1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



369 



-notice- 

 To Bee - Keepers and Dealers. 



I have one of tbe largest Factories in the 

 West, devoted entirely to the manufacture of 

 Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Having made arrangements with the In- 

 ventor to manufacture the " Higginsville 

 Hive-Cover," I will place it on all hives sent 

 out this j'ear, unless otherwise ordered. 



Write at once for large illustrated Cata- 

 logue for 3 895. giving full description and 

 prices of Higginsville Hive - Covers, Dove- 

 tailed Hives. Sections, Frames, Supers. Foun- 

 dation, Crates, Boxes, Smokers, Kxtractors, 

 etc. 



Write for prices on large quantities. 



E. L. Riiicaid, Wiilker, Vernon Co., Mo. 



Mention theA.ma'lcan Bee Jounwl. 



California 





If you care to Ijnow of its Fruits, Flowers, 

 Climate or Kesources. send for a Sample Copy 

 of California's Favorite Paper— 



The Pacific Rural Press 



The leading Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the Paciflc Coast. Published weekly, 

 handsomely illustrated, $2.40 per annum. 

 Sample Copy Free. 



PACIFIC RURAL, PRESS, 



1220 Market St., - SAN FRANCIS CO. CAL. 



BEGINNERS. 



Begfinners should have a copy of the 

 Amateur Bee-Keeper, a 70-pag-e book by- 

 Prof. J. W. Kouse. Price 25 cents; if 

 sent bymail. 2Sc. The little book and 

 the Progressive Bee-Keeper (a live, pro- 

 gressive 28-page monthly journal) one 

 year, 65o. Address any first-class dealer, 

 or 

 LEAHY MFG. 00., Higg-insville, Mo- 



APIARIAN SUPPLIES -^"^fl.^^f^Z. 



Keeper "—how to manage bees, etc.— 25 cts. 

 The "'Model Coop." for hen and her brood 

 Wyandotte, Langshan and Leghorn Eggs for 

 hatching. Cat. free, but state what you want 

 J. W. ROUSE & CO., Mexico, Mo. 



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BIG DROPS 



of water has made the vegetation. Now 

 the sun shines — the Honey wells up — the 

 Bees gather it, and every Bee-Keeper 

 should have all needed Supplies at 

 once. Catalogue Free, 



Thos. G. IVewman, ^%^^^^ltVili^r- 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS-CHEAP ! 



In Order to Reduce Our Stock, We Offer 



No. 1 CREAM SECTIONS - 4>4X4U3£7-to-lt. 



1?4, IJi. 1 15-16 and 2 inch : 



1000 for S1,.tO. 5000 at !S1.40 per M. 



10.000 at 11.35 per M. 



No. 1 WHITE SECTIONS — 5Hx6i4x2, open 



on two 5J4 sides : 



1000 for $2.50. 5000 at S2.35 per M. 



10,000 :it $2.25 per M. 



a. B. LEWIS COMPANY, Watertown, "Wis. 



WILLIAMS' Automatic Reversible Honey-Extractor. 



Terfect in Principle and Workings. Here is what 

 the veteran bee-keeper. N. E. France, of Platte- 

 ville. Wis., says of it: "I consider the Williams 

 Automatic Reversible Extractor head and shoul- 

 ders^above any T have ever used; and further- 

 more, consider it the best on the market." 



100 Italian Queens. 



Keared in 1894. We make the readers of the Bee 

 Journal A Special Offer, in order to have them 

 move off quickly: for the next 30 days we will 

 sell these Queens as follows: 



One Queen reared in 1894 $ .75 



6 Queens - " 4.00 



12 ■■ " •• 7.00 



These Queens were reared from fine stock and 

 are right in their prime ; they are a great bargain 



^~ For Prlce-List No. 2, of Extractors, Bees 

 J and Queens— address. 



) Van Allen & Williiiius, Barnum, Wis. 



p. S.— We have in one of our bee-yards, a few 

 Mlsmated Queens— to those that want them, 25c, 

 tor one, 5 for $1. Stamps taken for single Queen. 

 Send E.tpress Money Order payable at Barnum, or P. O, Money Order payable at Boscobel, Wis. 



Qcijjeral Mcn)B^ 



Bees Swarmed Nicely. 



We have had a very good time for bees in 

 north Texas this spring. Bees wintered 

 well, and have been swarming nicely. I 

 have US colonies in Simplicity hives, all of 

 which are in good condition. 



P. F. Gassawat. 



Floyd, Tex., May 2. 



Outlook is Promising, 



We have had frost every night for the 

 past week. Early blossoms are badly dam- 

 aged, and clover badly cut down. In the 

 midst of it all we are ever hopeful bee- 

 keepers. Bees seem to be in good condition. 

 There has been some loss through balling of 

 queens. Drones have been flying. On the 

 whole, the outlook is promising where bees 

 were well provided with winter stores. 



John McArthuk. 



Toronto, Ont., May 18. 



Hot Weather in California. 



We have just gotten over some of the 

 very hottest weather we have had at this 

 time of the year; it was hotter than I ever 

 felt it in June, when we get some of our 

 first hot weather of the year. It is now 

 cool and nice ; the indications now are that 

 it may rain in a few days. As a contrast 

 to our weather I notice by to-day's papers 

 that the Eastern denizens are having a big 

 freeze — vegetables and such things have 

 gone by the board. I am sorry for the suf- 

 ferers: but they should be in this State i£ 

 they want comfort. I trust that it will not 

 cripple the honey-business, too. 



W. A. Prtal, 



North Temescal, Calif., May 14. 



Using Old Hives — Kemoving Propolis. 



A correspondent complains that he has 

 been unable to induce swarms to accept old 

 hives, and contentedly make them their 

 home, I think if he will place, one, two, or 

 three frames of brood (in all stages of de- 

 velopment, but specially that which is un- 

 sealed) in a tolerably clean hive, he will 

 have little or no trouble in keeping his 

 bees. Every animal is inclined to remain 

 with its young, and bees are no exception 

 to this rule, particularly when the unsealed 

 brood needs feeding and nursing. 



I have found it a very convenient method, 

 to remove propolis from the hands, to 

 smear the propolis, rubbing it thoroughly 

 with lard, any soft grease, machine oil, or 

 any of the fatty oils, and then wash it all 

 oflf with soap and water, F. O. Blair. 



Trinidad, Colo, 



Bee-Keepmg in West Virginia. 



I put 38 colonies (all blacks) into winter 

 quarters about Nov. 10, 1894, but two of 

 them were queenless, and of course came 

 out this spring queenless, so I united them 

 with two others. 



I wintered them as follows : I put part 

 of my bees into an up-ground cellar, made 

 thus: Planked up and down with inch 

 lumber, tongued and grooved, ceiled inside 

 with inch lumber, filling a 10-inch space be- 

 tween with sawdust. The balance of the 

 bees I left on the summer stands, and put 

 on winter-cases 4 inches larger all around 

 than the hive, and filled the space between 

 with dry forest leaves. All 28 came through 

 the winter, but those wintered in the cellar, 

 or house, seemed to be in the best condition. 



My bees, during the last few days of 

 April and May until the 12th, seemed to 

 build up the fastest and gathered the most 

 honey I ever saw in this country for this 

 season of the year. But now, as I am 

 writing, the bees are perfectly dormant, 

 and remained in the hive all day yesterday 

 on account of a cold wave, and it snowed 



