The Cyprian and "Holy" Bees. 



On May 27, Mr. D. A. Jones arrived 

 in England with 150 pure Cyprian 

 queens, as well as some from Palestine. 

 He left England on the 5th of last 

 month, and while we are writing this 

 lie is on the ocean with his choice 

 freight. 



The British Bee Journal of June, re- 

 marks as follows concerning Mr. Jones 

 enterprise : 



" Mr. Benton at Larnica is actively 

 employed in raising Cyprian queens for 

 shipment to us, en route to America ; 

 and. having ' flown 'and repacked them, 

 we shall send them forward minus such 

 as may from time to time be ordered 

 for England and the European conti- 

 nent 



'•The enormous expenditure which 

 he has incurred, to say nothing of the 

 personal suffering he has borne, fully 

 evidenced by his altered appearance 

 since we last saw him, but from which, 

 thanks to an 'iron' constitution, he is 

 rapidly recovering, will probably ren- 

 der his enterprise profitless to him in a 

 Eecuniary sense for a long time to come, 

 ut to him will belong all the honor due 

 to such unexampled skill and personal 

 pluck. To such a man the idea of fail- 

 ure never once occurred; he determined 

 to do what many others have tried to 

 do, and pronounced a comparatively 

 hopeless task, and he has fulfilled his 

 self-imposed mission to the letter 



" We shall have the honor of breeding 

 from the first 'Holy Bees' that have 

 ever reached our shores. Mr. Benton, 

 we are glad to say, is quite w r ell, and as 

 happy and busy as a bee among newly 

 blown flowers, and we hope to hear of 

 his continued success 



"On the afternoon of the 28th nit., 

 these bees were allowed their first flight 

 in England, and, whatever doubt had 

 existed as to their true nature, through 

 our never having seen the pure natives, 

 was at once dispelled. Though imported 

 without a vestige of comb (except in 

 six of the cages), the bees on being lib- 

 erated were in a few minutes thick upon 

 the flowers, the hairy emigrants from 

 Jaffa and Beyrout being particularly 

 interesting from their darting move- 

 ments. The extreme beauty of the 

 Cyprians is undeniable, and they will 

 doubtless prove a most valuable acqui- 

 sition." 



Just before closing the forms for this 

 number of the Bee Journal, we have 

 received a letter from Mr. D. A. Jones, 



who has now safely arrived at his home 

 in Beeton, Canada, with his choice and 

 valuable stock of queens. The follow- 

 ing extracts from Mr. Jones' letter will 

 be read with interest : 



" Beeton, Ontario, June 18, 1880. 



"Dear Mr. Newman: I have just re- 

 turned to my home with my choice queens, 

 and have them safely introduced, and as 

 soon as they commence to lay 1 will fill or- 

 ders for them. Many have inquired as to 

 prices, and 1 may be pardoned for here stat- 

 ing that I cannot afford to dispose of the 

 Cyprian queens for less than from $10 to 

 $15, according to quality— some are much 

 finer than others. I expect others soon to 

 follow, and I shall sell them for just as low 

 prices as will cover the cost, after deduct- 

 ing for those that die on the long and tedi- 

 ous journey. I shall promptly fill all or- 

 ders sent through you. I shall also send a 

 sample of bees, drones, etc., for your Mu- 

 seum. My bees are carrying in about $200 

 worth of honey daily, and prospects for a 

 large honey crop are very good. I have 

 just heard that some are now pretending 

 to sell queens from Cyprus and Palestine of 

 my importation. I wish to say that I have 

 only authorized the editors of the various 

 bee papers to take orders for queens of my 

 importation, and should I conclude to au- 

 thorize any others I will so announce it in 

 the journals, so that there is no necessity 

 of any one being imposed upon. 



D. A. Jones. 



As the editor of the Bee Journal is 

 now entirely out of the " bee supply " 

 trade, we have turned the queen busi- 

 ness with all the supply trade over to 

 our son, Alfred If. Newman, and all 

 orders entrusted to him for queens of 

 Mr. Jones' importation will receive as 

 prompt and careful attention as they 

 would, had they been sent to us. "We 

 mention this only because of Mr. Jones' 

 reference to us in the foregoing letter. 

 "We shall be pleased to receive the sam- 

 ples of bees and drones for our Museum, 

 so kindly promised by Mr. Jones. 



<gi°Bees. trees, fruits and flowers are 

 natural associates ; and every apiarist 

 should cultivate them. 



W We learn that the libel suit of N". 

 C. Mitchell against the Indiana Farmer 

 is " continued/' and in all probability 

 will not be "called" again. Mr. Mitch- 

 ell was not in the city at the time, and 

 it is likely knew nothing of the matter. 

 His agents evidently commenced the 

 " suit " to help their work. 



