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Chicago, lU., February 27, 1884. VOL. XX. No. 9. 



THE WEEKLY EDITION 



PCBLISHED BV 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN, 



Editok and Phoprietor. 



925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



aas Went M&dlaon Street.. Chlcnco, III. 



Topics Presented in this Number. 



An Analogous Case i'^H 



An " Improved " Ileddon Case ... 133 



BeeKeeping in Georgia 139 



Bees Flying 139 



Bees Flying in Winter 137 



Bees Getting a Little Restless 139 



Bees in a Vault ' 140 



Bees in Excellent Condition 139 



Bees in Good Condition 139 



Below vs. Above for Section Honey 137 



Carniolan Apiary 139 



Catalogues for 1SH4 131 



Convention Notices 139 



Drones Flying 138 



Drones from Worker Eggs 134 



Errata 139 



Fears Spring Dwindling 140 



Ilaldlmand, Ont., Association 137 



Honey Prospects in California 139 



How to Test a Thermometer 139 



Indiana State Convention 135 



More about those Eastern Bees. . . 132 



More of Cotton's Humbug ; 131 



Mortality, Brood Hearing, etc 140 



Paraphernalia of the Bee 131 



Paste for Labels on Honey Pails. 136 



Pollen or Farina 133 



Queenlessness 140 



Request for Mr. Doolittle. .' 138 



Some Important Suggestions. ... 133 



Spring Management 140 



Stimulative Feeding Not Good... 138 



Sweet Clover 138 



The Michigan Law on Foul Brood 134 



What and How 140 



Wood Separators 13.5 



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CLUBBIJiO LIST FOR 1884. 



We will supply the American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of tbe following Books, at ttie 

 prices quoted In the last column of figures. Tbe 

 first column Rives tiie regular price of tjotb. All 

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Price of both. CHub 



Tiie Weekly Bee Journal $2 06. . 



and Cook's Manual, 7tii editionOn cloth) 3 25. 



Cook's Manuiil. (In paper covers) 3 00. 



Bees and Honey (T.G.Newman)cloth 2 76. 



Bees and Honey (paper covers) 2 50. 



Binder for Weekly Bee Journal 2 73.. 



Apiary Register for 2(K) colonies 4 00. 



Dzierzon'a New Bee Book (cloth) — 4 00. 



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Qulnby'B New Bee-Keeplng 3 50. 



Langstroth's Standard Work 4 00. 



Root's A B c of Bee Culture (cloth) 3 25. 



Alley's Queen Rearing 3 00. 



Scribner's Lumber and Log Book 2 35. 



Flsher'sGrain Tables 2 40.. 2 2S 



Moore's Universal Assistant 4 50.. 4 25 



Honey as Food ,£ Medicine.lOO Copies 6 00. . 5 50 



Blessed Bees 2 75.. 2 50 



King's Text Book 300.. 2 76 



Tbe Weekly Bee Journal one year and 



and Gleanings lnBee-Culture(A. I. Root) 3 00.. 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine (A.J.King). 3 00.. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide (A.G.Hlll) 2 50.. 



Kansas Bee-Keeper 300.. 



The Apiculturist, (Silas M. Locke) . . 3 00. . 



New Eng. Apiarian, (W.W.Merrill).. 2 75.. 



British Bee Journal 3 75.. 



The 8 above-named papers 9 CO.. 



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2 SO 

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2 50 



3 25 

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2 76 

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 235 

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3 50 

 7 75 



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THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 



AND BEE-KEEPEB'S ADVISEE. 



The British Bee JouRNAi. is NOW published 

 SEMI-MONTHLY, at Seven Shillins.i, per iinnum, 

 and contains the best pncticiil information for 

 the time being, showing what to do, and when and 

 how to do it. Rev. H. K. PEEl., Editor. 



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