July 3, 1902 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



427 



searching for insects, and in doinp so 

 have to tfrasp branches and spurs all 

 through the trees. I have seen them 

 search even the blossoms. 



I am a bee-keeper and quite an en- 

 tensive fruit-grower I have looked 

 into the matter quite a little, and I am 

 very sure the bees have nothing to do 

 with blight. 



I am sure the bees are of great value 

 as pollenizcrs, and it is an awful mis- 

 take to spray during blooming time; 

 it is sure to kill the pollen as well as 

 the " goose that lays the golden egg " 

 — the bees. B. P. Chifkchili.. 



Kennebec Co., Maine. 



Too Much Rain. 



This is a very poor season for the 

 busy bee to gather honey from every 

 opening tlower, as it rains or pours 

 almost every day or night, so that it 

 washes the nectar all ofl' of the flowers. 

 There is an abundance of white and 

 alsike clover, and basswood is budded 

 ready to blossom. The bees are not 

 swarming any to speak of. 



Ira D. Hyde. 



Washtenaw Co., Mich., June 15. 



Moved Bees on Wagons. 



I have moved the greater part of my 

 bees from Columbia County to Wood 

 County, and will be here the most of 

 the time. I moved them on vragons 75 

 miles or so, over all kinds of roads. We 

 repaired bridges, forded streams, went 

 through mud and chuck holes up to the 

 axles. We did not break a comb, but 

 the bees suffered a good deal, and there 

 were a great many dead ones when we 

 arrived. 



We were from Tuesday morning 

 (May 20) until Friday noon getting 

 here. The weather was very hot. 



White clover is quite thick here ; it 

 has been coming into bloom quite fast 

 the past week. E. M. Hayes. 



V,'ood Co., Wis., June 13. 



Wiping Comb Foundation witli 

 Electricity. 



To fasten foundation I place a Hoff- 

 man frame, inverted, in the jaws of a 

 vise and string the four wires tight. I 

 next lay in a sheet of wax and insert 

 the wedge. 



I have two flexible wires attached to 

 six dry batteries, such as are used for 

 ringing door-bells and telephones con- 

 nected in series, that is, the wire from 

 a zinc pole leads to the carbon of the 

 next. I make a hook on the end of one 

 of the battery wires to hang the wire 

 ouHn the frame. With one hand apply 

 the other battery wire to the other end 

 of the frame, and heat one cross wire 

 at a time, using the free hand to press 

 the wax against the wire which is 

 warmed. . F. H. Drake. 



Worcester Co., Mass., June 12. 



Sulphur fop Bee-Papalysis. 



I wish to tell " Ohio " (page 378) that 

 his bees have bee-paralysis, and that 

 sulphur will cure it. I have had it in 

 my apiary for three years. I have tried 

 salt but it did not do any good, and in 

 rainy weather it makes the hives too 

 damp. 



This spring I tried sulphur ; it cures 

 every time. I take a ilour-dredger and 

 dust it over the combs. You will see 



Bee-Heepers-Attention ! 



Do not put your money into New Paneled iiee-Hlves, but buy a plain, ser- 

 viceable ami well-made hive, such as the regular Dovetailed hive arranged for 

 bee-way sections. Honey-producers of Colorado — one of the largest honey-pro- 

 ducing sections in the world use this style. 



Thousands of Hives, Millions of Sections, n-adv for Prompt Shipment. 



G-. B. LEWIS CO.! Watertown,Wis. 



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Famous Italian Queens! 



Bl!CKK\ !■; STKAIN OF 3-15AXDliD LOX( ;.TONG I liS are wonderful 

 honey-gatherers. One customer bought 10 dozen. Just think of it 1 (He bought 



a few last season as a trial.) 



MUTH'S STRAIN GOLDEN ITALIANS. 



As line as money can buy. Kither of the above by return mail, 75c each ; 

 6 forS4.00. Selected tested, best money can buy. $1.50. 



Full Li.nk of the FINEST DOVETAIIv HIVKS AND SUPPLIES. 

 Send for Catalog. THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



Front and Walnut Sts., CINCINNATI, OMIO. 

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FOR SALE 



100 Lan^stroth 

 Winter Hives, 

 Supers, Z i n c- 

 Ho [lev-Boards, 

 Bee-Escapes and Feeders. KARL KEIM, 

 24A4t 14't YoKK St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



flease mention Bee journal -when -writme. 



$ 



5T0 START YOU IN BUSINESS 

 \\'t.' «ill pn-st'nt yell with the tirst S^i vim 

 take in to tit Jilt you in a KiHid piiyilifr litisi- 

 luss. SiiHl III cents for full line of samples 

 ami liiri'tii'iiH how to beirin. 

 DRAPER PUBLISHING CO., Chicaito. Ills. 

 Please mention Bee Journal when wntinE 



Cheap Rates to New England 

 via New York City. 



One fare for the round-trip via Nickel 

 Plate road to Providence, K.I., and re- 

 turn, July 7, 8 and 9; final limit return- 

 ing Aug. ISth. Three trains daily, 

 vrith first-class modern equipment. 

 Meals in dining-cars at reasonable 

 price. Going and returning via New 

 York, if desired. Write John Y. Cala- 

 han. General Agent, 111 Adams St., 

 Chicago, for particulars. 24 — 26A2t 



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=BEST= 



I uimM Honey For sale i 



•5 ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. ^ 



Alfalfa 

 Honey J/<C 



This is tbe famous 

 White Extracted 

 Hoaey g-athered in 

 the great Alfalfa 

 regions of the Cent- 

 ral West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everybody 

 who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't 

 get enough of the 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood ^^ 



Honey J/c ^ 



This is the well- & 



known light-colored ^\ 



honej gathered from ^' 



the rich, nectar- ^, 



laden basswoodblos- ^fc; 



soms. It has a ^', 



stronger 13avor than ^fc; 



Alfalfa, and is pre- ^' 



ferred by th ose who ^^ 



like a distinct flavor ^, 



in their honej. ^^ 



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, 7j4 cents per pound-; 

 4 cans or more, 7 cents a pound. Basswood Honey, }i 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 PUfC BCCS' HonCy. 



Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. 



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

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

 above, and sell it. And others, who want to earti 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. 



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