 second year I had seven colonies, 

 spring count, and got 575 pounds in 

 one-pound sections. TJiird year thir- 

 teen colonies spring count, and got 

 950 pounds in one pound-sections. I 

 now have twenty-two colonies in nice 

 shape for winter. I use chafl-hives 

 and winter on summer stands. Sold 

 all my honey at ten cents per pound in 

 home market. 



AViLLiAM Spalding. 



San Diego, Cat, Aug. 7, 1886. 



Editor Am. "Api"; 



Generally speaking, apiarists of 

 southern California have had a busy sea- 

 son ; in most apiaries swarming has not 

 been heavy. In my owq apiary,! had 

 but nine natural swarms, 68 stocks to 

 start the season, now 97 colonies, 

 gained the increase by division. 



Extracted, first run, Apr. 15. 

 " last " July 15. 



Total 190 cases of 120 lbs. each, or 

 22,800 lbs. (llf tons) = an average of 

 235i lbs. to the stock ; in addition after 

 the ^rs« run, of extracted, I put 48 2- 

 Ib. section on each of (three) chosen 

 stocks. These three made an aggregate 

 of 435 lbs. comb honey. 



Bees have been working very slowly 

 since July 15; it is now Aug. 7, and I 

 think it will take them two or three 

 weeks more to (ill the sections; at any 

 rale our next will be their last run. Bees 



