Mar. 21, 1907 



247 



Amc>rican Me Journal 



in the sections, a large swarm came out and 

 clustered In the old apple-tree, under whose 

 branches I had held my " bee-convention." 

 Then I took the hive of brood and queen-cells 

 and made :i of it, putting the extra cells in 

 West queen-cell protectors. 



The old queen with the swarm tilled the 

 empty combs and did some work in the sec- 

 tions and swarmed again. I hived them again 

 on more empty comb and sections, and the 

 combs of brood and bees I divided again, mak- 

 ing 7 in all. These small colonies were built 

 up by feeding, and given empty comb, one 

 frame at a time as needed. When the golden- 

 rod began to bloom all were built up strong, 

 and all fllled up for winter. The crop of 

 honey was not over 25 pounds, but was all 

 engaged at 2.t cents per pound before it came 

 off the hives. Three or 4 dollars worth of 

 sugar was fed, and 3 bee-papers subscribed 

 for. 



My ledger account would stand something 

 like this: Cash paid, *7 to SS; honey sold, 

 $5 to ?0. (iiven away and used, ?3 to $3. As 

 my hopes are banked on 7 colonies this win- 

 ter instead of 3, I shall have to wait until 

 spring to see if my bee-keeping has been a 

 paying business or an expensive luxury. 



E. B. Whipple. 



Hillsboro Center, N. H., Feb. 20. 



Bees Wintering Well 



Winter here has been quite severe, but it 

 seems to have broken. I had my bees in a 

 dark room where the temperature was even, 

 but very cold. Last Sunday was an unusually 

 bright and warm day, so I got out one colony 

 and let it fly. I found the bees clean and 

 healthy, but short on stores. Still, it I can 

 help them to hold their own from this time 

 till spring actually opens, I will have a good 

 start for the summer's campaign. 



I ran across the American Bee Journal 

 away up in the mountains of Montana last 

 October. It was like meeting an old friend. 

 S. E. Fabnham. 



Madison, Minu., Feb. 30. 



Blacl( Bees vs. Italians 



In the discussion of the black and the Ital- 

 ian bees with Mr. Macdonald, on page 105, 

 there is no hint of a variation in type, in 

 either. Two types of Italians have been rec- 

 ognized in this country from the beginning, 

 and these differ in those characteristics that 

 make for profit, as is shown by the fact that 

 honey-producers, as a rule, prefer the one and 

 queen-breeders the other. 



There are 2 types of blacks, also — the one 

 black, small and vicious; the other brown, 

 large and gentle. Intermixture in some dis- 

 tricts has nearly effaced these distinctions, 

 but in others they are as real as the band of 

 the yellow bee. Now, why is it that in all 

 later references to the black this well-known 

 difference of type is ignored? As well group 

 all the yellow races as one, and judge them 

 by t^ie Cyprian. 



In these discussions is not the word 

 "strain" often misused* Would not type, 

 or, better still, race, be more to the point? 

 You may condemn a bee whose ancestors 

 ages ago swarmed in the Black Forest, while 

 Mr. Macdonald may commend a bee whose 

 ancestors never crossed the Channel. There 

 may be a British bee. If Nature, through 

 ages of isolation, has produced races 

 on the Continent, why not in the British 

 Isles? Certainly, their geographical situation 

 and climatic conditions should seem fully as 

 favorable as the corresponding conditions in 

 Carniola. Personally, I use the Italian, but 

 think that careful breeding might eventually 

 put the brown bee in the lead. 



Clifton City, Mo. E. W. Diefendorf. 



The Chicago-Northwestern Conven- 

 tion Photograph was taken Dec. 6, 1906. 

 which was very good indeed. Price, post- 

 paid, in mailing tube, 60 cents. Send orders 

 to the oflice of the American Bee .Journal, 

 and we will see that the pictures are mailed. 



TEXAS QUEENS 



The Famous Honey-Producers 



Texas 

 Queens 



The Famons 

 Honey- 

 Producers 

 I am booking orders now for April, May 

 and .June delivery, for Carniolans, Ital- 

 ians, and Goldeiis— equal to the best, re- 

 gardless of price. Pkices: 



Tested Queens .i^l.OO each ; $10.00 per doz. 



