1881. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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so near the ground. Clamps for the 

 bottom board ? s of an inch square, by 

 •22\ long. These are nailed on from 

 the edge 15-16 of an inch. The brood- 

 box sits inside the clamps, and the outer 

 case outside of them. 



Brood-box : Sides 10 inches wide, io 7 n 

 in. long, Jf| in. thick ; front end u m. 

 wide. 14 1 ,, long; back end it 1 ., in. wide 

 by 14 l a long, both pieces ? „ thick. Nail 

 the sides to the ends, and let them pro- 

 ject above the ends at the top % inch. 

 This makes the rabbet for the frames to 

 rest on. Cover the rabbet with a piece 

 ; :i thick, 2 in. wide, and IS% in. long. 

 Outer case ; 9 pieces in all. Sides : bot- 

 tom section 11^x24 in.; ends ll 1 .,, and 

 it; 7 ,, in. Cut entrance in one end I4x>_, 

 in.; with a circular saw take out of top 

 -edge a strip 7-lfion and l 4 in. down, and 

 the same on the bottom edge of the cap, 

 on the inside edge. This is so the two 

 sections will match together, and keep 

 •out the water and cold winds. Top 

 section: sides 7x24 in., ends 7x16%. If 

 pitched roof is wanted, saw ends 2 in. 

 wider, and taper from the center to the 

 •ends to the same width of the sides of 

 the cover. Top boards 10 1 ,,x2H in. Strip 

 to cover joint 2x26 in. Those who have 

 never made a Langstroth hive may have 

 to puzzle over this some, while an old 

 band will readily understand it. 



This hive is so plain and simple in 

 •construction, as well as very handy and 

 ■convenient in every way, that it will 

 commend itself to all. It embodies all 

 the main features of the standard Lang- 

 stroth hive. As double-walled hives are 

 -coming into general use, this description 

 may be of some benefit to many of the 

 readers of the Bee Journal. 



Wenham, Mass. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Purely-Mated Queens this Year. 



J. BOLES. 



Inside of a radius of 8 miles I know 

 of several who went into winter quar- 

 ters with from 50 to 70 colonies, and all 

 are now dead. I do not know of a bee 

 left alive inside of the above distance 

 except my own, and they have suffered 

 badly. I put into winter quarters 9 col- 

 onies, in good order, in double-wall 

 hives, with a space of 3 inches all around, 

 the bottom filled with dry pine sawdust, 

 and sawdust cushions on top, and even 



1 have only 2 left. I examined them to- 

 day, and found them in good order, with 

 brood in all stages. The bees were car- 

 rying in pollen very fast ; where they 

 get it I cannot make out. Can you tell 

 me V In fact they appear as busy to-day 

 almost as at any time last summer. 

 Among the lamented dead are colonies 

 having 3 choice Italian queens and 1 

 Cyprian queen, all from the apiary of 

 D. A. Jones. The only ones left alive 

 are some of my own rearing. Nearly 

 all bee-keepers in this part have been 

 using the old box hive and black bees — 

 but these are things of the past. No 

 trouble to have purely-mated queens 

 this year ; this is one consolation at 

 least. I cannot afford to have my bee- 

 fixtures lying around and having only 



2 colonies of Dees to attend to. I must 

 look around me and try and buy 5 or 6 

 good colonies, so that when I get the 

 ■blues in my office, I can have something 

 to take up my leisure time. I have a 

 few questions to ask, which you will 

 kindly answer, if not imposing too much 

 onyourspace. 1. Have you any knowl- 

 edge of any hives having been made 

 round, in the shape of a barrel, and so 

 arranged as to lie on their side V 2. If 

 so, please give dimensions of hive, and 

 how made ? 3. Had it movable frames ; 

 if so, were they made circular like a bar- 

 rel hoop, and of what material made, 

 and how arranged in the hive ? 4. Was 

 entrance in the side or end 1 Allow me 

 to thank you for the picture of yourself 

 which you gave us some time ago. I 

 must say you are rather a handsome- 

 looking man to be a bee-keeper ; also, 

 to congratulate you on the success of 

 the Weekly Bee Journal. Of all the 

 papers coming into my office, none are 

 as welcome as the Weekly Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



Ridgeway, Ont., April 20, 1881. 



[ It requires more knowledge of your 

 surroundings than we possess, to inform 

 you where your bees are getting pollen. 



In Syria and other countries in the East, 

 bees are kept in clay cylinders, one end 

 of which is entirely closed, and the other 

 partially. No frames are used in these. 

