550 



To Our Friends. — If every subscriber 

 could make it convenient to send the 

 name of another subscriber with his 

 own, the already large circulation of 

 the Bee Journal would be doubled 

 for 1881. Any one sending six subscri- 

 bers will be entitled to a copy like the 

 club free for 1881. 



Now is the time for the friends of the 

 Bee Journal to show themselves. A 

 friendly word spoken now will be of 

 more value than at any other time for 

 a year to come. It will be our greatest 

 aim in the future, as in the past, to ele- 

 vate the profession of bee culture, to its 

 proper place among the industries of 

 the world. To this end we shall devote 

 ourselves, by unremitting energy and 

 devotion — ever looking to the producer's 

 interest, as well as to the advancement 

 of the science and art of apiculture. 



Our friends are earnestly invited not 

 only to renew their subscriptions at 

 once but also to suggest to their bee- 

 keeping friends that the Weekly Bee 

 Journal will satisfy their wants in the 

 line of bee literature and give them full 

 value for the money invested. Reader : 

 Shall the Weekly Bee Journal receive 

 your hearty co-operation and support '? 

 It is working for your interest, will you 

 not, in return, work for its ? 



Hi° The Dowagiac, Mich., Times, re- 

 marks as follows on " home industry : " 



" Mr. James Heddon, our towusman, who 

 has more colonies of bees than any other 

 man in this State, is selling some $1,500 

 worth this fall. Mr. E. Nugent, of Strath- 

 roy, Canada, through his agent, Mr. Nor- 

 man Conklin, has just purchased $800 worth. 

 Mr. Conklin tells us he has just visited other 

 apiaries and has been offered colonies at 

 much lower prices, and decided upon taking 

 Mr. Heddon's, owing to the value of stock, 

 style of hives, and first-class condition of 

 the entire fixtures. Tims we see what is 

 worth doing, is worth doing well. Mr. 

 Conklin is an experienced apiarist, having 

 been with Mr. D. A. Jones, of Canada, for 

 several years." 



igl° We have received several num- 

 bers of the Musical Journal, published 

 by Thomas Brothers, Catskill, N". Y., 

 at $1.00 a year. It is a handsome 

 monthly and exceedingly cheap. 



Power of the Press.— President !N". P. 

 Allen writes thus on the subject : 



" I am much pleased that the Bee 

 Journal is hereafter to become a 

 Weekly ; that looks like progression. 

 We want fresh news to read, at least 

 once a week. I wish it great success in 

 its fct new departure." I recognize the 

 power and influence of the press, in 

 building up all organizations for the 

 promotion of knowledge in every de- 

 partment of business. It is through the 

 influence of bee books and bee papers, 

 that bee-keeping has assumed a res- 

 pectful position among the industries of 

 the world. I therefore hope, that you 

 and the editors of the different bee 

 papers' in the United States, will all 

 unitedly labor for the success of the 

 National Association, and the cause of 

 scientific bee-culture in general." 



gg° We call attention to the complete 

 indexes to be found in this number. 

 These show that the themes contained 

 in the Volume for 1880 have been full 

 and complete — covering all the topics of 

 interest to bee-keepers, and this volume 

 will make a very valuable book of ref- 

 erence for every apiarist. Any who 

 have not yet procured a Binder, can ob- 

 tain one for 50 cents, and it will be a 

 very good investment, where it is not 

 convenient to get the volume bound in 

 the usual way. 



6^" A resolution, passed unanimously 

 at the Cincinnati Convention, was, by 

 an oversight, omitted in the last Bee 

 Journal. It ordered 1,000 copies of 

 the Constitution and By-Laws, with the 

 names of the officers and members for 

 1880, to be printed and mailed to every 

 member. This has been done, and any 

 one desiring a copy can obtain it from 

 one of the officers, or at this office. 



^" The fifteenth annual session of 

 the Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Lansing, Dec. 8th, when 

 the following subjects will be discussed : 

 1. Evidences of superiority in different 

 races of bees ; 2. Best method of win- 

 tering bees ; 3. Best method of obtain- 

 ing surplus honey ; 4. Practical value 

 and cost of comb foundation ; 5. Poi- 

 sonous honey, ancient and modern ; 6. 

 Prevention, danger and cure of foul 

 brood. T. F. Bingham, Sec. 



