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AMERICAN BEE lOUKNAL 



Feb. 6, 1902. 



/-^ IK T ^^ . 4 describiug' and listing tl 



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AGENCIES: L. C. Woodman, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Fred W. Muth A Co., S. W. Cor. Walnut 

 and Front Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio; Fred Foulger & Sons, Ogden, Utah: Colorado Honey-Producers' 

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 Robert Halley, Montrose, Colo.: Pierce Seed *t Produce Co.. Puebln. Colo.; E, T.Abbott, St. 

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JOS. NYSEWANDER. 



710 CO, 712 W Grand Avenue. 



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Please mention Bee Jonrnar 

 when writing Advertisers, j 



(that they were all doing the same thing), 

 and there was not a car-load of No., i flour 

 in Chicago, and in consequence all their tirst- 

 class flour was to remain on hand, or be 

 sold at a reduced price, or not sold at all. is 

 the damage any less? It seems to me that 

 if an action could be sustained against such 

 lying persons, and an example made of them, 

 it would have the effect to close forever the 

 mouths of such characters. Besides, the evi- 

 dence brought out in such a trial, ^nd pub- 

 lished, would be a good educator. 



There are samples of honey on the market 

 in this city. One sample is labeled.. "Adul- 

 terated." That perhaps is all right, 

 and yet there is an effort to deceive as there 

 are good-sized pieces of comb in it.. Why 

 that should he there unless to deceive I don't 

 see, when it might be left out without trouble. " 

 The other sami)le is put up by a Mr, Lamon, 

 and warranted pure. Perhaps it is, but why 

 it should not candy I don't know. I can't 

 keep mine from candying. J. C. Armstrong. 



Marshall Co., Iowa, Jan. i8. 



[It certainly looks as if you had made a 

 pretty good case, but the workings of law are 

 sometimes mysterious. If Mr. A. is falsely 

 accused of sanding his sugar an action would 

 lie, and it seems as if the case would be still 

 worse if he accused a larger number, say all 

 the men who were selling sugar. But would 

 the law so consider it? — Editor.] 



Successful Shipping of Bees. 



I packed and shipped my goods from here 

 on New Year's day, and put in the car my 

 40 colonies of bees. They arrived here on 

 the morning of the 4tli in fine shape. The 

 supers were on, full of dry leaves. One super 

 got loose and let a few bees out, but a little 

 smoke soon settled them. 



Yesterday was very warm and pleasant, and 

 they had a fine cleansing flight and I could 

 see no signs of any combs being broken down. 



This is my first experience in shipping bees, 

 and I think I have been very fortunate, espe- 

 cially so as I had the car packed full, and 

 had the hives packed three deep in the cen- 

 ter of the car. 



I could not be contented here without my 

 bees and the American Bee Journal. • 



H. W. CONCDOX. 



Monona Co., Iowa. Jan 7. 



Colony from a Bee-Tree. 



Three years ago I cut down a tree and 

 hived the colony of l>ees. I packed them in 

 leaves that winter, and they came through in 

 fine shape. They swarmed twice, which made 

 me three colonies, and last season I increased 

 to nine, and got 300 pounds of comb honey 

 in sections. 



This year I allowed them to swarm, and 

 sold 8 colonies, and 288 pounds of hoiiey 

 at 1 5 cents. Besides, I have five 24-section 

 supers on hand. 



I have had but little time to look after my 

 bees as I have been away the most of the 

 time. H. A. Dicker. 



Cass Co., Iowa, Dec. ::8. 



Some North Carolina Honey-Plants. 



I will give a list of the many honey -yield- 

 ing flowers of our section, in the order in 

 which they come. First in the spring, ground 

 ivy, then soft maple, buckeye-tree, peach, 

 cherry and plum trees; apples of all sorts; 

 sugar-maple, wild-cherry, blackberry, red and 

 black raspberries, all yielding some honey. 



Then comes the poplar bloom about 

 the first of June, yielding a real harvest for 

 the bees, white clover beginning to yield, 

 also red and alsike clover, beginning to bloom. 

 Spring-sowed buckwheat comes about the same 

 time ; linden about the first of July, when 

 there is another harvest for man and bees. 

 There is not much bloom of any note through 

 August. September l)rings another re;il har- 

 vest with the fall asters, golden-rod. Spanish- 

 needles, smart-weed, and many others too tedi- 

 ous to name. A. J. McBride. 



Watauga Co., X. C. Dec. 23. 



Swarming" All Around. 



My bees did splendidly this year. I had 

 \2 colonies, spring ci.>unt. and had only three 

 swarms, but I caught nine swarms while plow- 

 ing corn. I caught five in one day and 

 plowed four acres. I thought that was pretty 

 good for a clod-hopper. 



My 12 colonies averaged 147 pounds of 

 comb honey to the colony, and my 12 new 

 swarms stored about 30 pounds each. I had 



