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X'overnber, 1907. 



American T^ee Journal 



mittee has decided to go back to the 

 system of offering prizes. A liberal sum 

 is being put up, and bee-keepers all over 

 the Province sliould take advantage of 

 this opportunity to exhibit their product. 

 Too much emphasis cannot be laid on 

 this show as a means of advertising, ow- 

 ing to the immense population centered 

 around Toronto. A splendid musical 

 program is being offered at the show 

 again. Toronto's 4 leading bands have 

 been engaged for the evenings, and a 

 splendid orchestra and other music for 

 the afternoons. 



"Entries should be made through the 

 Secretary of the Association, Mr. P. W. 

 Hodgetts. Parliament Bldg., Toronto, 

 at as early a date as possible." 



No question but that the Ontario Gov- 

 ernment is to be commended for the 

 interest taken in apiculture and kindred 

 pursuits, and it is to be hoped the bee- 

 keepers of the province will reciprocate 

 by both exhibiting and visiting the Ex- 

 hibition. While the very poor season 

 will, to a great extent, handicap the 

 bee-keeping exhibit, yet if the splendid 

 show of honey at the Canadian National 

 Exhibition can be taken as a criterion, 

 no danger but what a creditable display 

 of honey will be in evidence. 



As to the program of the Convention, 

 the presence of some of the notable bee- 

 keepers from "across the line" should 

 be a stimulus towards drawing a bump- 

 er attendance at the different sessions. 

 It is to be hoped that many of our 

 American cousins who are not on the 

 program, can see their way clear to at- 

 tend the meeting. Fortunately, the bee- 

 keeping industry knows no "line," and 

 all who come to visit the "Queen City," 

 and attend the Convention, can be as- 

 sured of a hearty welcome. 



Railway rates are arranged as fol- 

 lows : 



"Nov. 13 and 14, special excursions 

 will be run by the railways to Toronto 

 from all points in Ontario, at lowest 

 one-way, first-class fare. Tickets bought 

 on these dates will be good for return 

 up to and including Nov. 16. Those de- 

 siring to attend the Exhibition on other 

 dates will be able to do so at the same 

 rate, but it will be necessary for them 

 to obtain standard certificates from their 

 station agent when they purchase their 

 tickets to Toronto. One-way tickets to 

 Toronto, with Standard Convention 

 Certificates, can be purchased from No- 

 vember 8 to 16, inclusive, and will be 

 honored for the return journey free, 

 regardless of the number in attendance, 

 up to and including, November 20, 1907. 

 These certificates must be endorsed by 

 the Secretary at the Exhibition in Mas- 

 sey Hall before they will be honored by 

 the railways for the return trip. A fee 

 of 25 cents will be charged for each 

 certificate vised." 



The Ontario Honey Show Prizes 



The following is a list of the prizes 

 offered at the Ontario Honey Show, to 

 be held in Massey Hall, Toronto, Nov. 

 12 to 16, 1907: 



ist 2d 3d 4th 

 Best 20 dozen of comb honey in 

 sections, (quality and finish to 

 count 80 points, display 20 

 points, total 100 points) $15 $12 $9 $6 



Best 5 dozen of comb honey in 

 sections, (quality and finish to 

 count 80 points, display 20 

 points, total 100 points) S 642 



Best one dozen of comb honey in 

 sections, (quality and finisii to 

 count So points, display 20 

 points, total 100 points) .... 4 3 2 1 



Best 200 lbs. of extracted liquid 

 honey to be displayed, 100 lbs. 

