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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 19. 



KATES FOR ADVERTISING. 



A line will contain about eight word* ; fourteen 

 imi- will occupy one inch of Bpace. 



One to three weeks, each Insertion, so eta. per line. 

 Four " more" " is " 



Bight, !•» " 



Thirteen " " ***- 



Twenty-eli *o 



Fifty-two B 



. ente per line. 



Advertisements withdrawn before the expiration 

 of the contract, will be charged the lull rate for the 

 time the advertisement is inserted. 



Transient Advertisements payable In advance. 



Yearly Contracts pin ;i . in ad\ unce. 



THE AMERICAN BBS JOtTHNAL is tin.' Oldesl Bee 



Paper In America, and has a large circulation In 



even State, Territory and Province, » ninny tanners. 



mechanics, professional and business men. and is. 



b the best advertising medium for reliable 



dealers, cities nt n>ii iiii|ni-ai<ni will be exposed. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison street., Chicago, in. 



Contents of this Number. 



CorrenpondtMice : 



The SUngless Bees of. Smith America 17 



Lower Ventilation in Winter 17 



Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 17 



w. i). Wright's Report for 1880 17 



Adulteration^ ot Honey with Glucose 18 



The Duplication of Queens 18 



Loss of Bees In Winter i« 



Prevention of Bwarmlng IS 



Mating Queens in Confinement 19 



Selection* from Our Letter Box : 



Bees In Minnesota 19 



Bees had a Fly 18 



Result of Last Season ii> 



Sections Separators ii> 



Too Cold for Anything 19 



Bees in Goud Condition 19 



DyseMe ry 1 ° 



Cold 1S> 



Poor Winter for Bees 19 



Superiority of Italians 19 



Wants the Weekly 19 



Catnip and Jessamine 1!' 



Wintering Well ' 19 



Unprotected Colonies Dying 19 



Perishing by the Hundreds 19 



Dses the Langstroth Hive 19 



A Good Showing 19 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 20 



■rue Beautiful 20 



Selecting* Location for an Apiary 20 



Our Climate has Changed 20 



Hint-t bo St. ue Vice I'residenta '20 



As others See Us - u 



Cook's Manuut of the Apiary -i 



Questions Answered -' 



Anion C our Kxcliiuiui" : 



American Honey In England 2] 



Bee Education -I 



Undiscovered Truths 21 



Queen Excluders 21 



First Importer of Italian Boes 21 



Ad u it ■' riii in i is and Glucose -i 



Tin- H v Harvest 21 



Straw Hive controversy 21 



Shipping Queens - 1 



Selling Extracted Honey 21 



Convention* : 



Honey and its Adulteration 22 



Compared with Glucose 22 



Bow to Cure It 22 



About PolflOnOUS Honey 22 



l'juttand Incidents.. --' 



Convention Notices 23 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



^•Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2 per 100. The name 

 of the Association printed in the blanks 



for 50 cents extra. 



tig" We will semi sample copies to any 

 who feel disposed to make up elulis for 

 1881. There are persons keeping bees 

 in every neighborhood who would be 

 benefitted by reading the Journal. 

 and by using a little oi the personal in- 

 fluence possessed by almost everyone, 



a club can be gotten up in every neigh- 

 borhood in America. Farmers have 

 had large crops, high prices, and a good 

 demand tor all the products of the 

 farm, therefore can well afford to add 

 the Bee Journal to their list of 

 papers for 1881. 



We have concluded to make the 

 following offers for all clubs sent in be- 

 fore Jan. 31 : For a club of 2, weekly, we 

 will present a copy of "Bee-Culture;"' 

 for a club of 5, weekly, we will give a 

 copy of '• Cook's Manual," bound in 

 cloth ; for a club of 6, we give a copy of 

 the Journal for a year free. Do not 

 forget that it will pay to devote a few 

 hours to the Bee Journal. 



£#" By the Greeley, Colorado, Tribum. 

 we notice that Mr. W. L. Porter, late of 

 Michigan, has arrived in Colorado with 

 a ear-load of hives of bees and honey. 

 He has purchased a 5-acre lot near the 

 city, and intends to start an apiary there 

 in the spring. 



^" The Volume of the Bee Jour- 

 nal for 1880, bound in stiff paper 

 covers, will be sent by mail, for $1.50. 



gS" Notices and advertisements in- 

 tended for the Weekly Bee Journal 

 must reach this office by Saturday of 

 the week previous. 



Wanted— A copy of the pamphlet con- 

 taining the minutes of the Cleveland 

 Convention of Bee-Keepers, held in 

 1871. Any one having it to spare, will 

 oblige by sending it to this office. 



WANTED— A situation in nn Apiary by a man 

 nf experience ; understands carpentry. For 

 particulars, etc.. address APIARIAN, this office. 



RAISING TURKEYS 

 And Chickens. 



Send locentstoNATIONAl, PARMER CO.. 

