UEecIilg gu Journal, 



DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. 



VOL. XX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., NOVEMBER 12, 1884. 



No. 46. 





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Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Editof jiND Proprietor. 



The National Convention. 



We have this week given the report 

 of the concluding sessions of the Con- 

 tinental Bee-Keepers' Convention at 

 Kochester, X. Y., as sent to us by our 

 special reporter, and we heartily en- 

 dorse the sentiments he has .so ably 

 expressed in the following letter : 



On the morning of the tirst day, as 

 the advance guard began to arrive, 

 there were symptoms of nervous un- 

 easiness on account of so many promi- 

 nent Western bee-keepers having 

 intimated their inability to attend. 

 Ontario was represented by several 

 prominent bee-keeper.s, but through- 

 out the meetings the absence of West- 

 ern brethren was a lamentation. This, 

 no doubt, had soQiething to do with 

 the movement to try and make future 

 meetings of the association more rep- 

 resentative in character. It was 

 thought by some that parties ap- 

 pointed as delegates by local societies 

 of bee-keepers would be more likely 

 to make an effort to attend. 



The Eastern men showed an ex- 

 cellent spirit, and no disposition was 

 manifested to make any undue use of 

 their power in monopolizing future 

 meetings. There was a feeling often 

 expressed in favor of doing nothing 

 but what was for the greatest good of 

 the greatest number. 



President Root won golden opinions 

 from all by his urbanity, kindness, 

 and able discharge of the duties of 

 chairman. Both in public and private 

 he was most genial, polite and kind. 

 Truly, the mantle of Father Quinby 

 seems to have fallen on his worthy 

 son-in-law. Long may he live to 

 honor it, and be honored by it. 



Any little sectional jealousies that 

 may have existed at the outset were 

 allayed and disappeared. It was a 

 time of hearty good fellowship. No 

 doubt the discussions would have 

 taken a wider scope, and been more 

 instructive if more of our prominent 

 bee-keepers had been present, but the 

 general feeling was that the meet- 

 ings had been pleasant as well as 

 profitable, and on separating all were 



ready to say, " Happy to meet, sorry 

 to part, and glad to meet again." 



The Convention passed a resolution 

 recommending the American Apicul- 

 turist " as one of the best bee-periodi- 

 cals published in the interest of bee- 

 keeping." This resolution was mild 

 and friendly, but we do not think it 

 was wisdom to select one paper (and 

 that the very youngest) upon which 

 to pass sucli a resolution in a Conti- 

 nental Society. It begets a feeling of 

 jealousy and unfriendliness among 

 the others towards the one selected, 

 and thereby damage it. 



This we regret, for we regard the 

 Apiadturist as a good paper, and fully 

 agree with the sentiment expressed, 

 but regard it as very unwise action on 

 the part of the Convention. 



^^ One of our friends has'sent us 

 the following letter, which explains 

 itself: 



Editor Bee Jouenal :— Enclosed 

 you will find a " paster " of a monthly 

 bee-paper published in the East, 

 which was sent to me with the re- 

 quest to use it on all my circulars, 

 business letters, postal cards, etc., and< 

 the inducement was the insertion of 

 my business card in the paper one 

 year. I do not wish to accept the 

 offer for the reason that I do not con- 

 sider it " the best bee-paper in the 

 English language," but I could con- 

 sistently put on such a notice of the 

 old American Bee Journal. Can 

 you not have a lot of them printed 

 and gummed, and send them to the 

 supply dealers V I will put them on 

 all my correspondence. V. 



One word of caution is necessary. 

 Such "pasters" cannot be attached to 

 Postal Cards without causing the one 

 to whom it is addressed to be assessed 

 two cents extra for extra postage. 



Yes ; we will cheerfully supply, 

 without cost, such labels to any one 

 for attaching to Letters, Circulars, 

 etc., if desired. 



Selling Honey-Dew as Honey. 



The following letter will explain 

 itself : 



Reading about some men selling 

 honey-dew, it has occurred to me that 

 there might be some way to prevent 

 such frauds. If men who handle 

 honey would insist that every man 

 should put tiis name on every package 

 which he sends to market, it could 

 easly be traced to the guilty party. 

 T'here was one man who sold perfectly 

 worthless stuff about Cresco, Iowa, 

 and it nearly ruined the market for 

 extracted lioney. Bees have done 

 fairly well in this section, my average 

 being 1-50 pounds per colony. 



L. E. Webster, d 



Bonair, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1884- 



We have for a long time insisted 

 that every apiarist should label the 

 honey sent to market, and that the 

 label should be a guaranty of its 

 purity. In that way a steady and 

 regular demand will spring up, which 

 will also be remunerative to the 

 honey-producer, and at the same time 

 be a "safeguard" against imposi- 

 tion. Honey-dew should never be 

 sold as honey ; and those who do it 

 once will have cause to regret it ever 

 after. 



®° The fare on the different rail- 

 roads centering in Chicago, is $25 for 

 the round trip to New Orleans during 

 the World's Exposition. What a fine 

 chance for a World's Exposition Bee 

 and Honey Show ! 



^g" The subsequent article on Foul 

 Brood, by Mr. Frank Cheshire, has 

 been crowded out by the report of the 

 National Convention. It is in type, 

 and will appear next week. 



1^" At the Fair at Fremont, Mich., 

 there was a good honey display by 

 ilr. George Hilton. The Indicator 

 remarks as follows concerning it : 

 " George Hilton was on hand with a 

 complete outfit of articles necessary 

 to carry on the honey business, and 

 also displayed some very handsoaie 

 honey. No one in the State pays 

 more attention to the comfort and 

 welfare of the busy bee than George, 

 and his entire outfit is of the best 

 improved order. His ' bee village,' in 

 this town, is a good-sized Fair of 

 itself." 



