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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 13. 





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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



•74 West Madison Street., Chicago, III. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence : 



TheClover RxpPriments 113 



Poplnr— Engraving of 113 



Sting! ess Bees-Meiiponas, etc 113 



Have we a Sellable Test for Honey ? 114 



Side-Storing for Surplus Honey 114 



The Discharge of Feces In the Hive 114 



Conventions : 



North-Eastern Wisconsin 114 



Different Races of Bees 114 



Best Methodsof Wintering Bees 114 



Upward Ventilation in Winter 1 14 



Food Consumed bv Bees in Winter 11. "> 



Mistakes of and Hints to Beginners 115 



Wintering on Grape Sugar 115 



Best Methods of Swarming 115 



When to Divide Colonies 115 



Melting Combs and Use of Foundation.. 115 



Division Boards and Surplus Honey 115 



Bass wood in Wisconsin 115 



Wintering Bees Successfully 115 



How to Prepare for Winter 115 



Winter Repository 115 



Storing in Winter Quarters 115 



Winter Managfment 115 



How Long Bhould Bees be Housed ? 115 



Editorial : 



The Austrian Societv 110 



Uniting Colonies in Early Spring 116 



Conventions and their Mission 116 



Wisconsin Law against Adulterations llfi 



The National Convention lli> 



Selections from Oar Letter Box : 



Italian Bees Superior 117 



Box Hives no fitter than Others 117 



A Little Discouraged 117 



A Confinement of 148 Days 117 



Spri ng Prospects 117 



Cold in Kentucky 117 



Safely Wintered 117 



Loss of Bees In Northern Michigan 117 



Loss of Bees 117 



Bees in Fair Condition 117 



The Dying and The Dead 117 



Bees in Middle Tennessee 117 



Losses 117 



My Plan of Wintering 117 



Beesin California 117 



Upward Ventilation *II7 



Italians vs. Black Bees 117 



Bees In Vermont 117 



BeesConflned 134 Days 118 



Colonies Strong 118 



Shall Bees be Transferred or Driven / 1 im 



Heavy Loss in Bees 118 



Bees In Good Condition II* 



Bees Confined <; Months 118 



Sawdust for Wintering 118 



First Swarm 118 



Wants the Plan 1 18 



Bees Dead hh 



A Strange Occurrence 118 



Chaff Packing Ahead 118 



Bees and Grapes 118 



Chaff Did It 118 



Took the Bees Out 118 



A re Bees Taxa bl e ? 1 18 



Bees Gone to Rest 118 



Honey as Kood 1 18 



Great Loss of Bees 118 



®"Tlie next meeting of the N. W. 

 Illinois and S. W. Wisconsin Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, will be held at If. w. 

 Lee's, 2 miles n.w. of Pecatonica. Win- 

 nebago county, Ills., on the 17th of May, 

 1S81. J. Stewart, Sec. 



<^The Texas Bee-Keepers 1 Associa- 

 tion will hold their third annual Con- 

 vention at Judge W. II. Andrews' 

 apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, 

 on the 12th and 13th days of May, 1881. 

 Wm. R. Howard, Sec, 

 Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas. 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



► high Blde-walls, 4 to If. square feet to 

 _J the pound. Circular und Kitinplns free 

 , ;':■•■•■ -M J. VAN DKUSEN & SONS, 



Bole ManufiM'turera, 

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



THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN lil'IH and 

 OVKENH, FOUNDATION and APIARIAN 

 8VPPLIES. If you want Early Queens, from 

 stock selected for their most desirable qualities, or 

 want Imported Quecns,I>unham Foundation In large 

 or small quantities, or Apiarian supplies of any kind, 

 at moderate prices, send for my new Illustrated 

 Price List. Pure Beeswax worked on shares and 

 bought for cash. Address, 

 timet Dr. J. P. II. BROWN, Augusta, Ua. 



.Tamos Kornr rook has just received a patent on his 

 Machine f..r Scoring Honey Box Sections, dated 

 March 29, 1881, No. of Patent. u:t:i,47t;. He has not 

 sold any shop rights on this machine, nor does he in- 

 tend to ; therefore, any one using a machine to make 

 the One-Piece Section are infringing. 



We will make the " Boss" Section, any size up to 

 5XB, for 15.00 per 1,000. Material forLangstrotb hive 



JAMES FORNCROOK A CO. 



Watertown, Jeff. Co., Wis., April 2, 1881. I5wtf 



Bees for Sale. 



Several friends in the South are supplying me with 

 quite a lot of bees, which I shall sell at reasonable 

 rates. They are pure Italians. Hybrids and Blacks, 

 in Langstroth hives, box hives and log gums. First 

 shipment arrived to-day, For further particulars 

 address. 



CHAS. F. MUTH. 



Cincinnati. O., April .", 1881. 



15Wlt 



WANTED- Yon to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of A merit un-ltnlluni, Address. 

 -ION. m. BROOKS A BKO., 



lUwi>m Columbus, Ind. 



Rev. A. SALISBURY, 



Camargo, Douglas C< unty. 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens. '$1 .01" ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, *^.00 ; Cyprian Queens, fiMQ : 

 Tested Cyprian Queens. $4,011 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. $ 4.00 ; 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, 8 frames, fcft.oti ; Colony of Cyp- 

 rians, 8 frames. $10.D0. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Corah Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 ^"dend for Circular. Iwly 



35c per lb. 



DON'T BOY 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, 

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



J. V. CALDWELL, 



12wGm Cambridge, Henry Co., III. 



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. 

 AH Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

 Catalogue and Samples. 



Iwly D. S. GIVEN, Hoopeston, 111. 



