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Dec. 



SHIPPIXG QUEENS IX NOV. 



The queen you sent me came all rig-ht; not a bee 

 dead. She is now giving her orders to a swarm of 

 black bees. E. C. Partridge. 



Peeatonica, 111., Nov. 18, 1878. 



I have made a public sale of my bees, 65 swarms, 

 and they averaged me about -<6.00 a swarm, on one 

 year's time. Most of them were in good American 

 hives. Virgil M. Chaplin. 



Princeton, Ind., Oct. 16, 1878. 



GOOD FOR MARYLAND. 



The express men broke the cage, shivered the bot- 

 tle, and killed one-fourth of the bees; and, strange 

 as it may appear, the queen and remaining bees 

 were in nice condition. As soon as they arrived, I 

 put them in another cage with fresh supplies, and 

 she was accepted in less than twelve hours, and is 

 now all right. 



My crop of honey this year, from 30 hives, was 

 5,00U lbs. Please put that in the Smilery; will give 

 you full details if vou wish. R. P. Wier. 



South River, Md., Oct. 21, 1878. 



["Smilery" was printed when this came to hand.] 



PEACE AND GOOD WILL. 



What a kindness of feeling bee-keeping promotes 

 among all who are engaged in itV Though a stran- 

 ger to me, I feel as if I were writing to some old ac- 

 quaintance, and consequently add this note to my 

 order. 



I have been the pastor of the Presbyterian church 

 in this place for twenty years; but, while thus at- 

 tached to a sect, at present, I trust I have a charity 

 as wide as the world, and which takes in the whole 

 brotherhood of man. I know not by what name 

 (ecclesiastical) you are called, and it matters not; 

 your evident good will to men assures me that you 

 are a brother and companion in the kingdom and 

 patience of Jesus Christ. As such, I greet you. 



Jno. W. White. 



Milroy, Pa., Oct. 15, 1878. 



[Thank you, friend W., for the compliment you 

 pay us, as a body, but we do sometimes quarrel, 

 though I am sure we do not need to. Most cheer- 

 fully do I return the greeting, and may the denomi- 

 nations to which we belong never stand in the way 

 of our all joining hands in doing God's work, where- 

 ever we tind it to do.] 



ADUIiTERATION OF HOXEY. 



FRIEND writes me that a grocer recently 

 said to him that he could no more sell golden 

 syrups, because customers complained that 

 they lacked sweetness, and made their teeth sore. 

 This grocer knew nothing about glucose. The 

 friend suggested that the lack of sweetness was due 

 to glucose, and the injury to the teeth, to the sul- 

 phuric acid it contained. He also says that honey is 

 adulterated in the same waj-, and that bee-keepers 

 are feeding glucose to get comb honey. In another 

 letter in the same mail, it is stated that rumors are 

 afloat that the great yields of comb honey made by 

 some of our leading apiarists were secured bv the 

 use of glucose. Now, I cannot think for a moment 

 that this latter statement has any truth in it; I can 

 scarcely believe we have a bee-keeper in our land, 

 who would have the base impudence to attempt such 

 a thing and run the risk of the exposure that must 

 come sooner or later. I do not believe any body 

 could sell such honey, in any quantitv, if he did, it 

 would surely come back to him, as did the bad syr- 

 up to the grocery dealer. Perhaps lam mistaken; 

