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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 6. 



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The American Bee Jodrnal is the oldest Bee 

 Paper in America, and has a large circulation in 

 every State, Territory and Province, among farmers, 

 mechanics, professional and business men, and is, 

 therefore the best advertising medium for reliable 

 dealers. Cases of real imposition will be exposed. 



THOMAS 0. NEWMAN, 



»?4 West Madison Street., Chicago, III. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence : 



Interesting Letter from Singapore 106 



Exploring for Javan Bees in Ceylon 105 



Cause of Bee Cholera or Dysentery 105 



Extracting Bees— The New Industry 10ti 



Separators for Surplus Honey 106 



Pure Liquid Honey in (ilass Jars 106 



How to Separate Swarms 106 



The Raspberry as a Honey Plant 106 



Apis Americana 107 



Fertilization of a Crippled Queen 107 



Best Method of Marketing Honey 107 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 108 



The Lessons of the Hour ion 



Is Bee-Keeping a Failure? 108 



Law Against Adulteration in New York 108 



Circulars and Catalogues 108 



Vennor's Predictions for April low 



Two Queens in a Hive iom 



Selection* from Our Letter Box : 



Correction 109 



Good Enough 100 



Using Old Combs 109 



Never Give Up 109 



Good Prospects ioy 



Spring Time Come at Last 101) 



Come, Gentle Spring 109 



Bees all Right 109 



Lost 6 out of 100 Colonies 109 



Vexed and Perplexed 109 



Ventilation 109 



Bees Confined S Months ioy 



Orchard Apiary 109 



Lossln Cellar 109 



Blasted Hopes 109 



The Out look Encouraging 109 



Severe Winter, but Bees All Right ioy 



Winter Bee-House 109 



Bees Wintered Well 110 



Bees in Fair Condition 110 



The Survival of the Fittest 110 



Half of the Bees Dead HO 



Wintered Without Loss 110 



Wintered Safely i n > 



Chaff did not Save the Bees 110 



Wintered in Chaff no 



Eleven Swarms from one Colony 110 



A Visit Every Week very Pleasant 11" 



Buds are Swelling, Spring is Coming 110 



Double-Walled Hives 1 10 



Bees About All Dead HO 



Losses in Wintering 110 



Bees for Sale. 



I wish to sell my 75 Colonle* ot" Beei, all in 

 movable frame hives, in lair condition. I will take 

 #4.00 per Colony. 



tJ. I - «> I I W 



I4wlt Corydon, Henderson Co., Ky. 



/^TTTTTPATC Tested, $2 ; Untested, $1 : Black 

 UU rjlLi\ O Bees, p;-, Italians, HO; Plymouth 



&T>rpi/Q Rock Eggs, $1.25 per dz., and the 

 JjIVCjO. best and cheapest Hives made. 

 Circular free. [Hwltpj H. BARBER, Adrian, Mich. 



Hives, Sections, 



AND BOXES. 



Material for Langstroth Hives, Including brood 

 frames, 40c. each ; Lewis' V-shaped groove one-piece 

 Sections, any size to 6x6, $5 peri.oon; Lewis' one- 

 piece Honey Boxes of all sizes. $2 to $4 per ion, in- 

 cluding glass ; Dovetailed Sections, any size to 6x6, 

 $4 per 1,000. Manufacturing experience of 20 years. 

 Send for Price List. G. B. LEWIS, 



Successor to Lewis & Parks, Watertown, Wis. 



N, B.— There is no patent on the Lewis One- Piece 

 Section. I2mtf 



ITALIANS AND UlltKIUs or 40 Colo- 



nies for sale low. Queens and Nuclei after May 

 15th. Address, JR. M. ARGO, 



12w3t Lowell, G anard County, Ky. 



ANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of American-Italian*, Address, 



dos. M. bkooks A me;,., 



12w6m Columbus, Ind. 



W 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 

 SEED— Excellent for poultry, and yields an 

 abundance of fall honey. Flowers from 10 to 20 

 Inches in diameter. Price 25c. per pkg.. postpaid. 

 14wltp L. M. WAINWUIGHT, Noblesville. Ind. 



PRIZE COMB FOUNDATION, 10 sq. ft. per 

 lb., with natural base. Semi for samples. 

 14- Up G. W. STANLEY, Wyoming, N. Y. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, 



AND BEE-KEEPER'S ADVISER. 



The British Bee Journalis published monthly at 

 $1.75, and contains the best practical information for 

 the time being, showing what to do, and when and 

 how to do do it. C.N.ABBOTT, Bee Master, 



School of Apiculture, Fairlawn.Southall, London. 



My Anuuul Catalogue of Vegetable and 

 Flower Seed for 1881, rich in engravings from 

 photographs Of the originals, will be sent FREE to 

 all who apply. My old customers need not write for 

 it. I offer one of the largest collections of vegeta- 

 ble seed ever sent out by any Seed House in Ameri- 

 ca, a large portion of which were grown on my six 

 seed farms. Full directions for cultivation on each 

 package. All seed warranted to be both fresh and true 

 to name, so far, that should it prove otherwise, I will 

 refill the order gratis. The original introducer of the 

 Hubbard Squash, Phinnev's Melon, Marblehead Cab- 

 bages, Mexican Corn, and scores of other vegetables. 

