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THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



974 West Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



TO FRANCES DUNHAM, 



£$( ||| Inventor and Sole Manufacturer of the 



mM DT7NHAM 



FOUNDATION 



Correspondence i 



Glucose. Foul Brood and Absorbents 169 



Cleansing Moldy Combs... 1(59 



How to Prepare Bees for Shipping 1H9 



Three Bands of Italian Bees 169 



Wired Foundation a Success 170 



Calling Things by Wrung Names 170 



Wintering Bees- A Few Facts 170 



Using Separators, Foundation, etc 170 



Bee-Keeping in the South 171 



Upward or Lower Ventilation 171 



How to Separate Swarms 171 



Sundry Questions 171 



Sugar Syrup for Wintering Bees 171 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 172 



Anotber Bee-Master Gone 172 



Engraving— Herrn Andreas Schmld 172 



The Honey Market for lStu 172 



Among our Excbannei : 



Queen Bees Sent by Mull 172 



The Bee-Catcher 172 



The Season in Indiana 172 



Selling Bees by the Pound 172 



Selections from Our Letter Box : 



Loss by Fire 173 



Bee Losses in Virginia ... 173 



Bees in Texas 173 



Not Winter Bees in Cellars 173 



How Bees have Wintered In Ontario 173 



No Surplus Honey 173 



Koblnla Viscosia 1 73 



Honey Season in England 173 



Bees for Plea-ure 173 



Losses In Winnebago County, Illinois 173 



King-Birds, Drones, etc 173 



Origin of the Italian Bee 175 



Loss I fS per cent 173 



Experiments in Wintering Bees 173 



Why the Defective Wings ? 173 



Convention Notes : 



South-Eastern Michigan Convention 174 



Coopersville, Michigan Convention 174 



Central Michigan Convention 174 



BLACK QUEEN BEES FOR SALE. 



I have about SO Black Queen Bees which I will 

 sell at SOc, each, by express or mail. Address, 

 22wlt WM. LOSSING, Hokah, Minn. 



JOSEPH D. ENAS, 



[Sunny Side Apiary,) 



Pure Kalian Queens, Bees, Colonies 



Nuclei* Comb Foundation, etc. 



Napa, Napa County, Cul. 



Address. 



, '.in<:t 



$ l 



<F.M) FOR MY CIRCULAR and PRICE 



) LIST or Italian Colonlen, Queens, Nu- 

 clei and Apiarian Supplies. 



II. II BROWN, 

 18mtf Light Street, Col. Co., Pa, 



Italian Queens Only 80 Cents. 



Warranted $l.i*>. Tested $1-50, 10 frame Colonies 



f j.75 to $H.on. UT"Send fur Circular, and savemuney. 



urant E. A. THOM AS, Coleralne, Mass. 



Hill's Archimedean Lawn Mower Co. 



OF HARTFORD, CONN., 



Manufacturers of the 



NEW ARCHIMEDEAN 

 and CHARTER OAK 



AND DUNHAM 



COMB FOUNDATION, 



IFNew Circular and Samples free. m Mt 



FRANCES DUNHAM, 



IsmGm DEPEKE, BROWN CO., WIS. 



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. 



Ureencastle, Ind., April 16, 1881. 



Of the 31 dollar queens purchased of you last 

 season, only one proved impurely ferti Used. 

 They have wintered hnely, while three-fourths 

 of the bees In this section are dead. 



li. Densmore. 



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 OUR COLDEST WINTERS, 



and th.it will pile up the box honey, give us a trial 

 order. Can furnish 

 DOLLAR (|iri'\«. 



WARRANTED 1(1 l.K\S. 



TESTED QUEENS and 



IMPORTED UUEENS, 



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. 



OTTH 40-PAGE CATALOGUE 



of Apiarian Supplies, free to all. Address, 



H. A. BURCH & CO., 



18wtf South Haven, Mich. 



These Mowers have become celebrated throughout 

 the world, where lawns uri* cultivated, as being the 

 most perfect and desirable l.awn Mm wits ever made. 

 They stand at the head of the list of l.awn Biowera 

 in the United States and Europe. They contain all 

 the Improvements that experience In their manufac- 

 ture can suggest ; are beautifully finished, thor- 

 oughly made, and do splendid work on every variety 

 of lawn. 



Hand Mower Sizes, from B to |k Inches ; Pony and 

 Horse Sizes, 24, 28 and :cJun:hes. Send for Circulars. 



SOLD BY OUR A0ENTS EVERYWHERE. 



•££w\£l 



ANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of Amerlenn-It.»lliin«. Address, 

 JOS. M. IIICOOKS A BRC, 



I3wilm Columbus, Ind. 



W 



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 PresseB warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

 Catalogue and Samples. 



lwly D. H. GIVEN, Hoopeston, 111. 



Section Boxes. 



I have now every facility for making wood, cheap 

 flections, both nailed and dovetailed I having bought 



an Interest In the pluiitng-uiill here i, and will make 

 any size from 4 , 4.\4 1 1 Co6x6, at*5 per K000. Good 

 material and good work. Dunham and Van Deusen 

 Foundation, Italian and Cyprian Queens, etc. 



J. V. CALDWELL, 



12w(>m Cambridge, Henry Co., III. 



be; stjpub: to 



SEND FOR A SAMPLE 



of our superior " One-Put <• " Section Boxes before 

 purchasing elsewhere— you will be convinced of their 

 excellence. Our "-page Circular and Price l.isLol 

 Italian and Holy Land lle-s nn.1 Queens, and nil suit- 

 plies for the Apiary, tree to all. "One-Piece" Sec- 

 tions and Queens specialties. 



ici it. ri. a idti m, 

 22w3t Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio. 