 if I am, we shall very soon know it. If any one 

 knows of any very white comb honey that lacks 

 sweetness, or color, let them find out where it came 

 from. It will be an easy matter to find out if the 

 individual has purchased glucose largely, or if he 

 has been feeding it largely. If a bee-keeper refuses 

 to show you all about his premises, you might have 

 reasonable grounds for suspicion, but did any one 

 ever know such a bee-keeper ? I feel reallv ashamed 

 to be talking about such things, and once more, I 

 say, I cannot believe it. But if such things really 

 are done, I will be as ready to hold up the offenders 

 and give them their true name as Hvunbugs and 

 bwmdlers, as I ever have those who obtain monev by 

 raise promises. The adulteration of svrups. I do" not 

 tmnk rests on the shoulders of the bee-journals, but 

 II any arc engaged now in adulterating extracted 



honey, and we can get any sort of proof of the mat- 

 ter, let us have the facts by all means. The only 

 sweets used in our household," are honey, maple syr- 

 up made by our own farmers, and the "white coffee 

 sugar of commerce. I have bought honey in the 

 cities many times, to see if the newspaper stories 

 were true, but I have never foimd any bad honey at 

 all. Nearly all the dealers could tell me just where 

 it came from, and opening the packages, I have al- 

 ways found it good. The only questionable honey I 

 ever saw, was some sent me by friend Muth, that "he 

 picked up in the stores of Cincinnati. 



Shall we jump at conclusions and accuse each 

 other of dishonesty with half a reason, or shall we 

 be slow to believe ill of our neighbors, and weigh 

 carefully as we go ? Give me the facts, and I will 

 show you that 1 am not afraid, and if we need more 

 eflicient laws, there will be no trouble in getting 

 them. Much of the honey of our Western States is 

 very poor food, as I have had ample evidence, with- 

 in the past few days ; but this is by no means a 

 ground for calling it adulterated. If grape sugar 

 plays any part in the matter, show us how, hy prac' 

 tical Work, and not by luikind charges. 



jiicneji ^elanin. 



Under this head, will be inserted free of charge, 

 the names of all those having honey to sell, as well 

 as those wanting to buy. Please mention how 

 much, what kind, and prices, as far as possible. The 

 prices quoted in our cities for honey are, at present, 

 too low, to make it worth while to publish them. 

 As a general thing, I would not advise you to send 

 your honey away, to be sold on commission. If 

 near home, where you can look after it, it is often 

 a very good way. By all means, develop your home 

 market. For 25cts., we can furnish little boards 

 to hang up in your door yard, with the words "Honey 

 for Sale" neatly painted. If wanted by mail, 10c. 

 extra for postage. Boards saying "Bees and Queens 

 for Sale," ;ame price. 



/|p|j,UR honey in 1 lb. sections is all sold out 

 m_M at 20c.. some at 25. Between now and 

 ^"^ next June, judging from past seasons, 

 we could sell nearly a ton more, if we had it. 

 All the white honey we could cut out of 

 frames has sold readily, as ••chunk" honey, 

 at 18c. We have purchased quite a number 

 of hives from tlie West, and in transferring 

 we found some new combs, well tilled and 

 capped over, which looked as if they would 

 do very nicely, as ••chunk"" honey ; on tasting 

 of it, however. I concluded to feed it to the 

 bees, for I should certainly not wish such 

 strong honey for table use. Many of the 

 hives sent are very heavy with honey, but 

 none of it is at all like the honey we have 

 here. If fall lioney is always as dark, strong, 

 and rank as these samples, I shall not feel 

 so very badly, if we do not have it here. It 

 is probably just as good for wintering, how- 

 ever. 



Extracted honey wanted by Wilson Harvey, 

 Brownsburg, Bucks Co., Pa. 



I have a lot of extracted honey, and can't find sale 

 for it here. A. E. Holloster. 



Moscow, Pa., Oct. 14, 1S78. 



HONEY MARKETS. 



New York— The supply is large; the demand gen- 

 erally increasing. Comb, 10@!l5; Extracted, 6@,13. 



Ch'icago— Comb, 13(514; Extracted, Srt/jlO; Bees- 

 wax, 35(2!27. 



San Francisco quotations are for Comb, 7(5 10; Ex- 

 tracted, 4'2(5.5; Beeswax, 25@27'2. 



Private advices of same date from reliable parties 

 are for Extracted, 6(56; i, with an upward tendency. 



Better sell your honey at home. 