 We have no knowledge of a barrel- 

 shaped frame hive ; if made, it was not 

 successful enough to be worthy a place 

 in history or perpetuation in use. — Ed.] 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Wintered Very Successfully. 



H. R. BOAKDMAN. 



I never had better success than 

 the past long, cold winter, that has been 

 reported so universally disastrous to 

 bees. I cannot see what the long cold 

 winter has to do with success as long as 

 the bees are in proper condition and 

 kept so inside a warm house. On April 

 15 I put out 140 colonies that had not 

 seen the sunlight since Nov. 15. They 

 seemed quite astonished by the warm 

 sunshine of an April day. Their Rip 

 Van Winkle sleep had carried them over 

 a long experience of 5 months of cold 

 and storm in the outside world. Four 

 rather weak colonies only had pushed 

 by, getting away from their stores and 

 starving. I am satisfied that I could 

 have kept them in a month longer in 

 good condition, but did not deem it wis- 

 dom to do so as brood rearing had nearly 

 ceased for lack of pollen and water. I 

 fed flour liberally for a few days, when 

 natural pollen appeared. They are do- 

 ing nicely, filling up with brood and 

 young bees. I wintered 70 colonies at 

 another place in another bee house, but 

 could not obtain the condition I consid- 

 ered necessary for certain success. 

 These did not winter quite so w T ell, the 

 loss being 6 light colonies mostly, al- 

 though from the same cause before 

 mentioned. The bees, too, were not all 

 in that fine bright condition of the oth- 

 ers. These were set out at i% months. 

 They are also doing well now. No cush- 

 ions, no chaff packing, no feeding- 

 housed in a bee-house constructed for 

 the purpose in view of success ; temper- 

 ature average about 40° ; artificial heat 

 at times ; the bees gorged themselves 

 all the fall on apples, peaches and 

 grapes ; about % of the colonies were 

 light in stores when put up ; I wintered 

 in the same place during the warm 

 winter of one year ago with equal suc- 

 cess. I am entirely unshaken by the 

 numerous reports of the fearful disaster 

 in wintering. I am quite certain that 

 with proper management bees may be 

 wintered with as much certainty a"s any 

 stock, at all times. 



East Townsend, O., April 29, 1881. 



[ We take pleasure in congratulating 

 Mr. Boardman on his success. We have 

 heard of several who had good success 

 in house-wintering.— Ed.] 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Packing Bees for Winter. 



B. M. LINGLE. 



Quite late last fall I put 31 colonies 

 into winter quarters — 10 Deing weak nu- 

 clei. I fed 125 lbs. coffee A sugar. Just 

 before cold weather sets in is the time 

 to do the packing. I use dry goods 

 boxes about 6 inches larger than the 

 hives ; take the top and bottom off and 

 set the box over the hive ; cut a notch 

 in the box to correspond with the en- 

 trance of the hive ; place three blocks 

 from front of hive to box, and pack all 

 around with chaff ; after this is done, 

 take the top off the hive and replace it 

 with a blanket, then fill with chaff. This 

 will leave the chaff 6 inches deep over 

 and around the hive. After this is all 

 done, put the top on the box to keep all 

 dry. I have been packing in this way 

 for several years, and have wintered 

 successfully. After unpacking, I find 

 my bees in fair condition ; 2 nuclei, 

 covering but 3 combs, froze ; 2 starved, 

 and 1 was queenless. I united this one 

 with a weak colony, which leaves me 20 

 colonies in fair condition. I think the 

 chaff packing is the successful way to 

 winter bees in this latitude. Success to 

 the American Bee Journal. 



Paoli, Ind., April 25, 1881. 



Looal Convention Directory. 



1881. Time and Place of Meeting. 



May 4— Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cam 

 bridge, Guernsey Co., 0. 



J. A. Bucklew, Sec, Clarks, O. 

 5— Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 

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



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

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



L. H. Pammel. 8ec. 

 10, 11— Eastern New York, at Sehohnrie, N. Y. 

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

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



N. E. France, 8ec, Plattevllle, Wis. 

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

 Kinney, Collin Co., Texas. 

 W. R. Hi .ward. Sec. Kingston. HunlCc.Tex. 

 17-N. W. 111. and S. W. Wis., at H, W. Lee's, 



Pecatonica, Hi. J. Stewart, Sec. 



17— N. W. Union, at Hastings, Minn. 



F. B. Dorothy, Sec 

 19— Champlain Valley, at Bristol. Vt. 



