THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS 0. NEWMAN, Editor. 



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Vol. lira. Sept, 28, 188'. No. 39. 



^'liilo <t bas seemed Impossible to have 

 our European visitors so time their travels 

 as to be here at the timeof ihe Convention 

 in the United States, we are pleased to learn 

 that our Canadian friends have Improved 

 the opportunity presented at the Toronto 

 Exhibition, to show their appreciation and 

 good will. Beekeepers of the United States 

 only lack the opportunity to do the same. 



A I.arser Crop of Applen, It is said, 

 will be grown if a colony of bees is placed 

 In the orchard. The pollen is rubbed from 

 their bodies asainst the pistils of thousands 

 of flowers, which thus become fertilized. 

 Many of the stransre freaks of hybridizing 

 varletieB, are due to the agency of bees. 



To ITIake Labels Adhere to Tin, an 



ezchanire Kays : "Tnke of flour G ounces, 

 of molasses !4 a pint, and of water I'/i pints, 

 and boll as usual for flour paste. Or. dis- 

 solve 2 ounces of resin in 1 pint of alcohol. 

 After the tin bas been coated with the solu- 

 tion, allow nearly all the alcohol to evapo- 

 rate before applying the label." 



Wliat a Woman can Do I— The follow- 

 ing is from the Nebraska Stnte Jnurnal, 

 concerning the display of honey, etc., in the 

 Horticultural Hall at the State Fair : 



This exhibit by Mrs. J. N. Renter, of 

 Columbus. Nebr., consists t)f cimb and 

 extracted honey, wa.v. and ap^arian sup- 

 plies. If is tastefully arraiiircd. Ftrikine- in 

 appearance, and Is adrnitied bv nil judges 

 to be the best exhiliit ever mnde in the 

 State, Various articles of the display were 

 awarded first premium, and the genr^ral 

 verd'Ct of all is that as ft bne keeper Mrs. 

 Heater has no equal in Nebraska. She has 

 studitdthe science for years, and has em- 

 barkf^d in the f-nterpripe in a r»"rplv business 

 manner. Such an exhibit as this is the hpst 

 means of getting before the pi'onle the faet 

 that for h- e-keepinB' the natural resources 

 of Neb'sska are among the foremost Stales 

 of the CJnton. This fact has been recog- 

 nized, but nevertheless there is a wide fleid 

 for labor in this direction, and the sooner it 

 is utilized the better, 



Nebraska Is an e.xoellent honey-produolng 

 State, and wo are pleased to note the above 

 Item, but do not insert It to disparage any 

 other aniarist of that enterprising State. 

 Still it shows what a woman can do.] 



Our European Visitors.— During the 

 Exhibition at Toronto, Ont,, wo are pleased 

 to note that the Toronto Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation held a special meeting on Sept, 15. 

 1887. to welcome Mr. T. W, Cowan, chairman 

 of the British Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 Mr. IvarS. Young, editor of the Norwegian 

 beeperlodl.-al. Our readers are well aware 

 that these gentlemen are on a tour of in- 

 spection among the bee-keepers of America, 



Among those present were. Rev, W, F. 

 Clarke, R, MoKnight, D, A. Jones, A, 

 Pringle, S. Cornell, R. F, Holtermann, M. 

 Eraigh. and Vice President J. B. Hall. The 

 latter called the meeting to order, and re- 

 quested Mr. R, McKnIght to read tho fol- 

 lowing address : 

 To Thnmns TVIUtnm Cnwan, Efq. : 



Prar Sin.— On behalf of tho bee keepers 

 of Ontario we bid you and Mrs. Cowan wel- 

 come to Canada. As chairman of the British 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, we recognize in 

 you the represcmative of a body of philan- 

 thropic gemleraen who devote much of 

 their lime to the promotion of apietiltural 

 knowledge amnnir the artisan and laboring 

 classes of your own country. 



We are not Ignorant of tho good work you 

 have accomplished. We know von have been 

 insiruraentftl in inducing thonsanda of your 

 countrxmen to embark in Ihe fascinating 

 work of bee keepintr. and thus si-end their 

 leisure hours in healthful, profitable em- 

 ployment. The fact that ttie Association of 

 which vou are the chairmHU (with Its 

 ftlhliated branches) numbers some ten th<iu- 

 sand members, atiesta the sucess of your 

 labors. We sincerely hope that you and 

 your assnc'ntes may be lontr spared to 

 prosecute the good work so well organized, 

 and so skillfully conducted. 



As proprietor and editor-in-chief of the 

 TlritUh Tif.p Jonrnnl you are better known to 

 the apicultural world than most of your 

 countrymen. Your published works on 

 soipntiflc and practical beekeeping have 

 won for you a name nnd a fame far bevond 

 vour own sea ir'rt home. We rejoice in the 

 opnorttinltv this visit alTords us of making 

 a closer and more personal acquaintance 

 with you. 



