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VOL. XXVII NORTHSTAR, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 1, 1915 No. 2 



We are a few days late mailing this 

 number of the Review on account of 

 wanting to get in material not avail- 

 able earlier, relative to the National 

 Convention at Denver. On account of 

 the Editor attending the National con- 

 vention in Denver this month, and in 

 hopes of having something to say 

 relative to said convention in the 

 March number, this next March num- 

 ber will in all probabilities be a, few 

 days late in reaching you. 



Truly the winters in the south are 

 as varied as the summers. Last year, 

 at this time, the bees were almost 

 hibernating, not a patch of brood as 

 big as your hand in any of the hives, 

 even over on the east coast, where 

 they seem to begin breeding earlier 

 than here, in the high pine section. 

 Tcdiiy, December 26th, the bees at the 

 "Inrinoke" yard below New Smyrna, 

 have all of them brood in some stages, 

 from two frames, to brood in five 

 frames. And, surprising as it is to 



us, we found the stronger colonies 

 actually sealing and capping honey, 

 in the third story! It was from the 

 silver maples, and gave a clear, yel 

 lowish honey, that was pleasant to 

 behold and of fairly good flavor and 

 body. You might have "knocked us 

 over with a feather," so great was 

 our surprise on making this discov- 

 ery. It is extremely unusual at this 

 season of the year. Have any of our 

 readers ever tested honey they knew 

 was from maple? (E. G. B.) 



We quote from a private leter from 

 Chairman Foster as follows: "You 

 may depend upon it, this convention 

 will surprise you in size, enthusiasm 

 and hospitality." (It does begin to 

 look as if those big western beemen 

 v/ere going to do things large at this 

 National meeting, especially does it 

 look so, when we realize they will 

 undertake to banquet, perhaps, three 

 or four hundred members, which may 

 cost them a dollar a plate. — Ed.) 



