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Fuel for Smokers. 



Some writer in the American Uee 

 Journal ouce said lie had found out 

 a good use for old almanacs, by sat- 

 urating the leaves in a strong solution 

 of salt-peter, then dry and use with 

 cotton rags in the smokers. I have 

 always been troubled about fuel for 

 smokers till I tried this. Take two 

 pieces of print paper, about the size 

 of almanac leaves, prepared as above, 

 which should be rolled with the cot- 

 ton rags and ignited and put in the 

 smoker. This will make a good, en- 

 during and constant smoke. The 

 salt-peter is a good disinfectant, and 

 is a positive benefit through its use. 

 Try it, brother bee-keep'ers, and re- 

 port. 1). HiGBEE. 



I lAvoca, Iowa, June 16, 1883. 



How Bees Wintered In Wisconsin. 



I have traveled over four towns, 

 and have made a careful inquiry of 

 every bee-keeper I have met, and I 

 am now satisfied that the losses dur- 

 ing the last six months amount to not 

 less than one-third, nor more than 

 one-half of all the bees in this county. 

 The losses are about equal to the 

 losses of two years ago. As to the 

 causes, it is very diflicultto determine 

 exactly. A long, cold winter, followed 

 by a cold spring, is the ttrst thought ; 

 but that some have wintered their 

 bees without loss while others have 

 lost all, proves that there are other 

 causes than the cold. I have lost 

 more bees during the past winter, 

 than in all my life before, and I have 

 kept bees for ten years. I have lost 

 60 out of 120 colonies. I left 5 colo- 

 nies out ; 3 well packed in chaff hives, 

 and 2 with no protection. All died. 

 The balance were stored in three 

 cellars. Cellar No. 1 was very cold ; 

 everything froze solid ; and three- 

 fourths of the bees died. Cellar No. 

 2, under my house, was dry; tempera- 

 ture from 34° to 40^; generally about36^. 

 Bees suffered badly, but were much 

 better than in No. 1, In botli these 

 cellars, both upward and downward 

 ventilation was given freely. Of 90 

 colonies put in these two cellars, 1 

 have 48 left. Cellar No. 3, under 

 another house, contained 26 colonies ; 

 22 of them are alive ; 20 of them are 

 strong and about to commence swarm- 

 ing. These were given little or no 

 upward ventilation. Were put in the 

 cellar before freezing. 1 shall venti- 

 late my cellars to keep the air purer, 

 and make them a little warmer the 

 next cold winter, and, if possible, use 

 ice to keep the temperature down dur- 

 ing a winter thaw. F. Wilcox. 

 Mauston, Wis., June 18, 1883. 



^^jeciaX Jloticcs. 



Examine the Date following your 

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 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 office get either a post office or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

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 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent for amounts less tlianone 

 dollar. Local checks are subject to a 

 discount of 2.5 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for' 

 f 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- 

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Piling in tlie Honey. 



I have 90 colonies doing well, and 

 piling in the honey ; I hnd the Bee 

 Jouknal of great benefit in their 

 management. J. McConnbll. 



Clay Village, Ky., June 14, 1883. 



Fine Flow of Honey. 



We are having a fine flow of honey 

 now in this part of our State from 

 white clover. Dr. J. Cooperider. 



Taylorsville, Ind., June 18, 1883. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



Our Premiums for Clubs. 



Any one sending us a club of two 

 subscribers for 1 year, for the Weekly, 

 with $4, will be entitled to a copy of 

 Bees and Honey, in cloth, postpaid. 



For three subscribers, with $6, we 

 will send Cook's Manual, in paper, 

 Emerson's Binder for the Weekly, or 

 Apiary Register for 50 colonies. 



For four subscribers, with $8, we 

 will send Cook's Manual in cloth, or 

 Apiary Register for 100 colonies. 



For five subscribers, with $10, we 

 will send the Apiary Register for 200 

 colonies, Quinby's New Bee-Keeping, 

 Root's A B C of Bee Culture, or an 

 extra copy of the Weekly Bee Jour- 

 nal for one year. 



To get any of the above premiums 

 for the Monthly Bee Journal send 

 double the number of subscribers, and 

 the same amount of money. 



A new edition, revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to new 

 Recipes for Honey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cookingin 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. 



Bee Pasturage a Necessity.— We have 



just issued a new pamphlet giving our 

 views on this important subject, with 

 suggestions what to plant, and when 

 and how. It is illustrated with 26 en- 

 gravings, and will be sent postpaid to 

 any address for 10 cents. 



1^ Do not send coins in a letter. It 

 is dangerous and increases the postage 

 unnecessarily. Always send postage 

 stamps, for fractions of a dollar, and, 

 if you can get them— one-cenJ stamps ; 

 if not, any denomination of postage 

 stamps will do. 



The Apiary Register. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a 

 copy and commence to use it. 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies 220 pages 1 50 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 2 00 



The larger ones can be used for a 

 few colonies, give room for an increase 

 of numbers, and still keep the record 

 all together in one book, and are there- 

 fore the most desirable ones. 



I®" Constitutions and By-Laws for 

 local Associations $2.0u per 100. The 

 name of the Association printed in the 

 blanks for 50 cents extra. 



Special Notice.— We will, hereafter, 

 supply the Weekly Bee Journal 

 for one year, and the seventh edition 

 of Prof. Cook's Manual of the Apiary, 

 bound in fine cloth, for $2.75, or the 

 Monthly Bee Journal, and the Manual 

 in cloth for $1.75. As this offer will 

 soon be withdrawn, those who desire 

 it should send for the book at once. 



Sample Copies of theAMERjCAN Bee 

 Journal will be sent free to any per- 

 son. Any one intending to get up a 

 club can have sample copies sent to 

 the persons they desire to interview, 

 by sending the names to this office. 



^" We carefully mail the Bee 

 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. 



Emerson Binders — made especially 

 for the Bee Journal, are lettered in 

 gold on the back, and make a very 

 convenient way of preserving the Bee 

 Journal as fast as received. They 

 will be sent, post-paid, for 75cents, for 

 the Weekly ; or for the Monthly, 50 

 cents. They cannot be sent by mail 

 to Canada. 



