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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



that their fruit crop was injured by 

 the bees sucking hone}'' from the 

 blossoms. The result was that 

 Mr. Gould moved his apiary some 

 seA^en miles away. Since that 

 time, we have kept nearly double 

 the number of colonies that Mr. 

 Gould did, and the people who 

 made such a fuss feel rather cheap 

 from the fact that fruit has been so 

 plentiful and cheap in this vicinity 

 tliat it does not pay to market it. 

 When fine large Bartlett pears will 

 not bring over thirty cents a bushel 

 in the market it seems like non- 

 sense to say that bees injure the 

 fruit blossoms. We have sold fruit 

 off the same trees for $4 per bu- 

 shel. 



An envious neighbor will kick 

 up quite a racket in any neighbor- 

 hood or small township. Most of 

 the lawsuits resulting from keeping 

 bees are caused by the envious 

 and, in most cases, meddlesome 

 neighbor. We all have enemies, 

 and the best way to protect our- 

 selves is to join the Beekeepers' 

 Union. Then if obliged to de- 

 fend a case in court on account 

 of keeping bees, the expense Avill 

 not all have to be borne by the 

 person attacked. It is the duty 

 of every beekeeper to join the 

 union as, "In union there is 

 strength." 



We will furnish membership 

 blanks to all who wish to- unite. 



— The October number of the 

 " Apiculturist" will contain essays 

 on " Wintering Bees" by James 

 Heddon, G. M. Doolittle, A. E. 

 Manum, Dr. G. L. Tinker, J. E. 

 Pond, P. R. Russell, Ira Barber, 

 J. H. Martin, Prof. Cook and other 

 noted apiarists of large experi- 

 ence and well known to all who 

 read the bee journals. 



We shall print a large edition of 

 the above number and every page 

 will be electrotyped, as the call 

 for it will be very large. 



This will be a splendid chance 

 for advertisers, as a paper that 

 contains so much valuable matter 

 will not be thrown away or placed 

 where it cannot be found when de- 

 sired. This number, in order that 

 all may take advantage of the 

 methods given in preparing their 

 bees for winter, will be mailed 

 September 25. 



— Every beekeeper sliould take 

 an interest in his state or county 

 fair. Take your honey and bee 

 fixtures and exhibit them. This 

 is a good way to advertise your 

 honey and goods. Go prepared to 

 sliovv bees, queens, etc., and, above 

 all, take an observatory hive with 

 you and, our word for it, it will 

 attract a larger crowd and more 

 attention than anything else ex- 

 hibited. 



— During ahoney dearth, any col- 

 ony that is to be used for queen- 

 rearing should be fed liberally for 

 twodays previous, with syrup made 

 of sugar and pure honey. A colony 

 thus treated will then be in good 

 condition for cell-building. Then 

 feed liberally, say one quart syrup 

 each day until tlic cells are capped, 

 which will be on the fourth day after 

 the eggs are given them, and our 

 word for it, you will have queens 

 equal to any ever reared under the 

 swarming impulse. 



— Many of our subscribers have 

 written us that the July Apicultu- 

 rist did not reach them, and want 

 to know whether or not it was pub- 

 lished. The July number was 

 mailed to all, and why every sub- 

 scriber did not receive his copy is 

 a mystery to us. We have no back 

 numbers of that issue and cannot 

 supply those who failed to receive 

 them. If any reader will mail us 

 No. 7 of Vol. IV, we will send any 

 other number or will extend their 

 subscription one month. 



