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THE AMERICAN BEE|£ JOURNAL. 



Aug. 3. 



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The AMERICAN Bke JontNAL is the oldest Bee 

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 every State. Terrtti try and Province, among farm- 

 ers, mechanics, professional and business men. 

 and is, therefore, the best advertising medium for 

 reliable dealers. Cases of real imposition will be 

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THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



©74 West Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correi|iondence : 



An Assistant for the Apiary 241 



Engraving of Honey Carriage 241 



How I Wintered my Bees 241 



How to Rear the Beat Queens 241 



Good Advice for Beginners 242 



Fertilization in Confinement, etc 242 



Alteration of Sex in Eggs 242 



Convention Note* : 



How to Winter Bees Successfully 242 



Dadanl's Prize Essay. 243 



Preparation of Bees for Winter 243 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 244 



International Congress in Italy 244 



Vennor's Weather Predictions for August 244 



Journal of Chemistry on Glucose 244 



Counterfeit Comb Honey 244 



Premiums for Apiarian Exhibits 244 



Borely Tem pted 244 



Among our Exchanaen : 



Death of the New York Adulteration Bill 24") 



Melilot as a Honey Producer 243 



An Editor's First Experience with Bees... 245 



Poisonous Honey 245 



Fei'ts Pioud of the Weekly Bee Journal.. 24r> 



Ginger Honey Cakes 24."> 



Scientific Bee-Keeping 245 



The Kralner Bees 245 



How to Prevent Bobbing 245 



Selection* from Our Letter Box : 



Well Pleased with the Honey Crop 246 



To Queen Breeders 246 



Large Honey Crop of Best Quality 246 



Light Crop 246 



Much Pleased 246 



Locality for Honey, Crop, etc 246 



Poor Season for Honey 246 



Poor Honev Yield 246 



Late Kail Breeding, etc 246 



The Winter Problem Not Solved 246 



Fertilization of Queens 246 



Rev. L. L. Langstroth's Letter 246 



^ We have prepared a SPECIAL 

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 ti will be published in lS82(16;pages), 

 for distribution at Fairs, Conventions, 

 etc. Any one who may desire to dis- 

 tribute them to bee-keepers will be 

 supplied free, in any quantity desired. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



I can now furnish ITALIAN QUEBNS, BY 

 RETURN MAIL, at the following prices: 



_ ested Queens $1 SO 



Warranted Queens 1 00 



Cyprian Queens, untested 1 00 



As most all the DollarQueens I sold 

 last year were pure, I will warrant 

 i them this year. .I.T.WILSON. 

 Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Ky. 

 rtiwr.t 



FRANCES DUNHAM, 



Inventor and Sole Manufacturer of the 



iy New Circular and Samples free. _&Z 

 lsmtf FRANCES DUNHAM, DePere, Wis. 



BUY the BEST. 



The best informed bee-keepers in 

 the United States, say that our 



DOUBLE-DRAFT QUINBY 

 SMOKER 



is decidedly the BEST now made. 



Betberington discards all others. 



and orders two dozen for his own 



use. Doolittle says it iaunequaled. 

 So say all who see and use it. Price, by mail, 

 *1.5©and B1.7S. 



OTJIR, book:, 

 QUINBYS NEW BEE - KEEPING, 



continues to grow in popularity, 

 and is the 



Most Practical Work 



published. Price,by mail,*1.50. 

 We sell 



EverythingUsed inAdvanced 



Bee-Culture. 



Send for Illustrated Circular to 



L. C. ROOT & BR0., 



MOHAWK. NEW YORK. 



Be SURE 



To send a postal card for our Illustrated Catalogue 

 of Apiarian Supplies before purchasing elsewhere. 

 It contains Illustrations and descriptions of every- 

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 lowest prices. Italian, Cyprian and Holy Land 

 Queens and Bees. 



J. C. <fe II. P. S.VYLE8, 

 2eowl5t Hartford, Wis. 



DAMS' PATENT HONEY CARRIAGE, 



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Carries honey from the hlvetothe Extractor, b set 



of apiarian tools, metal-lined drawers for broken 



combs and fragments of wax. revolving comb- 

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 is less laborious to handle than the ordinary hand- 

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 address it to .miii.% M. DAVIS, 



90w ly Patentee and Proprietor, Spring Hill.Tenn. 



15 One-Cent Stamps 



Will pay for our exhaustive pamphlet on raising, 

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COLONIES 



W ITH 



Imported Italian Queens, 



Ol* our own Imp>ortutlon, 



GUARANTEED PUKE AND GENUINE. 



OurComb Foundation was awarded the diplo- 

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Vennor's Predictions 



For this Month's Weather, prepared expresBly for 



HTODUAKT'N REVIEW. 



Sam pit Cd/'|/ mailed for'.tv. Stamp. 



J. M. BTODDAHT, Pub., N. V., Phila., or Chicago. 



31 wilt 



Excelsior Honey Extractors. 



The following letter explains itself : 



A. H. Newmkn, Esq.. Dear Sir : No. 4 Excelsior 

 Honey Extractor iwith three-sided comb basket), 

 received to-day and tested. I find it EXCELLENT. 

 I can take from my hives, extract, and return 

 frames at the rate of lOO pound- per hour. 

 Do not know how long I could keep up at that rate. 

 If this isn't work, it resembles it verv much. 



Truly yours, J. M SHUCK. 



Des Moines, Iowa, July 30, l*wi. 



Untested Holy Land Queens, 



Si-nl by return mail, $1."" each. Safe arrival t-'uur- 

 mitred. [28w4t] I. K. OOOD, Nuppanee, Iod. 



JUST WHAT IOC HAVE WANTED ! 



