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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 27. 



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THE American Bee JOURNAL 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, 

 tnerofore 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 : 



My Method of Wintering Bees 129 



Rehiring to Pedigre in Bees iao 



Treatment of Foul Brood 130 



Mow the Bees have Wintered 130 



Top vs. Side-Sturing 130 



Artificial Swarming- 131 



Conventions : 



Rock River Valley 131 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 132 



Welcome, Spring ! Come at Last 132 



Review of the Situation 132 



Among: our Exchange* : 



Late Season in England 133 



Buying B*es 133 



Feeding Bees in the Spring 133 



Selections from Our Letter Box : 



Early Drones 133 



A 1 1 Gone 1 33 



Bees in Good Condition IS3 



Lost 3 out of ti«.i Colonies 133 



Saf elv Wintered 133 



Will Hogs Destroy Sweet Clover 133 



Colonies Good and Strong 133 



Expects a Fair Crop of Honey 133 



Fresh Air in Cellars Necessary 133 



Bees All Right 133 



Loss from so to 100 per cent 133 



Good Prospects 133 



Button Willow 133 



Mortality of Bees in Iowa 133 



Bees in Qood Condition 133 



Wintered Well 133 



Overstocked with Bees 133 



Lost None 1 33 



Bee Locations and Hives 134 



It Beats all 134 



Winter Still Here 134 



Good-Bye March 134 



Every Plan of Wintering Fails 134 



Swarming 134 



The Survival of the Fittost 134 



Seven from One Colony 134 



District Conventions 134 



Royal Jelly 1 34 



Ninety percent, of Loss 134 



No Loss Of Bees 134 



Why thp Bees Die 134 



Long Win ter 131 



Palestine Bees More Hardy 134 



Chips from Sweet Home 134 



Upward Ventilation 1 34 



Loss 30 per Cl n t 1 34 



Local Convention Directory. 



1881. Time and Place of Meeting. 



May 4— Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cam 

 bridge, Guernsey Co.. O. 



J. A. Bocklew, Sec, Clarks, O. 

 5— Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 

 10 -Cortland Union, at Cortland, N. Y. 



C. M. Bean, Sec, McGrawville, N. Y. 

 10— N. W. Wisconsin, at LaCrosse, Wis. 



L. H. Paiumel. Sec. 

 10, 11— Eastern New York, at Schoharie, S. Y. 

 W. S. Ward. Sec, Fuller's Station, N. Y. 

 11— S. W. Wisconsin, at Darlington, Wis. 



N. E. France, Sec, Platteville. Wis. 

 12, 13— Texas Bee-Keepers' Association, at Mc- 

 Kinney, Collin Co., Texas. 

 W. R. Howard, Sec, Kingston, HuntCc.Tex. 

 17— N. W. III. and S. W. Wis., at H. W.Lee's, 



Pecatohlca, 111. J. Stewart, Sec. 



17-N. W. Union, at Hastings, Minn. 



V. B. Dorothy, Sec. 

 1!>-Champlain Valley, at Bristol, Vt. 



T. Brooklns, Sec. 



Sept. National, at Lexington, Ky. 



—Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. 

 Oct, 11, u— Northern Michigan, at Maple Rapida. 



12 -Ky. State, in Exposition IVd'g, LouisTllle.Ky. 

 W. Williamson, Sec, Lexington, Ky. 



f3T In order to have this Table complete. Secreta- 

 ries are requested to forward full particulars of tim 

 and place of future meetings.— ED. 



tfgTThe 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, .See, 

 Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas. 



HOXEY WANTED. -I desire to purchase sev- 

 eral barrels of dark extracted honey, and a few 

 of light; also. Comb Honey. Those having any for 

 sale are Invited to correspond, giving particulars. 

 ALFRED H. NEWMAN 

 972 West Madison street. CHICAGO ILL. 



SECTIONS AND HIVES. 



BAILEY'S SWARM-CATCHER is a deci- 

 ded success. Prices reduced. Send fur circu- 

 lars and testimonials. Address, 

 17w8t J. W. BAILEY, Box 408, Itipon, Wis. 



