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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



being California sumac; the so-called 

 wild alfalfa (hosarkia glaber); "wild 

 buckwheat" (an eriogonum); the cof- 

 fee-berry; and in the north, the lipia. 



The state has a good Foul Brood 

 Law, providing for an inspector for 

 each county where the beekeepers de- 

 mand one. The system of inspection 

 has been thorough — the inspector 

 giving his entire time to the work 

 during the months of the year when 

 inspection is practical. In this way 

 American Foul Brood has been great- 

 ly decreased and is altogether under 

 control. European Foul Brood exists 

 in some localities, but we hope to be 

 able to stamp it out. 



The California law forbids the mov- 

 ing of bees from one section to an- 

 other without a certificate of health 

 from an authorized inspector. 



Almost all of the beekeeping coun- 

 ties have county clubs. We consider 

 these a great advantage to us in se- 

 curing our supplies and in keeping- 

 prices where they belong, as well as 

 in keeping in touch as a mental and 

 social stimulus. 



Among our leading beekeepers — 

 those who number their colonies by 

 the hundreds and in some instances 

 by the thousands — are Messrs. Men- 

 delson, Emerson Brothers, Hauser, 

 Hogaboom, George Joplin, Mercer, and 

 Culver. 



We have a growing number of good 

 queen-breeders, among whom are 

 Ralnh Benton, Henry Perkins, W. H. 

 Rails, and George J. Brown. 



Italians are mostly in use here, 

 though Cyprians, Carniolans, and 

 Caucasians to some extent, and of 

 course there are plenty of hybrids. 



Out-of-DoorWintering of Bees 



(Continued from page 48) 

 spring. 



If you had a thrifty young queen 

 early in the fall to rear brocd so 

 that they had a nice cluster of 

 young bees to start with, they will 

 surely be in nice shape to start the 

 heavy early flow; but if the queen 

 was old and did not lay much in 

 the early fall, these old bees will 

 dwindle out In the spring and if 

 the season has been rather backward 

 will likely all die before young bees 

 can be reared to take their place. 



Now, really, there are but a few 

 things to see to, to winter success- 

 fully, and if you do look after them 

 you will surely succeed, but if you 



neglect them you will fail. You older 

 apiarists know the secret to 

 success. I'll go over the list of 

 things to be done, just for the sake 

 of the novice and as a reminder. 

 Here it is— simple, but absolutely 

 necessary to success: Any kind 

 of a hive, but a good thrifty queen, 

 a fair amount of young bees, plenty 

 of good stores, (nothing better 

 than good granulated sugar syrup) 

 and the colony stored in a good 

 cellar or packed warm and dry out 

 of doors, will winter in nearly every 

 case. 



(Concluded in March Number) 



The Review Half Paid For 



On January 1st, we paid our inter- 

 est on the Review Debt, $42 from the 

 general fund, as usual, and on the 

 same date paid .$200 on the principal, 

 from the Review debt subscription 

 list. This makes $500 and interest 

 paid, making the Review half paid for, 

 leaving the subscription account stand 

 thus: 



Amount previously acknowl- 

 edged $10.35 



.James M. Mundell, Hobart, Ind. 2.50 

 M. W. Mallory, Batavia, N. Y. . 1.00 

 Miss A. R. Wheeler, New Lon- 

 don, Conn 1.00 



C. J. Grass, Hanna, Ind 1.00 



Wm. H. Berry, Shelby, Mich. . . 1.00 

 Thomas W. Garrison, Albany, 



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W. Ritter, Genoa, 111 50 



David Running, Filion, Mich... 2.50 



C. H. Abbott, Palms, Mich 1.00 



A. M. Wheeler, Jr., Public 

 Health Bureau, Washington, 

 D. C 1.00 



As our contract with Mr. Tyrrell 

 becomes due two years from the first 

 day of next June, it will be noticed 

 that we have some more than $200 

 per year to raise, to meet this obli- 

 gation. We surely should swell this 

 $22.35 to at least $200 by the end 

 of the year. You will not miss a dol- 

 lar or two. Let this little amount 

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