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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 11. 



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Thk Ameuican Bke 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, 

 therefore the best advertising medium for reliable 

 dealers. Cases of real imposition will be exposed. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



974 West Madison Street., Chicago, III. 



Contents of this Number. 



• orrei|>ondenc«: 



The Apiary of Mona. Fiorinl 153 



View of Apiary at Merandole, Italy 153 



Count Barbo's description of Cyprian 



Bees 158 



Apis Dorsata— the Large Bee of Java 154 



The Central Idea In Wintering Bees 154 



Waxed Fnds 154 



Shall Bees be Fed In Winter? 154 



How to Test Italian Queens 154 



Chaff Packing -the Ke-ult 155 



Wintered Well in Chaff Packing 155 



Convention Notes : 



Eastern Michigan Convention 155 



The Lesson of the Winter 155 



Editorial : 



Editorial I terns 156 



Ketrospective and Prospective 156 



Forcing Bees to Work in the Boxes 156 



Among our Exchansea: 



George Grimm's Heport 157 



Greatly Puzzled 157 



Prodt by Experience 157 



Increase Rapidly 157 



Keport of the N el lis Apiary 157 



King Birds and the Bees 157 



Peach Trees Killed 157 



Future Prospects 157 



Selection* from Our Letter Box t 



Cellars for Wintering Bees 157 



Bees Successfully Wintered 157 



Well Done 157 



No Loss in Winter 157 



Bees that are Stlngless 157 



Outof the Woods 157 



No Loss without some Small Gain 157 



Wintered BuOCeSsf ully 157 



Bees in Good Condition 157 



Mow 1 Packed in Chaff 157 



The Winter and Bees in Maine 158 



Only 7 Saved out of 140CoIonies 158 



Abnormal Swarming 158 



Bee-Keeping in Missouri 158 



Plenty or Honey, but Few Bees 158 



No Loss in Wintering 158 



What is Required 158 



Wintered in the Cellar 158 



Good Prospect 158 



Low One In a Thousand 158 



Cellar Wintering 158 



Loss one-third 15* 



Experienced Bee-Keepers 158 



Good 158 



1 1 envy Lobs l^ 



Lost 2 out of 7 158 



0* 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, UepOrt* 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 tinners. 



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

 as food and medicine. 



>:.- Apiary culture and our fairs, by Hon. William 

 Avery, of St. Croix Falls, Wis. 



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

 Taylor's Fulls, Minn. 



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

 Ington 



:'. Progressive bee-cnlture, by J. G. Teter. 



The above subjects will be open for discussion. In 

 addition to the above, the following subjects are sug- 

 gested : 



] Kssentlal properties of a good bee hive. 



:.'. 1 low to prevent and cure foul brood. 



S, How to prevent spring dwindling. 



4. -Comb Foundation, with dividing and natural 

 swarming. 



Appointment of committees. 



Election of Officers. Adjournment. 



tJfAll bee keepers are cordially Invited. Enter- 

 tainment free. F. B. DouoTBVSec, 



^"Tlie Annual Meeting of the So- 

 ciety for the promotion of Agricultural 

 Science will be at Cincinnati, on Tues- 

 day, Aug. 1H, 1881, the day preceding 

 the sessions of the American Associa- 

 tion for the advancement of science. 



ijgT The Northern Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers 1 Association will hold its fourth 

 Annual Convention at Maple Rapids, 

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

 iSMl. David Eishelman. Pres. 



u. li. Goodno, tfec., Carson City, Mich. 



BARNES' PATENT 



Foot-Power Machinery 



CIRCULAK and 



SCKOLL SAWS 



Hand, Circular Rip Saws for gen- 

 eral heavy and light ripping. 

 Lathes, Ac. These machines are 

 especially adapted to Hive 

 Miiktiifr. It will pay every bee- 

 keeper to send for our 48 page 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 



W. F. & JOHN BARNES 



Kockford. Winnebago Co., 111. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, 



AND BEE-KEKPKRS ADVISER. 



The British Bee Journal \$ 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, Kairlawn, Southall, London. 



ELECTROTYPES 



Of Engravings used In the Bee Journal for sale at 

 2C> cents per square Inch — no single out less than 50c. 

 THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 »74 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



Agent: 



I'yl 



c Furnlsht pleasant, profitable employment. 

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



Read What They Say ! 



The only swarm of bees alive In this township, 

 contains a queen I bought of you ; they are 

 lively. J. R.M. Allen. 



Greencastle, Ind., April in, 1881. 



Of the 31 dollar queens purchased of you last 

 season, only one proved impurely fertl ized. 

