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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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August,. 



some other man in whom we all have 

 implicit faith and who is absolutely 

 reliable, and if all bee-keepers were 

 honest, it would be made to work. I 

 do not expect to see the plan material- 

 ize. 



As to what honey ought to bring the 

 bee-keeper, in other words, what he 

 ought to sell it at. we will not be 

 able to settle. The market value of 

 honey is a very uncertain quantity, 

 depending on the quantity produced 

 and the purchasing power of the pub- 

 lic. Pos-sibly some other factor may 

 come in for consideration. Mr. Root 

 carried the idea at St. Louis that hon- 

 ey did not bring enough compared with 

 other things. Our friend York said 

 honey ought to bring 50 per cent more, 

 but I can not agree Avith them. Gen- 

 tlemen, honey is too high now. That 

 is the principal reason we do not sell 

 more of it at home. When bee-keepers 

 realize a profit of from eight to twenty 

 dollars per hive, as it appears from 

 reading reports in bee journals, at the 

 low price of 14 cents per pound for 

 No. 1 comb honey, has he any reason 

 to complain? What other business 

 Avould give him an income like that? 

 Basing my opinion upon what I read, 

 bee-keepers are in clover; and honey 

 is plenty high enough. If I could ob- 

 tain Doolittle yields I could sell comb 

 honey at 5 cents a pound with a profit. 



I do not oppose the idea that our 

 honey should be advertised. I believe 

 in It. If we can raise funds enough 

 I would suggest to use a whole page 

 of evei-y large paper in America for 

 a honey advertisement. 



If we should make a selection of 

 photos from our apiarias, showing the 

 bees, hives and the ways we work 

 them, etc., having these reproduced 

 and appearing with our advertisements 

 I have no doubt it would draw. It 

 would open the eyes of the public. I 

 am obliged to agree with our friend 

 York of the American Bee .Journal on 

 this point of making a market for our 

 product. Naturally I belong to the 

 opposition every time, but there are 

 cases when it is necessary for me to 

 agree. 



It will take a lot of money to adver- 

 tise our honey effectively. If we don't 

 pool our interests and let the money 

 come forth, it can not be done. 



Naples, N. Y. 



TIERING UP. 



Other Notes and Comir.ents. 



BY GEO. B. HOWE. 



EDITOR American Bee-Keeper 

 am sending you some photos ol 

 bee hives run on the tiering ii| 

 plan for comb honey. 



You will see that I do not believe 

 in the Hershiser plan of two supers 

 on a hive. I claim that bees have gol 

 to have a super two or three days bej 



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fore they need it for storing honC; 

 as the comb builders should have tj 

 super to build or draw the foundai 

 so the field bees can have a plae 

 put the nectar or it will be los 

 raise the supers up as fast as 

 fill them and put an empty one u 

 with full sheets of foundation 

 keeping them di'awing comb and 

 letting them cap any in the lower S' 

 per until the last of the honey floj| 

 I can get as nice white fancy hi 

 over old black combs as with 



