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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL: 



the markings of Holy Land bees. If 

 the writer ever has any occasion to 

 manipulate them, it will not be diffi- 

 cult to identify them, for they will be 

 very apt to make a lasting impression, 

 never to be forgotten, for they are 

 more treacherous than a Modoc In- 

 dian : the minute you open the hive 

 they hoist the black flag, and start on 

 the war path. They are good honey 

 gatherers, and go upon the principle 

 " that he who does not look out for 

 his own household is worse than an 

 infldel." They are as quick as light- 

 ning. I am glad that the Bee Jour- 

 nal is talking to so many bee-keepers 

 in the world ; some of the old fogies 

 are getting the scales from their eyes 

 and are discarding brimstone to some 

 of the most useful insects that a wise 

 creator ever bestowed. 



F. H. Finch. 

 Sharon Centre, O., Feb. 1, 1883. 



Frost in Bee House. 



I looked at my bees yesterday, and 

 they are all in fine condition. I have 

 them in a bee house ; the thermome- 

 ter has stood between 260 and 34°, all 

 winter. There is hoar frost in the 

 inside of the house, all round, will it 

 do any harm, when it gets warm, to 

 melt the frost ¥ Would it be good to 

 sweep off the frost of the walls and 

 sweep it out ? Would the sweeping 

 annoy the bees too much 'i I have 

 chaff cushions on. Please let me 

 know through the Bee Journal. 

 Geo. Kemp. 



Navan, Ont., Jan. 27, 1883. 



[The only remedy we can suggest 

 is to raise the temperature. Had it 

 been kept at from 40° to 45°, as we 

 have so often advised in the Bee 

 Journal, the frost would not have 

 invaded your bee-house. To remove 

 it now, by sweeping, would cause a 

 disturbance, and when it melts it will 

 create some dampness, and the result 

 may be detrimental to the bees. — Ed.] 



A Request. 



In one of Mr. Doolittle's invaluable 

 articles on " Producing Comb Honey," 

 page 229, he says : " The old colonies 

 losmg their queens by their going with 

 the new swarms, are allowed to rear 

 their own queens, as {after thoroughly 

 trying the plan of ) giving each colony 

 a laying queen immediately after 

 swarming, has not proven a success 

 with me." I respectfully ask Mr. D. 

 to favor us with some particulars on 

 this point, and the reason why the 

 plan was not successful. 



J. W. Merifield. 



Penn Yan, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1883. 



Bees in Cellars all Right. 



I have devoted considerable time to- 

 day in looking over the last volume of 

 the Bee Journal. I have it all 

 bound together, and prize it very 

 much for future reference. We are 

 having a severe winter, especially 

 since the new year began. The ther- 

 mometer has been to zero and below, 

 nearly eyery day during the past 

 month ; and it has been down as low 



as 32° below. Some are losing their 

 bees, where they are not protected. I 

 have mine in the cellar, and all seem 

 right except one, which shows some 

 signs of dysentery. The temperature 

 of the cellar is 40° ; is that too low ? 

 J. W. Sanders. 

 Le Grand, Iowa, Feb. 2, 1883. 



[We prefer to have the temperature 

 above 40° ; that is the lowest limit for 

 it; keep it above that.— Ed.] 



Bees Wintering Finely. 



I like the Bee Journal very 

 much ; indeed, it has become a neces- 

 sity, and I would hardly know how 

 to get alon^ without it. My bees are 

 wintering hnely, notwithstanding the 

 extreme cold. I have all but 7 of 

 mine in the cellar ; 45 in all. 



Dr. H. J. Scoles. 



Knoxville, Iowa, Jan. 2.5, 1883. 



Examine the Date following your 

 name on the wrapper label of this 

 paper; it indicates the end of the 

 month to which you have paid your 

 subscription on the Bee Journal. 



For safety, when sending money to 

 this ofl5ce get either a post ofiice or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

 New York or Chicago, or register the 

 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent for amounts less than one 

 dollar. Local checks are subject to a 

 discount of 25 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for 

 $5, or less, can be obtained for 5 cents. 



We wish to impress upon every one 

 the necessity of being very specific, 

 and carefully to state what they desire 

 for the money sent. Also, if they live 

 near one post office, and get their mail 

 at another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



A new edition, revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to new 

 Recipes for Honey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cooking in which honey is used, and 

 healthful and pleasant beverages. 



We have put the price of them low 

 to encourage bee-keepers to scatter 

 them far and wide. Single copy 6 

 cents, postpaid; per dozen, 50 cents; 

 per hundred, $4.00. On orders of 100 

 or more, we print, if desired, on the 

 cover-page, " Presented by," etc., 

 (giving the name and address of the 

 bee-keeper who scatters them). This 

 alone will pay him for all his trouble 

 and expense — enabling him to dispose 

 of his honey at home, at a good profit. 



New Catalogues and Price Lists. 



The following new Catalogues andt 

 Price Lists are on our desk : 



Bees, Queens and Apiarian Supplier 

 —Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies— Alfred H- 

 Newman, 923 West Madison Street,. 

 Chicago, 111. 



Italian Bees— Rev. E. L. Briggs,, 

 Wilton, Iowa. 



Apiarian Implements, Italian Bees 

 and Queens— Paul L. Viallon, Bayoa 

 Goula, La. 



Bee- Keepers' Supplies — Chas. F. 

 Muth, 976 and 978 Central ave., Cin- 

 cinnati, O. 



Bees, Queens and Bee-Keepers' Sup- 

 plies.— E. T. Flanagan, Belleville, 111. 



Seed Catalogue.-^anderbilt Bros.,. 

 23 Fulton St., N. Y. 



Italian Bees, Queens and Apiariaa 

 Supplies.— James B. Mason,Mechanic 

 Falls, Me. 



Apiarian Implements.— L.E.Welch, 

 Linden, Mich. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies.— Merrian &. 

 Falconer, Jamestown, N. Y. 



Implements for the Apiary.— Chas. 

 J. Van Eaton, York, N. Y. 



Bees and Queens— W. A. Ham- 

 mond, Richmond, Va. 



©■ Mr. A. E. Manum, Bristol, Vt., 

 has sent us samples of one-pound, 

 two-pound and half-pound sections. 

 They are made of white wood, and 

 the workmanship is superb. 



Convention Notices. 



^ The Union Bee- Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet in Grange Hall, Em- 

 inence, Ky., on Thursday, April 26, 

 1883. All bee-keepers, and the public 

 generally, are invited to be present. 

 G. W. Demaree, Sec. 



Christiansburg, Ky. 



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W The Texas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its Fifth Annual 

 Convention at McKinney, Collin Co., 

 on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 

 17th and 18th, 1883; at the residence of 

 Hon. W. H. Andrews. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



Kingston, Texas. 



^^ The next meeting of the Haldi- 

 mand, Ont., Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Nelle's Corners on Sat- 

 urday, March 31, 1883, at 11 a. m. 



H. Campbell. 



^° The Western Bee- Keepers' As- 

 sociation meets at Independence, Mo., 

 April 28, 1883. 



S. W. Salisbury, Sec. 



^" We carefully mail the Beb 

 Journal to every subscriber, but 

 should any be lost in the mails we will 

 cheerfully send another, if notified 

 before all the edition is exhausted. 



1^ Articles for publication must be 

 written on a separate piece of paper 

 from items of business. 



