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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAi.. 



The demand is good for extracted 

 honey from manufacturers who prin- 

 cipally buy Southern honey. But few 

 will buy clover or other varieties for 

 manufacturing purposes. 



Comb honey brings more now than 

 it will bring next Christmas, if our 

 experience of former years is a cri- 

 terion to go by. Editors are wrong 

 in advising bee-keepers to hold their 

 crop for higher prices. If we are 

 wrong, please let us know in due 

 time, and we shall acknowledge our 

 error. 



[We never advised any beekeeper 

 to hold comb honey till Christmas, 

 but we do think that October is early 

 enough to put it on the market.— Ed.] 



Feeding Brown Sugar to Bees.— E. 

 Lederman, Steinmetz,OMo., on Sept. 

 20, 1887, writes : 



My bees being short of stores, I 

 have to feed. For that purpose I 

 bought a quantity of light brown 

 sugar (see sample), it being a little 

 cheaper than white granulated. I 

 prepared it as Mr. Heddon advises in 

 the Bee Journal. Having boiled 

 one barrel of sugar, I began to feed 

 the bees on the top of the hives, but 

 the bees " snuffed " a little at that 

 stuff, and then left it alone. Think- 

 ing that the syrup might be too thick, 

 or had too much acid, I made it 

 thinner, but it was useless ; the bees 

 took a little more of it, and when 

 tasted, did not touch it a second time. 

 Please help me solve this puzzle. Had 

 I means to buy other white sugar, it 

 would be well, but 1 cannot afford it. 

 I am an old man. In preparing the 

 sugar, and in the management of 

 feeding, I have made no mistake. 



[As our correspondent says he used 

 the Heddon method (all but getting 

 the kind of sugar therein stated), we 

 referred the matter to him for reply. 

 —Ed.] 



In the spring when brood -rearing is 

 rife, bees would take this syrup, but 

 now (especially if a little cool) they 

 will not touch sugar syrup with the 

 cane flavor. I tried that on syrup 

 bought at a grocery, that was pure 

 cane, for I presume you are aware 

 that a pure cane syrup can be bought 

 at less price than even the common 

 glucose mixture. Now if the bees 

 still reject the syrup, Mr. Ledermann 

 had better boil it down until it will 

 stir to a "grain," and use it up in 

 cooking. Why did he not loholly fol- 

 low my directions, and buy granulated 

 sugar V He has now found that the 

 further way around is the nearest 

 way across.- James Heddon. 



when Reneiving your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 "bees to .lom with you In taking the Gej 

 Journal. It ie now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 Bending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It nlll pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRIETORS, 



923 A.925WESTMADIS0NST., CHICAGO (U. 

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business manager. 



^:|jiedal Notices. 



To Correspondents, — It would save 

 lis much trouble, If all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 tvrltingto this oBlce. We have several letters 

 some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-OtHce, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one po8t> 

 jtBce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



As tbere Is Another Srm in Chicago by 

 the name of " Newman & Son," we wish our 

 correspondents would write " American Bee 

 Journal " on the envelope when writing to 

 this office. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other ilrm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We ivill Present Webster's Dictionary 

 'pocket edition), and send it by mail, post- 

 paid, for two subscribers with $2. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them Instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



Red Labels for one-pound pails of 

 ttoney, size 3x4J4 inches. — We nave now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 250 for $1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $3.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



E. Dnncan Sntflfen, Advertising Agent, 

 3 Park Row. New York, inserts advertise- 

 ments in all flrst-class Newspapers and 

 Magazines with more promptness and at 

 lower prices tban can be obtained elsewhere. 

 He gives special attention to writing and 

 setting up advertisements in the most at- 

 tractive manner, and guarantees entire 

 satisfaction. In all his dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of flrst-class advertising mediums. Mailed 

 tree. 52A40t 



A Valuable Book Given Away.— Wo 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the A^fERICAN Bee Journal and 

 the New York ITorld- both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of these books^ bound in Leath- 

 erette Free Calf : 



History of the United States— from 

 432 to 1887.-320 pages.— Prioe, $2 00. 



History of England— from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useftil 

 knowledge. — tlO pages.- Price, $2.00. 



The extra 10 cents is for postage on the 

 book, which must be selected by the sub- 

 scriber at the time of sending the subscrip- 

 tion, and cannot be afterwards exchanged. 



The book selected will be mailed in a card- 

 board case, at the subscriber's risk ; if lost 

 it cannot be replaced. Be sure to write your 

 name, post-office, county and State plainly, 

 and then the risk of loss is very small. The 

 subscriptions can commence at any time. 



Kemember, the amount is $3.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



STveet Clover, (Melilotus alba), furnishes 

 the most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious honey, light in color, and 

 thick in body. It may be sown In waste 

 places, fence corners, or on the roadside. 

 Sow two years running, on the same land, 

 and the honey crop will be without inter- 

 mission. Money invested In Sweet Clover 

 Seed will prove a good investment. The 

 Seed may be obtained at this office at the 

 following prices: $6.00 per bushel (60 lbs.); 

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



Simmlns' Non-Swarming System. — 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorable terms, 

 that we will now club them with the Beb 

 JotTRNAL for one year, both postpaid, for 

 $1.25. We can supply all orders by return 

 mail. The subscription to the Bee Jour- 

 nal can be for next year, this year, or may 

 begin anew at any time. 



Enameled Cloth for covering frames, 

 price per yard, 45 inches wide, 20 cents ; if a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken. $2.25 ; 10 

 pieces, $20.00 ; if ordered by mail, send 15 

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Preserve yonr Papers fsr reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one freb 

 'f you will send us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



^P~ Sample Copies of the Bee Joubnai, 



will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 Intending to get up a club can have sampls 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview, by sending the names to this office, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



Ifncca Brashes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not Irritate the 

 bees. We can supply them at 5 cents 

 each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if sent by mail, 

 add 1 cent each for postage. 



