THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS 0. NEWMAN, 



Vol. nil. Jnnel6,1886. No. 24. 



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Take Care how you speak or write about 

 one another. Do not set down at a venture 

 that which comes uppermost. 



Beginner*) often write to us for informa- 

 tion on the most simple matters connected 

 witli the apiary, but tliey neglect to buy and 

 study a Manual. An exchanjje gives this 

 wise advice : "There is nothing in which 

 the beffinner can better invest a few dollars 

 than in the purchase of a good bee-boolj. 

 They contain the garnered knowledge and 

 experience of years of our best bee-keepers. 

 It is desirable that tliose who are commenc- 

 ing should become familiar not only with 

 the necessary but with the best appliances 

 in order to begin intelligently and to con- 

 tinue in the right direction. The natural 

 habits of bees and their requirements should 

 be closely studied, and the cai-e and atten- 

 tion given them that knowledge teaches 

 them to require. The precise condition of 

 the bees should always be known, whether 

 they are weak or strong, without a queen, 

 or in any way reciuiring assistance from 

 their keeper. To succeed in this industry or 

 anything else, one must become interested 

 in the work, then annoyances and discom- 

 forts will seem trivial, as compared to the 

 success which patience and perseverance 

 will surely bring the earnest worker." 



Often it costs more to •* trace up '* a 

 falsehood than it does to endure the wrong 

 It inflicts. 



Price Kitsts have been received from H. 

 P. Langdon, East Constable, N. Y., and from 

 Mucci & Bro., Lexington, Ky. 



Do Everytliins in the apiary just at the 

 right time. One hour's work done when it 

 is needed is worth two or three at some 

 other time. 



Catnip is excellent bee-forage. The 

 flowers are rich in honey, and it blooms late 

 in June, and continues in July and August. 

 It can be raised from the seed. 



Bulletin No. 15, issued by the Agricul- 

 tural College of Michigan, is on our desk. 

 It emanates from the Chemical Department, 

 and is concerning the "Manurial Value of 

 Ashes." by R. C. Kedzie, Professor of Chem- 

 istry. 



We are Not Besponsible for any views 

 or expressions of our correspondents, and 

 must not be supposed to endorse them, 

 unless we distinctly state our endorsement. 

 Hold each individual writer alone responsi- 

 ble for the views stated in the communica- 

 tion—and no one else. 



Comb Foundation should be used 

 plentifully when hiving swarms, unless you 

 have plenty of old combs. The manufacture 

 of wax is costly, and takes the time of the 

 bees whlrh should be given to gathering 

 honey. It is economy to give them comb 

 foundation ; it saves time and labor, and 

 prevents tlie loss of the honey -flow, which 

 often is passed and gone by the time a 

 ewarm has built out the comb to receive it. 



Must the Bees Co '—Since the California 

 grape growers seem to have decided that 

 the " bees must go " as well as the Chinese, 

 the Times of Oakland, Calif., gives the fol- 

 lowing under the caption of "A Word for 

 the Bees :" 



*' The little busy bee" has been honored 

 by man in all ages and countries. No insect 

 has received so great commendation as the 

 bee : and no other has paid back so well, 

 and so honestly for all the good things that 

 have been said of it. It has been a constant, 

 tireless little worker ever since its creation ; 

 and works on as uncomplainingly as ever. It 

 does not make a fuss or grumble in the least 

 at its compeer in industry, the Chinee, but 

 says as plainly as though uttered in words, 

 that it can work by the side of anybody or 

 anything. It is a moan thmg now to turn 

 around and accuse this quiet little fellow of 

 eating grapes, as some Sonoma county man 

 has been doing in a letter written to the San 

 Francisco Chronicle. We rely upon the 

 President to protect the bees of California ; 

 at least until such legislation can be had as 

 will settle the grievances between them and 

 the grape growers. Pitch into the Chinese 

 first and get rid of that evil. It will be time 

 enough then to say, "' The bees must go." 



marketing Honey will be the next 

 question to be settled. Before considering 

 long as what market you will take your 

 honey to, just try your home market. 

 Either get some pamphlets on " Honey as 

 Food and Medicine," with your name and 

 address on them, and stating that you have 

 pure honey for sale ; or offer it through 

 your local stores at a reasonable price, and 

 you can soil lots of it. Be sure to put it up 

 attractively, and label each package with 

 your name and address, as a guarantee of 

 purity. 



Xlkis lias been an] Unusual Season^ 



says the Indiana Farmer, there has been 

 almost a constant flow of honey since the 

 first bloom of early spring. However, the 

 quantity of honey gathered has not been 

 large ; but little more than is required by 

 the daily wants of the bees for home con- 

 sumption. It has put them in the very best 

 condition, and we stand a good chance of 

 reaping a large harvest ; but that harvest, 

 if gathered at all, will come after the lOth 

 of June, in any place north of the Ohio 

 river. Bloom out of season seldom produces 

 honey. The warm, close, sultry nights of 

 June and July produce our honey crop. 

 Years of a carefully kept record verify this. 



Mr. W. A. Pryal's Father, of North 

 Temescal, Calif., was on the 24th ult., in- 

 jured by an accident. He was thrown out 

 of a wagon on a down grade, and one of the 

 wheels ran over him, breaking one of his 

 ribs and otherwise injuring him. He is 

 being tenderly cared for, and hopes are 

 entertained of his ultimate recovery. 



Noiv is tlie Time to Join the linion. 



— Let every bee-keeper send for a copy of 

 the Annual Report and a Voting Blank— All 

 it up, and become a member. It is to the 

 interest of every one to do so. The dues are 

 only 25 cents a year ; and it is intended only 

 to call for one assessment (of $1.00) each 

 year. Send to this office for the Report and 

 Voting Blank. 



The Oleomargarine Bill has been 

 passed by the House of Congress. The 

 following are the material points in the Bill 

 as it passed the House ; 



It treats all the oleomargarine and but- 

 terine products as counterfeits, and proceeds 

 on the principle that they should be regu- 

 lated as such. For this purpose their 

 manufacture and sale are placed under the 

 control of the Internal Revenue Depart- 

 ment. Provisions are made to cause the 

 manufacture to be as little secret as possi- 

 ble. Special taxes are imposed on the 

 manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, 

 which are equivalent to licenses. All of 

 these are to keep books, whicti will show the 

 extent of their business, and the retailer is 

 required in specific manner to make known 

 the imitation product so that buyers cannot 

 be deceived. The article has to be put up 

 in wooden or paper packages : the provi- 

 sions for canceling the stamps are like those 

 on other internal revenue articles. The 

 fines for failing to brand the article properly 

 or for effacing the branding are heavy, as 

 thej' are also for failing to take out the 

 required license. Where information is 

 given of violations of the law one-halt of 

 the fine goes to the informer. A tax of 5 

 cents per pound is levied on the spurious 

 product when it is put up in imitation of 

 butter. 



Simmlus' Nou-Sn'arniing System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will inaugurate a " new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "it is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is tlie only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 exists in the economy of the hive that can 

 be applied to bring about the desired result 

 — a total absence of any desire to swarm." 

 It contains 64 pages ; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



A School Teacher in Southern New 

 England was told by her physician that to 

 live she must seek another climate, and be 

 in the open air as much as possible. She is 

 now in one of the Western States taking care 

 of 200 colonies of bees, with the help of 

 several girls and women. She finds health 

 and money in bee-keeping. So says the 

 Fanner and Manufacturer. Now, we would 

 like to hear from that school teacher— Who 

 is she ? Where does she live '/ How does 

 she succeed ? 



