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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



\fuly 4, 



-notice- 

 To Bee - Keepers and Dealers. 



I have one of the largest Factories 1q the 

 West, devoted entirely to the manufacture of 

 Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Having made arrangements with the in- 

 ventor to manufacture the " Hlj^grinsville 

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

 out this year, 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, Extractors, 

 etc. 



Write for prices on large quantities, 



E. L. Kincaid, Walker, Vernon Co., No. 



Mention the A-incrlcan Bee Jourtial. 



California 





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It you care to know of its Fruits, Flowers, 

 Climate or Resources, send for a Sample Copy 

 of California's Favorite Paper— 



The Pacific Rural Press 



The leading Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the PaclBc Coast. Published weekly, 

 handsomely illustrated, $2.40 per annum. 

 Sample Copy Free. 



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BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of the 

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

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

 sent by mall, 28c. The little book and 

 the Progressive Bee-Keeper (a live, pro- 

 gressive 28-page monthly journal) one 

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

 or 

 LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



APIARIAN SUPPLIES X??^at^e?,=B^l 



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

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

 Wyandotte, Langshan and Leghorn Eggs foi 

 hatching. Cat. free, but state what you want 

 J.W. BOUSE & 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. 



Tlios. G. Kewman, 



147 South Western Ave. 

 CHICAGO, Il.Ii. 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS-CHEAP ! 



In Order to Reduce Our Stock, W^e Offer 



No. 1 CREAM SECTIONS -4i4x4i4x7-to-ft.: 



1%, 17s. 1 15-16 and 2 inch : 



1000 for »1. 50. 5000 at $1.40 per M. 



10,000 at $1.35 per M. 



No. 1 WHITE SECTIONS — 5^x6^x2, open 



on two 5Ji Bides : 



1000 for $2.50. 5000 at $2.35 per M. 



10,000 at $2.25 per M. 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY, Watertown, Wis. 



A NEW DEPARTURE! 



SP\i i Have cot 

 Tliey are 



; concluded to let every new customer have one 

 those hardy, gentle, prolific Northern-bred Queens— 

 ntested, either (iray Cariiiolaus or Golden Ital- 

 >iii». for 50 cents. Don't fail to try our Carnlolane. 

 They are a wonderful race of Bees, superior to all oth- 

 ers in many ways. We never saw foul brood or bee-paralysis. Untested Queen 

 _L>escri/>t /i^G- J-*j*ic'0-/^ist -Free 



1.50 



75c. : 6 for $4. 



27D2t 



F. A. LOCKHART & CO., LAKE GEORGE, N. Y. 



jf#^ Be sure to mention the American Bee Journal when you write. ,„^[ 



SMOKERS : MiVES 



Send for Circulars and Prices, to 



T. F. BINGHAM, ABRONIA, MICH. 



23Atf Please mention the llee Journal. 



NlJCtEUS Colonies. Italian Queens, Bee- 

 Supplies. G. M. Whltford, ArlinfTton. Neb 

 24A4t liLention the Ameriean Bee Jounuiu 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Mas No Sag in Brood-Frames 



Thin Flat-i;ottom FoiiiidatioD 



Has Ho Fishbone in ttii:' Suriilus Uon«f . 



BelDK the cleanest Is usually worked 

 the quickest of any Foundation made 



J. VAN DEITSEN & SONS, 



Sole Manufacturers, 

 Sprout Brook MoDtffomery Co.. N. T. 



Me7iti07h the A.inerlcan Bee Jounuu, 



Qerjeral \icn)s. 



"Good Old Times" Here. 



I am happy to say the " good old times " 

 have come again. Oh, what a honey-flow ! 

 Every thing is full and running over, and 

 basswood, sumac and sweet clover not out 

 yet. It appears every flower has honey in 

 it in great abundance this spring ; and as 

 yet very little swarming— in fact, I have 

 not had a swarm in June. But my May 

 swarms are working in the sections. Bass- 

 wood and sumac promises exceedingly well. 

 The limbs of the basswood trees are bend- 

 ing with the weight of the buds. The 

 weather is favorable. 



Chauncet RETNOLns. 



Fremont, Ohio. June 21. 



Spraying Blooming Fruit-Trees. 



I came near losing all my bees, as my 

 neighbors took to sprinkling the apple-trees 

 when in full bloom. They say they have a 

 right to spray their trees any time they 

 like. They sprayed their trees when the 

 bees were thick in them. But the next 

 night came a hard freeze and killed every 

 blossom — apple, plum, and cherry — so we 

 shall have no fruit this year. If people are 

 allowed to spray so, I may as well give up 

 bees entirely, as it will be no good, for the 

 bees cannot be shut up. If there is any 

 way to stop neighbors from poisoning or 

 spraying their trees when in full bloom, 

 please let me know. Geo. Hodges. 



Belmont, N. Y., June 4. 



[While there is not the least excuse for 

 spraying trees before the blossoms have 

 fallen, it cannot be made compulsory until 

 there is a law enacted on the subject. Bet- 

 ter agitate for a State law, if it is too big 

 a job to educate your neighbors by other 

 means.— Editor. 1 



A Young Bee-Keeper's Letter. 



Our bees wintered well, but this will be 

 a poor year for them unless we get a good 

 crop of fall honey, and that is doubtful. 

 Nearly all the basswood blossoms fell off. 

 Fruit-bloom did not amount to much. 

 There is some white clover, but if it does 

 not rain soon it will dry up. The bees get 

 a little hcney and pollen now and then ; the 

 honey comes from red raspberry bloom. 



We moved 20 colonies of bees in May. 

 We put the hayrack on the wagon, and put 

 three or four forkfuls of hay on. Then we 

 stacked the hives on it, the entrances facing 

 the center; we did not close them, because 

 it was so warm we thought the bees would 

 smother. We hauled the 20 colonies in one 

 load a distance of about three miles. When 

 we got about a quarter of a mile on our 

 way home, nearly all the hives were black 

 with bees. When we reached home they 

 were nearly all back in the hives again. 



We have three kind of hives now; one 

 holds eight frames, one nine, and the other 

 ten. We like the nine-frame the best. 



I do not think our bees will swarm much 

 this year. We have had a dozen swarms 

 so far. Our supers hold 28 sections, making 

 seven rows of sections in each super. In 



