Vol. XVI. 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAECH, 1880. 



No. 3. 



Contents of this Number. 



iCdltor'a Table. 



Editorial Items 119 to 124 



Duty on Honey 120 



Albino Bees 120 



Catalogues Received 120 



Queen Bees in the Mails 121 



American Honey in Europe 122 



Interesting Letter from France 122 



Destroyed by Fire 122 



Bees Marking their Location 123 



Peet's Queen Cage 12:; 



Apiculture in India 124 



Foul Brood 124 



Correspondence : 



The Dollar Queen Business 125 



Extracted Honey vs. Adulteration 126 



Will All Pure Honey Granulate 1 126 



Queens Duplicating Themselves 127 



Ree-Keeping in Spain 127 



Do not let the Bees Starve 128 



Snow's Swarm Catcher 12'.i 



New Plan of Giving Artificial Pollen 129 



Selecting a Location for an Apiary 130 



Chaff Hives and Packing for Winter 131 



Observations about 1 lives 132 



Use of Electricity in Catching Swarms 133 



Thin us Known and Things Unknown Kit 



" Apia A i ii erica na" the Coming Bee 135 



Chat with Adam Grimm 135 



Where Honey Comes From 137 



The Queen Laying in Surplus Boxes 139 



Practical Hints to the Bee-Keeper 139 



Fall Management 139 



Winter Management 140 



Italian Bees in Russia 140 



Above-Ground Cellar for Wintering 142 



My Plan of Wintering Bees 143 



Theory versus Practice 143 



Convention*! : 



Rock River Valley Convention 144 



How to Succeed in Bee Keeping 144 



Southern Michigan ( 'i invention . 145 



North-Eastern Convention 145 



Merits of Italian and Native Bees 145 



Breeding Queens 140 



Keeping Comb Honey 147 



Marketing of Honey 148 



Comb Foundation 148 



letter Drawer : 



Charles Keller, James H. O'Rear, M. D., John 

 D. Hutchinson, J. Duncan, Jr„ E. C. I, 

 Larch, M. D„ M. M. Fay, R. R. Murphy, W. 

 N. Craven 149 



W. J. Willard, A. J. Cook, Charles S. Newsotn, 

 D. L. Whitney, D. P. Campbell. J. F. Ellis. . lf.O 



Lewis & Parks, Favette Perry, J. E. Breed, Da- 

 vid R. Knoll, W. S. Ward, Dr. 1. P. Wilson. 151 



William Morris, James Heddon, H. \V. Funk, 

 Erastus Bowen, George E. Steele, W. R. 

 Young, W. N. Craven 152 



BiiMineMH Department : 



Local Convention Directory 153 



Beeswax and Honey Markets 153 



Calls for Conventions 153 



Editor's SaMc. 



ilg It is not safe to send silver by 

 mail, even by registered letter, as it is 

 very liable to be lost. The postoffice 

 department is not responsible for money 

 sent by registered letter, as many people 

 suppose; they guarantee to deliver the 

 letter, but are not responsible for its 

 contents. We recently knew a ease 

 where a registered lettter, containing 

 silver, was properly delivered, but the 

 envelope was broken and a part of the 

 contents missing. A money order is 

 perfectly safe. Where it is inconvenient 

 to get such, send 3c. postage stamps. 



lg!° In answer to an inquiry we would 

 remark that honey is the natural food 

 for bees. As considerable feedingwill 

 be necessary this spring we would say 

 give them honey if it can be obtained, 

 if not, make a syrup of coffee A sugar. 

 See that they have sufficient to carrj 

 them through till fruit bloom. 



(ST In acknowledgment of his ser- 

 vices in fruit and bee-culture His 

 Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, has 

 presented to Ilerrn Ka-.l (iatter. Nice 

 President of the Vienna Bee-Keepers' 

 Society, and editor of the Bienen- Voter, 

 the golden cross of merit. 



Igif Messrs. Jones and Benton arrived 

 in London, England, on February 4th, 

 on their way to the Island of Cyprus. 



l^" The prices of glass, honey jars. 

 extractors, separators and many other 

 things are advancing. 