T. Brookins, Sec. 



Sept. National, at Lexington. Ky. 



—Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. 

 Oct, 11, 1:2— Northern Michigan, at Maple Rapids. 

 12 -Ky. State, in Exposition B'd'g, Louisville. Ky. 

 W. Williamson, Sec, Lexington, Ky. 



XW In order to have this Table complete. Secreta- 

 ries are requested to forward full particulars of time 

 and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



Texas. — I have received and accepted 

 the resignation of Vice-President F. F. 

 Collins, and at his suggestion have ap- 

 pointed Judge W. H. Andrews, of Mc- 

 Kinney, Texas, to fill the vacancy in 

 the office of Vice-President for Texas of 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' So- 

 ciety. N. P. Allen, Pres. 



ijgT The bee-keepers of Missouri will 

 meet in Convention at Mexico, Mo., on 

 June 2, 1881, at 10 a. m., and hold a ses- 

 sion two days. Dr. N. P. Allen, of 

 Smith's Grove, Ky., President of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, is expected to be present to assist 

 in organizing a Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion ; other leading bee-men are ex 

 pected, due notice of which will be 

 given. The programme will be pub 

 lished in a short time and will embrace 

 such questions as will be of interest 

 both to the novice and practical apiar- 

 ist. All are invited to partake of and 

 assist in this much needed organiza- 

 tion. Those that cannot come will con- 

 fer a favor by giving us a communica- 

 tion on some subject of interest to bee 

 men. P. P. Collier, Vice Pres. 



N. A. B. K. Association, for Mo. 



All papers of Missouri please copy. 



l^g" The Washtenaw County and 

 Southeastern Michigan Bee-Keepers" 

 Association will meet at the Court 

 House, in Ann Arbor, Thursday, May 

 12, 1881. N. A. Prudden, Pres. 



fg" The next meeting of the N. W. 

 Illinois and S. W. Wisconsin Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, will be held at H. W. 

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

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

 1881. J. Stewart, Sec. 



^"The Eastern New York Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold a Con- 

 vention in the Court House at Schoharie, 

 N. Y.,May lOand 11. All interested in 

 bee-keeping are cordially invited to at- 

 tend. W. S. Ward, Sec. 

 Fuller's Station, N. Y. 



l^The Texas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold their third annual Con- 

 vention at Judge W. H. Andrews' 

 apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, 

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

 Wm. K. Howard, Sec, 

 Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas. 



(^" The North Western Wisconsin 

 Bee-keepers Association will meet at 

 Germama Hall, LaCrosse, Wis., on' 

 Tuesday, May 10, at 10 a. m. All inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping are requested to be 

 present. L. H. Pammel, Jr., Sec 



8^" The Northern Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its fourth 

 Annual Convention at Maple Rapids, 

 Clinton Co., Mich., October 11 and 12, 

 1881. David Eishelman. Pres. 



O. R. Goodno, Sec,Carson City, Mich. 



^" The Michigan Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will convene in Pioneer Rooms 

 of the State Capitol at Lansing, May 5. 

 The following is the programme: 



Regular order of business. 



Annual address by Pros. W. J. Ashworth. 



Address by T. O. Newman, editor of American Beo 

 Journal ; subject, Rise, Progress, Present Condition 

 and Future Prospects of American Apiculture. 



KsBay— Profitable extent of bee-keeping, by James 

 Heddon, Dowaglac 



Essay— Requisites of an Apiary, by 11. A. Burob. 

 South Haven. 



Essay -Some important facta In bee-keeping, br 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, Michigan Agricultural College. 



Discussions and remarks. 



Examination of exhibits. 



All exhibitors of supplies are requested to send 

 samples to the Secretary, with prices and descrip- 

 tions attached, and all transportation charges must 

 be prepaid by the exhibitors. Geo. L. Pekhy, Sec. 



©"The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet at the 

 residence of W. 15. Wallis, at Darling- 

 ton, Wis., on Wednesday, May 11, 1881, 

 at 10 a.m. 



There will be an opportunity given for questions 

 and answers. Interesting papers will be read, among 

 which may be mentioned : 



Location of Apiary, by E. France. 



Implements of the Apiary, by R. D. Wilson. 



Feeding Extracted Honey to Produce Comb Hon- 

 ey, by Dr. C. Abraham. 



Foundation, anil its Advantages, by D. R.Sylvester. 



Bee Forage, by H. Gilmore. 



Preparation for Winter, by George Fox. 



Wintering Bees, by Reese Powell. 



