March (., I'>02 



AMERICAN BEE lOUPNAL 



155 



III noney-- 7 mb> a pound 



in lots of 4 cans 

 or more. 



BEST- 



I UimM Honeu For §al6 1 



•^ ALL IN nO-POIIND TIN CANS. ^- 



Alfalfa 

 Honey J\^ 



This is tbe famous 

 White Extracted 

 Hoaey g'athered iu 

 the jfreat Alfalfa 

 rajfious of the Cent- 

 ral West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everybody 

 who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't 

 get enoug-h of tbe 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood 

 HoneyJ/v 



This is the well- 

 known light-colored 

 honey gathered from 

 the rich, nectar- 

 laden basswood blos- 

 soms. It has a 

 stronger flavor than 

 Alfalfa, and is pre- 

 ferred by those who 

 like a distinct flavor 

 in their honey. 



Prices of Alfalfa or Basswood Honey: 



A sample of either, by mail, 10 cents, to pay for package and post- 

 age. By freight — two 60-pound cans of Alfalfa, 7>2 cents per pound; 

 4 cans or more, 7 cents a pound. Basswood Honey, j^ cent more per 

 pound than Alfalfa prices. Cash must accompany each order. You 

 can order half of each kind of honey, if you so desire. The cans are 

 two in a box, and freight is not prepaid. Absolutely PurC BCCS' Honey. 



Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. 



We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce 

 enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of the 

 above, and sell it. And others, who want to earn some money, can get 

 this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. 



GEORQE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, III. 



29 YEARS SELLING DIRECT. 



We are the larget^t manufacturers ot 

 vehicles and harness In the world sell- 

 LDf? to consumers, and we havt- b pr do- 



iut; busint'ss in this way for 2'.t years. 



WE HAVE NO AGENTS 



but ship anywhere for examination 

 guaranteeing safe delivery. You are 

 outnothinKif not satisfied. We make 

 196 styles of vehicles and efi styles of 

 harnes3. Our prices represent the 



cost of material and makinp, plus credstepsand ~K inch Kelly rub- 

 one profit. Our large free catnloiruo her tires. Price, *7.'i.00. As line 

 shows complete line. Send li>r it. :is sells lromS40.(il)t.-*.so.OO[iiure. 



Elkhart Carriage & Harness Manufacturing Co., Elkhart, Ind. 



No. :14;5 liu^'^y has ru 



No. Sto Carriage. Price, M20.00. As line 

 as sells for $60.00 more. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writiuiT. 



\Vf carry a full lint- and large slock uf the A, I 

 Root Co. goods, which we sell here at their. factory 

 prices. E.stiniates cheerfully given. Send to-day for 

 our Itltli annual catalog for 1902. .\ddress. 



JOS. NYSEWANDER. 



710CSL712W Grand Avenue. 



DE.S MOINEIS. - - . IOWA. 



The Business End of the 

 NEW RtMELY SEPARATOR^ 



LikeantliQ**Runiely Goods'* this is simpiv perfection. VHipq 

 coupkd to our New Kuraely Rear Geared Traction Engine 



they constitute a threshing outfit th:it nut only makes big^ 



money for the thresher, but saves grain and money for ^ 



the farmer. Tliey are durable beyond coin- < 



parison and when you buy them you are 



done buying for years to come. Take a httle 



tin^e ti> lliink about how it would pay y^u to 



own such an outfit, then write us for f rt-o catalog, 



M. RUMELY CO., La Porte, Ind. 



place oviM-y y<.*ar, or whoKc hivcH riiiml \t*i 

 ijiovcd In winter or early "iirliiK will have 

 ilie aaiiie i;<io(J Hhado, If llie tulicrK are trans- 

 plHiiteil. 