James Forncrook has just received a patent on his 

 Machine for Scoring Honev Box Sections, dated 

 March 29, 1681, No. of Patent. 239,476. He has not 

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

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

 the Ooe-Piece Section are Infringing. 



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

 5X6, for 15.00 per 1,000. Material for Langstroth hive 



JAMES FORNCROOK. A CO. 



Watertown, Jeff. Co.. Wis., April 2. 1881. !5wtf 



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 5, 1881. 



WANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of American-Italian*. Address, 

 JOS. M. BROOKS .1: KRG., 



12w6m Columbus, Ind. 



Rev. A. SALISBURY, 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, If 1.00 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $ 2.00 ; Cyprian Queens, $2.U0 ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, 1 4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. f4.0U ; 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, 8 frames, f8.00 ; Colony of Cyp- 

 rians, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 jySend for Circular. lwly 



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. 



lwly D. S. GIVEN. Hoopeston. 111. 



WtLBOR'S COMPOUND OF 



PURE COD LIVES 

 OIL AND LIME. 



To One and AlWAre you Buffering from a 



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

 ous pulmonary 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. WlLBOlt, 

 Chemist, Boston. Sold bv all druggists. 



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 tine 

 article of Comb Foundation cheap, and made on the 

 new Dunham and nfivVandervoort machine. Italian 

 and Cyprian Queens, Bees, Hives, Sections, etc. 

 Price List free to all. 



J. V. CALDWELL, 



12w6m Cambridge, Henry Co. v 111. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, 



AND BEE-KEEPERS ADVISEK. 



The British Bee Journal is published monthly at 

 f 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. A R BOTT, Bee Master, 



School of Apiculture, Fairlawn. Southall, London. 



A rron4-QF" urnisnt pleasant, profitable employment. 

 agCillb Local Printing House, Silver Creek, N. Y. 



THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN REE9 and 

 OJ7KENS, FOIM1ATIOX and APIARIAN 



SUPPLIES. If you want Early Queens, from 

 stock selected fur their most desirable qualities, or 

 want Imported Queens.Dunham Foundation In large 

 or small quantities, < w Apiarian supplies of any kind, 

 at moderate prlcea, send for my new Illustrated 

 Price List. Pure H»eswax worked on shares and 

 bought for cash. Address. 

 ym6t DC. J. P. II. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



SEEDS I HONEY PLANTS 



A full variety of all kinds, including Melilnt. Alsike 

 and White Clover, Mammoth Mignonette, &c. For 

 prices and instructions for planting, see my Illustra- 

 ted Catalogue,— «ent free upon application, 

 ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 

 \>~2 West Madison St., CHICAGO, III. 



FREE TO ALL. 



OUR new Illustrated riant and 

 Seed Catalogue of Sfl ]>&gea, con- 

 taining descriptions and Prion nf 

 best varieties ot Plants, liuwi 

 Seed*, Bulbs, etc. in cultivation, 

 and a Colored Plate of our NEW 

 DOUBLK WHITE BOUVARDIA 

 will be mailed upon the receipt of a 

 three-cent stamp for postage. Spe- 

 cial Price-list of Roses FRKE. 

 Goods guaranteed first quality. 

 Libera) offers to Retteraup of oluba, 

 Wholesale <£ Retail. N ANZ A; 

 Ntl NLK. Louisville. K» 



I HATE NOW OVER 



300 COLONIES 



of Pure Italian Bees, in good condition, in in 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 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 lota of 5, each 10 00 



io. each 9uo 



I will use all possible care in preparing the above 

 for shipment, but cannot guarantee sate 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 n«»t less than 5 

 colonies at S8.00 each, which I will ship direct 

 from the South, at any time after April LSth. 



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 !*« OO each, 



$W~ The Colonies of Hybrids and 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 II. XEWMAN, 



972 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 9, 1878, and May, 1879 ; Re-issued 

 July 9, 1878. 



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' Convention, l.sso. 

 Time sifts the wheat from 

 the chaff. Pretensions are 

 short-lived. 



The Large and Sxtra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shields to prevent burn- 

 ing the lingers and bel- 

 lows. A real improve- 

 ment. 



