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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



torch of ripened experience a lit- 

 tle nigner with each succeeding 

 generation. — E. G. B. 



The Honey Crop Report 

 Since our August number went 

 to press it has developed that there 

 is a considerable area of usually 

 good noney pr|oducing territory that 

 has been too dry for best results, 

 'there is hardly a White clover pro- 

 ducing state but reports some en- 

 tire failures. It looKs now^ as if 

 Indiana was hit hardest by drought 

 and consequent failure of her honey 

 crop, with Illinois and Ohio a close 

 second. There is entire failure of 

 crop in a parft of the states of 

 Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa, Minne- 

 sota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New 

 York and other states. Reports have 

 reached this office to the effect 

 that in several of the above named 

 states, clover is killed out so there 

 is no prospect for a 1915 crop. 

 California will ship about an aver- 

 age amount east this Fall, although 

 several locations report a failure, 

 others have a good crop so there 

 will be several cars for the East- 

 ern market this year. While there 

 is a considerable sage or high 

 grade honey in the cost, a large 

 percent of the surplus reported thus 

 far is of an amber color, although 

 of fairly good quality for table 

 use. The Alfalfa district of the 

 west is having a usual crop with 

 an increase of bees, so more honey 

 than usual can be expected from 

 that source. Reports from the gulf 

 states show a normal to good crop 

 of surplus honey this year. At home 

 here in Michigan we have crops 

 all the way from a failure to the 

 best ever. The southern portion of 

 the state reports all the way from 

 a complete failure to an average 

 crop, while the Northern portion 

 has crops of honey varying from 

 ordinary to better than usual. Our 

 bees are located on the "divide" 

 and we secured a crop not so small 

 as the southern counties and not 

 so large as the Northern counties. 

 Although not all extracted yet this 

 18th day of August, think our 

 average will be not far from 60 

 pounds per colony of extracted 

 honey. 



advanced wonderfully of late. Es- 

 pecially has sugar advanced until it 

 now sells for twice what it did a 

 month ago. Honey should sell at 

 retail for a consideration more than 

 heretofore to keep up with other 

 advances. Beekeepers' supplies have 

 also advanced during late years, as 

 have nearly all commodities, why 

 not Honey? One fifty per gallon, 

 or ten pound pail in some cases is 

 none too cheap and is not enough 

 at times for best table stock. 



Important Notice 



Many producers will find them- 

 selves short of honey to supply 

 their customers this season on ac- 

 count of drouth or other causes 

 that make their crop short. To 

 hold one's customers and keep 

 them in the habit of eating honey, 

 a stock should be bought to sup- 

 ply this demand. To those members 

 who are short of honey and want 

 to buy of their more fortunate 

 brother to supply their home mar- 

 ket, we will list under a heading 

 of Honey Wanted, free of charge. 

 This list if well patronized ought 

 to help both the one who is short 

 and the one who has honey for 

 sale. This free list will be open to 

 producers only. Dealers will be 

 listed at the regular advertising- 

 rate of 50c each issue. 



In two months: In the Novem- 

 ber numberl of the Review MUST 

 be published any changes thought 

 best to make in our Constitution. 



At this time the suggested 

 changes to the Constitution worked 

 out by the Delegates at the St. 

 Louis meeting will be published 

 along with any other reasonable 

 suggestions that may be presented 

 before that date. Officers: especial- 

 ly local Secretaries who know the 

 wants of their individual branch 

 should take advantage of this op- 

 poiltunity to make their wants 

 known. Remember that this is the 

 last opportunity you will have to 

 offer suggestions to be acted upon 

 at the annual convention next Feb- 

 ruary. We know of no reason why 

 individual memberls cannot make 

 suggestions as well as officers. Let 

 them come along. 



An Opportune Time to Advance the 

 I*rice of Honey at Retail 



Nearly all food products have 



The Vogeler plan of strengthen- 

 ing foundation by painting the 

 foundation w^ith beeswax along to- 



