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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 23 



GEORGE W. YORK. EDITOR. 



PUBIJSBT WEEKLY BY 



118 Michigan Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



(Entered at the Post-Offlce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail Matter.] 



UNITED STATES BEE-KEEPERS' UNION 



Organized to advance the pursuit of Apiculture : to promote the interests of bee 

 keepers : to protect its members ; to prevent the adulteration of honey ; and 

 to prosecute the dishonest honey-commiSBion men. 



A/embersTjfp J^ee— §2.00 per .Annum. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-Pres., George W. York; Vice-Pres., W. Z. Hutchinson; 



Secretary, Dr. A. B. Mason, Station B, Toledo, Ohio. 

 BOARD OP Directors— E. R. Root: B. Whitcomb; E. T. Abbott; C. P. Dadant; 



W.Z.Hutchinson; Dr. C. C. Miller. 



General manager and Treasurer— Eugene Secor, Forest City, Iowa. 



VOL. 38. 



JUNE 23, 1898. 



NO. 25. 



NOTE.— The American Bee Journal adopts the Orthography of the following 

 Kule, recommended by the joint action of the American Philological A'tso- 

 ciation and the Philological Society of England:— Change "d" or "ed" final 

 to "I" when so pronounced, except when the "e" affects a preceding sound. 



Hives in Spain are made of cork-bark, and 10 col- 

 onies can be loaded on a donkey for migratory bee-keeping. 



For Sunburn mix a spoonful of honey in a little 

 lukewarm water and apply this to the sunburnt skin. So says 

 the British Bee Journal. 



Big Yields in Australia.— In the Australian Bee- 

 Bulletin mention is made of 1,000 pounds of honey taken 

 from one colony by Mr. Williamson, 1,000 by Mr. Vogel, and 

 an average of 750 by Mr. Peterson, with 1,200 from his best 

 colony. Australia seems to lead the world in honey resources. 



The Apiarian Building at the Omaha Exposi- 

 tion is shown on our first page this week. It is of Swiss 

 architecture, 138x75 feet, and while It is not the largest. It is 

 admitted to be the best arranged building on the Trans- 

 Mlsslsslppl Exposition grounds. 



The interior arrangement Is of the best possible to give 

 light from windows aod sky-lights, so that at no time can a 

 shade be cast over any exhibit In any part of the building. 

 Five feet from the wall on either side are the honey-cases, 

 four feet deep, and running the entire length of the main 

 floor. These are fitted with glass on both sides, and have 

 glass tops, with ample storage-room for empty packages un- 

 derneath, which are reacht by movable panels in the bases. 

 Three aisles running the length of the room give the visitors 

 easy access to the exhibits of supplies, etc., located there. 



On either side of the entrance are located the offices, and 

 likewise at the exit Is located the two liquefying rooms which 



are furnlsht with gasoline stoves, boilers, etc., where exhibi- 

 tors can rellquefy their honey as often as they please, or when- 

 ever necessary. 



The building is plastered both inside and out, and every 

 piece of woodwork Inside is painted white. The framework 

 overhead is decorated with white and yellow, and with " Old 

 Glory " hanging In each festoon. This will be the home of 

 the honey-bee and of all bee-keepers during the entire Exposi- 

 tion, and it is desired that all shall make themselves at home 

 while there. 



Hon. E. Whitcomb is the superintendent of the Apiary 

 Building, and we believe he expects to be In attendance dur- 

 ing the Exposition. 



Later. — Referring to the foregoing. Editor Abbott, in his 

 Busy Bee, has this to say, and also expressing a hope that the 

 next meeting of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union will be 

 held at Omaha : 



The editor visited Omaha a few days ago, and it seems 

 almost like a miracle the amount of work these people have 

 done in so short a time towards completing the buildings for 

 the great Exposition. The Apiary Building is rapidly near- 

 ing completion, and the exhibit promises to be a fine one. The 

 management of the Trans-Mississippi have done more for the 

 industry of bee-keeping than has ever been done before by 

 any institution of the kind. It Is 3,ife to say that no such a 

 building was ever before erected for the exclusive display of 

 apiarian products as Is now nearlng completion at Omaha. 



Since I have seen the building and learned what has been 

 done for our industry, I am thoroughly convinced that Omaha 

 is the proper and only place to hold the next annual meeting 

 of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union, and that It would be 

 a serious mistake to think of locating it at any other point. 

 We will secure more new members by locating the meeting 

 here than It will be possible to secure in any other way. Here 

 without a doubt will be one of the largest displays of apiarian 

 products that was ever before put together in one building, 

 and it will be worth a great deal to every bee-keeper who can 

 go and see them, and at the same time join in the deliberations 

 of the Union. On to Omaha! 



Foul Brood Xtirougll the Mails.— The queen- 

 traffic may be responsible for spreading foul brood, thinks 

 Editor Hutchinson. Not that the queen herself carries the 

 disease, but it is carried by the retinue or the food. He thinks 

 it may not be a useless precaution to burn cage and contents 

 — bees and all — as suggested by Mr. Bunch on page 309 of 



this journal. 



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Honey-Production of Tunis. — Among the 

 countries which European bee-keepers have to fear In compe- 

 tition with their honey, Tunis in Africa Is likely to take a 

 prominent place. Nectar is abundant In certain regions, and 

 the quality Is excellent, being derived from the highly 

 aromatic rosemary and heather. A German beepaper re- 

 ports this— Gravenhorst's Blenenzeltung. 



Facing Comb Honey. — In last week's number of 

 the Bee Journal, and again this week, we give the testimony 

 of experienced honey commission men on the subject of pack- 

 ing and facing comb honey. We believe that this symposium 

 will result In great good to all concerned if the suggestions 

 and advice shall be followed by the producers of comb honey. 



We cannot understand why anyone should wishto/ace 

 their cases of honey unless It be for the purpose of deception, 

 thus hoping that a better price may be secured than If an 

 honest packing were followed. But buyers or consumers 

 don't care to be " caught " the second time, so ever after once 

 being "bitten" they will think it necessary to be on the watch 

 for faced honey when buying. 



It Is hardly necessary for us to repeat that we are wholly 

 against facing cases of honey. Every honest man should be. 

 There is altogether too much deception in the world, and just 