Send postal card for tes- 

 timonials. 



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



Large Bingham Smoker ..2V£ ' 1 SO 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 3 " 1 2.'» 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker IH" 75 



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

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINOT0N, 



9wtf ABKOKIA. MICH. 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



&■ CHEAP FOR CASH, jm 



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

 west, Kranklincounty.Florida, situated about 50 miles 

 south of the Ueorgia line, 2."i miles west of the city of 

 Tallahasse, the capital of the State, and about 25 

 miles northeast of the city of Apalachicola, a sea- 

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

 and tii of the Apalachicola river ; the soil is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on l>ec. i-llst. 1S75. by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned t! sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for 83,200, and on Sept. 5th. 

 !S77. by him conveyed to the undersigned 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 bargain for cash, or trade 

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

 fer for it is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS <-- NEWMAN, 

 974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



KBafflSL* 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide; 



OR, 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professor of Entomology in the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural College. 



«86 Pu?e»t; 113 Fine Illustrations. 



Price— Bound in cloth. 61.95; in paper cover, 

 Sl.OO, by mail prepaid. For sale by 



THOMAS G. XEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



PARKER'S GINGER TONIC 



; dinger, Buchu, Mandrake, Stlllingta and 



Imany other of the best medicine* known .irecom-1 



■ bined so skillfully in Pakkek b Dinger Tonic as. 

 'to make it the greatest Bl-^od Purifier and the " 

 'BestHealthandStrength Restorer ever nseu.! 

 | It cures Dyspepsia, Rheum at ism, Neuralgia,] 



■ Sleeplessness, and all diseases of the Stomach,. 

 'Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs' 

 |and all Female Complaints. t \ 



If you are wasting away with Consumption or, 

 •aoy disease, use the Tonic to-day. No mat ter what' 

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

 \ Remember! This TONIC cures drunkenness,. 



is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely. 



different lrom Bitters, Ginger Preparations and; 

 iother Tonics, and combines the best curative prop-] 

 •ertiesof all. Buy a 50c. bottle of your drugs! 5,1 • 

 'None genuine without our signature on outside 

 'wrapper. Hiscox & Co., Chemists. New York.' 



PARKER'S HAfR BALSAM L^SuSio?.^ 



ITALIAN ui i:i:\s, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies, Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, &c. Free. fW~ Send for it and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT & BRO., Crawfish Springs, Ga. 2wS!tx 



It will Pay you 



©S ENGBA VINGS. 



The Horse 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



A TREATISE giving 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 £5 cent*.- Sent on receipt of price, by 

 THOMAS O. NEWMAN, 

 9T4 West Madison Street. CHICAGO. ILL. 



Champion Bee Hive Manufacturing Company, 



Newcomerstmvn, Tuscarawas Co , Ohio, 



Manufacturers of all 



APIARIAN SUPPLIES. 



The above cut represents our all-in-one-pieqe Sec- 

 tion with a square groove. Having different ma- 

 1. ! chines for manufacturing these Sections, we make 

 To read Our forty page Catalogue Of them inthieknessaccordinKto size, so wnen they are 

 t ni.irJnn Dmmltan Tf <.;,-r>c, +»,<, lnf^c-t i folded together they «re 11s su bstuntml 119 if nulled. 



Apiarian (supplies. Itgnesthe latest iTAtiiN QtTEfiws, Nugiei ana mil colonies 



for sale. See Priee List. Sample Section and Price 

 ree. iTwi't 



information about the best appliances £iSt"i 

 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. 



THE CANADIAN FARMER 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walls, 4 to 16 square feet to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 J. VAN DEL'SEN \ SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



THE OXLT 



Agricultural Weekly 



PL'BLISHRD TS TUB 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 



This practical journal is now in its Third Year, 

 and meeting with immense success. The low price 

 of its subscription i$ijm> per yean in its new and Im- 

 proved form (Hi paces IK tfxli>m, folded ant * P^ted* 

 makes it very popular. Its editors are all practical 

 men. It is the Best Advertising Medium in 

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