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EDITOR. 



VoLnVIII, Sent. 17, 1891, No. 12. 



Editorial Buzzijigs. 



Canada has realized but a poor 

 honey crop this year, on an average. In 

 some localities there was a liberal yield ; 

 in others, but little was gathered. This 

 is a summing up of the reports received 

 at this office. 



Tlie Corn Palace at Sioux City 

 opens on Oct. 1, and closes on Oct. 17. 

 What arrangements have been made for 

 an exhibit of honey ? We have heard of 

 none. There certainly ought to be an 

 apiarian exhibit there. 



Augfust was a good month for the 



apiarists in some localities. The Ne- 

 braska Bee-Keeper says that it was the 

 best month in the year in that State — 

 giving "more honey and more swarms." 

 In other localities no honey worth men- 

 tioning has been gathered since June. 



Tlie Accident which happened 

 to Mr. F. H. Macpherson, assistant 

 editor of the Cmmdian Bee Journal, 

 several months ago, has proved itself to 

 be more serious than was at first antici- 

 pated. The last issue of that periodical 

 contains the following notice : 



Latest reports from Mr. F. H. Mac- 

 pherson, say that he has not yet 

 recovered. He has severed his connec- 

 tion with the D. A. Jones Co., and also 

 his assistant editorsliip of the Journal. 

 We hope a few months more rest will 

 restore him to his former vigor. 



Oround Cork is superior to chaff 

 for cushions to cover frames during 

 Winter. It absorbs more moisture than 

 chaff, and retains the heat. It does not 

 become moldy, and is quite inexpensive. 

 It can be obtained at this office. 



Xlie Honey Crop is not abun- 

 dant this year anywhere. Oleanings for 

 Sept. 1 gives us the following item : "A 

 correspondent writes : ' Only a small 

 portion of the California bee-keepers are 

 happy this year, as the honey crop is 

 almost an entire failure. San Diego 

 County,' he adds, 'sends in the best 

 report ; but there is only one-fourth of 

 a crop for other sections.' While this is 

 discouraging for California bee-keepers, 

 it means a stiffening of prices on eastern 

 honey — a fact that our producers should 

 bear in mind, as well as commission 

 merchants." 



As a Trade-Mark: for honey, 

 there can be nothing better than excel- 

 lence of the commodity, with a nice 

 label, giving the apiarist's name and 

 address. 



Beetoee Beet»ee is the name of a 

 resident of Beeville, Bee County, Texas. 

 That State is a great country for bees, 

 and it is no wonder that Bee County 

 should have so many bees in its hive of 

 industry. 



