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form, and the most difficult of all. He 

 had to go into the room where the 

 king's three daughters were sleeping, 

 find out which was the youngest, and 

 the most beloved, and wake her. 



The sisters exactly resembled each 

 other ; the only thing by which they 

 could be distinguished was that before 

 they went to sleep, the eldest had eaten 

 barley-sugar, the second a little syrup, 

 and the youngest a spoonful of honey. 



But in the midst of the youth's 

 trouble and wonder how he should find 

 out which was the youngest daughter, 

 in came the queen-bee whose community 

 he had saved from the fire, and she went 

 to the mOuths of the three sleepers and 

 quickly discovered by the breath of the 

 youngest that she had eaten honey. She 

 remained on her mouth, and the youth 

 knew by this which of the king's daugh- 

 ters to awaken. No sooner had he done 

 so than the castle was disenchanted, and 

 all who had been turned to stone re- 

 sumed their proper forms. 



The simple brother married the 

 youngest daughter of the king, and be- 

 came king after her father's death. His 

 brothers married her two sisters. After 

 all, it was better to be simple and kind 

 hearted than clever and cruel. 



Pntti«g Bees into Winter Qnarters, 



November is usually the month that 

 the severe weather of the Winter season 

 commences. When it once gets cold and 

 has the appearance of remaining so, 

 then it is time to put the bees into 

 Winter quarters, and not before. 



It is a mistake to put them in special 

 Winter repositories when the first tem- 

 porary cold weather is experienced, as 

 they soon get uneasy if it becomes warm; 

 and it is advantageous to have them fly 

 as late as possible. 



When putting bees into the bee-house 

 or cellar, they should be prepared just 

 the same as those out of doors, except 

 the packing. Use carpet or duck for 

 covering the frames. 



If any are short of stores yet, fill an 

 empty comb with syrup and place it in 

 the hive. This can be done in pretty cold 

 weather and disturbs the bees but little. 



The colonies left on the summer stands 

 should have some kind of wind-break. 

 If possible, the apiary should be pro- 

 vided with a high tight board fence. 



In removing the bees from their sum- 

 mer stands they should be handled care- 

 fully, and it must be cold enough to keep 

 the bees from flying.— J?id,mna Farmer. 



COl^VE^TIOM I>IR£€TOR\. 



Time and place of meetina. 



1891. 



Nov. 19, 20.— Northwestern, at Chicago, Ills. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson Sec. Flint Mich. 



Dec. 2, 3.— Eastern Iowa, at DeWitte. 



Frank Coverdale, Sec, Welton, Iowa. 



Dec. 8, 11.— North American, at Albany, N. Y. 

 C. P. Dadant, Sec, Hamilton, Ills. 



Dec 16, 17— Illinois State, at Springfield. 



Jas. A. Stone, Sec, Bradfordton, Ills. 



Dec. 31.— Michigan State, at Grand Kapids. 

 Geo. E. Hilton, Sec, Fremont, Mich. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— P. H. Elwood.. ..Starkville, N. Y 

 Secretary— C. P. Dadant Hamilton, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon ..Dowag-iac, Mich. 

 Sec'y and Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago. 



Bee aiid Poiiei] Gossip. 



j^" Do not write anything for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 interfering with either part of the letter. 



Bees Unprofitable. 



Bees have not done well here this 

 year. Mine are nearly all dead. I 

 thought for awhile it was foul-brood, 

 but now I think that it has been caused 

 by the loss of queens from old age, as 

 we have had very few swarms for two 

 years, having had unfavorable weather 

 in the Spring, each year. There are so 

 few honey-producing plants here that 

 the zeal of bee-keepers will cool off 

 sooner or later. J. M. McDaniel. 



Peoria, Tex. 



Introducing- Old Virgin Q,ueens. 



Breeders of queens have advertised 

 virgin queens for sale during the past 

 season, and no doubt many of them have 

 been sent out all over the country. It 

 occurs to me that it would be interest- 

 ing to have reports through the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal as to what success 

 has been met with in the introduction 

 of these " old virgins" received through 

 the mails, following the directions sent 

 with the queens. I will begin the re- 