 Clncliimitt, and get by mail "What SO perHonn 

 I noted for ihiii Grent Nueces. In Kuiointf 

 Turkey, aufl 4'hlckeum llnve to Say." Read- 

 ing wluit these experienced persons have to say will 

 give one more Information how to be successful than 

 the reading of any Doliur Poultry Book. 3wUtx 



I WANT A GOOD MAN, that thoroughly under- 

 stands the management of bees ; to such I will 

 give the privilege of running them on shares lora 

 term of years. 1 have l.'.ncolonles, about J^of which 

 ace Italians, ^hybrids, the balance native, and have 

 all the surplus arrangements ready for the coming 

 season, li desired, 10 acres of land in connection 

 with the bees Till be let on the same terms. I also 

 have a variety of pure bred poultry In connection. 

 To the right kind of a man I will pay a salary, if he 

 ilnrs n.it wish t.i rim them ml shares. Address, 

 3wtf M. 1>. SOMEN, Canandalgua, N. V. 



eg - When changing a postollice ad- 

 dress, mention the old address as well 

 as the new one. 



t@T We have prepared Ribbon Badges 

 for bee-keepers, on which arc printed H 

 large bee in gold. Trice 10 cents each, 

 or $8.00 per hundred. 



(ggrlnstead of sending silver money in 

 letters, procure 1, 2 or 3 cent stamps. 

 We can use them, and it is safer to send 

 such than silver. 



DON'T TOW FORGET to send for Moore's 

 4th Annual circular of Perfection Honey Box, 

 Ltaltanand Cyprian Queens, Paper for Separators, 

 etr, AildreBS, 



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



IIiiikI Wantcd-To take charge of smnll apiary 

 and do farm work. Harried man preferred. Come 

 recoiurneniled. W. Z. Aydelott, New Albaany, Ind, 



(3* Any one desiring to get a copj of 

 the Constitution and By-Laws of the 

 National Bocietj , can do so by sending 

 a stamp t<> this office to pay postage. li 

 thej desire to become members, afee 

 of $1.00 should accompany it. and the 

 name will be duly recorded. This no- 

 tice is given at the request of the Exec- 

 utive Committee. 



Italian, Cyprian & Holy Land Queens, 



single Quean, Tested sss o*\ 



Untested, lay-ins-.. 1 OO 

 By mall, sale arrival guaranteed. 



8-framo colony M! o« 



tt- frame nucleus J4 oo 



■.'-1 in mi' mirlf us 8 5© 



Br express, sate iiirlval guaranteed. 

 W. I». IIKMrEKSOX, Mnrtrecsboro.Tenn. 

 limit 



iiai.iw QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 ;tn.i Bee Hives Bpeotalt.es. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue "i Bees, Supplies, Fine Poultry, Small 



Fruits. \.t\. Free. J?T" *end for It ami sa ve tin mev 

 ,i. t 8COTT4 BHO., Crawfish Bprlngs, Ga- "« 3a 



l\A/F* f* IWC - ""'Social Visitor, 



ft hi \A I V Im largest unil best sli.rv 

 In the wurl.1,6 Wonthl.i tl trial, and ■ Hum' nil 

 i Writing Box, hntii Morocco, containing I-oad 



, P - Ider, 3 Golden pern, ltulii, . . ]■ i l,,,i 



. t.ir 30Cts. Sinmpt taken, Thlaoffei ii mads 

 itroducc out | .11 1" r into new homti. Addrcti 



ub.Co , Bmc31a0. Hiivt.iii, M«»». 



Ha! Ha! 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



1381. 



1881. 



BINGHAM BEE SMOKER. 



Tented Queen* S1..10 



Warm nt ef I Queen* 1.<M> 



Cyprian Queen*, untested l.OO 



As most all t lie Do I Inr Queens I sold hist year were 

 pure, I will warrant then) this year. 



J. T. Wilson. MortonsvlUe, \v lford Co., Ky. 



oc-J 



The tlrst practical bellows bee smoker. •-« U. 



The tlrst and original patent stn i,.-: © " '~ 



The first never-failing bee Controller. si 'f. =. 



The drat direct draft bellows smoker. © «« - 



The tlrst to burn stove-wood and not ffO out. m c 



The tlrst durable bellows bee smoker. S •" '~ 



The tirst to create a demand for smokers. °° y ~ 



The first to meet the wants of bee-keepers. 3 » ■ 



The tirst cinder-proof bellows smoker. rt» ; 



The ttrst twenty thousand now In use. *? n » 



The first complaint yet to be received. £P— •=- 



The ttrst smoker vet to be returned. .S £r 



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The first thine for bee-keepers to do, to save impo- 

 sition and money, and be happy ami sate, is to send 

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



BINGHAM & HETHEEINGT0N, 



OTSEGO, MICH. 



Rev. A. Salisbury. 1881. J. V.Caldwell. 

 SALISBTJRT & CALDWELL, 



Camareo, Douglas County, III. 