WILBOR'S COMPOUND OF 



PURE COD LIVER 

 OIL AND LIME 



To One and All.— Are yon nufferlne fiom a 

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

 ous pulmonarv troubles that so often end In Con- 

 sumption ? If so, use " Wilbor'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 only by A. B. Wilhoh, 

 Chemist, Boston. Sold bv all druggiBts. 



1 O EGGS from fine Plymouth Rock or W.Leghorn 

 J.O fowls for *'.>, or 2(1 for f.i. Will exchange eggs 

 for Queens or BeeB. J. H. THORN E&UKG, 



Hw:it Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind. 



NOW READY, 



Our Now Circular anil Price lAnt lor 1881. 



We have something new for every bee-keeper. Re- 

 member, we are largely engaged in practical bee- 

 keeping, and know what supplies are of practical 

 value in an apiary. You should see a description of 

 our feeder, you will want one. Our new 



Double-Draft Smoker 



Is perfection. See what one of the most practical 

 and best informed bee keepers in the country thinks 

 of it: " Since your great improvement In Smokers, 

 as regards the double-blast, you undoubtedly have 

 the Inside track of all the others in the market 

 This, with the superior workmanship nnd materials 

 used, should place your Smoker at the head of the 

 list, and secure for it a favorable patronage for 

 !**'■ O. M. DOOUTTLJC." 



Price of Smokers, by mail, $i..oond 91.75, 



OTJH HOOK, 



QUINBY'S NEW BEE-KEEPING 



Is pronounced the most practical work published 

 Price, by mail, |1.50. 



Wo furnish everything used In advanced bee-cul- 

 ture. Send for Illustrated Circular to 



L C. ROOT & BRO., 



12»mtf Mohawk, N. V. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, 



AND BKE-KKEPKR'8 ADVISBli. 



The ilritisfc lift Journal Is published monthly nt 

 *1.7o, unci contains the best practical Information for 

 the time belnjti showing what to do. and when and 

 how to do do It. C.N. ABBOTT, lice Master. 



School of Apiculture, Falrlawn. Southall, London. 



AfTfiTlt,S^ urnlf,,lt P'easant. profitable employment, 

 ngouuo Locul l'rlntlnu House, Sllror Creek. N. V. 



I HAVE NOW OVEE 



300 COLONIES 



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

 Langstroth hives. Orders for 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



Nuclei and Full Colonies, 



are now being booked and will be filled in rotation 

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

 lowing prices: 



Tested Queens, each $2 50 



** " per half-dozen 13 30 



I frame NocleuB. with Tested Queen 5 00 



•2 " " " " s 50 



3 " " 6 00 



4 " " " " 6 50 



Kull Colonies, each 12 00 



" " in lota of 5, each io 00 



" lo.each 9 00 



I will use all possible care in preparing the above 

 for shipment, but cannot guarantee sufe arrival, ex- 

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



A I. SO 

 OF 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives. In quantities of n»H less than 5 

 colonies ut 9H.OO each, which I will Bhip direct 

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



Also, 200 Colonies of Native Bees, 



in Box Hives, delivered on Mississippi River Steam- 

 boat any time after April I5tb. In lots of lu or more, 

 it 86 OO each. 



JJf~The Colonies of Hybrids and Natives are very 

 stnmg in bees reared ttitu spring, and combs well 

 tilled with brood. Tliey can be transferred or divided 

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

 and basswood surplus. 



ALFRED H. XEWMAX, 



172 West Madison St., CHICAGO, III, 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 0, 1878, and May, ]87ii ; Re-Issued 

 July 9, 1878. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 Hetherington Honey 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' Convention, is.su. 

 I'ime sifts the wheat from 

 the chaff. Pretensions are 

 short-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 2W ■' 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " ] 25 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker l% " 75 



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

 each, to prepay poBtuge or express charges. 

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

 Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 



9wtf ABHONIA MICH. 



ITALIAN «M 1 1 \w, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies, Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, Ac Free. f3T" Send for it and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT & BUO.. Crawfish SprlngB, Ga. 2wS2tx 



It will Pay you 



To read our forty ]>age 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., 



'iwtf. South Haven, Mich. 



EVERY BEE-KEEPER 



Wanting anything in the line of Apiarian Supplies 

 should send for my Descriptive Circular. Sent free. 

 Address, F. A. NMII.I,, 



13w4t Milledgeville, Carroll Co., 111. ' 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



«T CHEAP FOR CASH. & 



Description, -Sec. 4, township 7, south range 

 west, Franklin county, Florida, situated about 50 miles 

 south of the Georgia line, 25 miles west or the cttyo 

 Tallahasse, the capital of the State, and about 24 

 miles northeast of the city or Apalachicola, a sea- 

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

 andti) of the Apalachicola river ; the soil la a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



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

 der McDonald, who owned G sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for 13,200, and on Sept. 5th. 

 1877, by him conveyed to the undersigned for t-t.OOO. 

 The title is perfect, and it Is unincumbered, a* shown 

 by an abstract from the Kecords of the county, dulf 

 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 la respeotfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS O. NEWMAN. 

 W* West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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-<, CHICAGO- 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide; 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professor of Entnnolnoy in the Michigan SUite Agri- 

 cultural College. 



886 Page*; 118 Fine lllu. trillion*. 



Price— Bound in cloth. $l.8.»; in paper cover, 

 SI.ko. by mull prepaid. For sale by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street, Chicago, III. 



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 ©S ENGBA VINGS. 



The Horse 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



A TREATISE aivinKan index of diseases, and 

 the symptoms ; cause and treatment of each, a table 



fi viru: all the principal dru-zs used for the horse, with 

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 THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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