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mountains, but in the valleys the yield 

 was much less. 



Some Italian bees have been brought 

 into the mountain? 8 miles south of my 

 place. They are in the timber, and will 

 supersede the black bees. 



Our roadsides are golden with the 

 bloom of Fall weeds, on which the bees 

 are working. Smart- weed is also in 

 bloom, and bees are working on it in the 

 morning. I seldom see the bees working 

 on golden-rod. 



Apple Grove, Ala., Sept. 12, 1891. 



Honey-Bew or BnrJnice. 



OLIVER FOSTER. 



No one who has read the Bee Journal 

 can doubt the sincerity of its editor in 

 his fearless defense of the rights of bee- 

 keepers, and in his efficieut services for 

 the promotion of their interests. 



The readers of a periodical are some- 

 times responsible, however, for the best 

 application of the editor's efforts in their 

 behalf. The severe condemnation of 

 honey-dew or "bug-juice," and those 

 who sell it for honey, are applicable to 

 some specimens of that article I have 

 seen, but not to all. 



The nectar produced by aphides in 

 this section this season is of very fair 

 quality. It sells readily in our retail 

 markets at 5 cents for extracted, and 8 

 cents for comb, while the best white 

 clover and linden honey sells at 8 cents 

 for extracted, and 15 cents for comb. 

 While some do not like the honey-dew 

 (and I include myself in the number), I 

 find many who do, and some who prefer 

 it to white clover or basswood honey, 

 among whom are people of refined tastes, 

 such as our postmaster, our railroad 

 agent, etc. 



My largest sales are to those who have 

 used it, and order it the second and 

 third times. It has shown a remarkable 

 medicinal value in promptly curing a 

 severe case of throat and lung trouble 

 of long standing. I call it honey-dew, 

 and explain its source only wh«n asked 

 to do so. A proper explanation will not 

 change the attitude of a fair and rea- 

 sonable mind. 



As for appropriateness of names, I 

 think the term "dew" is more appro- 

 priate for this kind of nectar than it is 

 for that which exudes from the plants, 

 since dew is always deposited— it never 

 exudes. 



To ray mind, it would be as elegant, as 

 appropriate, and as near correct to use 



the term "cow-juice " when speaking of 

 milk, as it is to call the natural secretion 

 of the glands of the aphis, " bug-juice." 

 Mt. Vernon, Iowa. 



[We admit that there are different 

 qualities of so-called honey-dew, and 

 that even the bug-juice varies in kind, 

 but for all that it is not honey, and 

 should never be sold for honey. 



Milk is a natural product, common to 

 animals, including humanity. As it is 

 in no sense exclusively a product of the 

 cow, it would be sheer nonsense to call 

 it " cow-juice !" There is no similarity 

 between the two terms. The secretions 

 of the aphidf© are neither honey nor 

 dew, no matter how often, nor by whom 

 they are so called. — Ed.] 



Halfliiaiiil Bee-Keesers' ConyentiOD. 



F. A. ROSE. 



The Haldiraand Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion met in the new High School build- 

 ing, at Hagersville, Aug. 29, 1891. 



Meeting called to order by the Presi- 

 dent. The Secretary being absent, Mr. 

 F. A. Rose was elected Secretary pro 

 tern. 



The attendance was not large, owing, 

 no doubt, to the poor season. 



Reports of 16 persons present were as 

 follows : Bees — 466 colonies in the 

 Spring; increase 22; honey — 7,530 

 pounds of extracted, and 880 pounds in 

 the comb. 



HOW TO prepare BEES FOR WINTER 



was the first subject. Out-door winter- 

 ing was preferred by all present. 



Mr. Kindree thought that plenty of 

 bees, a good prolific young queen, and 

 plenty of good stores was the main 

 thing. 



Mr. Armstrong concurred in what the 

 others said, and said that a box that 

 would keep out water, and large enough to 

 admit of 6 inches of packing all around, 

 was necessary. 



Mr. High — Is it necessary to have 

 packing under the hive ? 



Mr. Armstrong — Yes, as it keeps the 

 bottom dry, and, of course, warmer. 



SPRAYING FRUIT TREES 



was discussed at some length. It was 

 thought best to try to convince fruit- 

 growers that they were injuring them- 

 selves, 9,nd not ipjuring the codling moth 