 in glass, balance in tins 12 964 



Best display of 50 lbs. extract- 

 ed liquid honey in glass 5 421 



Best 10 lbs. extracted liquid 



clover honey in glass 4 3 2 1 



Best 10 lbs. e.xtracted liquid lin- 

 den honey in glass 4 321 



Best 50 lbs. of extracted granu- 

 lated honey 6 4 3 2 



Best display of 200 lbs. comb 

 and extracted honey suitable 

 for a grocer's window or coun- 

 ter, (comb to be in sections, 

 e.xtracted in glass jars, tins or 

 other packages suitable for 

 general grocery trade) 10 7 4 2 



Best 25 lbs. e.xtracted buckwheat 



honey in glass 4 3 2 i 



Best 2 dozen of buckwheat hon- 

 ey in sections 4 321 



Best 10 lbs. of beeswax 321 



Best exhibit of 6 articles con- 

 taining honey, showing the 

 most practical methods of us- 

 ing honey for domestic pur- 

 poses 4 3 2 I 



Best and most practicable new 



invention for bee-keepers* use. 5 321 



Best display of bees and queen 



which may be seen by visitors. 10 864 



Best method of crating and pack- 

 ing comb honey, showing 12- 

 section cases ready for ship- 

 ment ' 7 5 3 t 



Best packages for long distance 

 shipment of extracted honey, 

 sho'wing method of packing 

 and crating same 7 5 3 s 



Best package for retailing ex- 

 tracted granulated honey, pack- 

 age to be filled 3 2 i 



The honey committee is composed of 

 F. J. Miller, chairman ; P. W. Hodgetts, 

 secretary; and H. G. Sibbald and W. 

 Couse. 



A Serviceable Winter-Case 



In "Gleanings" for Oct. ist, editorially 

 Mr. Root has the following about win- 

 ter-cases : 



"We believe that a very good serv- 



iceable winter-case can be made out of 

 ordinary light building paper, or even a 

 heavy grade of manilla, if oiled. The 

 top of the hive should first be covered 

 with several folds of newspaper, and 

 then this manilla or building paper of 

 suitable size should be laid on top, neat- 

 ly folded around the ends and sides, and 

 tied. Be sure to make the folds so they 

 will shed water, not catch it." 



While nothing is said as to localities 

 where the plan outlined would be effi- 

 cacious, I am quite sure that in our lati- 

 tude, in severe winters, the paper pro- 

 tection for hives is simply "no good." 



A few years ago, when A. C. i\Iiller 

 and some others were booming the pa- 

 per for winter protection, the writer was 

 quite enthused, and prepared a number 

 of colonies according to directions. The 

 result was a complete disappointment; 

 while the bees packed in the "good old 

 way" (the paper advocates call it the 

 refrigerator style) came through in 

 grand condition. 



Bees in hives covered with paper, in 

 different parts of the yard, nearly all 

 perished, and what were left were mere 

 nuclei in the early spring. All I have 

 heard of in Ontario, w'ho tried the plan, 

 reported somewhat similar results. If 

 any bee-keepers in Ontario have had 

 success with the plan, I would be pleased 

 to hear from them, so that I could pos- 

 sibly find out why I and others failed. 



While I am at it, permit me to say 

 that my opinion as to the use of paper 

 for spring protection is just about the 

 same as I regard it for winter use. Give 

 me abundant protection over the top of 

 the brood-nest, and I would not give 2 

 cents for all the tarred paper that could 

 be wrapped around too hives. Already 

 some of the prominent bee-keepers of 

 the United States who have tried the 

 plan, are now denouncing it, and I have 

 an idea that inside of 5 years, some 

 of the bee-keepers who are now advo- 

 cates of the system, will keep "mum" 

 when tarred paper is mentioned. 



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Conducted by LUUIS H. SCHuLL. Xew Braunfels. Tex. 



Questions About Shallow Hives 



Dear Mr. Scholi, ; — In a late issue of 

 the American Bee Journal you describe 

 a system of using extracting supers for 

 all purposes — for brood-rearing, for ex- 

 tracting, and for chunk honey. 



1. Do you use an excluder to confine 

 the queen in the 2 lower supers? 



2. Does not rearing brood, and then 

 using the same coinbs for surplus, give 

 you dark combs and dark honey? 



3. How about pollen? I should think 

 there would be more or less of it stored 



in the combs where the brood was 

 reared. Will an extractor throw pollen 

 out of combs? 



4. Do you use this same system for 

 extracted honey? If I understand, you 

 spoke mostly of chunk honey. 



5. Would this same system work in 

 this locality? 



I worked 10 colonies for comb honey 

 this season, and put in almost all of 

 my spare time cutting out queen-cells 

 and cutting brace-combs off the faces 

 of the sections and fences, and I am 

 about ready for something different. 

 .Although I will make about $75 clear of 



