THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



253 



Bees and Honey, or Management of 

 an Apiary for Pleasure and Profit. 

 This is the title of our new book. The 

 tirst and second editions having been 

 exhausted, and being desirous of hav- 

 ing it ^'fully up with the times/' includ- 

 ing all trie various improvements and 

 inventions in this rapidly increasing 

 pursuit, we have thoroughly revised 

 it, re-writing some chapters and 

 adding several new ones, in order to 

 present the apiarist with everything 

 that can aid in tlie successful man- 

 agement of the Honey Bee, and at the 

 same time produce the most honey 

 in its best and most attractive condi- 

 tion. Chief among the new chapters 

 are " Bee Pasturage a Xecessity," 

 *' Management of Bees and Honey at 

 Fairs," '' Marketing Honey," etc. It 

 contains 160 pages, and is profusely 

 illustrated. Price, bound in cloth 75 

 cents; in paper covers 50 cents, post 

 paid. The following is its Table of 



Contents : 



Page. 



Natural History of Bees ii 



Introduction 1 1 



The Races of Bees 13 



The Queen Bee 13 



The ]»ione Bee 16 



The Worker Bee 17 



Brood 19 



Production of Wax and Comb 20 



Pollen, or Bee-Bread 24 



Propolis, or Bee Glue 24 



ESTATIMSHMENTOF AN APIA UV 25 



Situation and Arrangement 25 



Bee-Keepin',' a Science 25 



Who Should Keep Bees 26 



Suitable Location 26 



Which Way Should Hives Face 28 



When to Commence 28 



How Many Colonies to begin with 28 



Removi or Bees 28 



What Kind of Bees to Get 29 



Buyina Sn-arnis 30 



How to Can.' for a First Colony 30 



Bees Kept on Shares 30 



Bees Markin'.' tlieir Location 31 



ChaneinK tlie l.oc;ttion 31 



Will Bees Injure Fruit? 32 



Cleansinir Combs of Dead Brood 33 



Ants i I the Apiary 34 



Removing Propolis from Hands 34 



HIVKS AND SCHPLrsRECEPTACLES 35 



What Hire to Use 35 



The LiiiiL^trnth Hive 36 



Produrtii-n ot (.'hoice Honey 38 



Single Ccimb Honey Sections 39 



One-Piece Honey Sections 40 



Cases for Holding Sections 40 



Making Hives and Surplus Boxes 43 



PRODi'CTiox AND Cake OF Honey 45 



Preparation for the Market 45 



How Should Honey be Marketed 45 



AssoTt and Grade the Honey 47 



How to Get Bees out of Boxes 47 



Management of Comb Honey 47 



Honey in Unglassed Sections 49 



Handling and Shipping... 50 



Candied Comb Honey 51 



Management of Kxtracted Honey 51 



Honey Must be Ui|)ened 56 



Metal Corners lor l rates 57 



Putting the (iln^s in the Sections 57 



Honey as a Commercial I*roduct 58 



.Management of an Apiarv 59 



Luck or Scin title Management 59 



The Italian Bees 59 



Italianizing the Apiary 60 



Introducing a Queen, 60 



Inserting a Queen-Cell R2 



Nucleus Colonies 64 



Dtvifling the ('ulonies 65 



Swarm I lit;; bow to Control it 67 



How to Hive a Switrm 69 



TheLossof theQueen 69 



What are Fertile Workers 71 



Tr»nsf erring from Box Hives 72 



Transferring from Frame Hives 74 



Uniting Weak Co onies 74 



Clipping the Queen's Wing 75 



WashingOut Drone Brood 75 



Removing Bees from the Combs J5 



Preparing Bees for Shipment 76 



Uniting Colonies in the Spring 78 



How to Separate Swarms 78 



R<ibberBeeH 80 



Feedi iig Bees 80 



Quieting and Handling Bees ; 82 



Mannrjement of an A inary— Continued. 



Shipping and Introd ucing Queens 85 



Bee IJy sen terv 87 



Foul Brood l/isease 87 



Honey Extuactor and its Use h9 



The Invention of the Extractor 89 



When to Use the Extractor 92 



How to Extract 93 



Co.MB Foundation and its Use 95 



Invention ot Couib Foundation 97 



Preserve the Wax 99 



Comb Foundation Not ArtiHcial 09 



Fastening Foundation to Frames 100 



BEE Pasti'rage a Necessity 103 



Trees for Shade and Honey 104 



Plants lor Hleld and Roadside 108 



Plants lor Honey Exclusively 115 



Honey l*laiils lor Decoration 119 



Improvement IN Bees I3i 



The Bee ol tlie Future 132 



Lengthening the Bee's Tongue 133 



HONEY AND BEE SHOWS 135 



Exhibitions at Fairs 135 



Effect of Bee and Honey Shows 138 



The Wintering of Bees 141 



Chaff Packing f ur Win ter 142 



Preparing Cellar fur Wintering 144 



House for Wintering Bees 145 



Wintering Bees in Clamps « 146 



GENERAL ADVICE TO BEGINNERS 147 



General Information Necessary 147 



Se lectin;.' a 1-oCatiun 147 



Plan tor an Apiary 148 



Adopt a StiUiLtard Frame 149 



Keep an Apuuy Register 149 



Increase by Division 149 



Aniticial Swarming 152 



Preparing Fetd 153 



Guard Against Overstocking 154 



Provide Continual Honey Bloom 154 



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i^ We are sometimes asked who 

 our authorized agents are V Every 

 subscriber is such an agent ; we have 

 no others, and greatly desire that each 

 one would at least send in one new 

 subscriber with his own renewal. 



