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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Granulated Comb-Honey. — Mr. C. 



W. Conner, of Ashton, Iowa, asks to 

 have these questions answered in the 

 Bee Jouenal : 



I want to know liow to keep honey, in 

 sections, from granulation ? Can it be 

 melted again after it has once granu- 

 lated ? 



To prevent comb-honey from granulat- 

 ing, it should be kept in a warm room, 

 with a free circulation of air. In such a 

 place, granulation may be kept off as 

 long as possible. A cool, damp place 

 will ruin any honey in the comb in a 

 short time. When once granulated, we 

 know of no way to liquefy it except to 

 melt the honey and comb, the wax will 

 then cake at the top, and can be re- 

 moved. Even then, the honey will 

 granulate again, if allowed to stand ex- 

 posed to the air. 



The Newaygo County, Mich., 

 Farmers' and Bee-Keepers' Institute will 

 be held at Fremont, Mich., on Feb. 26 

 and 27. George E. Hilton, of Fremont, 

 is the Secretary, and programmes can be 

 obtained of him. 



Dead- Air Space. — J. A. Nut, of Belle 

 Vernon, Pa., asks: "Is one inch of 

 dead-air space as good as three inches?" 

 As all that is necessary is to have the 

 two walls separated, a small space is as 

 efficient as a large one. If the space is 

 to be filled with chaff, leaves, etc., then 

 use 3 inches, or even more. 



Catalogxies and Price-Lists for 1891 

 have been received from 



A. A. Weaver, Warrensburg, Mo. — 16 

 pages — Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Burdsal Apiary and Supply Factory, 

 Lebanon, O. — 12 pages — Supplies for 

 the Apiary. 



Luther & Horton, Redlands, Calif. — 4 

 pages — Italian Queens. 



Page, Keith & Schmidt Co., New Lon- 

 don, Wis. — 16 pages — Bee-Hives and 

 Supplies. 



Jenkins & Parker, Wetumpka, Ala. — 

 60 pages — Bees and Bee-Keepers' Sup- 

 plies. 



Illinois State Convention. 



It is important that the State Associa- 

 tion be formed at once, in order to be 

 prepared for the Columbian Fair. We 

 invite special attention to the following 

 notice : 



The Capita] Bee-Keepers' Association 

 is located at Springfield. P. J, England, 

 President, and myself Secretary, con- 

 stitute the executive committee, and it 

 seems that the duty of action naturally 

 devolves on us. That action should be 

 prompt — while the State Legislature is in 

 session. We accordingly met, and de- 

 cided in accordance with your sugges- 

 tion, to meet at an early date, and invite 

 the bee-keepers throughout the State to 

 come and organize an Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Society. Therefore, the Capi- 

 tal Bee-Keepers' Association will meet 

 in the Supervisors' Room of the Court 

 House, at Springfield, Ills., on Thursday, 

 Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. Why cannot each 

 county in the State be represented ? 



C. E. YocoM. 



Sherman, Ills., Jan. 30, 1891. 



Dr. Miller sends us this characteristic 

 reply to a question on page 130, which 

 we most fully endorse ; 



Mr. A. J, Duncan asks for something 

 fresh in the line of Italianizing ; evidently 

 wanting something later than books or 

 back numbers of the Bee Journal, to 

 which he asks not to be referred. For 

 my part I do not know anything later or 

 better ; but hope, if his search is success- 

 ful, he will give us the benefit of it in 

 the Bee Journat.. C. C. Miller. 



London, Ohio, has an attack of the 

 "nuisance " fever. The Council has an 

 ordinance before it intending to drive 

 bee-keeping out of the limits. Mrs. M. 

 P. Raybun has an apiary there. The 

 Union has deluged the Council and 

 officers with the decision of the Supreme 

 Court of Arkansas — declaring that bee- 

 keeping is not a nuisance, and awaits 

 the result. 



The Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac 

 Co. (Mich.) bee-keepers will meet in 

 Carb, March 11 and 12, 1891. The 

 editor of the Bcvlew expects to be pres- 

 ent and read a paper on the " Different 

 I Varieties of Bees." — Brvmv. 



