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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Feb. 15, 19C6 



for sweet clover during those years, the bee-keepers in this 

 county would likely have had very little honey, if any at all. 

 There are some bee-keepers who do not seem to like the 

 flavor of sweet clover honey, but we are not of that class ; 

 but even if we were, we think we should very much prefer 

 sweet clover honey to having none at all. 



When the farmers also learn the value of sweet clover 

 for hay as well as a fertilizer, they will be glad to encourage 

 its more general growing. In some localities the farmers 

 have fought the sowing of sweet clover seed, claiming it to 

 be a weed. This came from utter ignorance of the plant. 

 But if not wanted, it is one of the easiest things to kill 

 out, which can not be said of most weeds. All one has to 

 do to get rid of sweet clover is to mow it before it blossoms. 

 Not allowing it to go to seed will destroy it very soon, as it 

 is a biennial. 



Night-Working Bees 



A bee that works only by night is to be found in the 

 jungles of India. It is an unusually large insect, the combs 

 being often 6 feet long by 4 feet wide.— Exchange. 



The foregoing item is given in all seriousness in a lead- 

 ing Chicago daily newspaper. One hardly knows whether 

 to laugh or get mad on seeing such stuff. 



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N. H. Smith, and not R. H. Smith, it was who is re. 

 ported on page 82, in the Ontario convention report, as hav. 

 ing taken 25,000 sections of honey from 167 colonies, spring 

 count, and increased to 185 colonies. 



Back Numbers since Jan. 1, 1906, we can send for 

 awhile yet to all new readers who desire their subscriptions 

 to begin with that date, so as to have a complete volume 

 for this year. They are all very valuable copies. 



The York Honey & Bee-Supply Co., as well as The 

 A. I. Root Co., made an exhibit of honey and bee-supplies 

 at the Annual Poultry Show, held here in Chicago last 

 month. The York Honey & Bee-Supply Co. also had on ex- 

 hibition the Cornell incubators, brooders, and other poultry 

 supplies which they are representing here in Chicago. 



The Wisconsin Apiary of Arthur Stanley is shown 

 on the first page. It contains about 100 colonies, and has 

 been run very successfully the past 2 seasons. The bees 

 have been wintered in a cellar under a dwelling-house with 

 almost no loss. This apiary is managed by Mrs. Stanley 

 practically alone, who, with her little daughter, stand at the 

 left as you look at the picture. The other two persons are 

 Mrs. Stanley's father and mother. 



Mr. M. H. Mendleson, of Ventura, Calif., has been 

 selected as Director of the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, taking the place of Ernest R. Root, who recently re- 

 signed. Mr. Root was elected Director last November, and 

 would have occupied the office beginning with Jan. 1, but 

 he finally decided that it would be better for him to resign 

 than to accept the position, and did so. Mr. Mendleson was 

 then agreed upon by the Executive Committee, after duly 

 canvassing the situation and considering the names of vari- 

 ous leading bee-keepers who would make most acceptable 

 Directors. But it was finally decided to honor a California 

 bee-keeper with the appointment, as that State, since Jan. 



1, has not been represented in the officiary of the Associa- 

 tion, and, also, as Mr. Mendleson is perhaps the most exten- 

 sive bee-keeper in that State. His honey crop in 1903 was 

 112,000 pounds, we believe. The selection should be satis- 

 factory to all concerned. We congratulate both Mr. Men- 

 dleson and the great honey State of California. 



Getting New Subscriptions ought not to be very diffi- 

 cult now. We believe that if a copy of the American Bee 

 Journal were shown to a bee keeper who is not now reading 

 it, he would quickly see its value to him. And we will be 

 glad to send free any extra copies for samples to be used by 

 our regular subscribers in getting new readers. Just let us 

 know how many you can use ; or, if you prefer, send us the 

 names of the bee-keepers, and we will mail the copies to 

 them. You can then call on them later and ask them to 

 subscribe. Nearly every week we offer some premiums for 

 the work of getting new subscriptions. 



The Apiary of A. A. Brimmer is also pictured on 

 the first page this week. It seems to be a very pretty one, 

 and nicely located. There were 182 colonies in the yard 

 last August, when the picture was taken. It is the largest 

 apiary in that section of the country. 



Mr. Brimmer tells us that the American Bee Journal 

 has been a welcome guest in his family ever since its first 

 publication. That means for over 45 years. We often 

 wonder how many old subscribers there will be who could 

 join in the celebration of the 50th birthday anniversary of 

 the American Bee Journal, which, if nothing prevents, 

 could be observed in about 5 years from now. 



Japanese Coming to Keep Bees.— The following is 

 taken from a January magazine called " Comfort :" 



" Mr. Akioki, a Japanese of distinction, is in this coun- 

 try seeking information as to the climate and resources of 

 Texas, where it is proposed to found a colony of his coun- 

 trymen. He will bring over 300 families, who will settle 

 on a solid tract of 10,000 acres in Bee county. They will un- 

 dertake bee-farming and silk-culture." 



For the truthfulness of the report we will have to re- 

 fer to Mr. Scholl, of our " Southern Beedom " department. 

 Of course, all those 300 Japanese will want to read the 

 American Bee Journal as soon as they learn our language. 

 We will welcome the whole "Gideon Band " of them to 

 membership in the American Bee Journal family. 



Law to Restrict Bees.— The following news item ap- 

 peared in the Chicago Tribune of Feb. 1, from Des Moines, 

 Iowa : 



Representative Wayland to day introduced in the House 

 a petition from 124 citizens of Defiance, asking legislation 

 "prohibiting the running at large and roaming about our 

 public streets of all honey-bees of whatever variety or 

 species." 



The petition sets forth the request is made " realizing 

 the great damage done each year by reason of the common 

 honey-bee roaming about and running at large in our cities 

 and towns, by their continual biting and sipping of the 

 precious fruits and beautiful flowers, to say nothing of their 

 continual buzzing about one's ears from early morning to 

 late at night, and their frequent stinging." The petition 

 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. 



We mentioned this ridiculous matter several weeks ago, 

 but didn't suppose Iowa had a son in her Legislature so 

 silly as to introduce a thing of that kind. 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans Buschbauer, is 

 a bee-keeper's hand-book of 138 pages, which is just what 

 our German friends will want. It is fully illustrated, and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price, postpaid, $1.00; or with the 

 American Bee Journal one year — both for $1.75. Address 

 all orders to this office. 



