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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



along with other rural industries in 

 the south. " Bee-culture in the 

 scTuth," in its management and 

 methods employed, differs as much 

 from its proper management in the 

 north, as does the farming interest 

 of the two localities differ in man- 

 agement. In fact different locali- 

 ties require different management, 

 though they be situated but a few 

 miles apart and in the same climate. 

 It required years of experience 

 on my part to comprehend fully 

 this essential fact with no ordinary 

 library of bee literature at my 

 command. It is a matter that must 

 be learned by actual experience, 

 though the tuition be ever so 

 high in that " school." Experience 

 has taught me that hundreds of 

 colonies are likely to be ruined for ^ 

 the season, in Kentucky, during the 

 month of May, by what is properly 

 termed " crowding out the queens." 

 This critical state of things is 

 brought about by a brisk flow of 

 honey from the black locust, and 

 poplar in some locations, which 

 induces the bees to crowd the 

 brood chambers with a perfect 

 glitter of the precious nectar, and 

 this at a time that increase of 

 working force is essential to prepare 

 the colonies for the approaching 

 white clover harvest. While this 

 critical period on which the future 

 usefulness of tlie colony depends 

 is difficult enough to manage, the 

 extra honey goes far to appease the 

 apiarist. It is the evil results which 

 follow that are the hardest to deal 

 with. For when the queens regain 

 their liberty to ply their vocation 

 of egg-laying, excessive breeding- 



is the legitimate result of the im- 

 patient delay, and a host of active 

 workers will appear on the scene of 

 action just a little " too late," only 

 to be consumers. 



I have had this matter under 

 investigation for several years, and 

 will give my method of manage- 

 ment in a future article. 



Christiaiisburg, Ky. 



MARKETING EXTRACTED 

 HONEY. 



By D. a. Jones. 



This is a subject in which con- 

 siderably more interest should be 

 taken, as it has much to do with 

 success or failure in apiculture. If, 

 after the apiarist has struggled hard 

 throughout the summer to secure a 

 large crop of hone}-, he attempts 

 to place it on the market, and finds 

 the price so low and sales so slow, 

 that no profits are to be realized 

 and very poor remuneration is 

 received for his labor, he loses 

 interest in the business and looks 

 around for some more profitable 

 occupation — perhaps leaving the 

 pursuit in disgust. If, on the other 

 hand, he sells his crop rapidly, and 

 at good figures, realizing handsome 

 profits, he becomes exceedingly 

 enthusiastic, and not only extends 

 his own business, but others, seeing 

 his success, also embark in the 

 fascinating pursuit — and thus our 

 numbers are increased. 



The great evil in connection with 

 the marketing of honey, is the 



