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AMERICAN BEE lOURNAL, 



Aug. 28, 1902. 



they are the vilest enemies to every oc- 

 cupation and citizen, but they are out 

 of the reach of the law. The law pun- 

 ishes not for the act, but for getting^ 

 caught, and they do not get caught. 

 To illustrate by a fact : 



A certain minister in my vicinity 

 found out that kerosene kills vegeta- 

 tion, and proclaimed it broadly, "When 

 an obnoxious plant is in my way, a '2- 

 pint of kerosene oil puts it out of my 

 way." 



Not long afterward, various shrubs 

 and plants began to die, that were of- 

 fensive to various persons. They fol- 

 lowed that minister's advice. 



Another person finding that sweet- 

 ened Paris-green water would kill flies 

 and other insects, exposed it for that 

 reason, and killed off 20 colonies of 

 bees. Some time afterward it leaked 

 out that, " I made up ray mind those 

 devilish bees had to be gotten rid of." 

 The bees were the things aimed for, 

 some of their honey was eaten and the 

 eaters were made sick. 



The law does not reach that class of 

 people, but they are everywhere. 



Spraying really does more harm, as 

 a whole, than it does benefit. I have 

 worked at it, and I have studied it 

 closely for more than 20 years. It does 

 some good, but that good is limited. 

 H. L. Jeffrey. 



Litchfield Co., Conn., Aug. 13. 



Bachelor Bee-Keepeps. 



On page 488, I notice the question, 

 " Why so many bachelor bee-keepers 7 " 

 Now as I rank with a few of the best 

 men, and as there are only a few who 

 do not take the fatal step in early life, 

 there is no reason why there should be 

 bachelor bee-keepers, for they are the 

 sweetest men in all the world. And, 

 then, again, they are so wonderfully 

 "stuck-up." I'erhaps that is why the 

 ladies would always be excused. 



Now, if there are any old maids who 

 can throw any light on the subject, it 

 would be gladly received and highly 

 appreciated. C. E. Stevens. 



San Diego, Calif., Aug. 9. 



Too Cold and Wet. 



It has been too cold and wet this sea- 

 son for bees to store any surplus honey. 

 Buckwheat is in full bloom here, but it 

 does not appear to be yielding nectar 

 in large quantities. I have 36 colonies 

 of bees in Heddon hives. 



Why do bees have a dislike to a cer- 

 tain color of hats ? I never wear a veil, 

 but I could not go through the apiary 

 without getting slung, if I wore a neu- 

 tral or mouse-colored hat. A large 

 straw hat they do not mind. 



Samiel He.^th. 



Armstrong Co., Penn., Aug. 18. 



(No one can tell zt/Z/j/ bees dislike dark 

 colors, any more than any one can tell 

 the why of many other things that 

 exist. It has often been noticed that 

 white or light colors are preferred by 

 bees. — Editor.) 



Honey-Supply Short. 



The bees are working at present on 

 sweet clover, red and white clover, 

 heartsease and buckwheat. The honey 

 supply here is very short and will not 

 be enough for home consumption. 



Up to date, ray strongest colonies 



QUEENS— Try Our Stock. 



Davenport, Iowa, l>ec. ."I. I'lOl. 

 Your queens are fully up to standard. The 

 honey queen that you sent my brother takes 

 the lead. She had a rousing- colony when put 

 up for winter. The goldens can be handled 

 without smoke or veil. 



Very truly yours, John Thoeming. 



Months July and August. 



Number OF QUBENS 1 6 12 



HONEY QUEENS 



Untested 1.75 14.00 $7.00 



Tested 1.00 5.00 10.00 



GOLDEN QUEENS 



Untested J .75 $4.00 $700 



Tested 1.00 5.00 10.00 



Select tested, $3.00. Breeders, $£.00 each. 

 2-frame Nucleus with Untested Queen, $2.25 

 each; 3-frame Nucleus with Untested Queen, 

 $3.00 each; 6 for $2.75 each. 



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We have made arrangements so that we cao 

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 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

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Sweet Clover (yellow) 90 1.70 4.00 7.£0 



Alsike Clover 1.00 1.80 4,25 8.00 



WhiteClover 1.20 2 30 5.50 lO.fO 



Alfalfa Clover 80 1.40 3.25 6.00 



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34A2t Mllle Lacs Apiaries, MILACA, MINN. 



have filled two supers of 28 one-pound 

 sections, while the weaker ones have 

 done about half as well, and still some 

 of the weakest colonies have not given 

 any surplus, and I think June 1. 1903. 

 will be time enough to put on supers 

 for them. J. W. Johnson. 



Stephenson Co.. 111., Aug. 11. 



Light Crop— Too Cold. 



The honey crop is very light : too 

 cold. Bees are not making a living. 

 Unless it gets warmer it will be neces- 

 sary to feed for winter. C. M. Tarr. 



Wood Co., Wis., Aug. 9. 



Light Crop of White Honey. 



The present season will go on record 

 as phenomenal, not only in the ex- 

 treme rainfall, which has exceeded the 

 recollection of the oldest inhabitant, 

 but in the violence of its storms, which 

 have caused washout after washout, 

 rendering highways and railroads im- 

 passable at times. The aggregate rain- 

 fall in this place, according to the of- 

 ficial report for the month of July, was 

 10.45 inches. 



It is worthy of note, that " washout 

 after washout" was not confined to 

 highways and railroads, but has been 

 most successful in removing the nectar 

 from the blossoms, to the detriment of 

 the honey-bee, and the consequently 

 wretched impoverishment of the apia- 

 risfs pocketbook. 



It is now a settled fact that no strain 

 on the imagination is necessary to im- 

 press vividly the most casual observer 

 that the apiarist's pocketbook, in this 

 section at least, must this fall carry 

 the impression of having either been 

 unsuccessful in an attempt to " loop 

 the loop," or of having been acciden- 

 tally stepped on by the elephant, and 

 no " baby elephant " at that. 



We are sorry to have to report so 

 light a crop of white honey ; our buck- 

 wheat just commenced to produce nec- 

 tar a few days ago. About 200 pounds 

 of comb honey and 400 pounds of ex- 

 tracted will comprise our surplus from 

 66 colonies, present count ; 47 spring 

 count. We trust we will have a good 

 flow of dark honey. 



As a consolation to my fellow bee- 

 keepers who are in the "same boat," 

 and without any disrespect to the 

 "Good Book." or the "sky pilots" 

 who so earnestly and faithfully advo- 

 cate its most e.xcellent principles ; 

 neither do I wish to cast any reflection 

 on the " gentler sex," for I ever have 

 in mind that my mother is a woman. 

 I would say. but you know it is on 

 record that " a little nonsense now and 

 then is appreciated by the wisest men." 

 (Perhaps the quotation isn't verbatim). 

 As a consolation to such poorly afllicted 

 mankind (or it may be womankind), 

 the story is told of a minister of the 

 gospel, who, remembering the teach- 

 ings of the Master, upon the sudden 

 death of one of the oldest members of 

 his parish, went immediately to offer 

 his counsel and consolation to the 

 newly-made widow in this her greatest 

 bereavement. 



" My dear madam," began the good 

 man, " this is indeed a great affliction : 

 but you know the Good Book teaches 

 us that we must all some time go the 

 way of all the earth, and that we 

 should all be prepared, for we know not 