A Good Eoiindation Machine 



FOR ONLY FIVE DOLLARS! 



and one that works with 



RAPIDITY AND SATISFACTION. 



Having been persuaded to yet up several lor my 



in 'limit' friends, I have on bund the patterns. 



etc., to make any number. Therefore, send in your 

 orders, [Slwtf] W. o. P1IBLPS, Galena, Mil. 



Size* and Prices of Extractors : 



No. 1— for 2 Lanestroth frames, 10±18 Inc.... Jg 00 



No. 2— for 2 American frames, 13X13 inc * •*' 



No. 3— for -2 frames of any size. 13x35 Inc.... 12 00 



No. 4— for 3 f mines of any size. U'^xl'l'o inc. 1-' to 



No. r»— for 4 frames of any size, 13 x20.n o — 14 oo 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



31tf 972 West Madison Street. Chicago. 111. 



ITALIAN BEES, at verv low prices, ail in the 

 Rood frame. F. E. TOWA'SEND 



£.3owtf Hubbardston, Ionia County, Mich. 



H. A. BTJRCH & CO., 



South Haven, Mich., 



General Dealers in 



APIARIAN SUPPLIES. 



Comh Foundation a Specialty. 



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CYPRIAN QUEENS. 



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GOOD ONES, from Full Colonies. 



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From the Jones Importation. Safely delivered at 

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 29wtf DR. WM. M. ROGERS, Shelbyville, Ky. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

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THE KANSAS BEEKEEPER, 



Published Monthly at Columbus, Kan., 



A new sixteen-column bee paper, devoted entirely 

 to the best Interests of honey producers ; dealers 

 in Supplies and breeders of Queens and Bees. 

 Will be sent to any address one year for only thirty 

 cents. We club with the Weekly American Bee 

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 dress, SCOVKLL ft ANDERSON, 



28wtf Columbus, Kansas. 



BEES! BEES! 



100 Pounds of Bees 



-A.T S1.25 IPIEIR. ZPOTTISTID. 

 <H l i \n AT Wl.oo. 



TESTED QUEENS, $2.00 EACH. 



fySend for Catalogue of Supplies. 



A. D. BENHAM, 



IMhil. I :.!..., <'„., M I. I. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



Rofget'NVllIe, Oeneaee County, Miell., 



Makes a specialty of rearing One Italian queens. 

 All queens bred From imported queens, and from 

 the purest and best home-bred Queensland the 

 cells built in full colonies. No black bees In the 



vn inlby. Single queen, $1.00 ; six queens Cor $5.00 j 

 twelve or more, ~r>c. each. Tested queens, $2.no 

 each, safe arrival by mall guaranteed. Send 

 money by draft, registered letter, or bj money or- 

 der drawn on Flint. .Mich. lie has a stock of queens 

 on hand, and can till orders promptly. :Xeowtf 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 9, l 



37H, and May, 1879 ; Re-issued 

 July 9, 1878. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 HetheringtonHoney Knife 

 you are Bure 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. Ourorlg- 

 inal patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 

 only ones on exhibition at 

 the last National Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention, 1880. 

 Time sifts the wheat from 

 the chaff. Pretensions are 

 short-lived. 



The Large and Extra 

 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 Iloney Knife... 2 in., $1 00 



Large Blnghum Smoker 2J$ 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 25 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker J2 " 1 oo 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker - . . 1H " 75 



If to be sent by mall, or singiy by expreBS, add 25c. 

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



9wtf ABKONIA. MICH. 



lwly 



Rev. A. SALISBURY. 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 



Warranted Italian Queens, |$1.00 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $2.00 ; Cyprian Queens, $2.00 ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, $4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, ItaliaiiB, $4.0U ; 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, 

 35c. per lb. l»"Send for Circular. lwly 



THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN 11 1' IX and 

 Ql'F.EXS, 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 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. 

 9m6t Dr. .1 . P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ua. 



ANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of American-Italian*. Address, 

 JOS. M. BROOKS A Kit.... 



13w6m Columbus, Ind. 



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THE CANADIAN FARMER 



THE ONI/tf 



Agricultural Weekly 



PUBLISHED IN THE 



Dominion of Canada, 



This practical journal is now In Its Third Year, 

 and meeting with Immense success. The low price 

 of Its subscription <$I.U> per year) In its new and Im- 

 proved form (in pages in^xioH,, folded and pasted) 

 makes it very popular. Its editors are all practical 

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 llw-'Gtx N. B. i'OLCOCK, Welland, OnL 



Given's Foundation Press. 



The latest improvement In Foundation. Our thin 

 and common Foundation is not surpassed. The only 

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 All Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

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lwly D. S. GIVEN, Iloopeston, 111. 



ITALIAN BEES. 



All standard colonies have eight frames, 17^ inc. 

 long and 11 Ine. deep. All Nuclei, frames limine, 

 long and ~H*H inc. deep. Single full colonies, $10 ; in 

 lots of tfve, each $v> ; in lots of ten or more, each fs ; 

 single pure Tested Queen, $S.5p; l-frame Nucleus, 

 Tested Queen (June), $3.50; i!-frame do., $4; n- frame 

 do., $r> ; 4-frame do., $5.50 ii July, Augustand Sep- 

 tember, .v frame Nucleus, Tested Italian Queen, $r>. 

 No Dollar Queens handled. Will guarantee safe de- 

 livery (at express terminus) Ol every order from my 

 yards. Shipping facilities, six times daily to all 

 points. With 20 years' experience in the propagation 

 and handling of Italian bees, I think I can buH the 

 most fastidious. 



To secure prompt attention, money should be sent 

 by New York draft or post office money order. 



No discount from above schedule. 



Address all communications to 



J. H. ROBERTSON, 



2">wtf Pewamo, Ionia Co., Mich. 



