1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



595 



QuGstioi;)-Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Houie-]Madc or " Bouglilcn ' 

 Comb Foundalion. 



Query 987.— 1. Do you buy or make your 

 foundatioD ? 



2. About what proportion of our apiarists 

 do you think make their own foundation ?— D. 



J. M. Hambaugh — 1. Buy. 2. I don't 

 know. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1. I make. 2. I 

 can't say. 



B. Taylor — 1. I make my foundation. 

 2. I do not know. 



G. M. Doollttle — 1. Sometimes both. 

 2. About one-fourth. 



Eugene Secor — 1. I buy it. 2. Per- 

 haps one in a hundred. 



R. L. Taylor— 1. I make it. 2. At a 

 rough guess, one in fifty. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1. Buy. 2. Not 

 more than one in twenty. 



W. G. Larrabee — 1. I make it. 2. I 

 should guess about one-tenth. 



J. M. Jenkins — 1. I buy. 2. Not more 

 than one in a hundred, perhaps. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— 1. I buy. 2. I pre- 

 sume very few of the smaller ones. 



Rev. M. Mahin— 1. I buy it. 2. I do 

 not personally know any that make it. 



J. E. Pond— 1. I buy it. 2. Possibly 

 one in one hundred, but I don't know. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— 1. Buy. 2. I don't 

 know, but I think fewer than formerly. 



W. R. Graham — 1. I make my own, 

 and buy some. 2. About one out of a 

 hundred. 



E. France — 1. I make it. 2. Founda- 

 tion dealers can make a better guess 

 than I can. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. I have bought it so 

 far. 2. I do not know of one in this 

 part of Illinois that makes his own foun- 

 dation. 



C. H. Dibbern — 1. I have a good foun- 

 tion mill, and formerly made all my own, 

 and some to sell, but I now buy all I use. 

 2. Very few. 



P. H. Elwood— 1. I make Given foun- 

 dation for brood-frames, and buy Van 

 Deusen for surplus. 2. I don't know. 

 Probably less than a quarter. 



G. W. Demaree — 1. I now buy what I 

 use. 2. I do not know — not one in 

 twenty, I guess. When my apiary was 

 larger than it is now, I made my own 

 foundation, but it would not pay me 

 now. 



J. A. Green — 1. I always used to make 

 it. I buy what I use now, as I do not 

 have time to make it so as to have it 

 fresh, which would be my only object in 

 making it myself. 2. Only a small pro- 

 portion — less than 5 per cent. 



W. M. Barnum — 1. I have always pre- 

 ferred buying my foundation, as' I con- 

 sider that the cheaper and by far less 

 troublesome way. 2. Only about one 

 per cent, of the apiarists of my personal 

 acquaintance make it themselves, and I 

 doubt if that per cent, lasts long. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott— 1. I buy it, for 

 the same reasou I buy my flour — because 

 I think a man who devotes his time and 



energy to manufacturing a thing of this 

 kind, can do a better job than I can. 2. 

 I have no means of knowing. As bee- 

 keepers are supposed to be men of aver- 

 age intelligence, I should say very few 

 make it. 



H. D. Cutting — 1. I have made and 

 bought large quantities of foundation. 1 

 prefer to buy the brood, and make the 

 thin. 2. It would be a difficult matter 

 to say. but I think there are not as 

 many making foundation for home use 

 as there were a few years ago. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — 1. I buy all my 

 foundation (from whom I think is an 

 honest manufacturer of pure beeswax) 

 both for my own use and for my custo- 

 mers. 2. I think the percentage Is 

 small. I do not know of an apiarist in 

 this State (Nebraska) who makes his 

 own foundation. 



Allen Pringle — 1. I send the wax to a 

 maker and have it made as ordered. 2. 

 If you mean " our apiarists " every man 

 who keeps bees, I should say about a 

 quarter of one per cent, of them make 

 their own. If you mean simply those 

 who use foundation, I should guess 

 about 5 per cent, of them. 



Noii-Swarining Bees 



1 am rearing Queens Irom a strain of yeliow- 

 banded Bees that liave never been known to 

 cast a swarm ! Can any other bee-keeper 

 make such a claim ? These Queens are a beau- 

 tiful orange-color, very prolific, 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 any climate; and in most 

 cases can be handled without smoke or pro- 

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

 turn mail lor 200 Queens. Safe arrival and 

 perfect condition guaranteed : when other- 

 wise, another Queen will be sent by return 

 matl. 



Prices— One Queen. $1.00 ; three Queens, 

 $2.75; six Queens, $o.50; twelve Queens, $9. 

 All my Queens are mailed In self-introdui-ing 

 cages, and directions for safe introduction 

 with each Queen. 



Testimonials Just Received. 



Union. Maine, Aug. 17. 1895. 

 Mb. Alley:— I inclose $1 for a Queen like 

 that one sent In 1894. She was a good one. 



W. CAHnOLL. 



Olympia. Wash.. Aug. 16. 1895, 

 Mr. Alley:— The Queen you sent me lait 

 season Is the best one In my apiary. Find SI 

 lor another. H. Galloway. 



Woodbine, Iowa. Aug.. 1895. 

 Mk. 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. 



|^~ Don't fail to order one of these Queens 

 by return mail. You can test them before J uly, 

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

 troduce Queens. Address, 



HEKRY ALLEY, 



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West Virginia. —The Braxton County Bee 

 Keepers* Association will meet at Sutton. W 

 Va., Sept. 21, 1895. Everytjody invited to be 

 present. Jacob Frame, See. 



Sutton, W. Va. 



Kansas.— There will be a meeting of the 

 Southeastern Kansas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion in Foit Scott. Kans.. on Sept. 19, 1895. 

 All are cordially Invited to come and have a 

 good time. There will be a full program. 



Bronson, Kans. J. C. Balch, Sec. 



Minnesota. — The next meeting of the 

 Southern Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Winona. Oct. 15 and 16.1895. 

 All members are urgently requested to at- 

 tend. All bee-keepers and others Interested 

 are cordially invited. E. C. Cornwell. Sec. 



Wlaona, Minn. 



Nebraska.— The Nebraska State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will be held in the bee and 

 honey hall at the State Fair Grounds in 

 Omaha, each evening of Sept. 17, 18 and 19, 

 1895. A specially fine program has been pre- 

 pared, and all bee-keepers are urged to be 

 present. L. D. Stilson, Sec. 



York, Nebr. 



Wisconsin.— The Southwestern Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 meeting at Plittevllle, Wis., Oct. 8 and 9, 

 1895. "Come, every one." Don't get dis- 

 couraged if we haven't got a crop of honey. 

 We will have a good time at Platteville, just 

 the same Bring your wives and daughters 

 with you. Many interesting subjects will be 

 discussed. M. M. KiCE. Sec. 



Boscobel. Wis. 



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