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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 12. 



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THE AMERICAN BEE JOUBNAL Is the oldest Bee 

 Paper in America, and has a large circulation in 

 evi-r, -t;it e. Territory and Province, nmnnt: farmers, 

 mechanics, pr. >fesM"r>;il unil business men. and is. 

 therefore the best advertising: medium for reliable 

 dealers. Cases of real imposition will be exposed. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence : 



Bees in Borneo and Timor 9 



1 low they Build their Combs 9 



The Past Honev Season in California 9 



Bees Dcscr tin- Winter (Jmirters S* 



Light and Dark-Colored Italian Bees 10 



Importing Bees from Italy 10 



Qualities in Bees, etc 1" 



Improving the Race of Bees 10 



Resolutions on Importing Bees n 



Stingless Bees oi Smith America 11 



Bee- Keeping as Woman's Work 11 



Spring Feeding— how done 11 



Spring Dwindling, Cause of 11 



Editorial : 



How to Prepare Bees for Shipping.. 12 



Compulsory Honesty - I -j 



Law Against Adulteration 12 



Plant Sweet Clover 12 



Congratulations to the Weekly l** 



Among our I" x < rhau Kes : 



The Weekly Bee Journal 13 



Imported yueens ]3 



Fire-Weed as a Honey Plant 13 



Perforated Separators J3 



Bees and Honey in Cyprus and Hymettus 13 



Test of Adulteration of Honey 13 



Bee-KeepiDg in Ireland 13 



Conventions : 



Tuscarawas and Muskingum, 14 



Effects of Old Combs on Bees H 



Wintering in Chaff- Packing 14 



Fertilization in Confinement 14 



Introducing Queens J4 



Feeding Bees in Winter 14 



Michigan State Convention ]■* 



Cellar vs. Out-Door Wintering 14 



Oar Letter Drawer i 



Disturbing Bees In Winter 15 



Adu Herat ion — t }? 



The Outlook \ J 



Wintering Bees ™) 



Losses in Winter Feared 15 



Prospect for Next Season 15 



Good Crop J? 



Cold Weather in Kentucky 15 



Much Needed '■> 



Bees Need a Fly ... }» 



Bee-Keeping in Scotland la 



Space under Combs J- 1 



Not a Pound of Honey J 5 



Hard Winter for Bees lj 



Good Yield J-> 



Comb Foundation ]■? 



Had a Fly '■' 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



^"Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2 per 100. The name 

 of t^e Association printed in the blanks 

 forTo cents extra. 



g^When changing a postotfice ad- 

 dress, mention the old address as well 

 as the new one. 



%g- We have prepared Ribbon Badges 

 for bee-keepers, on which are printed a 

 lame bee in gold. Trice 10 cents each, 

 or $8.00 per hundred. 



^Instead of sending silver money in 

 letters, procure 1, 2 or S cent stamps. 

 We can use them, and it is safer to send 

 such than silver. 



We have concluded to extend the time another 

 month. We "ill make the " Boss" Sections, during 

 the mi hi Hi of January, any size desired up to 5x(J, for 

 ?5.00. Material for Langstroth hive. 50c, 



JAMES FOKM'ROOK. A CO. 



Watertown, Wis.. Dec. 10, 1S80. lwtf 



Small Farm and Bees to Rent. 



As I have not sold ray farm, I will rent it to a re- 

 sponsible party, with 35 colonies of bees, 1.60 empty 

 hives, &c. It has a large maple sugar yard, with 2U0 

 large tin sap buckets and other things too numerous 

 to mention. Kor particulars see page 580, December 

 No. of Bee Journal. 



It I.. MARTIN, Hesperla. Mich. 



and do farm work, 

 recommended. W. 



-To take charge of small apiary 

 Married man preferred. Come 

 Z. Aydelott, New Albaany, Ind. 



DON'T TO IT FORGET to send for Moore's 

 4th A n nun I Circular of Perfection Honey Box, 

 Italian and Cyprian Queens, Paper for Separators, 

 etc. Address, 



It J. E. MOORE, Byron, X. T. 



SOMETHING NEW in my circular for 1881. 

 Send for it. Good Queens «Oc. Colonies equally 

 low. E. A. THOMAS, Coleraine, Mass. 2w2tp 



SUPPLIES FOR THE APIARY. 



FOR 1881. 



It is to every person's interest, when they wish to 

 phi .hase anything, to go where they can get the most 

 for their money. State on a postal curd just what 

 you want, and we will let you know by return mail 

 what we will furnish it for. No Circulars. Address, 



Zwtt HIRAM HOOP, Carson City, Mich. 



FIRST-CLASS APIARY FOR SALE at a 

 bargain. JAMES HEUDON, Dowagiae, Mich. 



Italian, Cyprian & Holy Land Queens. 



"ingle Queen, Tested *3 0»> 



Untested, laying.. lOO 

 By mail, safe arrival guaranteed. 



8-frame colony SO OO 



B-frame nucleus 3 <>© 



2-frame nucleus 2 SO 



By express, safe arrival guaranteed. 

 W, P. HENDERSON, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 

 lmtit 



BEES CHEAP FOR GASH. 



ISO Colonies in two-story Langstroth hives. 

 ISO ** " Simplicity " 



All in good condition to last until the end of Janua- 

 ry. 1881. GEORGE B PETERS. 



lwtf 289 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. 



