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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



manner a close observer will detect 

 it at least three weeks before he would 

 see sunken caps. 



, I claim that the disease is caused by 

 unfit food, and most invariably 

 " honey-dew ;" and of course the 

 honey must be removed from the hive 

 before the disease can be cured. If 

 the bees continue to get this " honey- 

 dew " that gave them the disease, 

 why, any remedy will fail ! If the 

 flow of mean honey is of short dura- 

 tion, and they get little of it, it will do 

 them very little damage ; but if they 

 get a hive full of the stuff, and are 

 obliged to use it, it is sure death. I 

 mean the kind that is most unfit. 

 Some will cause the disease, but in so 

 light a form that it amounts to noth- 

 ing. 



I want to caution bee-keepers on 

 one particular point, and it is this : 

 Under no circumstances should they 

 use honey from the hive of a diseased 

 colony without first boiling it. If you 

 never neglect this caution, you can, 

 I believe, be successful every time 

 with Prof. McLain's remedy or Mr. 

 Cheshire's remedy. But if you neg- 

 lect what I tell you in this particular, 

 I know you will fail with Mr. Che- 

 shire's remedy, and I believe you will 

 fail with the remedy Prof. McLain 

 gives us. 



In my next article I want to say 

 something of the Jones remedy ; and 

 also something to those who do not 

 think the disease was " in my apiary." 



Mobile,? Ala. 



[This subject is very important, and 

 all apiarists should be informed on 

 the various phases of the disease, so 

 as to be able to detect it in any stage, 

 or in any of its different forms. 



The pamphlet on this disease, by 

 Mr. Frank Cheshire, will repay the 

 careful perusal of every one who 

 keeps bees, for he treats the subject 

 so thoroughly and practically, and so 

 carefully describes his experiments, 

 that it becomes exceedingly interest- 

 ing. — Ed.] 



For the American Bee Joumat 



The "Two-Part" Saper. 



J. M. SHUCK. 



tions may be the full depth of the 

 part-case or less. These supports 

 may be made of tin, as shown in the 

 cut, but they are not so substantial, 

 and are no cheaper. There are few 

 places in a bee-hive where even the 



of colonies of bees in California, the 

 only source of information being the 

 assessors' returns, which are always 

 under rather than over the mark. It 

 is certain, however, that tliere are 

 between 65,000 and 75,000 colonies, and 



The cuts show quite specifically the 

 offices of the different parts. The 

 sections are set in on part, and the 

 separators rest between the ends of 

 the rows of sections and the sides of 

 the super. Then separators protect 

 the sides of the super from deposits 

 of propolis, and prevent the end sec- 

 tions in the rows sticking to the 

 super. The blanks at the tops and 

 bottoms of the sections prevent the 

 deposit of propolis on the sections, 

 and as Dr. Tinker says of this super, 

 "The protection against propolis is 

 very perfect." 



The T-shaped supports for the sec- 

 tions are made of wood and metal, by 

 simply nailing hoop iron to the outer 

 edges of the partitions ; these parti- 



SUPER WITH UPPER PART LIFTED. 



best grades of tin are strong enough 

 for profitable use. 



The T-rails, as shown in this cut, 

 are nailed in place, and the super is 

 quite stiff and serviceable, and ought 

 to last during the life of the average 

 bee-keeper. The parts of the super 

 are easily slipped off the sections in a 



possibly more, and these are 'mostly 

 in the five southern counties — Ven- 

 tura,Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San 

 Bernardino and San Diego. 



The first bees introduced into the 

 State (four swarms in number) were 

 brought from INew York via Panama, 

 at great expense and trouble, and 



SUPER COMPLETE. 



body, and scarcely any scraping of 

 propolis is ever needed. The super is 

 invertible, no adjustments being nec- 

 essary except to place properly on the 

 hive. Bee-space is provided on both 

 sides of the super. 

 Des Moines,© Iowa. 



Country Gentleman. 



Honey Industry of California, 



G. F. WRIGHT. 



The bee and honey interest of Cali- 

 fornia has, since the settlement of 

 the State by whites, grown to the 

 most remarkable proportions. How 

 important it is, may be partially re- 

 alized when it is known that reliable 

 estimates put the probable yield this 

 season at considerably over 5,000 

 tons. There being no organization of 

 bee-men here, it is exceedingly diffi- 

 cult to arrive at an idea of the number 



when they reached California they 

 were readily sold for $200 per hive. 

 For some time thereafter not less 

 than $.50 a colony was paid ; but now, 

 so great has been the increase, it is 

 possible to buy them in good condi- 

 tion from $1 to $5. 



All through the southern part of 

 the State the traveler will find the 

 mountain canyons occupied by " bee- 

 ranches," as they are called, and the 

 owners of which will almost invaria- 

 bly be found to be men who have 

 come out here for their health. In 

 bee-keeping they find a combination 

 of healthful out-door employment,and 

 fair remuneration, which is the great 

 desideratum of many semi-invalids. 

 These ranches are mainly situated on 

 unsurveyed government land, and are 

 chosen for their proximity to an 

 abundance of natural bloom, and to 

 supplies of water. At first, many 

 paid all their attention to the bees, 

 and depended upon them entirely for 



