1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Biggest Premium "We Ever Offered ! 



THE BEE-KEEPER'S GUIDE 



-OR- 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



PROF. A. J. COOK. 



This 15th and latest edition of Prof. Cook's magnificent book of 460 pages, 

 in neat and substantial cloth binding, we propose to give away to our present sub- 

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A description of the bonk here is quite unnecessary — it is simply the most com- 

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CoDTentlon notices. 



California.— The next meeting of the Tu- 

 lare County Bee-Keepers' Association will-be 

 held in Visalla, Aug. 14, 1895. All interested 

 are invited. J. E. Young, Sec. 



Visalia, Calif. 



Texas.— The Texas State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will meet at Greenville, Tex., Aug-. 

 21 and 22, 1895. Good premiums are offered 

 for best exhibits. All are invited to attend. 



Deport, Tex. W. H. White, Sec. 



Tennessee.— The next annual meeting of 

 the East Tennessee Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at Mulberry Gap, Tenn., on 

 August 16, 1895. The members are urjred to 

 attend and all bee-keepers are invited to be 

 present. H. F Coleman, Sec. 



Sneedville, Tenn. 



Wajits or Excliajiges. 



This department Is only for your " Wants" 

 or bona-fide '• Exchanges," and such will be 

 Inserted here at 10 cents a line for each 

 time, when specially ordered into this depart- 

 ment. Exchanges for cash or for price-lists, 

 or notices offering articles for sale, will not 

 be Inserted here— such belong in the regular 

 advertising columns, at regular rates. 



TO EXCHANGE- 

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-Bees and Queens for an 

 C. Morrow. 



Wallaceburg, Ark. 



TO EXCHANGE— Lossing's " Civil War in 

 America" (3 vols.), for Honey. Address, 

 J. C. York, Alliance, Ohio. 



Xlie 1S05 Crane Smoker, made 

 by The A. I. Root Co., of Medina, Ohio, is 

 a good one. I have been trying it this 

 year, and it exactly "fills the bill." Oh, 

 what a smoke it gives out! It holds flre 



well, too, and has a powerful blast. Among 

 the many other excellent implements used 

 in a well-equipped apiary, I doubt if there 

 is any that is so nearly perfect as the 

 smokers of to-day. And the Crane "gets 

 there." Price, by express, 1..50; by mail, 

 S1.S5. 



Hinders tor this size of the American 

 Bee Journal we can furnish for 75 cents 

 each, postpaid; or we will club it with the 

 Bee Journal for a year — both for SI. SO. We 

 have a few of the old size {(5x9) Binders 

 left, that we will mail for only 40 cents 

 each, to close them out. 



A Cirand Itce-Snioker is the one 



offered by W. C. R. Kemp, Orleans, Orange 

 Co., Ind. It has a 3-inch fire-barrel, burns 

 all kinds of fuel, and is simple, efficient and 

 durable. Send 100 cents for a sample 

 smoker, and you will have a rare bargain. 



Qci;)eral Itetrjs^ 



Bees Did Fairly Well. 



Bees here have done fairly well— marvel- 

 ously for such a season. 



T. F. Bingham. 

 Abronia, Mich., July 1. 



Good Prospects for Honey. 



Prospects are very good now for honey. 

 We have had quite a rain tor the last 36 

 hours, which will cheer up everybody, and 

 the bees, too, J. C. Knoll. 



Glenwood, Nebr., June 38. 



Busy on tlie Basswood. 



I keep 100 colonies of bees. I had heavy 

 loss last winter, but I have still a very good 

 number. They are very busy on basswood ; 

 they commenced gathering honey June 15. 



Quebec, Canada, June 37. M. Gagne. 



Satisfied with Bee-Keeping. 



We cannot get along without the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal. We have succeeded very 

 well in bee-keeping during the last few 

 years. My apiary now numbers 300 colo- 

 nies. Last year we sold about $3.50 worth 

 of honey, and expect to double the amount 

 this year. G. A. Creast. 



Mt. Airy, Va., July 1. 



Taking a Fine Crop of Honey. 



We are taking a very fine crop of honey 

 this season. Although 50 per cent, of cur 

 bees perished last year, in consequence ot 

 the great drouth, they have already more 

 than made up in increase this year. The 

 prospect for honey in Southern California 

 tor the future is booming. 



S. B. KiMMELL. 



Diamente, Calif., July 3. 



Drone-Trap — Good Results in 1894. 



I have a new trap — one ot my own make. 

 It is not like any old one that I have seen. 

 This one will catch drones as well when 

 they get out as when the trap is put on be- 

 fore they get out. It will catch them going 

 out or going in. My papa has 70 colonies 

 ot bees, and some ot them stored 100 pounds 

 ot comb honey last year, while all of the 

 reports I saw from this State said "no 

 honey." We have taken the " old reliable " 

 Bee Journal for five or six years, and like 

 it very much. J. H. Ditson. 



Hutton Valley, Mo., June 31. 



A Bee-Woman's Report. 



Every time I read the Bee Journal I feel 

 like writing something about my bees, or 

 asking some questions. There is no one 

 else in our town that keeps bees. Some 

 have tried, but they do not succeed, because 

 they know nothing about them. I love my 

 bees, and take the greatest interest in them. 

 I began with one colony, bought •• A B C of 

 Bee- Culture," and would read and then go 

 and look at my bees. I would read about 

 them every day, and look at the bees every 

 few days, until I became acquainted with 

 them, and could understand what I was 

 reading about. 



The second year 1 had three colonies to 

 start the season with, and from them two 

 swarms issued. I got no surplus honey 

 that year that was good ; the tew pounds I 

 did get was so poor we could not eat it — it 

 had a sour, bitter taste. 



The third year I had five colonies to 

 start with ; I had five swarms, making 10 

 colonies of bees, and I took 393 pounds of 

 honey. I think that did very well consid- 

 ering my experience and the location. I 

 live within live miles ot the heart ot Cincin- 



