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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



October 



At this period the bees become fat 

 and lazy ; the young bees having noth- 

 ing to do, often ball their queens, and 

 start queen cells. The queen not 

 being so abundantly fed, eases off in 

 laying, and before clover comes in 

 bloom the bees have the swarming- 

 fever; their usefulness is gone until a 

 swarm issues. In such localities, 

 feeding may be resorted to with good 

 effect. Where there is a perpetual 

 flow right along until the end of the 

 season, swarming is more easily con- 

 trolled. Put on supers for surplus as 

 soon as they begin to show signs of 

 new comb on top of the frames of the 

 brood-chamber; double up all weak 

 or middling colonies, if it is honey 

 you want; for in unity there is 

 strength — two will always accomplish 

 more than one ; trying always to have 

 all, or as many as possible, in condi- 

 tion for the first harvest , which, in 

 this locality, is from maple, willow, 

 dandelion and fruit-bloom; securing 

 a surplus from this source means a 

 very large surplus at the end of the 

 season. For as backward as the sea- 

 son was last year, my first comb honey 

 was put on the market on June 10th. 

 To accomplish this, means bees of 

 proper age, and plenty of them. To 

 secure this, means good queens, and 

 well-wintered bees, with great spring 

 care, shelter and packing — especially 

 top-packing. A super filled with 

 cork or cedar sawdust, is the best 

 with air-tight dummies; contracting 

 the brood-chamber to the extent of 

 the bees and brood then in the hive, 

 letting well enough alone until you 

 see evidence of crowding at the en- 

 trance of the hive, when you may 

 add one or more frames to suit the 

 requirements of the colony. There 

 is nothing that will encourage early 

 breeding in spring equal to new pollen. 



Let the above rules guide you 

 whether for comb or extracted honey 

 —depend upon it, your efforts will 

 be crowned with success. — J no. Mc- 

 Arthur in Am. Bee Journal. 



The American Bee-Keeper, 



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EDITORIAL, 



The Canadian Bee Journal thinks 

 Canada ought to have the next con- 

 vention of the North American Bee- 

 keepers Association. Well, we don't 

 object seriousfv. In fact Toronto is 

 a beautifnl city and convenient of 

 access. There is where it should be 

 if anywhere in Canada. 



We had a pleasant call a few days 

 ago from Harry E. Hill of Titusville, 

 Pa. Mr. Hill is an enthusiastic bee 

 man, and is to go to Florida in a few- 

 days to operate a large apiary. , 



Our customers will please note 



