1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



577 



Noii-Swarmiiig Bees 



1 am rearing Queens from a strain of yellow- 

 banded Bees tbat have never been known to 

 cast a swarm ! Can any other bee-keeper 

 make such ;i claim ? These Queens are a beau- 

 tiful orange-color, very prolitlc. and produce 

 handsome three-banded workers. The Bees 

 are great honey-gatherers, very gentle, enter 

 the sections readily, cap their honey snow- 

 white, and winter on the summer-stands in 

 perfect condition in auy climate; and In most 

 cases can be handled without smoke or pro- 

 tection of any kind. 1 can fill an order by re- 

 turn mall lor 200 Queens, trafe arrival and 

 perfect condition guaranteed ; when other- 

 wise, another Queen will be sent by return 

 mail. 



Prices— One Queen. $1.00; three Queens, 

 $•3.75: six Queens. $5. .50; twelve Queens, $9. 

 All my Queens are mailed in self-introdui:iug 

 cages, and directions for safe introduction 

 with each Queen. 



Testimonials Just Received. 



Union, Maine, Aug, 17, 1895. 

 Mr, Allev:— I Inclose $1 for a Queen like 

 that one sent in 1894, She was a good one. 

 W, Carroll. 



Olympia. Wash., Aug, 16, 1895, 

 Mr. Alley:— The Queen you .sent me lait 

 season is the best one in my apiary. Find $1 

 lor another. H. Galloway. 



Woodbine, Iowa. Aug-., 1895. 

 Mr. Alley:— I bought a Queen of you last 

 year. The bees are very handsome, good 

 workers, and have shown no signs of swarm- 

 ing. Send me one like her, B, L. Copeland. 



JS^ Don't fail to order one of these Queens 

 by return mail. Youcan test them before July, 

 1896. This is the best time in the year to in- 

 troduce Queens. Address, 



HEKRY ALLEY, 



36A WENHAM, Essex Co., MASS, 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has No Sag iu Brood-Frame* 



Thin Flat-Bottom FoiiiidatioD 



Has No Fisliboue id the Sarplos Honey. 



Being ttae cleaneBt Is usually worked 

 the quickCBt of any Foundation made 



J. VAN UEUSEN & SONS, 



Sole Manufacturers, 



Bprout Broofc Montgomery Co.. N. Y. 



Double-Barrelied Testimonials. 



When our rail way salesman went to Europe 

 to attend the Inter-National Railway Con- 

 gress, he carried a score of splendid testimon- 

 ials from officials of the leading lines in 

 America, We are not allowed to publish 

 them, but nearly all mentioned among other 

 reasons why they used the Page, that ■■itsuit- 

 ed the ad.ioinins farmers." Thus we are able 

 to ''stay on both sides of the fence," some 

 thing politicians c:ui't do. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



Globe Bee V'eii 



Mail for One Dollar. 



Five cross-bars are rivited In the 

 'centre at the top. These bend down 

 f iind button to studs on a neck-band. 

 The bars are best light sprin;; steel. 

 1 The neck-band is hard sprint; brass. 

 The netting is white with face-piece 

 of black to see threueh. 

 y It Is easily put totcether and folds 

 icorapactly in a case, lxGx7 Inches, 

 3— the whole weighing but 5 ounces. 

 It can be worn over an ordinary hat: fits any head; 

 doc^nutub^truct the vision, and can be worn In bed 

 without discomfort. It is a boon to any one whoir 

 flies bother, mosqultos bite, or bees sting, 

 Nets, 50 cts. each. 

 ^^ This Veil we club with the Ree Journal 

 tor oiie year-both for $1.75; or give free as a 

 fremium for sending us 3 New Subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal at $1.00 each. 



and friendly with them; talk to them, 

 handle them, and if one should resent your 

 caress by using its point of defense, you 

 should grin and bear it, and not be guilty 

 of any rash act, but in your mildest and 

 most persuasive manner, say to it that 

 such familiarity tends to breed contempt, 

 and kindly request it not to repeat the act. 