Warranted " 75 " 7.00 " 



Untested " 50 " 5..=)0 " 



6Atf GRANT ANDERSON, Sablnal.Texas. 



How to Make Moneu Easy 



Kestock yourupiaries with .\lchley i,|ueen8; 

 they do the rest. We breed all of the leadine 

 races in their purity. Untested. i\ each ; t'<* 

 per doz. ; .«(«) per IdO. Tested, *1..")0 to 42.50 

 each; lireeders. KJ to $5 each. 1, 2, and 3 

 frame Nuclei, and bees by the car-load, our 

 specialty. Gel our prices before you buy. We 

 manufacture standard bee-supplies cheap. 

 Catalog free. VVill e.vchange queen-bees or 

 bee-supplies for honey, lictswax wanted at 

 all times. The Bee & Honey Co. 

 Will Atculet, .VIgr. 

 llAtf Box 218, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



FENCE 



.11 tik'lit Snhl to tli.'ust-r ut Wholr»aIe 

 I'rlr... Ho I'nj Fri-lKhl. (.at liOgnit.- free. 



COILED SPRING FENCE CO., 

 Box .s9 Winchester, Indiana. 



STRONGEST 

 MADE. t'.Nii. 



Hershiser Wax-Press 



And Other LEWIS BEE-SIPPLIES 



Good [Goods and Prompt Shipment 



Any bee-keeper can save money, as long as the 

 goods last, on almost any supplies needed next sea- 

 son, by taking advantage of our 



Fire Sale of Bee and Poultry Supplies 



Have sold several thousand dollars worth of 

 these goods, and no complaint. 



g^^ Send for list ot Slightly Uam- 

 aged Ooods to »>elect trom at Reduced 

 Prices. Also for 190" Catalog of New Goods. 



Quote us prices on Honey and Beeswax. Honey 

 in 60-pound cans for sale. 



H. N. ARND, Proprietor, York Honey and Bee-Supp y Co. Not mo 



Long Distance Telephone, North 1559. 191 AND 193 SUPERIOR ST. CHICAGO. ILL. 



(Three blocks north and one block east of our old location.) 



mention Bee Joomal when vrrltlng. 



Something New=The Ideal Hive=Tool 



Bee-keepers have long needed a special Tool to work among the hives during the bee- 

 season. The one shown here was invented by Wm. Muench, a Minnesota bee-keeper, some 

 years ago, but it was not on the market before. We have lately bought this Tool, and ail 

 rights, from Mr. Muench's widow, and have had the first lot made. They are ready for de- 

 livery now. 



(Thispicture is exactly one-haJf the size.) 



DESCRIPTION.— The Ideal Hlve-Toolis made of high-Erade malleable iron, mncti like wroURht iron, 

 PM IncbesluDK. 'Tbe middle part is 1 1-16 inches wide and 7-3:; thick. The smaller end is 1 j.* mehes long, ^ 

 inch wide, and 7-32 ihirk. ending like a screw-driver. The larger end is wedge-shaped, havmg a sharp semi- 

 circular edge, making It almost perfect for prying up covers, supers, etc., as it does not mar the wood. 



What Dr. Miller and Miss Wilson Say of It : 



(1903) of Dr. Miller's " Forty Years Among the Bees," page 58, he 

 e-tools I have tried. Hike best the Muench tool." On Jan. V, 1907, h3 



In the first edition i 

 says- " Of all the hive-t 

 wrote us saying he thought " just as much of the tool as ever." 



Miss Wilson, Dr. Miller's acsistant, says this of the Ideal Hive-Tool: "It is an ideal tool. 

 In fact, I don't see how it could be improved upon. lam sure we would feel utterly lost in 

 the apiary without it You will have to try one yourself if you want to know its worth." 



The "Ideal Hive-Tool" Free as a Premium. 



We will mail an Ideal Hive-Tool FREE as a premium to any present paid-in-advance 

 subscriber to the American Bee Journal, for sending us ONE NEW subscription for a year at 

 $100; or we will send the American Bee Journal one year and the Ideal Hive-Tool— both 

 for $1.20. Price of the Ideal Hive-Tool alone, postpaid, 30 cents. Address, 



QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 334 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