We indulc-e the hope that your present 

 visit to the UnitFd Slates and Canada, and 

 your pars'inal Intercourse with the leading 

 hce keener.s of both cnunlries. will increase 

 vour zeal In Ihe pond work of teachlnir men 

 the means and methods whereby the earth 

 mavbemadeto yield Its increase of delicious 

 nnd healthful nectar, which abounds in the 

 flora in the fields, nnd in the forests of most 

 countries. The extent to which the honey 

 Industry msy be developed In as vet but 

 little understood, and he who labors to 

 make It better known Is certainly doing as 

 much for mankind as he who makes two 

 bindrs of urass grow where but one flour- 

 ishpd before. 



We are eapeeinllv pleased that you so 

 timed your visit to Toronto as to be able to 

 wiinesnthp display of Canada's industrial 

 products now on exhibition here A careful 

 examination of these will hplp you to form 

 n Just estimate of what the people of ih'S 

 yonng counlrv hn^'e accomi>lished within 

 the prpspnt c-pneration. atid iri'-e yfiu an 

 idpa or the rpsourops of Ihe Dominion. It 

 will serve to provp to you that Canadians 

 are not drones in this hive of British colo- 

 nists, nnd mavhnp inspire vou with tho 

 common faith of our countrymen that, 



"Tf our past has records few 



In bailie sonif or glory. 

 Our future rises fair to view, 



fileam-pc- with morning's youthful dew. 

 And bright with coming glory." 



Accept this tr'flo ns a slight hut tangible 

 expression of respect and esteem for you. 

 an a man and n brother bee keener. We wish 

 you and Mrs. Co van a pleasant time while 

 you remain on Ibis side of the Atlantic, and 

 a safe return to your homo and family 

 beyond the s-as. 



Mr. McKnight also mnde an address of 

 welcome to Mr. Young, and expressed the 

 pleasure of the Association upon having 

 two sue distinguished visitors. Then Mr. 



Cowan was presented with a handsome 

 gold headed walking stick, and Mr. Young 

 with a beautiful meerschaum pipe and case. 



Mr. Cowan replied at length, detailing the 

 work of the British Bee Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, and paying a compliment to the dele- 

 gates who were present at the Colonial 

 Exhibition In charge of the Ontario honey 

 ex 1)1 bit, 



Mr. Young also expressed his thanks for 

 the hearty reception he had received from 

 the bee keepers in Canada. 



As Mr. Cowan had his large microscope 

 with him, those present were alTorded the 

 pleasure of examining through it many 

 things of Interest to them. A very pleasant 

 evening was spent, and one that will be 

 long remembered by those who wore 

 present. 



Honey Sugar.— In a German periodical 

 named the H'lnnverinhes MiQizin, it Is stated 

 the Jews In Moldavia have a method of 

 making honey into a hard white sugar, 

 which is employed by the distillers of Dant- 

 zic to make their liquors. The process con- 

 sists In exposing the honey to the frost 

 during three weeks, sheltered from Ihe sun 

 and the snow, in a vase of some material, 

 which Is a bad conductor of heat. The 

 honey does not freeze, but becomes bard as 

 sugar, transparent and white. 



We have a small can of sugar made from 

 hone.v, in our Museum, It was placed there 

 some ten years azo by Mr, T. S. Bull, who 

 made it. It Is good brown sugar, but Itfl 

 cost is too much to be profitable. 



Fall Flowers will help to fill up the 

 hives with honey for winter stores. Mrs. L. 

 Harrison, in the Pratrie Farmer, remarks as 

 follows about it: 



There Is plenty of time yet for bees to lay 

 nnsiorpsfor winter. Durine the summer 

 of laS.") there was hut little honev after the 

 mi'idleof June, and t thought I would have 

 tn feed manv colonies, and prepnrpd to do 

 it. Grasshopners were responsible in a 

 great measurp for the loss of the crop that 

 ppflson. as bees are very sensitive to smell, 

 and would not work on flowers where the 

 hoppers had been When I went to feed the 

 first colonv. the hive did not stand to suit 

 me. and T took hold of It to Hi it. when I 

 found it was too much for my strength On 

 invpstiiratintr, I found everv hive full of 

 rich, th'ck golden honev, which had been 

 gathered, as it were, diirintr the last davs of 

 grace jiisi hpfore frost. It was all gathered 

 during a week or ten days. 



A Cliapter from our pamphlet, " Honey 

 as Food and Medicine." may be found In the 

 "Bee-Keepers' Magazine" for September 

 (page 27.'>), credited to the " Parmer and 

 Dairyman. " and signed "Thomas Brafel, 

 Portland, March, 1887." There are twenty 

 places In the United States called Portland, 

 but the State Is omitted, of course, to cover 

 up the theft. We have seen It In the " Bee- 

 Keepers' Advance" and other papers. We 

 have no objection to such being cooled, but 

 we do not like to see it credited erroneously. 



Tlie October IVtimber of Frank Leslle'i 

 Sutiflav M'luaziiifi offers much to the reader, 

 and of so varied a character that every 

 class is sure to be pleased. Serial and short 

 stories, poems, essays, art and science make 

 up a very attractive table of contents. 



