The Last Drone of Summer. 



"l'is the last drone of summer left trembling alone, 

 All his lazy companions are conquered and gone ; 

 No worker of his kindred, no queen bee is nigh, 

 To reflect back his blushes, or give sigh for sigh. 



I'll not leave thee, thou lone one, to pine at thy door. 

 Since the doomed ones are sleeping, thou shalt add 



one more, 

 Thus softly I push thee to the earth— thy bed. 

 Where thy mates of the bee-hive lie friendless and 



dead. 



So soon may I follow, when friendships decay, 

 And from Love'sshining circle the gems drop away, 

 When true hearts lie withered, and fond ones are 



flown, 

 Oh ! who would inhabit this bleak world alone.— SeZ. 



Sections all' in One Piece. 



The great popularity which these sec- 

 tions have obtained from their use last 

 season, is an incentive for bee-keepers 

 to use them almost universally the com- 

 ing season. As there are many inqui- 

 ries as to their form and method of 

 putting them together, we give below 

 cuts to illustrate these points. 



Fig. 1 represents the 4)4x4}4 section 

 all in one piece. The grooves are repre- 



Fig. l. 



sented by a, a, a. The wood should be 

 dampened on the smooth side opposite 

 these grooves, and then glue can be 

 rapidly inserted in these joints, and also 

 on the dovetailed ends by placing several 

 sections in a row, and drawing the glue- 

 brush over from 6 to 10 with one stroke, 

 then fold them up and they will become 

 very firm and solid. Fig. 2, which rep- 

 resents Ja 514x6)4; section, shows how 



Fig. 2. 



the pieces are bent to place, by the left- 

 hand piece, which is bent upward. 

 When put together with glue, they are 

 the strongest sections made, infinitely 

 superior to the common dovetailed sec- 

 tions, which are so easily put " out of 

 square," and are fully equal in every 

 respect to the nailed sections as to 

 strength , much more easily put together, 

 and when used, form a very attractive 

 package. 



Prizes for Honey and Bees at Fairs. 



During the first three months of the 

 year, the premium lists for County. 

 State and District Fairs are usually made 

 up. It is, therefore, time for the Vice 

 Presidents of the National Society to 

 commence work. We respectfully sug- 

 gest that they communicate at once 

 with the different official Boards of the 

 Agricultural Societies in their re- 

 spective States, and endeavor to induce 

 them to offer appropriate prizes for 

 bees and honey at the Fairs for the 

 present season. The following or some- 

 thing similar would be about the thing 

 to'recommend in the line of prizes : 



Best package of honey in the comb, 

 one pound or more. 



Best package of extracted honey, one 

 pound or more. 



Best crate of honey in the comb, in 

 the most marketable shape. 



Best display of honey, both comb and 

 extracted. 



Best machine for extracting honey. 



Best display of bee-keepers' supplies. 



Best colony of Italian bees. 



Best exhibition with a colony of 

 bees, in movable-frame hive, including 

 their public manipulation. 



Best show of beeswax. 



Best bee hive for all purposes. 



igfln the Indianapolis Sentinel we 

 notice a description of the apiary of 

 Mr. F. L. Dougherty, the courteous 

 Secretary of the Indiana State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. In the course of 

 the article we find the following re- 

 marks : 



" Mr. Dougherty commenced opera- 

 tions four years ago, with 10 colonies of 

 bees and but little capital, but by 

 industry and care has increased to 44 

 colonies, and his net profits the past 

 year has been upward of $600. His 

 workshops are supplied with all the 

 latest improved machinery for extract- 

 ing honey, making boxes, hives, etc. 

 Mr. Dougherty is also the editor of the 

 bee department of the Indiana Far- 

 mer, and being a man of considerable 

 education and a close observer, has 

 added very materially to the interest in 

 bee-culture throughout this State." 



