1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



125 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER ' 



Page 

 Package Bees — David Running __.129 

 Value of the Physical Factors in 

 Honey Gathering— J. H. MerrilLUQ 



Paste for Tin— S. D. Mason 131 



Wax from Old Brood Combs 131 



Editorials 132-133 



Qucenless Bees and Dran'e-comh--134 

 Influence of the Drone — Alois Al- 



fonsus 134 



Appeal to Supply Manufacturers — 



Allen Latham 134 



Reply to Latham bv Kennith Haw- 

 kins 135 



Too Many Beekeepers — Oscar 



Skow 136 



Successful California Apiary — Be- 



van Hugh 136 



Dadant System of Wintering— D. 



W. Gibson 136 



Orange as a Source of Nectar — 



Frank C. Pellett -138 



Relation of Beekeeping to Fruit 



Growing — A. L. Melander 138 



Largest Family of Beekeepers 139 



Irregular Laying 140 



Three Weeks at Bee Conventions 



— C. P. Dadant 140 



A New Clover 141 



Newell, Dean of Agriculture 141 



Nature of the Bee's Poison -141 



Meeting of Honey Producers' 



League 141 



More Seeds for Trial 142 



Supers in Winter— M. H. Mendle- 



son 142 



The Early Blooming Sweet Clover-142 



Wax Product— Harry Lathrop 143 



Gems From the Past— C. W. Aep- 



pler 143 



Beekeepers by the Way 143 



FHting the Alexander Feeder- 

 John Prothero 144 



Heartsease 144 



Keeping Colony Records 144 



A Ventilated Honey House 145 



Cornell Short Course— Gove Ham- 

 bridge 145 



Increasing Consumption — E. S. 



Miller 146 



Bees and Fruit 146 



Beekeepers and Entomology— H. 



W. Sanders 146 



Queen Introduction— C. E. Fowler-147 



Lavender— P. J. Baldensperger 147 



Uintah Basin Bees— Frank L. Ar- 

 nold 148 



Cell Production'— Henry Brenner— 149 



News Notes I'^^'l^l 



Editor's Answers 151-152 



Lewis 4-Way Bee Escapes 



Four exits from supers. Fits all standard board Springs 

 ol coppered steel. Made of substantial metal. 



Made by 

 G. B. LEWIS COMPANY, 



Watertown, Wis., U. S. A. 



Sold only by Lewis "Beeware" 



Distributors. 



WINTER PROBLEM SOLVED 



—BY THE— 



HIVE WITH AN INNER OVERCOAT 



Furnished with Jumbo depth or Standard Hoffman Frames. 

 In your purchase of hives for the coming season, consider the fact 

 that if well taken care of, they should last a life time. A life time 

 matter is a serious one and nothing but the best that money can buy 

 should have your consideration. The Hive with an Inner Overcoat is 

 the best on the market as to material, workmanship, and efficiency. 

 The outside wall is made of Ji material, the best for the pur- 

 pose. Any extra cost over ordinary hives, spread over its life time, is 

 very low. The saving in bees in a single winter, may more than pay 

 for the entire investment. Winter losses in ordinary hives during the 

 winter of 1919-20, in many cases, were 75 per cent, or more. What a 

 tremendous loss. The Hive with an Inner Overcoiat will winter 

 normal colonies, without loss. 



Send for a special circular showing large illustrations. New 1921 

 illustrated catalog of beekeepers' supplies now ready. Send us a 

 list of yofur requirements for the coming season. 



TIN HONEY PACKAGES 



2 lb. Friction top cans, cases of 24 

 2 lb Friction top can , crates of 612 

 2i^ lb. Friction top cans, cases of 24 

 2% lb. Friction top cans, crates of 460 

 5 lb. Friction top pails, cases of 12 

 5 lb. Friction top pails, crates of 100 

 5 lb. Friction top pails, crates of 200 

 10 lb. Friction top pails, cases of 6 

 10 lb Friction top pails, urates of 100 



Special prices on shipments direct from factory in the East or West: 



100 5-lb friction top pails $ 8.50 



200 5-lb friction top pails 16.00 



100 10-lb. friction top pails 12.50 



Pint Mason jars, flint glass, per gross 9.00 



Quart Mason jars, flint glass, per gross 10.00 



A. G. WOODMAN CO. 



aRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. 