 It is certain to obey you. for it can do 

 that same unkind act but once, and if you 

 have but one bee, you will have no future 

 cause of complaint; but bear in mind, that 

 there are at least 30,000 more to deal with, 

 and your patience and perseverance will be 

 tried to the utmost, for they will all meet 

 you with an argument that is convincing, 

 and onethat sticketh closerthan anybody's 

 brother. 



Another point is, that they are never 

 idle. You know the couplet, 



" How doth the little busy bee 



Improve each shining iiour," etc. 



They do business through the back door 

 as well as the front door, on Sunday as 

 well as week-days. Their rule is to pay as 

 they go, and sometimes they pay without 

 going. This habit of industry is to be 

 emulated by their keeper, that he may in- 

 still it into his boys. 



As the raising of boys, as well as bees, is 

 a question to be discussed in this response, 

 I will pass to that part of my subject. As 

 there are not so many jiohiU to be handled 

 here, your time will not be heavily taxed. 

 It is very necessary that a colony of bees 

 should be a part of the belongings of the 

 man who owns a boy — not only to supply 

 him with a delicious food, but to teach him 

 habits of industry and lessons of economy. 

 If you do not want the worry, trouble and 

 anxiety of long years in raising that boy, 

 you can do it much quicker by calling your 

 bees to your assistance. Place one of your 

 most trusty and reliable pets on the seat of 

 a chair; cover it with a thin gauze to hold 

 it; direct your boy to sit down on the thin 

 gauze. If you have done your duty as a 

 parent should in training that boy to habits 

 of obedience, he will obey at once, and 

 then you need give yourself no further con- 

 cern, for that boy will raise himself without 

 assistance. 



Honey Almost a Failure, 



I commenced last spring with 4 colonies, 

 having wintered without any loss, I in- 

 creased them to 10 colonies. After swarm- 

 ing the honey season closed about the last 

 of June. Sourwood and basswood were 

 almost a failure, as it has been raining 

 nearly every day since July 1. K it con- 

 tinues raining, the bees have to be fed, or 

 starve, as the rain washes all the nectar out. 

 of the flowers. But we hope to have a fall 

 flow, which will save the bees from loss. 

 There are a good many bees kept in the 

 old-style box-hive, and such bee-keepers 

 would not take a bee-paper, as they " know 

 it all," but make but little money out of 

 their bees. But we hope that they will soon 

 learn bee-keeping as it is now practiced by 

 the best bee-keepers. Joe Stephenson, 



Bunch, Tenn., Aug. IT. 



False Pennyroyal — Fall Honey. 



I want to know what is the weed I here- 

 with send you. I found it in a neighbor's 

 fence-corners five or six weeks ago. The 

 bees work on it all day. There is only one 

 bunch of it, yet the bees seem to go as 

 crazy over it as they would over a frame 

 of honey. The plant seems in full vigor, 

 with a fair promise of yielding honey for 

 some time yet. 



My bees have worked on clover all 

 through June, July and August to date, 

 getting just honey enough to stimulate 



brood-rearing and swarming, I have bad 

 a number of swarms since July 20, and they 

 are still at it. 



I think the prospect is good for fall honey. 

 We have had lots of rain since May, which 

 is causing a rank growth of weeds, 



W, E. Burnett. 



Harrisburg, 111., Aug, 12, 



[The plant is Pyrnimthcmnm linifulia. some- 

 times called "false pennyroyal." It has 

 been noted for some time as a good honey- 

 plant. It belongs to the mint family, and 

 is one of our native prairie plants. — T. J. 

 BuRRiLL, University of llliuois.J 



Full of Faith for Next Year. 



The honey crop is light here again. I 

 have run tor increase largely this season, 

 and now have as fine a lot of colonies as I 

 ever owned, the hives filled with brood and 

 honey, I am full of faith for next year, 

 and am entirely happy, even if my answer 

 to Query tlSli (on page 5T0) does suggest the 

 blues. No, sir; I could not have the blues 

 it I should try. I will, like the bees, divide 

 the stores, and be happy, while there are 

 any ; then be content to suffer with the 

 rest. B. Taylor. 



Forestville, Minn.. Aug. '30. 



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