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AMEPICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Sept. 25, 190?. 



Bee-Heepers-Attention ! 



Do not put j'our money into New Fangled Bee=Hives, but buy a plain, ser- 

 viceable and we'll-made hive, such as the regular Dovetailed hive arranged for 

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

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• a Any bee-keepers in New York or Pennsylvania producing either ^ 



.^ White Clover or Raspberry Fancy Comb Honey (in glassed sections), ^ 

 i^ will find it to their interest to write to the undersigned at once. ^ 



5. GEORGE W. YORK & CO., f- 



r$ 144 & 146 Erie Street, CHICAGO, ILL. ^ 



Don't stop 



my adv., as by my new system of queen-rear- 

 ine, I can fill all orders by return mail, and 

 they come in by the hat full, and the little old 

 man here isn't Iving- about it, either. I can send 

 you the largest and finest Adel-Golden Carnio- 

 Ian Queens you ever saw. Practically a non- 

 swarmingr race of bees. 

 Breeding Oueens. each, 75 cents. 



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stock which cannot be excelled. Each variety bred in separate apiaries, 

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to send in your Bees- 



• -t fi T~* •♦*^ '♦'^ wax. We are paying 



paid for Beeswax. ^ ^i- - best jei 



low, upon its receipt, or 29 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Clilcago,^Ill. 





then when the honey-flow begins I will have 

 plenty of drawn-out combs which should be 

 filled" much quicker than if the bees had to 

 build the combs. One strange thing- about 

 this honey is that the comb and cappings are 

 the same "color as the honey, which is not the 

 case with other honey here. 



Take this along to Denver, and show it to 

 your friends, if it reaches you in time. I 

 "should lilie to be with you. Joe S. W:se. 



Copiah Co.. Miss., Aug. 27. 



[The honey did not arrive in time to be 

 taken to Denver. It is not as bitter in taste 

 as we expected tp find it, but it is really too 

 bitter to eat with any degree of relish. We 

 prefer to be excused, and will take the fine 

 alfalfa or sweet clover honey for our own 

 use. However, many thanks, Mr. Wise, tor 

 sending us the sample sections. — Editob.] 



Partridge Pea. 



Enclosed find plant for name. It is in full 

 bloom, and the bees are very thick on it now. 

 Edwix Bevixs. 

 Decatur Co., Iowa, Aug. 6. 



[The flower belongs to the pulse family, and 

 is called partridge pea. It flourishes best in 

 a warm climate on sandy soil, and its large, 

 yellow flowers are very conspicuous. It is an 

 excellent honey-plant. In "Bee-Keepers' 

 Guide," page 43il, will be found a cut and 

 short description of the partridge pea.— C. L. 

 Walton.] 



Excelsior as Smolier-Fuel. 



I am surprised (and pained) to see l\y Miss 

 Wilson's article, on page 59S, that she, and 

 by inference others, have trouble with smok- 

 ers, as by my method there is no preparation 

 necessary. I rarely use but one match to 

 light it. one filling of a 3-inch Bingham 

 smol;er lasts over an hour, and it does not go 

 out if kept upright. 



The secret (?) is exi-ehior ! Put a small 

 wisp in the bottom of the smoker and drop a 

 well-lighted match on top of it. Let it get to 

 burning thoroughly and put in another larger 

 wisp and Ijlow up well. Now fill up and pack 

 down as hard as you can— don't be afraid, so 

 it is thoroughly lighted— and you are fixed 

 (with an occasional pump at the bellows) tor 

 an hour at least. When nearly tiurned out, 

 open up the smoker, poke what is left to the 

 bottom with a stick, blow it up lively, take a 

 fresh wisp from your pocket and fill and start 

 over again with onlj' a minute's delay. 



I don't recollect where I -'got on " to this, 

 hut I claim no originality. I think if Miss 

 Wilson will try it she will soon abandon soak- 

 ing rags and hunting good " smoke wood." 

 Ralph D. Cleveland. 

 Dupage Co., 111., Sept. IS. 



A Bear in a Bee-Yard. 



A hear was in my liee-yard two weeks ago, 

 and destroyed 2 colonies and damaged 10 more 

 or less, in going through the yard. 



The other day I found fi queenless colonies. 

 I started with S5 colonies, spring count, in- 

 creased to 90, and got 2000 pounds of extracted 

 honey. John Bluem. 



Wood Co., Wis., Sept. 11. 



Tlie Hamilton Co., 0., Association. 



The bee-keepers of this county met in re- 

 sponse to a call by circular, and organized. 

 Upward of 50 persons were present, and quite 

 a luiiiilier from Kentucky. Several ladies in- 

 terested in apiculture graced the company 

 with their presence and took a prominent part 

 in the proceedings. 



The following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing year: President, Henry Shaffer; 

 Vice-President, Ben Kolcks; Treasurer, C. H. 

 W. Weber; and thi."; Executive Committee: 

 Wm. M. Lehman, Frank Beck. Fred Muth, 

 J. C. Froliger, Chas. Kuck, and E. A. Newell. 



Among the objects of the Hamilton County 

 Bee-Keepers' Association is the inspiration of 



