November, 1907. 



American He^ Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK H COMPANY 



118 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. III. 



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National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association. 



1st.— To promote the interests of its members. 



2d.— To protect and defend its members in their 

 lawful ridhtB. 



3d.— To enf'irce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



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Contents for November, 1907 



Illustrations— 

 Apiary of G. F. Jones, of Elkin, N. C. 723 

 Apiary of Thos. F. Rigg. of Iowa Falls. 



Iowa 730 



Child and "Seated" Swarm 712 



Some Floral Tributes to the Memoryof 



Mrs. York 714 



York, Jlrs. George W 1st Page 



Editorial Notes and Comments— 

 Does the Bee Start the Flow of Nectar? 710 



Flouring Bees When Uniting 709 



Harrisburg National Convention 709 



Is Foul Brood Honey Fit for Table ?. ...709 



Selecting the Best Queen 709 



Some Misunderstandings About Ital- 

 ians 709 



Superseding Queens 710 



Yalue of Honey as tood 710 



Miscellaneous News-Items— 



Bees Increase Church Fund 711 



Bees Race Pigeons 712 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention 711 



Child and " Seated " Swarm 712 



Color of Raspberry Honey 710 



Dr. Miller's Report for 1907 711 



Editor E. R. Root's Operation 711 



Illinois State Convention 711 



Illmois State Fair Exhibit 71.5 



More Bee-andHonev Nonsense 712 



Prof. H. A. Surface for Director 712 



Rio Grande Bee-Keeping 711 



Why Honey .Should Be High in Price- ■ 711 



Worcester County Fair 712 



World's Pure Food Show 712 



BlOGRAPHS OF BEEDOMITES — 



Sallie Ward York 713 



Our Bee-Keeping Sisters— 



Depending Upon Bees 714 



Feeding Bees for Winter 714 



Honey-Brine 715 



Hybrids vs. Italians 714 



Is It "Licking Good " — A Curious 



Custom 714 



Keeping Butter Under Honey 715 



Pollen in Combs 714 



Contributed Articles— 

 Are a Queen's Drones Affected by Her 



Mating? 717 



Bee-Keeping in the West Indies 719 



Bravery of Bee-Keeping 728 



Breeding of Bees— When Done 718 



Helpful Hints in Extensive Bee-Keep- 

 ing 719 



Honey Ripened on Hives. Etc 720 



Mints— Irregular Flowers 717 



Normalities and ^\bnormalities of 

 Queen Introduction 729 



Odor of Bees as Means of Recognition 

 Between Colonies 715 



Where Do Bees Deposit Their Loads 

 of Nectar? 716 



Canadian Beedom— 



Ideal Fall Weather 721 



Next Ontario Convention 721 



Ontario Honey Show Prizes 722 



Serviceable Winter-Case 722 



Southern Beedom— 



Bee-Keeping in North Carolina 723 



Dry Fall in North Central Texas 723 



Questions About Shallow Hives 722 



Some Prime Essentials in Bee-Keeping 724 



Reflections of California Bee Keeper 



Eucalyptus 725 



Fall Flowers in California 725 



Honey Crop of California 724 



Honey Getting More in Evidence 724 



Naming Honey 725 



Sun-Killed Wax-Larvae 724 



Wm. Muth-Rasmussen 725 



Doctor Miller's Question-Box— 

 Best Height from Ground for Hives... 725 



Caucasian Bees 726 



Changing Hives 726 



Does Queen Lay in October? 726 



Doubling Colonies for Winter 726 



Introducing Queens 726 



Preventing Swarming 726 



Wintering in Chaff-Hives 726 



Beedom Boiled Down— 



Bee-Keeping on the Danube 772 



Deutscher Imkerbund ■< — 727 



Gasoline Engine for Extracting 726 



Honey in Vienna 727 



Natural or Artificial Supersedure- 



Which? 727 



Prices of Honey 727 



Record in Taking off Honey 726 



Score of Commonly Asked Questions.. 727 



Reports and Experiences — 



Apiary of Thos. F. Rigg 730 



Eastern Trip Among Bee-Men 731 



E.xtraordinary Honey- Year 731 



Goldenrod as a Honey-Plant, Etc 730 



Good Crop 730 



Good Honey Season 730 



Handles Bees Like Flies 730 



More Honey Than for Years 730 



Poor Season for Honey 730 



Third of aCrop 731 



Wintering Experiences 731 



Discount for Nov. 42 percent 



On all goods except tin and glass packages 



Hershiser Wax Press and other Lewis 

 Bee-Supplit-s. 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 Poult0 Supplies 



Have sold several thousand dollars worth of 

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 Prices. Also for 1907 Catalog of New Goods. 



Quote us prices on Honey and Beeswax. Honey 

 in 60- pound cans for Bale- 

 Second-Hand Cans (60-lbs.) 2 in a box, at 50c a box, 

 or in lots of 10 boxes at 40c. 



H. M. ARND, Proprietor, Yorlt Honey and Bee-Supply Co. 



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AUTOLOGY 



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theory, no fad. no 



creed. That you 



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you, postpaid, free, my "Guide to Autology.'* 



J. F. BITCHMAYKK, Iowa City, Iowa. 



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