MAPLE SUGAR WANTED.-I wish to buy 

 for cash a quantity of PURE Maple Sueur 

 Give price, quality, quantity and how put up. Also, a 

 few barrels of choice white clover honey -give price. 

 18smtf M. M. BALDKIDGE, St. Charles, 111. 



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, at the folluwing prices: 



Tested Queens, each *2 50 



" " per half-dozen 13 50 



1 frame Nucleus, with Tested Queen 5 00 



2 " " ft 50 



3 " " 6 00 



4 " " 6 50 



Full Colonies, each.." 12 00 



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. 



A LSO 



lOO QOLONIE8 



OP 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives, in quantities of not less than 5 

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

 from the South, at any time. 



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, 

 :.:.>«[ (Mi 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 H. NEWMAN, 

 972 West Madison St., Chicago, 111. 



THE ORIGINAL QUINBY SMOKER, 



with upright bellows and tube, has been upon the 

 market Ave years longer than any smoker made. 



"The I irgest bee-kee er us.- them." 



"The He hermgton Bros are the most extensive 

 bee-keepers in the United States." 



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



After testing your smokers with others of the best 

 make, I do not hesitate to order two 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 

 yourQuinby Smoker running further into the fire- 

 box, must prevent this in a great measure. 



J.E. Hethekinoton. 



We warrant our new Double-Bl^st to be the BEST 

 Smoker made, or will re und the money. 



Prices by mail Medium, 2 inches $1 50 



Ij.irge, 2Mi inches 1 75 



QUINBY'S NEW BEE-KEEPING, 



By mail *1 50 



Send for it, and learn how we were enabled to ob- 

 tain over 15,000 lbs. of honey from 176 colonies last 

 season. 



Alsike Clover Seed a Specialty. 



The Van Deusen Feeder, with our attachment, 

 as shown in the cut, is' perfection itself. 

 Send for Illustrated circular describing all goods. 



L. C. ROOT & BRO.. 



17 Mohawk, N. V. 



Be SURE 



To send a postal card for our Illustrated Cntnlogue 

 of Apiariim Supplies before purchasing elsewhere. 

 it contains Illustrations and descriptions of every- 

 thing new and valuable needed in an apiary, at the 

 lowest prices. Italian, Cyprian and Holy Land 

 Queens and Bees. 



.1. C. A II- P. SATXES, 

 2eowl5t Hartford, Wis. 



FLAT.R0TT0M COMB FOUNDATION, 



high Bide-walls, 4 to Hi square feet to 

 the pound. Circular :md samples free. 

 J. VAN DEUSEN St SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies. Fine 1'oultry, Small 

 Fruits, &c. Free. 13T send for It and save money. 

 .1 x BCOTT * BRO., Crawfish Springs, Ga. 2w.'Ktx 



THE LATEST OFFER 



ON COM It FOr.SDATIO.N, 

 made on the latest Improved IIVNIIAM MA- 

 CHINE, and warranted as good as any in the mar- 

 fcet. Iter tt*»c per lb. We have a Dice lot Just made 

 up ready for orders. Will work ii|» wax for lOc. 

 lb. Send for circular, r. W. HOLMES, 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 9, 1K7S, and May, 1S79 ; Re-issued 

 July 9, 1878. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 UetheringtonHoney 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, ur letter of com- 

 plaint received. Ourorbr- 

 Inal patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 

 only ones on exhibition at 

 the last National Bee- 

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 Time sifts the wheat from 

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 -hort-llved. 



The Large and Extra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shields to prevent burn- 

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 lows. A real improve- 

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Send postal card for tes- 

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Bingham & Ilethenngton Honey Knife. . .2 in., $1 oo 



Large Bingham Smoker 2H " 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " I 25 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker l«" 75 



If to he sent by mall, or Bingiy by express, add 25c. 

 eacb, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHEEINGTON, 



9wtf ABRONIA, MICH. 



rTs7pE/\RB0^Ni St. 

 1;*^ c,Kic/\go 



S250.00 in U. S. Bonds, 



Offered as a Premium for Subscribers to the Mil- 

 waukee Monthly Mufruzlne at tfl.OOayear. 



Sample copy, 10 cents ; 1 cent for Circular. 



Milwaukee Monthly Magazine Co., 

 (Company composed of laoies.) Milwaukee, Wis. 

 21w8t 



Rev. A. SALISBURY, 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, If 1.00 ; 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, $.'>.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

 ians, 8 frames, *8.00 ; Colony of Cyp- 

 vt ,rians, 8 frames. $10.00. Wax worked 

 <i*llOc. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 „ on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 35c. per lb. jySend for Circular. lwly 



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Ginger, Bucha, Mandrake, Stlllingia and 



[many other of the best medicines known are com., 

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 ', It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, 

 Sleeplessness, and all diseases of the Stomach, 

 Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs; 

 and all Female Complaints. 



If you are wasting away with Consumption or 

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 your symptoms may be. it will surely help you. ; 

 | Remember! This Tonic cures drunkenness,, 

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 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 

 >rapper. l!lsro\ & Ol. Chemists, New York. 

 The best and moit eeo- 



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THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN BEES and 

 QIT KEX8, FUVNUATIUN and APIARIAN 



SUPPLIES. If ynu want Early Queens, from 

 stock selected for their most desirable qualities, or 

 want Iriiporied yueen^.Dunham Foundation in large 

 or small quantities, or Apiarian supplies of any kind, 

 at moderate prices, send for my new Illustrated 

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