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This work is well up with the times, and we can heartily recommend it to bee-keepers. There have three been sold than any other book on bees ever printed, viz : Fifty-four thousand. The language is very plain, and nothing found in it that the veriest Myo cannot easily understand. In it is given the manage.
ment of bees for every month in the year. You will make money by buying a copy. The paper bound copy, in the cheapest book published on bee-keeping containing such a store of information. Address
JDE-KEEPERS MOAZINE, DARNTOW, N. Y.
The following unolicited testimoal from an experienced bee-keeper. Rev. Mr. Grover, is fully able to judge off the merits of this work :
Prinasov, S., C., Feb., 1488.
SIR-I have received at the "Bee-Keepers' Text Book" and am well pleased with it. Indeed is a real Text Book. It ought to be in possession of all who are learners, I write it highly. Many thanks.
E. S. GROVER.
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**BARRYTOWN, APRIL, 1888.**
**EDITORIALS, &c.**
**no insect more richly than the bee, with attributes calculated to arouse an admiration. From time immemorial**
**of the paper, and giving their full name and adress. The latter will be given in the Magazine, unless there is a request to the contrary. Kindly write a wonderful instinct which at times borusiness communications, so that we may not have to**
**mulate business letters to get at the literary matter. Rejected manuscript cannot be returned unless stamps are forwarded for that purpose.**
**The Spring.**
**There's perfume upon every wind--**
**Music in every tree--**
**Dews for the moisture-loving flower,**
**"Sweets for the sucking bee."**
**The sick come forth for the healing breeze**
**The young are gathering flowers,**
**And life is a tale of poetry,**
**That is told by golden hours.**
**THE NEW SCIENTIFIC DEPATMENT.**
**With this number we open a new field to our readers, one that has been sorely neglected, we think, and one that offers an infinite amount of interest, as well as being of an infinite amount of value. Cheshire says with great truth,**
**"Practical bee-keeping is the outcome**
**and not the parent of a scientific knowledge of bees and their relations to the world about them."**
**In this department we shall endeavor to present matter of interest to old hands and old heads in bee-keeping, and we are sure the old bee man will always find something new and of value in its columns, for God has endowed**
**Since is apt to be despised by many, but it is well to remember were it not for science we would be little better off than savages. If Huber had not made his discoveries we should probably be keeping bees in straw hives on the old-fashion plan to-day. Who do you turn to if you have foul brood in your apiary? To the man of science, who tells you it is a fungoid growth and that such growth is distroyed, and prevented, by the use of salicylic acid, phenol, etc. Within the scope of science in bee culture, come careful experiments in wintering, the use of various foods, observations on diseases, studies of the habits of enemies of the bee, discourses on the fertilization of flowers, demonstration of the anatomy, and a thousand other matters not connected directly with the mere manipulation of the hive or selling of the honey. Without further apology we launch the scientific department of the Magazine on its career. May its life be a long and useful one, shall we say?
**THE BEEINERS' DEPATHENTENT.**
**We re-open, with this number, the department for beginners. Fully recognizing that many of the terms used in our bee journals are incomprehensible to the average beginner, we shall endeavor from time to time to explain their meaning.**
**WE have on hand a large number of most interesting articles that will appear in the next few numbers of the Magazine. We are not afraid to say we think this one of the best numbers of the Magazine that has appeared in a long time, and we are certain some of the future numbers will equal, if not surpass it. Convention reports have crowded out many valuable essays, and now that convention time is about over they will soon appear.**
**To Francis Huber belongs the honor of having first invented the movable frame hive, but to our own countryman, the Rev. L. L. Langstroth, belongs the honor of having first invented the practical hanging frame. So practical and finished was Mr. Langstroth's invention that to-day all hanging frame hives in this country, and in most of Europe, are almost identical with his, invented over thirty-six years ago. No tribute to the value of an invention could equal the simple statement of the above fact. M. Quimby, of New York state, a contemporary of Langstroth, adopted a modification of the Huber leaf hive. The Quimby hive is eminently a practical one. We have seen its extensive use, and were astonished at the ease with which it was manipulated, and were we to adopt a hive to-day for our own use, in which to obtain comb honey, we should choose the Quimby in preference to the Langstroth.* We should, however, use a different size of frame
of snow will have on bees south of this latitude is hard to tell. Reports to date would indicate successful wintering in the majority of cases. But we are not out of the woods, so we had better reserve our crowing till about May 15th. Winter, in the aparian world, lives till that time in this section of the country. We should like to hear reports from apiarists living within the area of the great storm of March 12th.