^' Binders cannot be sent to Can- 

 ada by mail— the International law 

 will not permit anything but samples 

 of merchandise weighing less than 8oz. 



i^" Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2.00 per 100. The 

 name of the Association printed in the 

 blanks for 50 cents extra. 



c^ When changing a postoflice ad- 

 dress, mention the old as well as the 



new address. 



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The Apiary Register devotes 2 pages 



to each colony, ruled and printed, and 



is so arranged that a single glance will 



give a complete history of the colony. 



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^" Articles for publication must be 

 written on a separate piece of paper 

 from items of business. 



^"Always forward us money either 

 by postal order, registered letter, or 

 by draft on Chicago or New York. 

 Drafts on other cities, or local checks, 

 are not taken by the banks in this city 

 except at a discount of 25 cents, to pay 

 expense of collecting them. 



i^The Bee- Keepers of Virginia 

 and Maryland are invited to meet at 

 the Court House in Hagerstown, Md., 

 on April 20, at 11a. m., to organize an 

 association. D. A. Fike. 



For man it has no equal ; for beasts 

 it is not excelled. What V Kendall's 

 Spavin Cure. 14w4t 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of American Bee Journal, { 

 Monday. 10 a. m., April 17. 188^. i 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quotations of Cash Bayers. 



CHICAGO. 



H0NEY~As the season is ■well advanced, sales 

 of extracted honey are slow and prices remain un- 

 chanj^ed. 1 am paying xc. for dark and mc for 

 light, cash on arrival. Good comb honey is scarce 

 and rules high. 



BEESWAX— I am payine 24c. for good yellow 

 wax, on arrival ; iS(ai22c. for medium grade, and 

 15@17c, for dark. 



Al. H. Newman. 972 W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The demand for comb honey is alow, 

 and prices nominal at 16(S20c. on arrival. Extracted 

 honey is in lair demand. Our jobbing i)rice9 for 

 1 lb. jars of clover honey are, per truss. $J5 ; for 2 

 lb. do., per Kross. $4J. The demand lor manufac- 

 turing purposes is very good. We pay wijfiioc, on 

 arrival. 



BEESWAX— Brings I8@22c. The demand ex- 

 ceeds the offerings. C. F. Muth. 



Quotatlouti or Commission Merchants. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Choice white comb honey is very scarce 

 and commands L'L*(a.2ric. per pound, other grades, 

 partly dark and dark are veryslow sale. Extracted 

 tirmat 9(3. 12c., according to quality and style of 

 package. 



R. A. Burnett, igo South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY— There is a liberal supply of honey here 

 for which trade is very little demand, and prices 

 rule weak and irregular. 



We quote as follows: White comb, in small 

 boxes, iy(«.iyc; dark, in small boxes. I2@l4e. Ex- 

 tracted, white. JOC'i'Ilc. ; dark, 7f«9c. 

 BEESWAX.— Prime quality. 21(^23c. 



THORN & Co.. 11 and 13 Devoe avenue. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— Buyers are few, and holders anxiousto 

 clean out offerings. Wehearof no inquiry, except 

 in a small jobbing way. and un such orders buyers 

 refuse to pay any material advance on quotations. 



We quote white comb. J6@i8c.; dark m euud. 10 

 @l4c. Extracted, choice to extra white. 8&9c.; 

 dark and candied. 7c. BEESVVAX-2yfa2r,c. 



STEAUNS & SMITH. 423 Front Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY—Trade quiet. We quote at 20@22c., ac- 

 cording to quality. 

 BEESWAX-Pi ime quality. 2.-,c. 



CiiocKEU & Blake. 57 Chatham Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY— In fair demand. Strained selling at 8 

 @iuc.; comb scarce— nominal at i8(a,22c. Sales 500 

 lb.s. extracted at inXc.. i,o5U lbs. do. at lie. 



BEESWAX— Stift at 20@2ic. for prime. 



R. C. GitEEK&Co.. 117 N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— Themarket remains unchanged ; 1 and 

 2 lb. sections of No. 1 white are in regular and 

 quick rieman>l at 21@22c. No. 2 white has dragged 

 a little of late, but took a lively start to-day at 20c. 

 cleaninti out all stock on hand. Buckwheat no 

 sale. Extracted is quite active at 12c. for small 

 and lie. for large packages. 



BEESWAX-25(flJ3(lC. 



A. C. KKNDEI.. IK'S Ontario Street. 



PAINE & LADD, 



HAI,BEKT K. PAINE. i W i ><HI\fJTni« 

 J.ateComnrr Patents. " ASHIAI,1UJI, 

 STORY B. LADD. ) D, C. 



Solicitor, ol* Patents and Attorneys In 

 Patent Cases. I(;w3m 



CLOVER SEED 



Owing to the increased demand for Meliint and 

 Bokhara Clover seed, my liberal supply has been 

 exhausted, and I can obtain no more in this coun- 

 try. I cannot, therefore, fill any more orders for 

 either until the new crop comes in. and more can 

 be imported. 



Orders for Alsike and WhiteCIovers will befilled 

 promptly upon receipt. 



_ A. H. NE-WMAX, 



16wtf 972 W. Madison Street. Chicaso, III. 



DUNHAM COMB FOVNDATION-35e. 

 per pound : extra thin and brieht, lo t<q. ft. to 

 the lb., 45c. Send for samples. Wax worked loc. 

 per lb. F.W. HOLM KS.Coopersville, Mich. 13wiy 



