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VOL XXXIII. CHICAGO, ILL, MAR. 22, 1894. 



NO. 12. 



^ GEORGE W YORK.%57 



Iflrs. H. 1*. ]L.£iiis-tlou, of East Con- 

 stable, N. Y., we regret to learn, died very 

 recently, leaving a child but 8 weeks old. 

 Bro. Langdon will have the sincere sympa- 

 thy of bee-keepers everywhere, in his sad 

 bereavement. The Bee Journal desires to 

 express to him its heart-felt condolence. 



Orange JBlossoms. — Mr. C. F.Green- 

 ing, of Grand Meadow, Minn., but now 

 spending the winter at Orange Park, Fla., 

 has kindly sent us some of their fragrant 

 orange blossoms, for which we wish to ex- 

 press our thanks. Before we opened the 

 envelope containing the sweet-smelling 

 blossoms, we could detect their presence by 

 the delightful odor. How cheering and in- 

 spiring are " flowers, beautiful flowers." 



Canadian Apiarian $$tatistic!^. 



— We learn from a Canadian newspaper, 

 that the last census returns show that about 

 200,000 colonies of bees are kept in the 

 Dominion, of which 140,300 are in the 

 Province of Ontario. The estimated aver- 

 age is 50 pounds of honey per colony, or 

 10,000,000 pounds per annum. That makes 

 a pretty good showing for our "cousins," 

 and especially for Ontario, which is the 

 foremost Province in things apiarian. 



Gratliering Honey in liVinter. — 



In the Free Lance for Saturday, March 10th, 

 published at Martinsburg, W. Va., we find 

 the following about " the busy bee:" 



It is seldom that you see bees gathering 

 honey when the ground is covered with 

 snow, yet this was observed on Sunday 

 last. The warm sun had brought out the 

 maple bloom, and with it, from their win- 

 ter's repose, came the busy bee, soon to be 

 engaged in carrying to her snug and cosy 

 home the pollen and the honey. They began 

 work nine days earlier this year than last, 

 and 20 days sooner than in 1892. 



The next thing will likely be a "winter 

 strain of bees " — bees that will gather some- 

 thing every day in the year, regardless of 

 the climate or location. We believe there 

 is a song entitled, •' Every Day '11 be Sun- 

 day By-and-By." When that time comes, 

 we probably will have bees that will store 

 nectar day in and day out. That will in- 

 deed be "The Sweet By-and-By." 



1^^ Majorities are not always right. — 

 Meview. 



Xlie Bee-Keepers' Union. — W. 



Emmett Potts, of Edna, Kans., offers the 

 following suggestion looking toward in- 

 creasing the membership of the Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union, and also extending its useful- 

 ness and effectiveness : 



Edna, Kans., March 10, 1894. 

 Bro. York: — Wouldn't it be a grand 

 scheme for the Bee-Keepers' Union, if there 

 could be a member in each county in every 

 State where bees are kept, and make the 

 member one of the Board of Directors ? It 

 would give the Union about 2, .500 members 

 in as many counties, besides the bee-keepers 

 that would join through the influence of 

 the representative or director. Then we 

 would have a good chance at those vile 

 adulterators who do so much damage to our 



