Bee-Papers, and Books. 11 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine. — I have read this periodical less than 

 the others, and hence know less of it. It is well edited, and cer- 

 tainly has many very able contributors. It is edited by A. J. 

 King^ New York City. 



Bee-Keepers' ExeJmnge. — The Exchange is an able journal. 

 The four years of its life, and the vigor with which it is con- 

 ducted, give promise not only of permanence, but of influence 

 as one of the moving forces in the future of apicultural pro- 

 gress in this country. It is edited by Houck & Peet, Cana- 

 joharie. New York. 



Bee-Keepers' Gi.nde. — This paper has been one of the motive 

 powers in the advancement of apiculture for the last few years. 

 It is edited by an experienced bee-keeper, and is doing its part 

 as one of the auxiliaries to apiarian progress in our country. 

 It is edited by A. G. Hill, Kendallville, Indiana. 



Kansas Bee-Keeper. — The ability with which this paper is 

 edited, and the able contributions to its pages from many of 

 the first bee-keepers in the country, have given it more than a 

 State cii'culation, and entitle it justly to a broader name. It 

 is edited by Scovell & Anderson, Columbus, Kansas. 



Tlis California Apiarist. — This, though the youngest of our 

 bee-papers, shows the vigor of manhood. It is edited by an 

 experienced bee-keeper, and an able writer, and will certainly 

 meet a felt need among the bee-keei^ers of the Golden State. 

 Its ability has already pushed it beyond the limits of its own 

 state, and it is exerting a wholesome and valuable influence 

 among the bee-keepers of the East. It is published bythe 

 California Apicultural Publishing Co. , Oakland, California. 



BOOKS FOR THE APIARIST. 



Having read very many of the books treating of apiculture, 

 both American and foreign, I can freely recommend such a 

 course to others. Each book has peculiar excellences, and 

 may be read with interest and profit. 



Langstroth on Hie Honey Bee. — ^This treatise will ever remain 

 a classic in bee-literature. I cannot over-estimate the benefits 

 which I have received from the study of its pages. It was a 

 high, but deserved, encomium, which J. Hunter, of England, 

 in his "Manual of Bee-Keeping," paid to this work: "It is 

 unquestionably the best bee-book in the English language." 