CONNER, BURNETT & CO., 



165 South Water Street, Chicago, II]., 



GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION. 



HON EX A SPECIALTY. 



We ask you to correspond with us before disposing 

 of your HONEY CROP, as we can be of much serv- 

 ice, having constant intelligence from all parts of the 

 country. We would refer to James Heddon, Dowa- 

 giac, Mich., and J. Oatman & Sons, Dundee, 111. 



MUTH'S HONEY EXTRACTOR 



AND UNCAPPING KNIFE. 



The Extractor Is 

 made of all metal, 

 is always ready for 

 use, easily cleaned, 

 and will last a life- 

 time. In faet.it has 

 only to be used to be 

 upprecinttHi. Every 

 Bee-Keeper should 

 Bend tor my circular 

 givmn details about 

 the care of bees and 

 how to get the most 

 Uoney. 



CHAS. F. MTTH. No. 976 

 Central Av., Cincinnati, O. 



Sections I Sections ! 



OF SNOW-WHITE POPLAR. 



They are perfect beautle9. Prices ugaln reduced. ! 

 SamDlea 8c. : Illustrated circulars free. Address, 



lwtf A. E. MAIMTM, Bristol, Addison Co., Vt, 



BE SURE 



To -''ni ;i postal card for our Illustrated Catalogue 

 ni Apiarian Supplies before purchasing: b1 sew here. 

 it contains Illustrations and descriptions ol every- 

 tblngnewand valuable needed In an apiary, at the 



lowest prices. Italian. Cyprian and Holy Land 



Queens and Bees. • _ 



V J. C. A- H. P. S VYIIX 



2eowi;.t Hartford, Wis. 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



®T CHEAP FOR CASH. „£& 



DescbxptiOK,— Sec. 4, township 7, south range 7 

 west. Franklin county, Florida, situated abOUt&Omtles 

 south of the Georgia line, 2.) miles west or the cltvof 

 Tallahasse, the capital of the State, and about 25 

 miles northeast of the city of Apalachlcolu, a sea- 

 port on the Gulf of Mexico, and within 2 sections (5 

 andOjOfthe Apalacbioola river ; the soil Is a rich, 

 sandv loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dee. 31st, 1875, by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned t! sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for *3.'-'00, and on Sept. 5th, 

 1877, by him conveyed to the undersigned for $3,000. 

 The title Is perfect, and ft is unincumbered, as shown 

 by an abstract from the Records of the countv. duly 

 attested by the County Clerk ; the taxes are all paid 

 and the receipts are in my possession. 



I will sell the above at a bargain for cash, or trade 

 for a small farm, or other desirable property. An of- 

 fer for it is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 '.171 West Madison Street. CHICAGO, ILL. 



ITALIAN *|UEEN's, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Onr new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies, Iflne Poultry, Smiil 



Fruits, \c. Free. IV -iend fur it and snv< ney 



J T. SCOTT & BliO., Crawflan Springe, Ga, iiw&iu 



Is u 32-page, beautifully illustrated Monthly Magazine 



devoted to 

 POULTRY, PIGEONS AND PET STOCK. 



It lin-= the largest corps <>f practical breeders as editors 

 of auv journal <>f its class In Americ , and is 



THE FI1TEST POULTRY JOOBNAL IN THE WORLD. 

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182 CLARK ST., - CHICAGO. 



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BINGHAM BEE SMOKER. 



The first practical bellows bee smoker. 

 The first and original patent smoker. 

 The Brat never-falling bee controller. 

 The first direct draft bellows smoker. 

 The first to burn stove-wood and not go out. 

 The first durable bellows bee smoker. 

 The first to create a demand for smokers. 

 The first to meet the wants of bee-keepers. 

 The first cinder-proof bellows smoker. 

 The first twenty thousand now in use. 

 The first complaint yet to be received. 

 The first smoker yet to be returned. 



The first thing for bee-keepers to do, to sav<* Impo- 

 sition and money, and be happy and safe, is to send 

 a card for testimonials, or half-dozen rates, to 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



OTSEGO. MICH. 



RET. A. SALISBURY. 1881. J. V.CALDWELL. 



SALISBURY & CALDWELL, 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 



Italian Queens. SI .00 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $'..'.00 ; Cyprian Queens. f'.'.OO ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, ?4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. *4.Ul ; 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, 8 frames. $8.00 ; Colony of Cyp- 

 rians, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine. 25 lbs. or over, 35c. per lb. 

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1881. 



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IV-UmI <»iifct>H Sl.SO 



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As most all the Dollar Queens 1 Bold last year were 

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O-luch. -Price W25.00. 



The cut represents the'.l-lnch machine ; thocbeap- 



est made until now. Send for Circular and Sample. 



Itf C. ai.M, Pond (In Cue, Wis. 



Given's Foundation Press, 



The latest linprovenioni In Foundation. Our thin 



and common Foundation Is not surpassed. The only 

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 All Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

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Novlce*e A B C of Bee-Culture, by A. I. Root. 

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K.lng , w Bee-Keepers' Text-Book, by A. J. 



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LaugMtrotli on the Hive and Honey Bee. 



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Blessed Bees, by John Allen.— A romance of 

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Food Adulteration ; What we eat and should 

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Honey, as Food and Medicine, by Thomas G. 

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Wintering Bees. — This pamphlet contains all 

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Bees and their Ma inurement. This pamphlet 

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974 West Madison Street, Chicago, HI. 



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