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egyptia:\ apiary. 



The eiiKiavins on this page represents the 

 apiary belonging to tlie Khedive of Eaypt. 

 It was tirst published in Milan, Italy, by 

 Sartori and De Rauschenfels, on the cover 

 of their "Apicoltura in Italy," and is there 



described thus : 



t 

 Pavilion apiary, for 100 colonies, designed 

 for the Khedive of Kgypt, and built under 



I'all Hoin-y.— The indications now 

 point to a good fall crop of honey. The 

 weather is rainy, the atmosphere hot and 

 damp, the growth of the fall flowers lux- 

 uriant, and if no unforseen calamity comes, 

 there certainly will he a good crop of fall 

 honey. 



Mr. Samuel Cushman, of Pawtucljet, R. 

 I., writes the following encouraging items 

 to the New England Homeatcud last week : 



In many parts of the country, the road- 

 sides and waste places are covered in the 



C. E. Watts, of Rumney, N. H., in 1886, 

 increased froui 1 colony to 6, and obtained 

 over 100 pounds of honey, mostly comb, all 

 but about 35 pounds of which was gathered 

 after golden-rod blossomed. Others in 

 Virginia, Maine and elsewhere have done 

 as well. 



Can You l>o AiiytUing: that will do 

 more to advance and defend the pursuit of 

 bee-keeping, than to aid its Weekly Ex- 

 ponent and Defender? The Ameiucan 



Pdcilion Apiai-ij of the Khedive of Egi/pt. 



the direction of Giorgio Sipos, pupil of the 

 establishment of Luigi Sartori. 



^hese hives are of the German type, with 

 three stories of frames and opening at the 



i^cw York Honey Ci-op.— Capt. J. 

 E. Hetherington, Cherry Valley, X. Y.. 

 writes thus concerning the honey crop of 

 Central New York, on Aug. U, ISSS : 



The crop of white honey in this section of 

 the State is light, our own being about one- 

 fifth of last season (our own last season vva* 

 good, exceptionally so). We have just had 

 a heavy rainfall, which, we think, will in- 

 sure a good crop of buckwheat, or fall 

 honey. 



fall vrith golden-rod and wild asters. Of 

 golden-rod there are many species, and of 

 the latter, often called frost-weed, several 

 sizes and colors, and most of these yield 

 honey. Coming so late in the season, when 

 there is little room to store it, and bees are 

 quieting down for winter, the honey is not 

 usually obtained as surplus. 



Rev. J. W. Shearer, of Tennessee, once 

 commenced in the spring with one colony, 

 increased to 5, and extracted 500 pounds of 

 aster honey, besides leaving a full supply 

 in each hive for winter. Aster honey is a 

 pale amber, very bright and clear, and in 

 flavor is delicate and delicious. That from 

 golden-rod is thick, darker, and stronger in 

 flavor. When extracted it is generally ob- 

 tained mixed. Both have a rank, weedy 

 odor when first gathered. 



Bee JornSAi. is the pioneer bee-paper of 

 America, and is fully entitled to the active 

 support of every progressive apiarist, for it 

 works constantly and faithfully for the best 

 interests of the pursuit. We therefore 

 specially request all our readers to use their 

 influence to double our subscription list 

 during the coming autumn. Reader, will 

 jou please send us a new subscription with 

 your renewal or before tliat time ? A good 

 weekly at one dollar a year is surely cheap 

 enough to conmiaiid patronage. 



AUner Brown, possibly the most ex- 

 tensive apiarist in Ingham county, Mich., 

 states that the honey yield this year will be 

 an absolute failure. His 41 colonies will 

 not produce more than enough to feed 

 them during the winter.— l'nisi/i(j Repub. 