Italian Queens. fTOU ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $2.00 ; Cyprian Queens, $-\U0 ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, $4.00 : 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. *4.00 ; 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, to.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, S frames. $8.01) ; Colony of Cyp- 

 irians, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 l ^ \ 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

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

 S^Send for Circular, lwly 



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P67De/\rbof^I St. 



Sections! Sections! 



OF SNOW-'WHITE POPLAR. 



They are perfect beauties. Prices again reduced. 

 Samples ;ii.: illustrated circulars free. An.iress. 

 lwtf A. E. >1 A M >l . Bristol, Addison Co., Vt, 



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We have concluded to extend the time another 

 month, We will make the " Boss" Sections, during 

 the month of January, any size desired up to 5xti, for 

 $5.00. Material for LangBtroth hive, 50c. 



JAMES FORXROOK A CO. 



Watertown. Wis.. Dec. 1(5. 1S80. lwtf 



SUPPLIES FOR THE APIARY. 



FOR 18S1. 



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

 purchase any thing, to go where they can get the most 

 for their money. State on a postal card just what 

 you want, nnd we will let you know by return mall 

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



2wtf HIRAM ROOP, Carson City, Mich. 



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IKST<LASS APIARY I'OK sAI.I 

 bargain. JAMES HKDDON. Dowagiac. Mich. 



° CONNER, BURNETT & CO., 



1U5 South Water Street, Chicago. 111., 



| GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION. 



nO^FT A SPECIALTY. 

 We ask yon to correspond with us before disposing 

 i of your IfoNEY CROP, hs we can be of much serv- 

 ice, bavin? constant intelligence from all partsofthe 

 country. We would refer tn JAMB8 HKDDON, Down- 

 giac, Bltob., and J. O ATM AN & Sons. Dundee. 111. 



SOMETHING NEW in my circular for 1381. 

 Send tor it. (Jood Oueens 8i»c. Colonies equally 

 low. E, A. THOMAS, Coleraine. Mass. mtg) 



MUTH'S HONEY EXTRACTOR 



AND VSCAPPINO K.MF£. 



The Extractor Is ■ 



made of all metal, 

 is always ready l'''""-,-^*^?^^ 

 u>e, easily cleaned. \fc^ 



C. Olm's Comb Foundation 



i__^ and will last a life 

 i ,,»«-* time. In liut.it has 



oniyto beuaedtobe 

 appreciated. Every 

 llee-Kceper should 

 send form; circular 



giving details about 

 ilie care of bees nnd 

 how to get the must 

 Honey. 



CHA8. F. MFTH, No. 97€ 

 Central Av., Cincinnati. O. 



D-lnch.— Price vj'^oo. 

 The .ut represents tbeQ-lnch machine ; the cheap- 

 est made mini now. Send fur Circular nnd Sample, 

 lit c. oi.M, Fond du Lac, Wis. 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



m- CHEAP FOR CASH. .^ 



Description,— Sec. 4, township 7, south raniie 7 

 i west. Franklin county, Florida, situated u bout 00 miles 

 south of the Qeorgla lire, 23 miles west o i the city of 

 Tallahasse, the capital of the State, and about 86 

 miles northeast of the city oi Apahiehtcola, a sea- 

 port tin the Gulf of Mexico, and within "J tactions (5 

 andGJOf the Apalacblcola river; the sol! is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dec. Hist. 1875, by Col. Alexan- 

 der Mc Donald, who owned 6 sections, includtnn the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for $3.20(1, and on Sept 6th. 

 1877, by htm conveyed to the undersigned for *3.uo0. 

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

 hv an abstract from the Kecords of the county, duly 

 attested by the County Clerk ; the taxes are all paid 

 and the receipts are in my possession. 

 I will well tin- above at n bargain for cash, or trade 

 1 for a sum n farm, or other desirable property. An of- 

 fer for 11 is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS O. NEWMAN, 



'.'71 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



FLAT-KOTTOM <UMB FOUNDATION, 



:•: ■■■■: ■■■ : 



high side-walls, i to 16 square feel to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 J. van DEUSBN A suns, 

 Sole Sianufacturers, 

 lltf Sprout Brook, Mont. Co.. N. V. 



Given's Foundation Press, 



The latest Improvement In Foundation. Our thin 



and com n foundation Is not BurpaBsed. The only 



Invention to make foundation In the wired frame. 

 ah 1'resses warranted to give satisfaction, Send for 



Catalogue and Samples, 

 lwly O. Si. GIVEN, Hooposton. 111. 



ge, beautifully Iffn trated Monthly Uugazine 

 tfevoted to 



POULTRY, PIGEON'S AND PET STOCK. 

 It has the largest corps of practical breeders as editors 

 of any journal of its class in Americ .and is 



TEE FIITEST PO'JLTE" JOUEWAL III THE WOELD. 

 Volnmo IS begins January 1881. BUBSCRIIT10N:— 

 si. no per year. Specimen Copy, in cents. 



C. J. WAlilt, Ivlitoraud Proprietor. 

 182 CLARK ST., CHICAGO. 



