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AMERICAN BEE JOUENAI- 



May 8, 1901 



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Bees and Honey, or Manag"ement of an Apiary 

 for Pleasure and Profit, by Thomas G. New- 

 man.— It is nicely illustrated, contains 160 pap^es, 

 beautifully printed in the hig-hest style of the 

 art, and bound in cloth, gold-lettered. Price, io 

 *loth, 75 cents; in paper, 50 cents. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic in bee-culture has been 

 entirely re-written, and is fully illustrated. Il 

 treats of everything" relating to bees and bee- 

 keeping-. No apiarian library is complete with- 

 out this standard work by Rev. L. L. Lang-- 

 stroth— the Father of American Bee-Culture. I', 

 has 520 pages, bound in cloth. Price, $1.25. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide, or Manual of the Apiary, 

 by Prof. A. J. Cook, of the Michigan Agricultu- 

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 and helpful as a guide in bee-keeping, but is 

 interesting and thoroly practical and scien- 

 tific. It contains a full delineation of the anat- 

 omy and physiologv of bees. 460 pages, bound 

 in cloth and fully illustrated. Price, $1.25. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically Ap- 

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 the very best of queen-bees are reared in per- 

 fect accord with Nature's way. Bound in cloth 

 and illustrated. Price, $1.00. 



A B C of Bee-Culture, by A. I. Root.— A cyclo- 

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 taining to the care of the honev-bees. Contains 

 300 engravings. It was written especially for 

 beginners. Bound in cloth. Price, $1.20. 



Advanced Bee-Culture, Its Methods and Man- 

 agement, by W. Z. Hutchinson.— The author of 

 this work is a practical and entertaining writer. 

 You should read his book; 90 pages, bound in 

 paper, and illustrated. Price, 50 cents. 



Rational Bee-Keeplng, by Dr. John Dzierzon. 

 — This is a translation <ti his latest German 

 book on bee-culture. It has 350 pages, bound in 

 paper covers, $1.00. 



Bienen-Kuitur. by Thos. G Newman.— Thtt. 

 is a (iermau translation of the principal portion 

 of the book called " Bees and Honey." loO-page 

 pamphlet. Price, 25 cents. 



Bienenzucht und Honiggewlnnung, nach der 



neuesten raethode (German) by J. F. Eggers,— 

 This book gives the latest and most approved 

 methods of bee-keeping in an easy, comprehen- 

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 50 pages, board cover. Price, 50 cents. 



Bee-Keeplng: for Beg:inners, by Br. J. P. H. 



Brown, of Georgia.— A practical and condenst 

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 of management in order to secure the rao<it 

 profit. 110 pages, bound in paper. 



Bee-Keeping for Profit, by Dr. G. L. Tinker. 

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 "■new system, or how to get the largest yields of 

 comb or extracted honey." 80 pages, illustrated. 

 Price, 25 cents. 



Apiary Register, by Thomas G. Newman.— 

 Devotes two pages to a colony. Leather bidd- 

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Dr. Howard's Book on Foul Brood.— Gives the 



McEvoy Treatment and reviews the experi- 

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Winter Problem in Bee-Keeping, by G. R. 



Pierce.— Result of 25 years' experience. 30 cts. 



Foul Brood Treatment, by Prof. F. R. Che- 

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Foul Brood, by A. R. Kohnke.— Origin, De- 

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Capons andCaponlzing, bv Dr. Sawyer, Fanny 



Field, and others.— Illustrated. All about cap- 

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Our Poultry Doctor, or Health in the Poultry 

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^Poultry for Market and Poultry for Profit, b^; 

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Good Secoud-Hand Hives 

 —FO R SA LE— 



lO-frame Simplicity-Langstrotb, standard in 

 every way. When I kept bees I would have been 

 glad to pay $1.00 eacb for such hives. Write for 

 particulars. MRS. B. J. LIVINGSTON, 

 l'>A2t Center CHiiN, Martin Co., Minn. 



workers living: longer was the only cause of 

 their gathering more honey than others. By 

 changing queens I proved the longevity of 

 their workers. 



Next I found I could rear queens from my 

 poorest queens that produce long-lived work- 

 ers, while queens could be reared from my 

 best queens whose workers were very short- 

 lived. 



This proves to my satisfaction that long- 

 lived bees gather more honey, and are in the 

 lead in every respect. 



It is just as easy to rear queens that will 

 maintain strong colonies during the honey 

 season as to rear those that produce only 

 weak colonies, if you know how. 



I find it is not so much the mother as it is 

 in the manner her daughters are reared. 



Geo. W. Riker. 



Lucas Co., Iowa, April 14. 



All Wintered Well. 



My bees are working nicely, carrying in lots 

 of pollen when we get a day that is warm 

 enough. The spring is very cold and back- 

 ward here. I put 11 colonies into the cellar 

 last fall, and they all came out in good shape. 

 I have wintered bees three winters, and have 

 never lost a colony. C. M. Lawrence. 



Blaekhawk Co., Iowa, April 29. 



No Foul Brood in Bee-Trees. 



I noticed the article on page 2.53, and the 

 Editor's remarks, and I will say we do not find 

 foul brood in bee-trees. Foul brood and 

 black brood have the same origin, only under 

 different conditions of the atmosphere, and 

 can be eradicated by the same remedy or pro- 

 cess. 



Bees came through the winter stronger than 

 ever, flew 25 days, from March 1 to April 1, 

 brought in honey and pollen March 20; last 

 year April 8. It has been so dry during April 

 they have not made much advance. 



D. H. Metcalf. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., April 19. 



Last Three Seasons Poor. 



I have been in the bee-business for a good 

 many years, and the last three were poor ones 

 in this section. I keep my bees in chaff 

 hives; 12 died the past winter, and the rest 

 are very light. David Livingston. 



Somerset Co., Pa., April 16. 



Bees All Right this Spring. 



I have unpacked my bees and found them 

 all right — plenty of honey and pollen, and 

 plenty of young bees, I wintered them on the 

 summer stands, with chaff cushions in the super 

 and old hay packed around the hives. I had 

 eight colonies last spring, increased two, and 

 the ants killed one colony. I got 139 pounds 

 of comb honey last season, and plenty to win- 

 ter on. I wintered nine colonies. 



Mrs. Ben Ferguson. 



Ford Co., Kans., April 21. 



Results of Last Season. 



I began last season with 21 colonies, and 

 got 1900 pounds of honey, about one-third 

 comb. I sold it all at home at an average of 

 10 cents a pound. I have 28 colonies now in 

 good shape for the summer. 



C. H. Benson. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., April 23. 



Blind for Five Years. 



I used to write a few years ago about my 

 bees and my blunders. Since I became blind, 

 about live years ago, I have kept pretty still. 

 My bees keep still, too; neglect has caused 

 their silence. Neglect has a different effect 

 on me. 



They lived along at a " poor, dying rate " 

 until the past winter, when a damp, poorly 

 ventilated cellar finished them. A year ago 

 the mice tried to do so, but spring came too 

 soon, so a few were left. 



I remember one of your correspondents, a 



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