I am iu)l H necd-niereliiint, nor lia%'e I eol- 

 ijMMfH liy the hundred, hut I am a Ktoek-ralHcr 

 and fui'nicrr, and have been. .My hlVH arc all 

 the Khii|illi'iiy, lO-frame (doiiijle hivc) run 

 for exlriiele<l. They rest on S pleees one foot 

 apart, In stnil^jht rows facintj eaht. and Ihj- 

 Iween eaeli two hives In the efntiT I plant 

 arllc'hiikei', (the while French kindj, and 

 leave a path wide enough behind the hives to 

 walk and work in ; plant a solid row of arti- 

 rliokes (plant eyes aliout IU Inches apart;. 

 About e.>;tractin^r-llme the artichokes l>etween 

 the hives and behind the hives will form very 

 nearly two t;recn walls, shading; the hives 

 from tlie south and west, and I>ec8 from other 

 hives, and those hives in rows behind will 

 not bother very much. .Most ot my bees are 

 liyl>rids and blacks. 



Those of you that have no shade for the 

 bees, think of yourselves, if your house would 

 t^et too hot in summer time and also too hot 

 outside and no shade to (,'0 to. Try a few 

 artichokes this summer; it will cost you only 

 a few cents for each hive, and see how con- 

 tented the bees will hunt up the shade; and 

 the hive itself will be in pretty, green— and. 

 last but not least, cheaj) — shade. 



I would like to hear Mr. llasty's opinion on 

 this. Ai.BEUT Wii-Tz. 



Atchison Co., Kans., Feb. l.i. 



Fears Spring Losses of Bees. 



1 have an interest in n bee-yards of 100 col- 

 onies each, but I could not keep bees without 

 the American Bee .Journal. 



I am afraid we shall have heavy losses this 

 spring, as the bees have not had a flight since 

 Dec. 13. 



We did not get any fall honey last season, 

 and had to feed ciuite heavily, consequently 

 they did not breed as late as they should have 

 done. Ei,MEU E. Turner. 



Tioga Co., Pa., Feb. 13. 



Bee-Keeping in tlie Yakima Valley. 



Perhaps a few remarks in regard to bee- 

 keeping in Washington would be of interest 

 to some of the readers of the American Bee 

 .Journal, especially to those who may be think- 

 ing ot coming to this State with the view of 

 engaging in bee-culture. 



To one unacquainted with the conditions 

 here in the Yakima Valley it would appear to 

 be a bee-keepers' paradise, but. after two sea- 

 sons' experience (as in the case of the writer), 

 one may think differently. 



In my experience I find the weather condi- 

 tions to be one ot the most, if not the most, 

 serious drawbacks. 



Bees winter in tine condition (as a rule) on 

 the summer stands in single-wall hives, the 

 only trouble being in the large consumption 

 ot stores on account ot much mild weather. 



In the spring there are some wild blossoms 

 from which the bees gather pollen and some 

 honey, then comes the fruit-bloom, and if the 

 weather is favorable quite a large quantity of 

 honey is gathered. Enough perhaps would 

 be gathered to build up the colonies strong 

 and have sullicient to last them through the 

 long honey-drouth that lasts about two 

 months or until the first bloom of alfalfa. 

 But I find that even though there bean abun- 

 dance of fruit and other bloom the bees are 

 unable to do much on account of the weather 

 conditions. There may be plenty ot nectar in 

 tlie flowers but our little workers wouJd need 

 the wings of a buzzard and a fur coat to en- 

 able them to carry on their work in the high, 

 chilling winds. 



Usually in the morning it is nice and warm ; 

 the bees rush out and begin rolling in the 

 honey: everything looks favorable for a big 

 day for the bees, but after an hour or two a 

 lieavy wind begins to blow from the west 

 from off the snow-clad mountains of the Cas- 

 cades, and there is no more honey-gathering 

 that day. Last season that was the condition 

 all through fruit-bloom; the bees consumed 

 what stores were in the hives and barely 

 gatherd enough honey to keep them alive. 

 After fruit-bloom for nearly two months they 

 were actually in a starving condition. Many 