 They have wintered finely, while three-fourths 

 of the bees in this section are dead. 



L. Densmohe. 



Livonia Station, N. Y., April 11, 1881. 



Could give scores of letters in praise of 



Our Strains of Italians, 



like the above. If you want bees that are hardy 

 enough to 



SURVIVE OUE COLDEST WINTERS, 



and th:it will pile up the box honey. Rive us a trial 

 order. Can furnish 

 DOLLAR QUEENS, 



WARRANTED QUEENS, 



TESTED QUEENS and 



IMPORTED QUEENS, 



Bees by the Pound, 

 NUCLEI. AND FULL COLONIES. 



Before ordering goods, send us a list of articles 

 you wish to purchase, and get our price for the 

 same. 



Ol IC 40-PAGE CATALOGUE 



of Apiarian Supplies, free to all. Address, 



H. A. BUB.CH & CO., 



18wtf South Huven, Mich. 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide; 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professorof Entomology in the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural College. 



286 Pace*; 112 Fine Illustrations. 



Price— Bound in cloth, ffitl.SAi In paper cover, 

 si.do, by mall prepaid. For sale by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



POOS FOR HATCHING- From all the varte- 

 Ij tins of Poultry, BrahmiLH, Cochins, Hambunis, 

 Polish liPglmrns, Plymouth Hocks, Kuan Gauva, Pe- 

 kln and Aylesbury Due s. Kggs carefully packed 

 from our prize birds at fl.fVt per Ki. Four or more 

 settings at $l per i:i Our Plymouth Rocks an i Pe- 

 klns have never been heat. A few tlrst class fowls 

 and Berkshire jilts to spurn. 



sMITIl 6% KUO., Stony Brook, N. Y. 

 Mention the Ame loan Bee Journal. imw;h 



O 



XE-PIKCE SECTIONS— pound and prize size 

 / — $4.. r >0 per fl.t* « i. Sample section free. 

 lKsm4tp BYRON WALK Ell, Cupac, Mich. 



FOR SALE AT I>ESS THAN COST-lon 

 Langstroth Hives, Grimm's size, well painted, 

 BSO. each; prise honey boxes for 90 hives, nearly 

 filled with comb : 800 frames tilled with nice comb : 

 2 four-frame Extractors, ftln each, worth $14, and 

 first class, and many other things necessary In an 

 apiary. Reason for selling : going out of the busi- 

 ness. L. M. ROBERTS. 

 19w3tp Ft. AUinson.Jeft*. Co., Wis. 



Black or Hybrid Bees Wanted 



By the pound. Will be pleased to hear from imy one 

 that can supply me this month or tirst of June. 

 2UWitp J. It \ IC IC . Darrtown, Ohio, 



HONEY WANTED.-I desire to purchase sev- 

 eral barrels Of dark extracted honoy. and a few 

 of light. Those having any for Bale are Invited to 

 correspond, giving particulars". 



V1.FKE1I II. NEWMAN 

 972 West Madison street, CHICAGO ILL. 



I HAVE NOW OVER 



300 COLONIES 



of Pure Italian Bees. In good condition, in 1" frame 

 LangBtroth hiveB. 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 V2 oo 



" " In lots of 5, each 10 00 



" *' 10, each 9 00 



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 



lOOt COLONIES 



OF 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives, in quantities of not less than ."i 

 colonies at SS.OO each, which I will ship direct 

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



Also, 200 Colonies of Native Bees, 



in Box Hives, delivered on Mississippi River Steam- 

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

 uttttt.OO each. 



|y The Colonies of Hybrids and Natives are very 

 strong in bees reared this spring, and combs well 

 filled with brood. They can be transferred or divided 

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

 and basswood surplus. 



ALFRED II. NEWMAN, 



972 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



DON'T BUT 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 

 new Dunham and nnoVandervoort machine. Italian 

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

 Price List free to all. 



J. V. CALDWELL. 



Cambridge, Henry Co., 111. 



THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN HI Is and 

 OTTEENS, FOUNDATION and APIARIAN 



SUPPLIES. If you want Early Queens, from 

 stock selected for their most desirable qualities, or 

 want Imported Queens.Dunham Foundation in large 

 or Brnall quantities, or Apiarian supplies of any kind. 

 at moderate prices, send for my n«-w Illustrated 

 Price List. Pure Beeswax worked on shares and 

 bought for cash. Address. 

