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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 14. 





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Contents of this Number. 



F.illtoi lal : 



Editorial Items 394. 399 



The California Honey Product 393 



Novice, Glucose and Grape Sugar 393 



Sad Bereavement 394 



Apiary Record Book 394 



A Rare Opportunity 394 



Binders for 1882 400 



Among our Exchance* : 



Next Season's Cropof Honey 394 



Wintering Bees in Kentucky 394 



"Locusses and Wild Honey" 394 



Bees as Educators 394 



Selling Honey 394 



Correspondence : 



Three-Banded Test of Italian Bees 395 



Experiments with Comb Foundation 395 



A Model Bee-House 396 



New Methods ot Wintering Bees 396 



Convention Notes : 



N. E. Wisconsin Convention 396 



Western Michigan Convention 397 



Wintering Bees 397 



Selection* from Our Keller Box : 



White Pine Honey Package 398 



Shipping Bees 398 



Bee-Stings fur Reumatism 398 



High Temperature in Cellars 398 



Honey Show Burned 398 



Changing Location of Cluster in Winter.. 398 



Sellling Comb Honey for Cash 398 



Wintered on Summer Stands 398 



t£g* New subscribers for the Weekly 

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TIN PAILS FOR HONEY. 



These Pails have a full cover, and are excellent 

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Assorted samples of the four sizes, put Inside 

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972 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



