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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Feb. 1, 19C6 



now have bees would learn to care for them more intelli- 

 gently, and also develop, so far as possible, their local 

 honey markets, there would be less honey thrown on the 

 city markets, and so the price of honey could the better be 

 kept up. 



This would result in greater benefit to all concerned, 

 we believe. But holding out the idea that there is big 

 money in bees for everybody, is hardly the proper thing. It 

 can be overdone. We do not advise all and sundry to keep 

 bees. 



American Methods in Europe 



While there has been some sneering on the part of bee- 

 keepers on the Eastern Continent as to plans and practices 

 of bee-keepers on this side, there have not been wanting 

 those who have been able to see good in the notions of the 

 Yankees. Prominent among these has been A. Straeuli, 

 pastor in Scherzingen (Thurgau, Switzerland), who has just 

 launched a new bee-paper. His leaning toward American 

 methods is not hidden in the name of his new paper, which 

 is, "Die Europaeische Bienenzucht auf amerikanischer 

 Grundlage"— European Bee-Culture on American Principles. 



More Testimony on Caucasian Bees 



The testimony so far leads to the conviction that there 

 must be no little difference in Caucasians. In the Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keeper, that highly esteemed Canadian veteran, J. 

 B. Hall, testifies that he obtained 2 colonies of Caucasians 

 in May, 1904 ; that they were the gentlest bees he ever pos- 

 sessed, and the best winterers if given honey gathered by 

 other bees to winter on. They started queen-cells in very 

 large numbers, and capped their honey with concave in- 

 stead of convex caps. As he is working for the production 

 of honey, he says : 



" I have no use for such blood in my apiaries, and have 

 been weeding it out for the last 22 years." 



In the same paper, Julius Hoffman says he imported 

 Caucasians in 1880. They were very gentle, had very pro- 

 lific queens, did little or no work on buckwheat, but he says 

 " they are a very good bee for clover sections." 



Both Fair and Independent 



A bee-supply manufacturer asked a friend of ours why 

 it was that the American Bee Journal published directions 

 for home-made hives and other supplies, when the publish- 

 ers of a certain other bee paper so adroitly avoided allowing 

 such matter to appear in their columns. 



Well, it is easily answered. The American Bee Journal 

 is both fair and independent. It believes in allowing its 

 subscribers and advertisers a fair chance in its columns; 

 and, further, it is not run in the interest of its own bee- 

 supply factory, for it hasn't any, and never has had one. 

 Neither does it weaken the force of a contributor's published 

 ideas by adding a footnote or comment, but allows each 

 writer's opinions to stand upon their merits. We have been 

 complimented on this latter practise of ours. 



But it takes all kinds of bee-papers to suit all kinds of 

 bee-keepers, so we have no quarrel with any of our contem- 

 poraries — not even with the ones that misrepresent us. 



Our Wood Binder (or Holder) is made to take all the 

 copies of the American Bee Journal for a year. It is sent 

 by mail for 20 cents. Full directions accompany. The Bee 

 Journals can be inserted as soon as they are received, and 

 thus preserved for future reference. Or we will send it 

 with the American Bee Journal a year — both for $1.10. 

 Address the office of the American Bee Journal. 



The Premiums we offer are all well worth working for 

 Look at them in this copy of the American Bee Journal, i 



Convention Postponed.— The annual meeting of the 

 Fillmore County Bee-Keepers' Association, which was to 

 have been held at Preston, Minn., Jan. 17 and 18, has been 

 postponed on account of the stormy weather, until Thurs- 

 day and Friday, Feb. 8 and 9, at the same place. The same 

 program will be carried out. 



Copies of State Foul Brood Laws —The State of Min- 

 nesota is about to prepare a Foul Brood Bill to be presented 

 at the next session of the Legislature. The bee-keepers' 

 committee in charge of it desires to have a copy of the foul 

 brood law now in force in every State from which to prepare 

 their own bill. Will those who are able to do so, kindly 

 send a copy of such foul brood law to Wm. Russell, 4810, 

 38th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. He will greatly appre- 

 ciate the kindess, and at the same time those who will be 

 kind enough to comply with this request will be aiding their 

 fellow bee-keepers in Minnesota. 



A. G. Woodman, of Grand Rapids, Mich., sent us a 

 clipping referring to Henry Decker, an aged Ohio bee-keeper, 

 who claims to have hatched hen's eggs over a colony of 

 bees. It is the same old story that has been going the 

 rounds of the newspaper press for several years. This sub- 

 ject was discussed in the American Bee Journal a year or 

 two ago, and it was finally decided that it is not a practical 

 thing at all. It may work occasionally, but can not be de- 

 pended upon. The best way is to get an incubator if 

 you want to do anything in the poultry business. There 

 are some good incubators advertised in this Journal. It 

 is not a sure thing to depend upon a colony of bees to do 

 the hatching. 



Death of MPS. S. T. Pettit.— We have received the fol- 

 lowing from Mr. Morley Pettit, telling of the death of his 

 mother : 



Villa Nova, Ont , Jan. 20, 1906. 



Dbar Friend York:— I have to report the death of my 

 mother, whoslept peacefully away just at midnight Monday, 

 Jan. IS. She had been ailing for a long time, and was con- 

 fined to her bed almost constantly for over 6 months, during 

 which time she suffered a great deal, but so patiently 



Of course, a person has only one mother, and feels that 

 loss more keenly than any other ; but all who knew her 

 agree she was one of the most beautiful Christian characters 

 ever met. Father is very, very lonely ; the tie of over 50 

 years' close companionship and love is not easily broken. 



Mother was in her 74th year, and father is in his 77th. 



Of the family, 6 of us were at her bedside ; 2 in Califor- 

 nia and a sister in South Africa were unable to get home. 

 I am the youngest, and there were 10 children originally— 6 

 girls and 4 boys. Yours truly. 



Morley Pettit. 



Our sympathy is extended to the bereaved husband and 

 family. A good mother — who can estimate her value and 

 influence in the world ? Her children can neverget beyond 

 her teachings and life. 



Home and Apiary of J. E. Johnson.— Mr. Johnson 

 has kindly furnished the following description of the pic- 

 tures shown on the first page this week : 



Editor York : — The second picture shows myself, wife, 

 two daughters, and two little sous. The other daughter 

 snapped the camera, so she is not in the picture. 



The other picture shows our dwelling and honey-house, 

 and all of the apiary but one row of hives. 



Our house was paid for with the proceeds of 12 colonies 



