American Vee Journal 



September, 1909. 



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Ul hu m;uUttu(l aiduiul thici.' nr four inches of straw should be used 

 in Hie wayoii; on top nf thisshould bespread 

 n canvas or \nvin.- w.i^'^tui cover in such 'a way 

 (■(iMi; HciNKV. that after the wayon is fully loaded the can- 



vas will fold over the top of tlie load, thor- 

 oughly protectinti the honey from dust or a 

 possible shower. 



The bed of a regular farm wayon will take 

 <)b cases of lioney. A tiood steady team and 

 careful driver are required to haul comb 

 honey safely. 



The proper time to haul and ship condi 

 honev is while the weather is still warm, 

 tliereforo no time should be lost in k'ettinji 

 the crop ready. In hauliuk' by wakon. it is 

 desirable to provide sprintrs for the wa^ron 

 bed. and if these cannot lie had. a layer of 



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Conducted by EMMA M. WILSON. Mareneo. 111. 



Discouraging, But Not Despairing 



A season i.if dearth, wlien instead of 

 storing honey by the ton the bees 

 spend their time chiefly in stinging and 

 robbing, does not make the bee-keep- 

 er's path one strewn witli roses. A 

 season of struggle with foul brood is 

 several times worse. Combine the 

 two — dearth and foul brood — and you 

 may have some idea of what we've 

 been going through "in this locality." 



Editor York, in the August number, 

 speaks of honey-dew spoiling our white 

 honey. That's altogether too rosy a 

 view. We would be glad to have the 

 white honey spoiled by honey-dew if 

 we could only have enough white 

 honey to be spoiled. A few of the 

 strongest colonies have done some- 

 thing in sections. Up to date we have 

 had one section of darkened honey — 

 the one Editor York sampled when 

 here. If all honey-dew were as good, 

 there would be little cause for com- 

 plaint. Dr. Miller tliinks it more pala- 

 table than the average fall honey. 



We are still in hopes that the fall 

 flow may till up the hives for winter. 

 Never despair. 



" John " Helps-~ln the House 



I believe in giving due praise tci my 

 John, who very kindly and patiently 

 will help me about any work to be done 

 for the apiary if done in the house, 

 away from the bees. If there is to be 

 a super made, I measure the hive, and 

 John will make it; bitt that is about all 

 the lielp 1 get. H John was not so 

 afraid of a ijee, and was as enthusiastic 

 over the bee-business as I am. I am 

 sure we could make a lot of money. 

 However, I made good for the year of 

 1908, and am trying for 1909 on 10 col- 

 onies. I will report later. 



Ohio Bee-Woman. 



Honey and Almond Cake 



Put two cupfuls of extracted h(jney 

 in the sauce-pan with three-fourths 

 pound powdered sugar. Cook two or 

 three minutes; add a quarter pound 

 almonds, chopped, and cook five min- 

 utes longer. Now add enough flour to 

 make a stiff dough. Take from the 



lire, and when slightly cooled add 

 eight ounces candied orange peel, cut 

 line, the yellow rind of a lemon, a half 

 teaspoon each of ground cinnannjn and 

 grated nutmeg, a half teaspoonful soda, 

 a pinch of salt and a glass of grape 

 juice. While the dough is still'warm 

 roll thin and stamp into little rectangles. 

 Bake in a moderate oven and. wlien 

 cold. ice. — C/iica^o Kecord-Ifciahi. 



Thoughts on the Bees 



A QUecn. a thone. a worker-bee. 

 Much lioney. and a market, too. 

 Enough for all, and more to see 

 Round about the place, and lots to do 

 In the apiary and the town. 

 ComiuK iiomc all laden down 

 After a splendid honey-flow. 

 No man should have a kick to conn- 



Because lie's sticky and stun^. you know. 

 Every one of us has to have some— 

 Every bee you must— now. remember- 

 Joyfully ferive you all lier toil. 

