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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



May 5. 



i^oon found that they were no better than 

 the box-hives, as the honey was in such a 

 ^hape that I could not market it. I sub- 

 scribed for the American Bee Journal, and 

 soon found out the hives that were in use. 

 My neighbor and I sent for a lot of hives 

 and other supplies, and I transferred my 

 tiees to the new hives. I now have my bees 

 all in fine ccndition, waiting for the boney 

 season when it comes in the spring. I will 

 Italianize my whole apiary, as I think the 

 Italian bees are superior to all others. 



We have a very good location here for 

 bees. First comes the maple; fruit and 

 willow, which starts brood-rearing; then 

 comes the locust, whitewood, etc., from 

 which we get a fair crop of boney. Then 

 our fall crop comes, the aster and golden- 

 rod, which we generally get a fair crop 

 from. Last season was a poor one, altho I 

 got a fair crop of honey in the forepart of 

 the season, when the drouth set in and I 

 had to buy sugar and feed my bees to keep 

 them alive. C. H. Mat. 



Page Co., Va., Feb. 24. 



Report for 1897. 



I commenced in tbe spring with 46 colo- 

 nies, and increast to 101. I sold 50 colonies. 

 I have a neighbor that had 16 bee-trees, 

 and he gave me the bees for cutting the 

 trees. I gave him the honey. So I filled 

 up some of my empty hives, and now have 

 67 colonies all in good condition. They have 

 lieen gathering pollen this week from elm 

 in the river-bottom. 



Last year I got 3.000 pounds of comb 

 honey, and sold it for S and 10 cents. 



Goliad Co., Tex. W.W.Williams. 



Prospects Not Flattering. 



Prospects are not very flattering here for 

 a good honey crop. We have had a very 

 dry winter and spring up to a few days 

 ago. We had a good rain, but it has turned 

 off cool. Flora in this section has been 

 greatly injured by forest fires. Bees win- 

 tered in fine condition, and are now very 

 strong and ready for what flow we may 

 have. 



The Bee Journal is always prompt, and 

 like a picnic basket— full of good things. 



Lee Co., Ga., April ij. R. P. Johnson. 



All Wintered. 



Last season was a good year with me, 

 and I had success in wintering, getting my 

 bees all through without losing a single 

 queen in cellar-wintering. I took them out 

 of tbe cellar March 10, and I have been 

 feeding rye-flour, which I think is a good 

 thing in earlj' spring, before natural pollen 

 can be had ; it keeps them from trying to 

 rob, and I think it stimulates brood-rear- 

 ing. It is surprising to see how much of it 

 they will lug off in a day. The way that I 

 got the bees to work on it was to sprinkle 

 green sawdust over it. which they were to 

 work on. C. W. Gerrish. 



Strafford Co., N. H., March 29. 



Motli-Trap — A Freeze. 



I notice on page 183 a bee-keeper com- 

 plains of the moth devouring his bees. If 

 he would not leave pieces of combs scat- 

 tered about, keep his bee-yard nice and 

 clean, and have good, strong colonies, he 

 would not be bothered with moths. 



I will give a good plan to catch the moth- 

 millers : 



Take a big camp-meeting lamp and set it 

 in a pan 16 or 20 inches across, and three or 

 four inches deep. Set the lamp in the 

 center and pour water in the pan till within 

 an inch of the top, and put in one pint of 

 coal-oil. Set the lamp in the bee-yard at 

 night, and let it burn all night, and you 

 will catch all the moths that come around. 



Now, I don't want bee-keepers to think 

 that I sit in the back end of a tin-shop, and 

 want a patent on this moth-trap. 



Put one lamp to every :!."> colonies. Catch 

 all " toad-frogs " in the bee-yard. Confine 

 them in the garden, and they will catch all 

 of the insects and cut-worms. 



On the morning of March 23 a cold North 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 



"Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight mlllloa feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



They have also one One of ttae Largest Factories and the latest 

 and most-improved machinery tor the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there Is in the State. The material Is cut from'patterns, by machinery, 

 and Is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and -whitest 

 Bass-wood is used, and they are pollsht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

 and Basswood forests, and possession of mills and factory equlpt with best 

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Best Goods at the Lowest Prices. 



Send for Circular and see the Prices on a Full Line of Supplies. 

 Please mention the Ameiloan Bee Journal. 7Atf 



Van Densen Thin 

 Foundation... 



We have several 25-pound bo.tes of Van 

 Deusen Thin Flat-Bottom Comb Foundation 

 lor sale, at $12. .50 per box. This Founda- 

 tion Is preferred by many. As we have only 

 a tew boxes of It. an order for same should be 

 seut promptly. Address The A. I. Koot Co. 

 118 Michigan Street, Chicago. 111. 



Italian Bees For Sale!! 



We have arranged with a large beekeeper 

 to Lee County, 111, labout 100 miles west of 

 Chicago', to fill our orders lor Italian Bees at 

 the foUowlDK prices i here, which Include a 

 good Queen with each colony: 

 8 L. frames of bees In light 6hlpplng-case,$3. 75 



5 at $3.50 each. 

 8 L. frames of bees in dovetailed hive, $i.25. 



5 at J4.00 each. 



Prompt shipment after May ] . and safe ar- 

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GEOKGE W. YORK & CO.. 



CHICAGO. ILLS. 



The Largest and MostComplele Stock 



or Bee-Keepers' Siipplles in tlie Nortli- 



ive»,l. Tde very latest up-lo date and best 

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 THE A. I. ROOT COMPAi^JY, 

 H. G. ACKT.iN. Manager. 

 ITAtt 1024 Mississippi Street St. Paul. Minn, 

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BEES FOR SALE. 



About. 90 Colonies of Italians. Any one want- 

 ing to start an apiary cannot do uetter than 

 to call on L)r. E. Gallup, rfanta Ana. Calif., 

 and examine the Bees before purchasing else- 

 where. Double sets of Combs in Langstroth- 

 Simplicity Hives, and warranted a superior 

 lot of Bees for business. Cjrrespodenee so- 

 licited. Br. E. «Al,l.lJP, 



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ONE MAN WITH THE 



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Bees and Queens 



Queens $1.00: Bees by the round $1.00; Nu- 

 clei two frames with Queen. $2.00; one-frame 

 $1.50. Also Barred and While V. Ro(-k» 

 and Silver-Laced Wj Hndottes. Eggs for 

 Sitting at $1.00 per 1.5. 



i7A8t Mrs, A. A. SiiiiDSOii, Starts, Pa. 



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 be your own judge. Wax wanted at 26 ceuts cash, or 28 cents In trade, delivered to me. 



AUGUST WEISS, Hortonville, Wisconsin. 



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