 9mf!t Dr. J. P. II. BROWN, Augusta. Ga. 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



[fc^'^SsSb high side-walls, i to lfi square feet to 

 '{'■•'•'• '■■■■'■*■'■ '■■'■-v J the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 Bsfevi->:] J- VAN DKUSEN A SONS. 



ffS£££S£g| . Sole Manufacturers, 



'&-- -_7fl. Htf Sprout Brook, Mont, Co., N. V. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies. Fine Poultry. Small 

 Fruits, &c. Free. %W Send for It and save money. 

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



Italian and Hybrid Bees. 



From 50 to 75 Colonies, In Langstroth Hiv s, for 

 sale. ADAM FUERBRINOER. 



lMw4t Jefferson, Wis. 



W 



ANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of Amt-rlcHii-ltnllmi*. Address, 

 JOS. M. HROOKS.V IMC. , 



inwi>m Columbus, lnd. 



©5 ENGRAVINGS. 



The Horse 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



THE ORIGINAL 



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



July I 



1878. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham A 

 HctherlngtonHoney Knife 

 you are sure of the best 

 and cheapest, and not lia- 

 ble to prosecution for their 

 use and sale. The largest 



I -keepers use them ex 



. ■insively. Twenty thou- 

 sand in use— not one ever 

 returned, or letter of com* 

 ilalnt received. Our origi- 

 nal patent Smokers and 

 loney Knives were the 

 •nly ones on exhibition at 

 he last National Bee- 

 Ceepers' Convention, Ikho. 

 'line sifts the wheat from 

 he chaff. Pretensions are 

 aort- lived. 



The Large and Extra 

 standard have extra wide 

 blelda bo prevent burn- 

 ing the fingers and bel- 

 • ws. A real Itnprove- 

 nent. 



Send postal card for tes- 

 timonials. 



Bingham k lletlieriiuton Honey Knife. . .2 In., f i 00 



Large Bingham Smoker 2^ ' 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 25 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker '2 " 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker lji " 75 



If to be sent by mall, or slngiy by express, add 25c. 

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



Hwtf ABRONIA. MICH. 





UailQGK &QJHNDLER 



\M -'- Cod-Liver Oil and Llme.-The 



great popularity of this safe and efficacious prepara- 

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 the cure of. Coughs, Colds, Asthma. Whooping Cough, 

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 neglect the early symptoms of disease, when an 

 agent is at hand which will cure nil complaints of the 

 Chest, Lungs or Throat Manufactured only by A. 

 B. Wll.iiOH. Chemist. Boston. Sold by all druggists. 



RevTATSALISBIJRY; 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, '$1.0*1 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens. &00 ; Cvprlan 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, $8.00 ; Colony of Cyp- 

 rians, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 36c. per lb. PT*Send for Circular. lwly 



PARKER'S GINGERTONIC 



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 Imany other of the best medlCiOU known ate com- 

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 Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs 

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If you are wasting away with Consumption or, 

 aoy disease, use the Tonic to-day. Nomattcrwhat' 

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



Remember ! This Tonic cures drunkenness, 

 is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely 

 different from Bitters, Ginger Preparations and, 

 other Tonics, and combines the best curative prop-] 

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 None genuine without our signature on outside 

 wrapper. Hrscox' & O.. Chemists, New Vrrl 



PARKER'S HAfR BALSAM ^ »•««-»«-•« 



Dumtc&l llair Dictttog 



A TREATISE jrivtn* an index of diseases. and 

 the symptoms ; cause and treatment of each, a table 

 Klvlnt.' nil the principal druKBUsed for the horse, with 

 the ordinary nose, effects and antidote when a poi- 

 son ; a table with an onk'ravtnp 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, 



974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Given's Foundation Press, 



The latest improvement in Foundation, ourthin 

 and common Foundation Is not surpassed. The only 

 Invention to make Foundation in the wired frame. 



All Presses warranted to Rive satisfaction. Send for 



Catalogue ami Samples. 

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THE CANADIAN FARMER 



THE OSLT 



Agricultural Weekly 



Pt'ULISHElJ IN TOE 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 



This practical Journal in now in its Third Tear, 

 and ineetiiur with Immense success. The low price 



01 Its subscription c$i.00per rear! in its new and im- 

 proved form i ifl paces I3KX10&, folded and pasted) 

 makes It very popular. Eta editors are nil practical 

 men. It is the lteit A dvertlnlitK Medium in 

 Can ad ii. Sample copies sent free to any address. 

 Ilw26tx N. B. COL(0(K, Welland. Ont. 



BAILET'S SWARMlATUIER is a deci- 

 ded success, P. ices reduced. Send fur circu- 

 lars and t< stlmoj lit Is. Address, 

 17w«t J. W. BA1LKY, BuX40», Rlpun, Wis. 