 I invite the patronage of all who are anxious to have 

 their seed directly from the grower, fresh, true, and of 

 the very best strain. 



NEW VEGETABLES A 8PECIALTT. 



I2m5 JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 



WORTH WILL WIN. 



Truly. " Time sifts the wheat from the chaff." We 

 lead in Smokers. Our Double-blast Smoker is 

 perfection. See what "the most extensive bee- 

 keeper in America" says of our Quiuby Smoker : 

 Cherry Valley, N. Y., March 22. 1881. 



After testing vour smokers with others of the best 

 make, 1 do not hesitate to ordertwo dozen for use in 

 our apiaries. When we use a Smoker we make a 

 business of it, running it all day and burning hard 

 maple wood, which tests the construction most thor- 

 oughly. Those we have been using admit coals into 

 the bellows, which burn the leather. The tube in 

 yourguinby Smoker running further into the fire- 

 box, must prevent this in a great measure. 



CAPT. J. E. HETHEHINGTON. 



If you desire to see a description of the goods we 

 used in securing over 15,ooo lbs. of honey from 17(> 

 colonies of bees the past poor season, send, for our 

 New Illustrated Circular for 1«81, which is just ready. 



L. C. ROOT & BRO., 



14mlt Mohawk, N. Y. 



Rev. A. SALISBURY, 



Camargo, Douglas County, III. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, |$I. 00 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $2.00 ; Cyprian Queens, $2.00 ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, $4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. *4.00 ; 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, 8 frames, $8.(X) ; Colony of Cyp- 

 riaDs, 8 frames, $10.1)0. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 35c. per lb. HJfSend for Circular. Iwly 



DON'T BUY SUPPLIES 



Till you have read my new price list for the spring 

 trade. Wax Is cheaper now, so I can sell you a fine 

 article of Comb Foundation cheap, and made on the 

 best machine. Italian and Cyprian Queens, Bees, 

 Hives, Sections, etc. Price List free to all. 



J. V. CALDWELL, 



I2wtim Cambridge, Henry Co.. HI. 



Given's Foundation Press. 



The latest improvement in Foundation. Our thin 

 and common Foundation is not surpassed. The only 

 invention to make Foundation in the wired frame. 

 All Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

 Catalogue and Samples. 



Iwly ». S. GIVEN, Hnopeston. 111. 



WILBOR'S COMPOUND OF 



PURE COD LIVEE 

 OIL AND LIME. 



To One and All.— Are you suffV i toy fiom a 



Cough, Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis, or any of the vari- 

 ous pulmonary troubles that so often end in Con- 

 sumption ? If so, use " Wtfbor's Pure Cod-Liver Oil 

 and Lime," a safe and sure remedy. This is no quack 

 preparation, but is regularly prescribed by the medi- 

 cal faculty. Manufactured onlv by A. B. WILBOH, 

 Chemist, Boston. Sold bv all druggiBts. 



QUEENS, BEES, ETC. 



IF YOU WISH THE 



Best, Gentlest and Most Beautiful Bees, 



I am prepared to furnish early Queens. 

 PUKE ALBINO, 



ITALIAN AND 



HOLY LAND QUEENS, 



Bred from Imported and Select Stock. Warranted 

 to be pure, and safe arrival guaranteed. Also Hives, 

 Novice's Extractor, and Apiarian Supplies generally. 

 Send for Price List. Address, 



S. VALENTINE, 



Double Pipe Creek, Carroll Co., Md. 



14ra:it 



I HAVE NOW OVEll 



300 COLONIES 



of Pure Italian Bees, in good condition, in lo frame 

 \angstroth hives.- Orders for 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



Nuclei and Full Colonies, 



are now being booked and will be filled in rotation 

 as received, commencing about June 1st., at the fol- 

 lowing prices: 



Tested Queens, each $2 50 



" " per half-dozen 13 50 



1 frame Nucleus, with Tested Queen 5 00 



2 " " " " " 5 50 



3 " 6 00 



4 " 6 50 



Full Colonies, each 12 00 



" in lots of 5, each 10 00 



" " " lO.each 900 



I will use all possible care in preparing the above 

 for shipment, but cannot guarantee safe arrival, ex- 

 cept on queens any distance less than 1,000 miles. 



ALSO 



lOO COLONIES 



OF 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives, In quantities of not less than 5 

 colonies at #8.00 each, which I will ship direct 

 from the South, at Hny time after April 15th. 



Also, 200 Colonies of Native Bees, 



in Box Hives, delivered on Mississippi River Steam- 

 boat any time after April 15th, in lots of 10 or more, 

 at!S6.00 each. 



%W The Colonies of Hybrids nnd Natives are very 

 strong in bees reared this spring, and combs well 

 tilled with brood. They can be transferred or divided 

 by May 1st, and increased in time for white clover 

 and basswood surplus. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



972 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



R. A. BURNETT. 



Successor to Conner, Burnett & Co., 



165 South Water Street, Chicago, 111., 



GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION, 



HONEY 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 IlEUDON.Dowa- 

 giac, Mich., and J. Oatman-a Sons, Dundee, 111. 



