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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 23, 



never sold a can of extracted honey that didn't weigh 12 

 pounds or more to the gallon. He thinlcs the ones who sell un- 

 ripened honey are those who wait till it is sealed. When 

 sealed it ripens very slowly, and when honey is coming with a 

 rush the bees will not wait till it is thoroughly ripened before 

 sealing. Editor Root thinks conditions In California may be 

 different from those of the ea=t.. 



Systematic Pilfering. — The editor of the Canadian Bee 

 Journal complains that the practice of appropriating good 

 446a'S without giving proper credit Is getting quite too com- 

 m5la. As a good deal has been said about publishing names 

 of dishonest honey-dealers, why not publish names of dishonest 

 editors as well ? But by all means, Mr. Holtermann, be sure 

 you first follow the instruction given by the Great Teacher, in 

 Matthew XVIII, IS. 



The Schenk Theory of Controlling Sex by the nutri- 

 ment given the mother before conception, which has stirred 

 up some little dust among bee-keepers, has been characterized 

 by scientific men at its true worth, to use Haeckel's words, as 

 "Much ado obout nothing." The secret of the whole thing 

 lies in one word — business. In one week 150,000 copies of 

 the book containing Schenk's theory have been sold at 75 

 cents each. — Bienen-Vater. 



Poisoned Honey. — A writer in Australian Bee-Bulletin 

 says: "The public need not fear eating honey on the score 

 that it may contain Paris green as an ingredient, because the 

 Paris green will poison the bees before they can bring it home 

 to have it stored in the cell.... In brief, no danger from 

 poisoned honey is possible, because what will poison a human 

 being will effectually poison a bee, and prevent it from storing 

 the honey containing the poison." 



Burn Foul-Broody Combs.— Not only should they be 

 burnt, but burnt in such way that no remains can be workt 

 upon by the bees. N. E. France reports, in Review, that he 

 has seen a large pile of refuse from a solar extractor where 

 diseased combs were melted, and bees were working freely on 

 the pile ; and he had seen cases of disease that had come from 

 the same. His plan is to build a fire in a hole on level ground, 

 burn all diseased material on the coals, then fill up the hole. 



"Why is Honey so Low in Price P is a question discust in 

 the American Bee-Keeper, by G. M. Doolittle and Ed. .ToUey, 

 a picture of the latter on page 101 making it seem that said 

 Jolley might with entire propriety leave the "e"out of his 

 name. As nearly as can be made out by everyday bee-keepers, 

 Mr. Doolittle ascribes low prices to trusts and the accumula- 

 tion of capital in the hands of the few, while he of the jovial 

 name thinks bee-keepers are to blame for lack of co-operation. 



Equalizing Colonies.— L. Wolff says he has experienced 

 no loss of queens by making a weak colony exchange places 

 with a strong one, provided he made the exchange at the be- 

 ginning of a honey-flow and in the middle of the day when 

 most bees were in flight. Another means he has employed to 

 equalize colonies is to put a feed dish under a strong colony, 

 and when well covered with bees take it to a weak colony, re- 

 peating as often as necessary. But with movable combs the 

 object is more easily accomplisht by giving combs of sealed 

 brood. — Central blatt. 



Suspicious of Too Clean Sections.— W. H. RItter reports 

 in the Progressive Bee-Keeper that he sells sections better 

 without cleaning. On his market the beautifully cleaned sec- 

 tions are lookt upon with suspicion. All artificial I Made at 

 a factory at St. Louis. He says, " When I begin to open up a 

 case of my honey at the hotel or on a groceryman's counter, 

 taking out a row of sections, then a division-board, all stuck 

 up with bee-glue, then you will hear the bystanders talk : 

 'O, there's the sure-enough honey. No bogus honey about 

 that.' " So he isn't interested in section-cleaners. 



Two Stray Straws from Gleanings.— When trying to ex- 

 plain how a queen can see to lay in the right place on the 

 opposite side of the comb, why not decide that she simply 

 takes the warmest spot for her laying ? [There may be some- 

 thing in this. — Ed.] 



A screwdriver is too thick and blunt to take off supers. I 

 had one ground sharp, the bevel running back more than an 

 inch, and it is tip-top But I'm ready for a better general tool. 

 [Such a screwdriver would be far better than one with the 

 regulation point, I am very sure. — Ed.] 



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10 Foul Brood— by Dr. Howard 



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14 Muth's Practical Hints to Bee- 

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15 20 ■• Honey as Food" Pamph- 

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1 Wood Binder for a Tear's Bee 



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3 Handbook of Health— Dr.Foote 



4 Poultry for Market— Fan. Field 



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6 Winter Problem In Bee-Keeplng 



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7 Hutchinson's "Advanced Bee- 



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