1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



Ill 



tural appliances are perfected to meet 

 the requirements of a permanent and 

 growing industry. This improve- 

 mentj we believe, originated in Can- 

 ada some fifteen years ago, and is 

 there in use in some of the largest 

 apiaries. 



We are in receipt of a nicely gotten 

 up booklet, entitled " The Busy Bee 

 in the Land of Flowers," published 

 by the South Florida Apiary Co., of 

 Spruce Bluff, Fla. It contains des- 

 criptions and resources of certain lo- 

 calities in Florida with a view to in- 

 teresting bee keepers of the north in 

 that southern land, as being an ideal 

 place for the production of honey. 



We have had several inquiries re- 

 cently, from subscribers wishing to 

 know where can be obtained Carniolan 

 queens. Someone who raises these 

 would doubtless find it would pay to 

 advertise. 



We have just gotten out a 16-page 

 pamphlet entitled "Successful Bee 

 Keeping," by W. Z. Hutchinson. It 

 is well written and instructive, and is 

 especially intended for those who are 

 not very far advanced in bee keep- 

 ing. We will send a copy postpaid 

 for 6c in stamps. 



Mr. H. E. Hill of the South Flori- 

 da Apiary Co., sent us a few days 

 ago, a sample of Pennyroyal honey 

 in the comb. It was as nice a speci- 

 men of white honey as we have ever 

 seen and the flavor no douitt to many 

 is very pleasing. We cannot say, 

 however, that we would especially 

 prefer it ourselves. 



Washington, D. D., sets an exam- 

 ple (in some things) worthy of emu- 

 lation by other municipalities. For 

 instance, the long rows of beautiful 

 lindens which shade many of its at- 

 tractive streets. Whether these were 

 planted at the instigation of some 

 " bee man " with an eye to business, 

 or wholly from an appreciation of 

 their ornamental worth, we cannot 

 say. They are truly beautiful, how- 

 ever. 



Wm Gerrish, East Nottingham, N. 

 H., keeps a complete supply of our 

 goods and Eastern customers will 

 save freight by ordering from him. 



Rev. Stephen Roese of Salem, Wis. , 

 who has occasionally written articles 

 for this magazine, died March 9th, 

 1897, after a lingering illness, aged 

 68 years. 



The prices of sections have chang- 

 ed some from those of last season, as 

 will be noticed in the price list of 

 sections elsewhere. Our sections are 

 superior to any on the market, and 

 only those of two other makers ap- 

 proach anywhere near them in quali- 

 ty, yet our goods are sold as low as 

 others. 



To have congress place an internal- 

 revenue duty of two or three cents 

 per pound upon all glucose, is a prac- 

 tical method of dealing with adulter- 

 ators of honey, suggested by Wm. Gr. 

 Hewes of California. 



It is estimated that 1,200,000 

 pounds of honey were put upon the 

 Chicago market in 1896. 