 Oh, of your family every member 

 Up and doing, like them should be. 

 Round about the hives, and honey-juice. 

 Now helping i:)arents with their bees, 

 And with field and garden produce, 

 Long live the queen, long live you all. 

 Vancourt. Tex. M. E. Pkuitt. 



[As a specimen of verse, the above 

 contribution to the Sisters' department 

 can by no means be considered perfect. 

 But the ingenuity displayed in making 

 the first letter of each line spell out 

 something in which we are all so much 

 interested, ought to atone for all short- 

 comings in versification. — Editor.] 



A Bee-Woman*s Dress 



The matter of dress is, and perhaps 

 always will be, one of chief interest for 

 all the daughters of Eve, tiie bee- 

 keeping sisterhood not excepted. This 

 difference, however — womankind in 

 general give first thought to looks in 

 dress; bee-keeping womankind, while 

 not despising the matter of looks, give 

 more thought to comfort and security 

 againt stings. This month we can 

 have before us the views of two sisters 

 from opposite sides of the ocean. 



First, from a German sister. Clara 

 Meller, in Rheinischen Bienenzeitung, 

 we have the following: 



The material of the dress must be wash- 

 stuff, and must be well starched that it may 

 not cling to the body. Under tlie skirt, whicli 



clears the feet, is wmii a pair of riosed 

 drawers, fittingsnugh at ihi- tops of theshoes 

 with rubber-taiie. The sleeves of the blouse 

 must Ht tight about the wrists with rubber, 

 the blouse coming high up on the neck. Then 

 bee-keepers* gloves InikerhaiidschuheJ nuist 

 always be worn; one works more pea<:efun\" 

 and securely, especially if one has many col- 

 onies to care for. and ntauy swarms accord- 

 iiigly to hive. 



Now comes the chief thing— the head. We 

 are often quite too beautiful if we suddenly 

 have a thick cheek, lip or nose, and have to 

 bear not only the pain, hut generally the ridi- 

 cule as well. I always wore tlie customary 

 veil, which, however, leaves much to be de- 

 sired. If it is windy, the veil is blown tight 

 against the face. If I piinied it to my blouse 

 the bees still found places to gel through and 

 tlew back and forth In-fore my eyes, some- 

 times when I stood high up when after a 

 swarm. Others may be cooler blooded than 

 I , such a thing easily stirs me up. So I made 

 a practical veil which I can recommend to all 

 the sisters. 



It is 4=; inches wide and 22 inches long, A 

 hem is made at the top, and another at the 

 bottom. Through the upper hem is run an 

 elastic, which luigs tight about the hat-crown, 

 rhrough the lower is run a draw-string which 

 fastens around the waist' Eight inches above 

 the lower edge is sewed oii a narrow strip of 

 net. through which passes a hoop of hat-wire. 

 The veil accommodates itself easily to the 

 movements of the head; we feel quite secure, 

 and can hive a swarm as boldly as our breth- 

 ren, the dear men. Yes. what would the 

 dear men do without us women? 



Next, from an American'sister, Miss 

 Emma M. Wilson, we have the follow- 

 ing in Gleanings in Bee Culture: 



A suit made of duck, linen, gingham, or 

 calico is all right, and a shirt-waist with some 

 liglit-weigiit worsted skirt made of the same 

 material as tlie dress. If made full, in very 

 warm weatlier you need not wear any under- 

 skirt: also a pair of leggings, starched stiff, 

 to reach from your shoes to thedivideds kirt. 



^iyht-year-old Miss Verna Holman, of Ere 

 port. Mich,, holding a swarm of bees. 



Pull the divided skirl well down over the 

 leggings so no adventurous bee can find its 

 way inside. 



Of course the dividetl skirt is finished at 

 the bottom with an elastic. If it's too mucli 

 bother to make the linen leggings you can 

 buy a pair of canvas leggings, army style, and 

 cut them over to fit you: but tliey are 

 warmer tlian the home-made linen ones, and 



