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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Koine for Sale— A Home in California 



On account of almost total loss of eyesight 

 I am compelled to offer my fruit ranch and 

 apiary for sale or exchange. For further par- 

 ticulars address E. B. BEECHER, 



6A4t ArBDRN, Placer Co., C.4LIF. 



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UfOTPIk ■* yuuP single man capable of 

 IlillllLilr taking care of an apiary consist- 

 ing of 250 or 300 colonies of bees. Must give 

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Bee - Hives, Sections, Shipping- 

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Tatnlnff PrPO '*• *• **•><>' * Co's Goods 

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Wo PAY •^^" ''"'^ *^EK the year round, if 

 TiCr/AI you se-ll stark Trees. Outfit free 



STARK NURSERY. lOUISIWA, MO., Slark, Mo,, Rockport, III., Oansville. N, Y 

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can be ventilated again. I cannot under- 

 stand how bee-keepers can lo without 

 foundation. I have about 300 colonies, and 

 make a business of them, and would really 

 not know how to manage them alone with 

 my daughter without comb foundation. 



Bees are very cross here in summer-time. 

 We have black bees. I believe the Span- 

 iards brought them into this country. 



People who dream about the stingless 

 bee should know that those bees are not 

 really bees (Apis melifica), but ineliponas. 

 There are many classes. One I know does 

 not sting, but crawls in one's hair and 

 beard, gives very little honey (in small pots 

 like a thimble), and the wax is soft and 

 different from beeswax. I have heard 

 about the other classes, too. Some of them 

 fight and bite terribly, much worse than 

 honey-bees. They live altogether in hot 

 climates, and it would never pay to domes- 

 ticate them, as they produce very little 

 honey. J. Noelting. 



Buenos Aires, South America. 



Early Spring and Fruit-Bloom. 



We are having a very early spring, and if 

 this weather lasts 10 days longer, bees will 

 swarm before. Plum and peach trees are 

 in full bloom here now, and tbe weather is 

 like the mouth of May. I have 13 colonies, 

 and they are in good condition, and storing 

 honey every day. 1 examined them to- 

 day. C. R. West. 



Ellis Co., Tex., March 8. 



A Bee-Keeper in Trouble. 



Last October we had a big rain, but since 

 then we have had hardly any. It has been 

 dry until now (Jan. 12). We have .I'ust had 

 a good rain, about P., inches, which gives 

 us in Southern California hope for a good 

 honey-year if it keeps on raining occa- 

 sionally. 



I have now 200 good colonies of bees. 

 Last winter I lost a good many by neighbors 

 who went on my land in my apiary and 

 tipt over my hives. Now they have sued 

 me as a criminal for keeping bees on my 

 own land from where the bees fly off to 

 others' land. I am right in the foothills, 

 and the mountains back of them ; there are 

 other bees and apiaries around me, but they 

 don't say anything about them. I have my 

 case appealed to the superior court. I'd 

 like to know how I can be a criminal when 

 legally holding property — bees and land — 

 and make an honest living from my bees 

 and pay taxes on them. But the neighbors 

 wanted to destroy my bees and my living. 

 I shall fight for my rights. 



Last spring I had about 60 colonies left; 

 36 were very strong in March, so I took bees 

 from them and made the weak ones 

 stronger. I got 13,000 pounds of extracted 

 honey, all light amber, and increast my 

 bees to 200 colonies. Most of them are now 

 in good condition, but the price of honey is 

 discouraging— 3' o cents per pound. 



Frank S. Buchheim. 



Orange Co., Calif. 



Sowing and Gro-wing Alfalfa. 



I have noticed of late that there have been 

 a number of enquiries in regard to this 

 plant, as its virtues as a honey and fodder 

 crop are unsurpast in any locality where 

 it will grow as a honey-plant. It needs a 

 moderately-dry climate, and in a dry, irri- 

 gated district where there is an abundance 

 of water that can be poured over tbe sur- 

 face of the soil. This supplies the roots 

 with sufficient moisture, and produces a 

 vigorous growth, then if there is no rain 

 to wash the nectar out of the blossoms — 

 under those conditions I believe it Is at the 

 top of the list as a honey-plant. 



In reply to enrjuiries as to when and how 

 to plant: Where there is no danger of 

 frost, sow in the fall; where that danger 

 exists, preparing the ground in the fall is 

 best. The next best is as early as possible 

 in the spring. The soil should be as fine as 

 it can be reasonably made, and I believe 

 the earlier it can be sown, within reason, 

 the better. It can be sown alone or wiih 



Sweet I Glover 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish seed of several of the Clovers by 

 freight or express, at the following prices 

 cash with order- 



Sft lOtti 25fc 50B> 

 Sweet Clover (white). .60 81.00 «2.25 Jt GO 



AlslkeClover 70 1.25 3.00 .t 75 



White Clover 80 1.40 3.00 5 00 



AlfalfaOlover 60 1.00 2.25 4.00 



Crimson Clover 55 .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Tour orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & Co. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Southern Home 



of the Honey-Bee 



Is now ready for your orders for Queens of 

 either 3 or 5 Banded Italians and Steel 

 Gray Carnlolans. More than .'iOO Tested 

 Queens to begin with. Untested, either race, 

 75 cts. each; June and until October 50 cents 

 each. Tested $1.00 eich. Good Breeders, $2 

 each. Straight 5-Banded or " Faultless '" 

 Queens, $5.00 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



GEO. W. HUFSTEDLER, 



Successor to Hufstedler Bros., 

 3Atf BEEVILLK, Bee Co,, TEX. 



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Chas. F. Mnth & Son, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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OUR PRICES ^t'^wT^arl^^^lfk^ 



ing tbe new 



Clianipion Cliafl-IIive 



with dovetailed body and supers, 

 and a full line of other Supplies, 

 and we are selling them cheap. A 

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 you $ $ 8 8 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FODHDATIOI 



Has INo Sag In Brood-Frames 



Thin Flat-Kottom FouudatioD 



Has Ko Fishbone in the Surplns Honey. 



Being the cleanest Is nsnally workeO 

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