196 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. September, 



but iu as mucb as we are all concerned WHERE THEY GET ORANGE 

 in tbe subject matter of The Bee- BLOOM HONEY. 



Keeper, it may be well to exhaust the 



question before concluding, which may The following is from the Bee-Keep- 

 be briefly done: ers' Review for August: "Pure orange 



Every publication has its peculiar bloom honey is something secured in 

 style — its likes and dislikes. Our large quantities; so writes Mr. Frank 

 preference, first, last and all the time, McNay, of Redlands, California. He 

 is for articles the publication of which says that near the coast, in California, 

 will interest or instruct bee-keepers, the weather is seldom suitable (too 

 separate and apart from all "home," cool) when orange blooms to seciu-e 

 religious, political, medical or other much surplus from that source, b'lt, 

 foreign sub.iects. We want to discuss farther inland, at Redlands, for in- 

 bees. We are always in need of good stance, which is SO miles from the 

 articles of this kind; but if the reader coast, the weather is warmer when the 

 has some personal grudge which he orange is in bloom, and beelveepers se- 

 seeks to proclaim indirectly, concealed cure not only barrels, but tons and ear- 

 in an article purporting to deal with loads of pure orange bloom honey." 

 any apiarian question, send it to some Yet we have said, and repeat, that 

 othfer journal. We don't Avant it. but once in our life have we been per- 



We have recently been forbidden to mitted to taste what was said to be 

 edit the copy of a correspondent, for pure orange blossom honey. And this 

 the reason that unnecessary and un- "once" was in a grocery store in Red- 

 charitable rleference to those who lands, California, where it was on ex- 

 adhere to the Christian faith was cut hibition as a novelty, in a two-quart 

 out, in a former article. It is our jar, conspicuously labeled. That was 

 most earnest endeavor to treat every in 1891, at which time the writer was 

 correspondent in a fair and courteous engaged in the apiaries of Messrs. 

 manner; but it must be emphatically Wheeler & Hunt, embracing something 

 and specifically understood that if cor- like 2000 colonies of bees, nearly 200 of 

 respondents do not wish the editor to which were within the corporate limits 

 take such liberties with their copy, of Redlands, surrounded by gi'oves in 

 they themselves should cut out all such full bloom. Still other hundreds were 

 lines before mailing it. situated near Riverside. Several 



It is by no means necessary that cars of honey were loaded at Colton 

 matter for publication should be in ac- and San Bernardino under the writer's 

 cord with the editor's personal ideas; direction; but, be it known, they were 

 but so far as petty "scraps" and re- not loaded with orange bloom honey. 

 Jigious references are concerneiV, iil Conditions may be different now, and 

 must pass his scrutiny. We are not in Mr. McNay probably knows whereof he 

 the business to insult one patron simp- speaks; but the fact remains that the 

 ly to gratify another, nor, indeed, to writer does not believe that he has ever 

 gratify any cheque. seen enough honey from the orange 



One bee-keepers' society officially bloom to fill a sixty-pound tin can. 



notifies this office that unless we see fit 



to publish any matter entirely as siib- WESTERN ILLINOIS CONVENTION. 



mitted, we must ignore it, and make no ■ 



comment. This is a most absurd idea. The Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Infoi-mation relating to public matters Convention will meet Sept. 20th at the 

 which affects our pursuit, and through courthouse in Galesburg, Ills. Con- 

 public channels received, we presume vention will begin at 9 o'clock a. m. 

 may be freely discussed by individuals All who are interested in bees or bee- 

 or the press. An organization which keeping are cordially invited to attend, 

 seeks to throttle free speech, or one whether members or not. 

 which assays to bulldoze the trade E. D. Woods, Sec. 

 press should remove its quarters to J. E. Johnson, Pres. 

 other than American soil. 



The extreme importance of unity in In competition with an official trade 

 our fraternal ranks at the present mark or seal of the National Bee-Keep- 

 t'me should overshadow petty squab- ers' Association, the adulterator would 

 bles. The situation demands seiious find his nefarious trade less lucrative 

 unprejudiced thought and consistent than at present; and his loss would be 

 action. the gain of the honest producer of pure 



