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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



The First of the monthly bee- 

 papers we received for October was the 

 American Bee-Keeper. It is a specially 

 bright number, and for so young a paper 

 it gives unusual promise of great use- 

 fulness, and helpful influence to the 

 pursuit of bee-keeping. Its publishers 

 are wide-awake, and are quite able to 

 sustain the standard which their peri- 

 odical has attained. Regarding the sea- 

 son of 1892, it says this editorially : 



The season of 1892 goes on record as 

 one of the poorest for the honey-pro- 

 ducer, the queen-breeder and the manu- 

 facturer of apiarian supplies that has 

 been known for many years, The long, 

 wet and cold spring resulting in the 

 dwindling and destruction of many col- 

 onies, and retarding the brood-rearing, 

 was followed by a generally good sum- 

 mer season, but so short that the bees 

 in their weakened condition could not 

 store any surplus to speak of, most of 

 the honey gathered going to fill the 

 brood - chambers. In some localities 

 considerable surplus was stored, and 

 bees did fairly well, but as ti rule bee- 

 keeping has been carried on at a loss 

 this season. 



The price paid for nice new comb 

 honey is higher than last season, and 

 the demand is in excess of the supply. 

 In our judgment, the proper time to dis- 

 pose of honey is during this and next 

 month. Prices are apt to be stronger 

 than later on. 



Apicultural Experiments is 



a subject which Prof. Cook writes about 

 very vigorously on page 498. He knows 

 exactly what he is talking about, and 

 bee-keepers, as well as others who read 

 that article, will also have a better com- 

 prehension of the great importance and 

 urgent necessity of apicultural experi- 

 mentation. 



Of course this work should be under- 

 tikenby the Government, and not be 

 left to generally incompetent and often 

 financially unable individual efforts. 

 The various State apicultural experi- 

 ment stations and colleges are the places 

 where such work should be performed. 

 In these institutions are to be found 

 ample facilities and cultivated and de- 

 voted intelligence to carry on different 



lines of experimentation that can but 

 result in great blessing to the bee- 

 keeper, and in many instances would be 

 of incalculable benefit to the country at 

 large. 



The matter of expense is not deserving 

 of consideration, when compared with 

 the importance of the work proposed, 

 and its inevitable- beneficent influence 

 upon our land and nation. 



We also would urge upon the various 

 more prominent bee-conventions, to be 

 held in the near future, the wisdom 

 of Prof. Cook's suggestion, that they 

 pass "vigorous resolutions," and appoint 

 "wide-awake committees " to bring this 

 matter of the great need of apicultural 

 experiments before the proper authori- 

 ties, both State and National, and " push 

 for ivhat is just and right." Only by so 

 doing is there at all any promise of either 

 immediate or later attainment of the 

 desired righteous object. 



Any suggestions that would likely aid 

 those who may be called upon to work 

 for the just recognition of the rights of 

 bee-keepers in legislatures or elsewhere, 

 will doubtless be appreciated. Let us 

 have your best ideas on this, as well as 

 other subjects which touch the apiarian 

 heart and life. 



The Best Display of honey at 

 the Arkansas valley Fair in Rocky Ford, 

 Colo., lately was made by J. F. Hogan, 

 who has 126 colonies in healthy condi- 

 tion. Mr. Hogan has a colony of pure 

 Italian bees working in a glass globe, 

 building comb and filling the cells with 

 stores. This curiosity will be sent to 

 the Columbian Exhibition next year. 



Honey-Dew is not feared in Colo- 

 rado. The Field and Farm, of Denver, 

 says that they " may have the foul 

 brood, but there is every reason- to be- 

 lieve that honey-dew will never come to 

 us, on account of the dry climate and 

 brilliant sunshine." 



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