1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



175 



cries every form of bee space and 

 ventilation in language most emphat- 

 ic. Hear him: "Among the fruitful 

 causes of success in bee-keeping, the 

 centralization of heat is the chief 

 point to be observed. I would not 

 'stick a pin there,' but I would plant 

 a post on that point as big as the larg- 

 est tree in the Yosemite valley, and 

 tall enough to be seen by the bee- 

 keepers all over the world. -^ '^ * 

 I believe that the bee space craze has 

 killed thousands of bushels of bee 

 brood in the comb, in the spring, as 

 well as many more mature bees be- 

 tween the combs in the winter. * * '-i= 

 The bee spaces act in the same way in 

 a hive that a dozen or more holes 

 would act in the bottom of a hen's 

 nest," Etc, etc. There is no ques- 

 tion as to the importance of heat re- 

 tention within the brood nest at cer- 

 tain seasons, yet we think the writer 

 quoted, goes to extremes in his (or 

 her) denouncement of the bee space. 

 It is a noteworthy fact in this connec- 

 tion that this writer and Mr, Taft, the 

 ardent advocate of ventilation re- 

 ferred to elsewhere, are located in 

 about the same degree of latitude; 

 which clearly suggests the wisdom and 

 safety of following the majority, by 

 adopting standard hives and other ap- 

 pliances, and deviating only from 

 their example as our own experience 

 shall direct. 



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. 



Prof. J. W. Rouse, in the Progres- 

 sive Beekeeper, under the heading 

 "Mistaken ideas about bees," after 

 citing several ludicrous incidents re- 

 sulting from public ignorance of bees, 

 remarks: "Let bee-keepers talk, 

 write and keep on spreading informa- 

 tion as to the habits of bees." There 

 is no doubt but a substantial and gen- 

 eral benefit to producers of honey 

 would result from a united action of 

 the advanced apiarists of America 

 along this line. It is, perhaps not so 

 important that the public should be- 

 come conversant with the "habits of 

 bees," as that the magnitude of our 

 industry be generally understood, and 

 the various uses of honey made 

 known. We reproduce elsewhere in 

 this number of the Bee Keeper an 

 article from the New York kSun, of 

 Feb. 26, '96, which is very accurate 

 in general, and which will have a 

 favorable influence as it tends to dis- 

 seminate real knowledge of the goods 

 we have to sell and we have no doubt 

 it will be read with interest by many 

 bee-keepers as well. There is no 

 branch of our pursuit more import- 

 ant than the developement and main- 

 tainance of a profitable market, and 

 the creation of a popular demand for 

 our product depends wholly upon 

 those interested in its success. Let 

 us all contribute something during 

 1897 toward achieving the desired 

 end, 



"How to Manage Bees " is a 50c 

 book for beginners in bee keeping. 

 We will send it postpaid for 25c. 



Wm Gerrish, East Nottingham, N. 

 H., keeps a complete supply of our 

 goods and Eastern customers will 

 save freight by ordering from him. 



