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ducer, and would doubtless prove of 

 value in this climate. We procured 

 some seed two years ago and distributed 

 it among florists for propagation, but 

 none of the seed germinated. Other 

 attempts to propagate may produce 

 better results. 



The Hoy a Cornosa or wax plant ex- 

 ceeds any bloom we know of in the 

 production of nectar, except the bloom 

 of the banana. The former may be 

 readily propagated from leaves or slips, 

 though it is of slow growth ; but to 

 make amends for this, the plant lives 

 long and prospers under proper treat- 

 ment. The older it grows the more it 

 blooms, and the greater quantity of 

 nectar seems to be secreted. We have a 

 plant that was in bloom when purchased, 

 16 years ago, and though often neglectd 

 and poorly treated, it is to-day profuse 

 in bloom, and very vigorous in growth, 

 and it seems to adapt itself to very 

 warm weather, though it does not pros- 

 per unless somewhat sheltered from the 

 hot sun. — C. N. Wilson, in the Pacific 

 Rural Press. 



September Work in the Apiary. 



During the earlier part of this month 

 the apiarist should look over all his colo- 

 nies and see that every one has a good 

 laying queen. If any are missing they 

 should be supplied with one at once. 

 Do not defer it, as it is very important 

 that they should have one in time to 

 have plenty of brood by the time cold 

 weather begins. 



The amount of honey each hive con- 

 tains should also be carefully noted, and 

 marked on it. The only accurate way 

 to tell how much each hive contains is to 

 weigh several combs, of difl:'erent amounts 

 of honey, and thus get a good idea of the 

 quantity contained in the frames. Then 

 take out every frame in the hive, one at 

 a time and add the amounts together. 

 This will enable you to guess at the 

 quantity contained in each one pretty 

 accurately. 



Then each colony should be fed enough 

 sugar syrup to make 20 or 25 pounds of 

 food per colony. The best feed that 

 can be given is good, "confectionery A" 

 sugar syrup. To make this, take 4 

 pounds sugar and 1 quart of water and 

 heat until it just begins to boil. This 

 is all that is necessary. If you have a 

 good queen in each colony, and bees to 

 cover eight or ten frames, with 25 

 pounds of good honey or sugar syrup 

 there is scarcely any risk in wintering 

 every one of them. — Indiana Farmer. 



Uniting' After-Swarms. 



There may be after-swarms, having 

 young, vigorous queens, which are not 

 populous enough to keep up the required 

 heat during the Winter, or have not 

 sufficient stores to last until flowers 

 bloom, which may be utilized in this 

 way : Remove the old queen who has 

 served her day and generation, and 

 introduce the young one. Many old 

 queens die during the Winter, and it is 

 discovered in the Spring that the colony 

 has laying workers. The young queen 

 should be caught and caged, the old one 

 destroyed, and the caged one put be- 

 tween the frames. 



In whatever way the queen-cage is 

 made, it should be plugged up with 

 candy, in such a way that the bees may 

 release the imprisoned queen at leisure, 

 and the colony should not be disturbed 

 for several days. 



Many a fine queen has lost her life by 

 the hive being opened too soon, which 

 frightened the bees and caused them to 

 ball and destroy her. When the young 

 queens have been removed from the 

 after-swarms, the hives containing the 

 bees should be brought together, and 

 hay or grass put over the entrances to 

 cause them to mark their location. 



After a day or two, select the combs 

 containing brood, if there is any, and 

 those with the most honey in them, and 

 put them together in an unoccupied 

 hive. The bees should all be brushed 

 off in front of it, and driven in with a 

 little smoke. — Orange Judd Farmer. 



4JonTentiou IVotice^. 



i3^The Capital Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 meet in the Supervisors' Room of the Court House, 

 at Springtield, lib., on Oct. K). 1891. at 10 am. 



C. B. YocoM, See., Sherman, Ills. 



3^^ The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold iis next meeting on Wednes- 

 day ana Thursday, Oct. 14 and 15, l89l,atFennimore, 

 Grant Co., Wis. 



Bexj. B. Rice, Sec, Boscobel, Wis. 



6^" The isth semi-annual convention oi the Miss- 

 ouri State Bee-Keepers' As-ociation will be held at 

 Sedalia, Mo., on Wednesday and I'hursday, Oct. 7 

 and 8. 1891. Rates for those attending are promised 

 at ihe Sicher and Kaiser Hotels at $1.50 per day 

 each. All persons so desiring are requested to make 

 apiarian exhibits. A cordial invitation to attend 

 the convention is extended to everybody. 



J. W. Rouse. Sec, Mexico, Mo. 



i,W The Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 hold its annual c invention at the Commercial 

 Hotel, corner ot i-ake and Dearborn Streets, in 

 Chicago, Ills., on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 

 and 20, at 9 a.m. Arrangements have been madi- 

 witn the Hotel for back. rv>om, one bed, two persont-. 

 $1.75 per day, each ; front room, $2.o<jper day for 

 each person. This date occurs during the Exposi 

 tion, when excursion rates on the railroads will hi; 

 one fare for the round-trip. 



W. Z. HrrcHixsoN, sec 



