May, I pop. 



American Vee Journal 



a hot day, perspiration dripping from his 

 brow, a smile on his face — giving instruction 

 to a class of students in bee-keeping. His 

 book should be in the hands of every person 

 contemplating commencing the business of bee- 

 keeping. 



Allow me to congratulate you, and the com- 

 munitv in which you live, as well, on the 

 sensible view you take of life and its respon- 

 sibilities. There is something more than mere 

 money-getting that makes success in life. 



Wm. M. Whitney. 



Evanston, III., April 18. 



Dear Mr. York: — I beg to congratulate 

 you on the 25th anniversary of your connec- 

 tion with the American Bee Journal. 



The sentiments expressed in your April is- 

 sue confirm an impression that I have had 

 with respect to its Editor, and help to in- 

 crease the belief that that Journal, which oc- 

 cupies a place all its own, will sooner or 

 later find its way to the homes of many 

 more bee-keepers. 



The really great in this world are always 

 humble, and the American Bee Journal show;s 

 its greatness through a spirit that it is difS- 

 cult to define, but which is felt by those that 

 deal with it to any extent. 



May it and its Editor be blessed with in- 

 creasing prosperity. 



James A. Smith. 



Hartford, Conn., April 20. 



lo-frame size with Colorado covers 

 and 7-^-inch reversible bottom-boards. 

 The strain of bees that are kept in this 

 apiary are Golden Italians, and all bees 



Editor York: — Your statement in the last 

 Bee Journal, wherein you tell of your 25 

 years' work with the paper, was read, and 

 greatly affected me, so much so that I here- 

 with send you ray sincerest congratulations 

 and best wishes for the future. 



It is indeed, a great thing to be connected 

 with one work for 25 years, and especially 

 so to work with a paper, always trying to 

 make the last number better than the previous 

 one. 



I have only 3 colonies of bees, very little 

 time to devote to them as all gardeners are 

 always busy, and I thought I would do with- 

 out the American Bee Journal, but I have 

 changed my mind. I will remit for one year 

 a little later. Chas. Purzner. 



Jefferson City, Mo., April 20. 



It is very gratifying to us to feel 

 that our efforts to publish a good, clean, 

 independent bee-paper are recognized 

 and appreciated. The American Bee 

 Journal is not in any way connected 

 with the bee-supply business, but it is 

 entirely independent, so that whenever 

 it e.xpresses an opinion along bee-ap- 

 pliance lines it is free from even an 

 unconscious bias. It has been so for 

 many years. When, some years ago, 

 its editor was interested in the sale of 

 bee-supplies and honey, its advertising 

 columns even were not used by us to 

 push our bee-supply sales. We had a 

 catalog for that purpose. In no sense 

 can the American Bee Journal be called 

 a "house organ," or manufacturers' 

 catalog. 



We believe that nearly all bee-keepers, 

 whether they are our subscibers or not, 

 appreciate a bee-paper that is indepena- 

 ent, and that believes in fair play and 

 a square deal all around. It is our 

 earnest endeavor to edit and conduct 

 the American Bee Journal in such a 

 manner that it will commend itself even 

 to those who may see only a sample 

 copy of it. 



The Golden Apiary in Kansas 



I am herewith sending a number of 

 pictures which were taken mostly by 

 myself. No. i [see first page] is a 

 general view of The Golden Apiary, as 

 it appeared in the fall of 1908, at Lyons, 

 Kans., and now located at Dodge City, 

 Kans., Mr. P. R. Hobble being president, 

 and the writer, who appears in the pict- 

 ure, general manager. All hives are of 

 the Langstroth or dovetailed pattern, 



No. 2 -Mr. Frank Ki-au\ for Bee-Work 



in the neighborhood are of the same 

 strain. 



The hives are all in straight rows and 

 in pairs, each pair being one foot apart. 

 The pairs in each row are 6 feet apart, 

 and the rows 12 feet apart. 



No. 2 is the writer as he appears in 

 his bee-dress, with a suit of white duck- 

 ing, Ale.xander bee-veil, and Jumbo 4- 

 inch smoker. 



No. 3 is the writer as he appears with 

 his "automobile" ready to start for the 

 out-apiary. J. C. Frank. 



Dodge City, Kans., March 29. 



A Cheap Uncapping Box 



In answer to question of J. R. Bo- 

 gart, on page 373 C1908). I send the 

 following description of a very con- 



No. 3.— Mr. Frank and His "Auto." 



venient and cheap capping-box, which 

 ought to satisfy his purpose: 



Have a tinsmith make a galvanized- 

 iron tank of the inside dimensions of an 

 ordinary lo-frame extracting super, with 



a shoulder ^-ineh wide, but i/2-inch 

 high. This is readily seen at A and B 

 in the diagram. Also have a small net- 

 ting of about i^-inch mesh on bottom 

 of super. Then place the super within 

 the projections of the tank and drop 

 the cappings upon the mesh. The hon- 

 ey runs readily in hot weather, leaving 

 the cappings practically free, when they 

 can be removed to the wax-tub or press. 



The tank described costs $1.50, and 

 was used by a bee-man who extracted 

 from 2 to 3 tons each season. 



Redlands, Calif. Chas. Trout. 



Apiary of C. H. Voigt 



The photograph I send you is part 

 of my apiary, which is located in the 

 northeastern part of the State of Wis- 

 consin, 5 miles west of Lake Michigan, 

 and one mile north of the southern 

 boundary line, in Kewaunee county, and 

 was started with one colony, which I 

 bought in the fall of 1894, from a neigh- 

 bor then selling out and moving away. 

 I knew nothing about bees at that time, 

 but a friend, Mr. Fred Trapp, gave me 

 a volume of the American Bee Journal; 

 I think it was of the year 1892. Then 



10 F. SUPER 



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-honey gate 

 Cheap Uncapping-Box. 



I went to studying, aUhough I was 50 

 years old in February. So you see I 

 >vas quite a young scholar, but I was 

 determined to make a success of bee- 

 keeping. 



In that volume of the American Bee 

 Journal I found that there was a book 

 called the " A B C of Bee-Culture." In 

 189s I sent for the book and Gleanings. 

 After reading the advertisements there 

 I found the address of the American 

 Bee Journal and sent for it in 189S, 

 and have been a reader of it ever since 

 that time. It has been a great help to 

 me, especially the "Question-Box" by 

 Dr. C. C. Miller. 



So I went on slowly and increased 

 ray bees as I gained knowledge in bee- 

 keeping. I got more books so that now 

 I have a little library on bees, and so 

 far I consider my bee-keeping a success, 

 although I had my ups and downs as 

 well as others. 



My apiary had 90 colonies at the 

 time the picture was taken — the latter 

 part of August, 1908. I call that all 

 right for an old boy of 64 years now. 

 The apiary is in an orchard on a north- 



