December, 1907. 



American Bae Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W.YORK 8 COMPANY 



116 W.Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III. 



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THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal is 

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 (except Chicago, where it is 75 centsi, and Mexico; 

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National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association. 



I8t.— To promote the tntereats of its members. 

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

 lawful ridhts. 



3d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



Annual Membership Dues, $i.oo. 



General Manager and Treasurer- 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



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Books for Bee-Keepers 



Every bee-keeper should have a bee- 

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Apiarian Pictures 



We would be glad to have those who 

 can do so, send us pictures of bee- 

 yards, or of anything else that would be 

 of interest along the line of bee-keep- 

 ing. 



Contents for December, 1907 



Illustrations- 



Comb Built on Division-Board 753 



Pioneer California Apiary Front Page 



Scholl. Louis H FrontPage 



Uncapping Fork 743 



Editorial Notes and Comments— 



Feeding Bees for Winter in Canada... 741 



Illinois State Convention 742 



Invitation to Readers. 742 



Merry Christmas-Happy New Year... 741 



Parcels Post in the United States 742 



Reading Bee-Literature 742 



Report on Bees and Honey for 1907 741 



bpecialty Not Best for Every One 741 



study the Subject of Bee-Keeping 742 



I wo-Queen Plan 74^ 



}Yr^^^?. 'o Put a Caged Queen 742 



World's Pure Food Show 742 



Miscellaneous News-Items— 



Bee-Keeping in Australia and Here.... 743 



Bees Attac k Passengers 743 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention.... 744 



Gus Dittmer Company " 744 



Inde.x for 1907 743 



Japanese Bees 743 



"Langstroth on the Honey-Bee" 744 



Michigan Convention 744 



Old Apiary in California 743 



Result of National Election 744 



J^'i^'^A^^'^ ^3'"' 'Apiarian Premiums... 744 



1 he Golden Bee "-Wonderful! 743 



Uncapping Fork 743 



Wedding Bellg in Missouri 744 



Canadian Beedom— 



Comb Honey Production 746 



Distribution of Honey 745 



Extriicted Honey Production 746 



Foul Brood 745 



Foul Brood and Black Brood 746 



Price of Good Honey 745 



Report of Ontario Convention 745 



Requeening Colonies 745 



Wax-Presses 745 



Our Bee-Keeping Sisters- 



Confectionof Tomatoes and Honey. . 746 



Feeding Bees Through a Sponge 746 



Honey One Bee Gathers in Its Life- 



„time 745 



Section Honey in a Bee-Tree 746 



When to Cellar the Bees 746 



BlOGRAPHS OP BeEDOMITES- 



Glirnpses of Southwestern Apiculture 

 and a Sketch of One of Its Leading 



Representatives. Louis H. Scholl 747 



Contributed Articles— 



Eucalyptus Honey 749 



History of Honey Committee 750 



Honey Crop Reports and Prices 749 



Importance of Good Food 749 



Nutrition and .\ctivity.. ..■ 749 



Problem of Wintering Bees 749 



Production and Ripening of Extracted 



Honey 750 



Quiet Very Essential 749 



Some of the Results of Bee-Keeping in 



1907 75J 



Wholesome Winter Stores 749 



Reflections of California BeeKeeper 



California— A Modern Mecca 752 



Death of A. D. Pryal 752 



Freakish Things Bees Do 753 



Honey Prices Up 75^ 



In Union There is Strength 752 



Pepper Tree and Eucalyptus 752 



Southern Beedom— 



Bee-Keepers' Exhibit at the San An- 

 tonio International Fair, Nov. 9 to 



Nov. 24 753 



Bees Gather Rosin 753 



Prospects for 1908 753 



Doctor Miller's Question-Box- 



Amount of Sugar for a Pound of Honey 755 



Answering Questions 757 



Bees by the Pound 754 



Bees Deserting the Hive 755 



Black Bees in Italian Colony.... 757 



Disease Carried by the Queen, Etc 754 



Do Bees Store Candy Feed ? 756 



I- all heeding 757 



Hives Full of Frames for Winter 755 



Home;Made Comb Foundation 756 



Late Feeding of Bees for Winter 755 



Location for Observation Hive 755 



Moth-Eaten Combs-Pollen 755 



Non-Hatching Eggs 757 



Packing Bees for Winter 754 



Preventing Swarming 755 



Queen-Bee to Start a Colony 756 



Rearing Queens 755 



Rooting-Paper for Winter Cases 756 



r\?:^,'^^li.'^ -^"^'d in Winter Stores 757 



Wide-Top Section-Holders 754 



Wintering Bees Under Snow-Drifts... 757 

 Wintering on Summer Stands 756 



Reports and Experiences- 



Extra Year for Bees 7ss 



Fair Fall Crop of Honey 758 



Fine Shape for Winter 753 



Honey and Prices Better 758 



Keeping Bees for Pleasure 758 



Outlook Good in Cuba 758 



Rocky Mountain Honey 758 



Virginia Bee-Keeping 758 



Wintering on Summer Stands 758 



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