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DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROGRESSIVE BEE CULTURE. 



YoL XVIII. 



Chicago, 111., October 4, 1882. 



No. 40. 





Published every Wednesday by 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN, 



EDITOR A SI) PROPRIETOU. 



925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL, 

 At ^S.OO a Year, In Advance. 



VIT' Any person sending a club of six ia entitled 

 Co Hn extFH copy (like the club) sent ta any address 

 desired. Sample copies furnished free. 



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Enttre'i at Chicago posf office as second class matter. 



TOPICS PRESENTED THIS WEEK. 



Editorial — 



EdltoriHl Items 625 



The Uond to Success 625 



The Nutioniil Convention 625 



Convpiitlon Essays — 



I'residPnt Cook's Address 626 



Kxpi'riments with Bees 626 



Bees Voiding; I>r>' Feces 626 



Summer Experiments 626 



Wh.'t. then, are the so-culled Dry 



Feces ? 627 



l>o Iraiiyo Bees Ent Pollen? 627 



Pollen as Winter Food 627 



Do Bees Breed without Pollen ? 627 



Comb an Kxpensive Article 627 



Experiments in Comb-Buildinf: 627 



Control of Fertilization 628 



Chaff Hives in Winter 629 



AdvanciDu the Science of Apiculture 630 



Comb vs. Extracted Honey 631 



CouTeiitioii Notes- 

 Local Convention Directory 632 



Central Michigan 632 



TlieNallonal C^pnvention 633 



Convention Notices 633 



Selections from Our Letter Box— 



Washington Bower 633 



Quizzical 633 



Kxtraordiriary 633 



Quantity and Quality Excellent 633 



HanKiniz F'ranms 634 



Meaning of Terms 634 



A C'ontinuous Season 634 



Queen (Overlooked 634 



Do Bet's Spread the " Yellows?" 634 



Crop Reports 634 



llemoviri;i Colonies 634 



KinlshinK UV 634 



SwamiinK 634 



Bitter Honey 635 



Conundrums 635 



Workinu Nicely 635 



Honev-Dew -. 635 



Most Kemarkable in 30 Years 635 



I^Tlie American Agriculturist has 

 teen much iinpioved. and is a hand- 

 some monthly; published by Orange 

 Jiidd Co., New York. 



The Road to Success. 



In confirmation of the policy inau- 

 gurated by the Bee Jouknal, and our 

 persistent advice concerning the effect 

 of apicultural societies and bee and 

 honey shows on the bee-keeping in- 

 dustry, Prof. Cook, in a recent letter, 

 says : " Local societies and big honey 

 exhibitions are the ways to progress, 

 now. Keep these ideas before the 

 people." The following is the plat- 

 form which we have been advocating 

 for years, and the correctness of which 

 is being indorsed by the most intelli- 

 gent and progressive apiarists : 



1st. Encourage jilanting bee-pastur- 

 age, that there may be, every season, 

 a crop of honey to gather, and making 

 apiculture a fixed occupation. 



2d. Fostering District and Local So- 

 cieties to afford mutual instruction, 

 and strengthen fraternization. 



3d. Instituting large and attractive 

 honey and apiarian exhibits, to edu- 

 cate the community to the desirable- 

 ness and economy of a superior 

 product. 



4th. Cultivating a discriminating 

 domestic market, to encourage superi- 

 ority and excellence. 



5th. The sale at all times, and in 

 all places, of an honest article under 

 an honest name. 



i^° We expect to give the proceed- 

 ings of the Xational Convention in 

 next week's Bee Journal, so that 

 our readers may lie fully informed 

 concerning all that will have been 

 done or discussed at this important 

 gathering of the bee-keepers of Amer- 

 ica. Vie hope the future meetings 

 will not be held so early in the month 



of October; we think a week or so 

 later would be a much better time, af- 

 ter the bees are all prepared for the 

 coming winter. 



The National ConTention.— We give 

 up a large portion of our space this 

 week to some of the essays which will 

 be read and discussed at the National 

 Convention. As we present a number 

 of copies to the Convention for the 

 use of those in attendance, they will 

 be enabled to read each essay in ad- 

 vance, and note points for discussion, 

 or follow them, as they are being read, 

 and mark portions for future inquiry. 

 This method of proceeding will over- 

 come many previous objections urged 

 against essays at Conventions, and 

 greatly add to their usefulness. 



i^° Carelessness in our correspon- 

 dents often causes us much trouble. 

 We have an order for books which 

 contains neither tlie name of the 

 writer, his postothce. County or State. 

 All we can do is to wait until lie gets 

 suflSciently I'e.ced at not receiving them 

 to write us again, and then, should he 

 give us his name and address, we can 

 fill the order ; if he should still think 

 we ought to know him without this 

 formality, and neglect to give us any 

 clue to his personality or residence, 

 we must wait until he gets '' mad " 

 enough to do so. As the time for the 

 usual winter rush of correspondence 

 is Hearing, let us try to impress on our 

 correspondents the necessity of being 

 careful in the matter. Also, if they 

 live near one postoffice and get their 

 mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address we have on our list. 



i^° We have made arrangements 

 whereby we can procure tickets for 

 those desiring to attend the National 

 Convention, and return, good for 30 

 days, for $12.00. 



