August, 1909. 



American l^ae Jonrnal 



win report if I find something interesting to 

 the bee-man. R. Olivereau. 



La Bonte, Wyo., June 27. 



Very Rainy Weather. 



This is rather discouraging weather tor the 

 bees, or rather for the bee-keeper, in this part 

 of the country. This is the sixth aay we have 

 not had an hour of bright sunshine, and this 

 morning it is raining in torrents, so in all this 

 time the bees have scarcely had a bit of honey. 

 Fruit-bloom did them little good, as it was wet 

 nearly all the time. White clover is plentiful, 

 but if this kind of weather keeps up that will 

 do them little good also, although regardless of 

 the Cloudy weather the bees are storing a little 

 honey in the supers, sealing some of the section 

 and extracting combs. 



I had my first swarm May 10. I had 3 

 swarms the other day in one pile. Yesterday 

 I had a swarm hive itself in an empty hive I 

 had set out ready for use. 



I wonder if everybody is having as much 

 rain as we are. CH.^S. DoAK. 



Hull, Iowa, July 9. 



A New Honey-Spoon. 



Over in England they have a handy 

 new honey-spoon — or at least a device in 

 its handle that will prevent it from get- 

 ting down into the jar of honey on the 

 dining table, thus avoiding sticky fingers 

 and spoilt table-cloths. Jt is a very in- 

 genious contrivance, and should have 



a large sale among honey-consumers, es- 

 pecially bee-keepers. It is well plated on 

 high-class nickel. We have secured 

 some of these very unique spoons, and 

 will mail them at 90 cents each. Or, we 

 will send a spoon and the American 

 Bee Journal one year — both for $1.50. It 

 would make a fine gift. 



"The Honey-Money Stories" 



This is a 64-page and cover book- 

 let sJ4 by 8^2 inches in size. Printed 

 on enameled paper. It contains a variety 

 of short, bright stories, mixed with facts 

 and interesting items about honey and 

 its use. It has 31 half-tone pictures, 

 mostly of apiaries or apiarian scenes. 

 It has 3 bee-songs, namely : "The Hum 

 of the Bees in the Apple-Tree Bloom," 

 "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey," and 

 "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby." It ought 

 to be in the hands of every one not 

 familiar with the food value of honey. 

 Its object is to create a larger demand 

 for honey. It is sent postpaid for 25 

 cents, but we will mail a single copy as a 

 sample for 15 cents, 5 copies for 60 

 cents, or 10 copies for $1.00. A copy 

 with the American Bee Journal one year 

 — both for 80 cents. Send all orders to 

 George W. York & Co., Chicago, 111. 



Books for Bee-Keepers 



Every bee-keeper should have a bee- 

 book besides a bee-paper. On another 

 page will be found all the best books 

 offered — either at a price, postpaid, or as 

 a premium. If you can not earn them 

 as premiums for getting new subscrip- 

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 one or more of them. You will find 

 them of great value. There are so many 

 things in the books that are needful (o 

 know, and that of course could not be 



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Select the queen wanted and add to the above prices. 



NOTE 



I have transferred to my son, Benj. Q. Davis, my straight 5-banii and Golden depart- 

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DOOLITTLE'S 



"Scientific 

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This is G. M. Doolittle's master-piece on 

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Mr. Doolittle's book also gives his method of producing comb honey, and the care of 

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Every bee-keeper should have a copy of Mr. Doolittle's book, as he is one of the stan- 

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George W. York <a Co., 



Chicago, HI. 



told over and over again in the bee- 

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 one, it would better be the book rath- 

 er than the paper. But now that the 



American Bee Journal is only 75 cents 

 a year, of course, no bee-keeper, how- 

 ever limited his apiary may be, can af- 

 ford to be without its monthly visits. 