Iwly 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 



1*78, and May, 1879; 

 July 9, 1878. 



Re-issued 



1 O I \uu s from fine Plymouth Rock or W.Legho 

 JLO fowls for *J, or 26 for $3. Will exchange eg 



iorn 



— $3. Will exchange eggs 

 for Queens or Bees. *J. II. THOKMtlKO, 



14wMt Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 HetheringtonHoney Knife 

 you are sure of the best 

 and cheapest, and not lia- 

 ble to prosecution for their 

 use and sale. The largest 

 bee-keepers use them ex- 

 clusively. Twenty thou- 

 sand in use— not one ever 

 returned, or letter of com- 

 plaint received. Our orig- 

 inal patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 

 only ones on exhibition at 

 the last National Bee- 

 Keepers' Conventions ysn. 

 i'ime sifts the wheat from 

 the cbaff. Pretensions are 

 thort-lived. » 



The Large and Extra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shields to prevent burn- 

 ing the fingers and bel- 

 lows. A real Improve- 

 ment. 



Send postal card for tes- 

 timonials. 



Bingham &, Hetherington Honey Knife... 2 in., $1 00 



Large Bingham Smoker 2H» ' 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 25 



Plain Standard Bingliam Smoker 2 " 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker \%" 75 



If to be sent by mail, or singly by express, add 25c. 

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



To sell again, apply for dozen or half-dozen rates. 



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



9wtf ABRONIA. MICH. 



It will Pay you 



To read our forty page Catalogue of 

 Apiarian Supplies. It gives the latest 

 information about the best appliances 

 and methods pertaining to 



Profitable Bee Culture 



Sent free to all who send us their names 

 and addresses, plainly written, upon a 

 postal card. Address 



H. A. BURCH & CO., 



9wtf. South Haven, Mich. 



EVERY BEE-KEEPER 



Wanting anything in the line of Apiarian Supplies 

 should send for my Descriptive i 'ircular. Sent free. 

 Address, F. A. s\ l II , 



13w4t Milledgevllle, Carroll Co., 111. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies, Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, Ac., Free. i3F~ Send for It and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT & BRO., Crawfish Springs, Ga. 2w32tx 



B» 



&& 



•Cs? 



si imm 



The Bee-Keepers Guide ; 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professor of Entomology in the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural College. 



38« Page* ; 112 Fine Illustration*. 



Price— Bound in cloth, Sl.2.%; In paper cover, 

 91.UO, by mail prepaid. For sale by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street, Chicago, III. 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



W CHEAP FOR CASH. .£» 



DESCRiPTiON,-Sec. 4, township 7, south range' 

 west, Franklin county .Florida, situated about50miles 

 south of the Georgia line, 25 miles west of the cityof 

 Tallahasse, the capita) of the State, and about 25 

 miles northeast of the city of Apalachlcola, a sea- 

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

 and 6) of the Apalachicola river; the soil Is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dec. 3lst. 1875, by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned K sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for $3,200, and op Sept. 5th. 

 1877, by him conveyed to the unaersigned for *3,000. 

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

 by an abstract from the Records of the county, 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 barguin for cash, or trade 

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

 fer for it is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 974 West Madison Street. CHICAGO. ILL. 



PARKER'S GINGER TONIC 



Ginger, Buchu, Mandrake, StUlingia and_ 



Imany other of the best medic incs known are com-! 

 bined so skillfully in Parker s Ginger Tonic as< 

 to make it the greatest Blood Purifier and the 

 BestHealth and Strength Restorer ever used. 

 It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, 

 Sleeplessness, and all diseases of the Stomach, 

 Bowels, Lunqs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs 



[and all Female Complaints. 



If you are wasting away with Consumption or 



'auy disease, use the Tonic to-day. No matter what 



your symptoms may be, it will surely help you. ' 



Remember! This Tonic cures drunkenness,! 



is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely. 



'different Irom Bitters, Ginger Preparations and; 



pother Tonics, and combines the best curative prop- ', 



•ertiesof all. Buy a 50c. bottle of your druggist . 

 None gen-jinc without our signature on outside- 

 wrapper. HlSCOX & Co., Chemists. New York 1 



PARKER'S HAffl BALSAM SiEMSSEEJ 



©@ ENGRAVINGS. 



The Horse 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



A TREATISE Riving an index of diseases, and 

 the symptoms ; cause and treatment of each, a table 

 giving all the principal drugs used for the horse, with 

 the ordinary dose, effects and antidote when a poi- 

 son ; a table with an engraving of the horse's teeth 

 at different ages, with rules for telling the age of the 

 horse ; a valuable collection of recipes, and much 

 valuable information. 



Price S85 cents.— Sent on receipt of price, by 

 THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO. ILL. 



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 and meeting with immense success. The low price 

 of its subscription <$i.oo per year) in its new and Im- 

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