Advantage in Preparing Papers, by E. France. 



Profitable Bee-Keeping, by E. Pike. 



Bee-Keeping, will It Pay ? by N. E. France. 



The Pri/.e Essay of the N. IS, Convention, on How- 

 to make the Apiary the most Profitable, by George 

 W. House, of Fayetteville, N. Y. 



A cordial invitation Is given to all. 



N. E. France, Sec, Plattevllle, Wis. 



(^" Programme of the Northwestern 

 Bee-Keepers' Union, to be held at Has- 

 tings, Minn., May 17, 1881 : 



1.— Address of Welcome, by J. N. Searls. 



2.— Reports of committees. 



3.— Reports from all— number, kind and condition 

 of bees. 



4.— A paper by Pres. A. Tidball, on honey-produc- 

 ing plants and flowers. 



5.— A paper by Dr. P. Barton, of St. Paul, on honey 

 as food and medicine. 



G.— Apiary culture and our fairs, by Hon. William 

 Avery, of St. Oroix Falls, Wis. 



7.— A paper on sales of honey, by F. B. Dorothy, of 

 Taylor's Falls, Minn. 



8.— A paper on wintering bees, by L. Day, of Farm- 

 ington. 



9.— Progressive bee-culture, by J. G. Teter. 



The above subjects will be open for discussion. In 

 addition to the above, the followingaubjects are sug- 

 gested : 



1.— Essential properties of a good bee hive. 



2.— How to prevent and cure foul brood. 



3.— How to prevent spring dwindling. 



4.— Comb Foundation, with dividing and natural 

 swarming. 



Appointment of committees. 



Election of officers. Adjournment. 



tW~ All bee-keepers are cordially invited. Enter- 

 tainment free. F. B. DOBOTHYSee., 



©•The Annual Meeting of the So- 

 ciety for the promotion of Agricultural 

 Science will be at Cincinnati, on Tues- 

 day, Aug. 16, 1881, the day preceding 

 the sessions of the American Associa- 

 tion for the advancement of science. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



BUYBBS' QUOTATIONS. 



HONEY— The market is plentifully supplied with 

 honey, and sales are slow at weak, easy prices. Quo- 

 table at 15(§)lHc. for strictly choice white comb in 1 

 and 2 lb.boxes; at HK.512C for common dark-colored 

 and broken lots. Extracted, T^imy^c. 



BEESWAX.— Choice yellow, 2uig,23c; dark, 15817. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Best white comb honey, small neat 

 packages, 1413170.; dark 11@I2 ; large boxes 2c less.— 

 White extracted, 9@10c; dark, 7@8c. 



BEESWAX.— Prime quality, 20@25c. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONE Y.— The market for extracted clover honey 

 is good, at - ■: i Oc. Comb honey is of slow sale at 16c. 

 for the best. 



BEESWAX -18@22c C. F. MUTH. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONE V.— Since the 1st inst. there have been ex- 

 ported 1.303 cases and 2."> bbls. to Liverpool, and 50 

 cases to Svdney. Receipts in same time have been 

 580oues 103 bbls. and 18 kegs. Prices remain the 

 same, with a good supply of extracted still on hand. 

 We quote white comb, 12@14c; dark togood,9@llc. 

 Extracted, choice to extra white, 687c; dark and 

 candied, 5@r»^c. 



BEESWAX— 22ra24c, as to color. 



Steakns & Smith, 423 Front Street. 



San Francisco, Cal., April 16, 1881. 



CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the Weekly American Bee Journal 



and any of the following periodicals, for 1881, at the 

 pricea quoted in the last column of figures. The 

 first column Rives the regular price of both : 



Publishers' Price. Club. 



The Weekly Bee Journal (T. G. Newman) . .$2 00 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture (A. I. Root) 3 00.. 2 75 



Bee-Keepera' Magazine ( A. .I.King). . 3 00.. 2 60 



Bee-Keepers' Exchange) J. H.Nellis). 2 75. . 2 50 



The 4 above-named papers 4 75. . 3 75 



Bee-Keepera' Instructor I W.Thomas) 2 50. . 2 35 



Bee-Keepers' Guide (A.G.Uill) 2 50. . 2 35 



The 6 above-named papers 5 75. . 5 00 



Prof. Cook's Manual (bound in cloth) 3 25.. 3 00 



Bee-Culture (T.G.Newman) 2 40.. 2 25 



For Semi-monthly Bee Journal, $1.00 less. 

 For Monthly Bee Journal, $1.50 less. 



