1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



997 



Why should it not work the same with ex- 

 tracted? I suspect that honey kept for six 

 weeks where it would have the full benefit 

 of the sun, as in a garret, would go a long 

 time without granulating. Such honey 

 ought to be very rich, and our friend's sug- 

 gestion gives a clue to something worth try- 

 ing. Later. — Gleanings, 9o8, confirms the 

 above. [We have pretty good evidence from 

 several reliable sources that honey kept in 

 a warm place for a considerable time will 

 resist granulation, without sealing. It is 

 about time we were begining to recognize 

 the fact that those of us who do a bottling 

 business should, if possible, put our honey 

 in a warm place for a month or more before 

 bottling. VVh}' couldn't we utilize our 

 greenhouses or perhaps our house garrets in 

 the summer time? If we haven't a green- 

 house, wouldn't it be mone}' in our pocket 

 to buy a few sash and put our cans of ex- 

 tracted honey under them? The ground 

 would warm up during the day so as to re- 

 tain a great deal of heat during the night. 

 — Ed.] 



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IRISH BEE JOURNAL. 



This fine paper maintains its original in- 

 terest, and is full of '"snap and ginger" 

 all through. In the November issue I find 

 the following, presumably from the pen of 

 the editor, Mr. J. G. Digges, and it is well 

 worth reading, even if it does contain some 

 old ideas. 



Put one pint of water in a sanceoan or pot on tlie fire 

 uniil the water tiecomes hot Then stir in (i lbs. of pure 

 refined cane >ngar (lump or white crystals): d ssolve 

 the sugar bcfo e the water boils. Remember that, if 

 you h1 low the sugar to burn, ilr ongh lack of .Stirling it 

 will never set. Burnt sugar is injurious lo bees in win- 

 ter lime. When it boils, and begins to thicken, drop a 

 little on a cold plate : and if th s co Is solt and >ticky. 

 so that you can wiih your fingers make it into a soft 

 ball, it is right. If it is to i soft, boil a little longer. 

 Remove the pot from th*" fire and st r in a little more 

 than half a tablespoonful of naph hol-beta solution. 

 Place the pot in a vessel of cold water, and stir the 

 contents during the cooling process. When the candy 

 begins lo tarn while, and to set. pour it intosauceis 

 lined with paper. Let it remaii. for half an hour, then 

 gently slip a cake under the sheet of each hive, so that 

 the candy will he directly over the clu-tering bees. 

 Renew the supply of candy as required. Pressure of 

 the fingers on thesheet will show Alien the candy has 

 been used. 



A neater plan for supplying the candy, and one that 

 will reply the little extra trouble, where only a few 

 hives have to be dealt with, may be adopted thus : 

 Pr >cure 'or each hive a small shallow box of wood or 

 cardboard. Remove the lid, and cut in the bottom, a 

 hole to corresnond with the hole in the sheet that is on 

 the frames Put a piece of newspaper over the hole in 

 the bottom of the box, and fill up with candy. Now 

 set an empty section-crate on the sheet that covers the 

 frames. Pu 1 the piper off the candy and set the box 

 on the 'heel, so that the bees may have ai ce-s to the 

 candy right over the cluster. Place a piece of glass on 



the box. Fill up the crate with warm stuff such as 

 tailors' cuttings, cork dust, or chafT. Pack all around 

 it with cloth or newspaper, and set the usual quilts on 

 top Thus there will be no escape of heat The can- 

 dy will be in the warmest part of the hive, and the 

 glass will enable you to see when a further supply of 

 food becomes necessary. 



EL COLMENERO ESPANOL. 

 As a preface to his rcm^irks on the gener- 

 al condition of bee-keeping throughout the 

 world at the present time, the editor says: 



In order lo form an approximate idea of the present 

 state of apiculture throughout the world, it will be 

 necessary to speak of but few countries ; for to speak 

 of all would be a wearisome ta<=k. However, it should 

 be observed in general that in most countries not only 

 individual pers ns, but different organizations, and, 

 above all, governments, attach great import .nee to the 

 development of bee keeping, and, in consequence, en- 

 deivor by all means in their reach to favor its propa- 

 gation In some governing bodies the representatives 

 engage with interest in measures for its extension, and 

 for doing away with those causes which more or less 

 injure its development. 



The editor then casts a cursory glance at 

 the United States as follows: 



This is, without any doubt, the nation that marches 

 at the head of the apiculiural mov- ment of the entire 

 worlei. It counts its br-e-keepers by the hundreds of 

 thousand-;, and among them a great number of the fair 

 sex, who distinguish themselves by the'r special skill. 



This great people marchi 'g with gigantic steps at 

 the head of humanity and which is lo day the empo- 

 rium of civilizati n and progress, can by no manner of 

 means remain in the rear on apiculiural que-tions 



The government, assisted bv the sever-1 States has 

 established miny schools where technical and practic- 

 al bee-keeping are stud'ed. 



According lo statistics, there are in the United States 

 over COO bee-keej ers who have each above 5' colonies. 

 Capt. J. K. Hetherington leads with about 3000 stands. 



The honey annually p oduced in the United S ates is 

 estimated to be woith f 18,000,000 B e j .urnals and 

 associ uions are numerous ; exhibits of honey are held 

 every year. 



Among the manv manufacturers of hives is The A. 

 I. Root Co . employing ab ut 2 hands. 



In short, the ajicultural movement there is at high- 

 water mark and no comrari.son can be made of that 

 nation with any other. Old-fashioned hives are al- 

 mo.st entirely unknown there. 



The situation in other countries will be 

 considered in our next. 



REVUE INTERNATIONALE. 



The issue for October starts out by say- 

 ing, " The readers of this journal are in- 

 formed that it will cease to appear at the 

 end of the current year. Its manager has 

 carried the burden for 25 years, and is get- 

 ting old. He feels that the time has come 

 for him to retire and give place to younger 

 ones." That removes a star of the first 

 magnitude from the firmament, for Mr. 

 Bertrand has been giving us not only one 

 of the best-printed bee- journals in the whole 

 world, but one of the best-edited ones as 

 well. It is a pity the publication can not 

 continue, even if the editor does retire. Mr. 

 Charles Dadant, in the preface to his book, 

 Langstroth Revised, French edition, has 

 this to say of Mr. Bertrand from a literary 

 standpoint: 



I owe him especially my most sincere thanks for not 

 shrinking trom the immense ta-k of revising my man- 

 uscript for correcting it. and supervising its publica- 

 tion. If the reader finds any thing of i iteresl in read- 

 ing and stud\ing this book. I hope he will render 

 thanks to my friend Edouard Bertrand ; for without 