Olld Winter has sat long enough in the lap of Spring and we wish he would get up and go about his business. If it was a bee hive he was sitting in, may be he wouldn't "linger " quite so much. For the Bee-Keepers' Magazine, MOLLY HEATH'S VENTURE. A Serial Story. BY JULIA ALLYN. PART SECOND. _(Continued,)_
August has come and the busy swarming time is safely.over in the Heath apiary. The original six hives have, by dividing and swarming, been increased to fourteen strong colonies.
Since the Fourth of July picnic, many of the townspeople have visited Rosecroft, and two hives of bees fully equipped have been sold for the sum of twenty-four dollars, thus leaving twelve hives in the apiary, and besides this a hundred pounds of extracted honey and fifty pounds of comb honey have been engaged by different parties, to be delivered in September.
At the picnic Tom had succeeded readily is disposing of his two dozen boxes of apple-blossom honey at thirty cents per pound, and a number of persons who had then purchased had afterward come to Rosecroft and engaged more.
During the month of August the extracting business is to occupy much time and attention. The extractor has been sent them by express by Uncle John, to whom it is to be returned after the busy season here is over as he will use it later in the fall.
The extractor consists of a large metal cylinder in which are wire standards to hold the frames containing the honey. By turning a crank these standards are made to revolve and the centrafugal force drives the honey out upon the sides of the cylinder, and flowing down it collects at the bottom and by means of a faucet it is drained off through a strainer into pitchers or other receptacles.
It is on one of the warmest days in August that we find the Heaths, who have rallied their forces, and securely barricaded all entrance to the honey room with screen door and wire netted window, actively engaged in the extracting business. Mollie and Rob are carefully examining each hive as they
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come in regular order, to ascertain which have honey that can be spared for extracting, and then taking out the large frames filled with honey from the lower part of the hives and having with a soft brush carefully removed the bees clinging to them, they hand them over to Tom, who takes the loaded frames to the honey room, and after Nan has skillfully uncapped them with a sharp knife made for the purpose, he places them in the extractor, which is securely screwed to a large bench, turns the crank and having soon accomplished his object returns with the emptied combs which he exchanges for full ones again.
Arranged in a row on the long table in the honey room are glass jars of different sizes which hold respectively one and two pounds of honey. These jars have metal tops which screw on and also wire handles and are air tight.
The day being warm the honey flows rapidly and Nan pours it readily from the pitchers into the jars which, as soon as they are filled, Teddy helps to put away carefully in the safe with the closed wire doors, and thus five pair of hands are kept busily employed.
"What a store of honey," exclaims Rob, as he opens one hive after another. "Uncle John must have sent us the very best hives he had. I should think the bees must have been years in gathering all this honey."
"Yes," said Molly, "Uncle John certainly gave us a wonderfully good start, and some of the hives, indeed, look as if the honey had not been taken out for two or three seasons.
Uncle evidently wanted to encourage us to continue in the busine-s. I think we are greatly favored. First the apple trees were well loaded with blossoms, then the farmers about here planted more white clover than usual, and the buckwheat crop and all the honey plants have flourished, as the season has been neither too wet or too dry, and now we shall have the golden rod and the fall plants to reckon on. We certainly ought to rejoice over this bountiful harvest, and take courage for the future. I wish more persons could be interested in the subject of apiculture. I think next winter we must put our heads together and get up a bee-lecture, and you can deliver it at one of your lyceum meetings ; what do you say to that Rob?" Well, Molly, if you will write the lecture, as I am the Co., I will agree to deliver it ; so it's a bargain." Well, Tom, how do you like the extracting business?" asked Rob.
"Oh, first rate," said Tom. " See how clean these combs are. It is wonderful how just turning the crank drives out the honey and leaves the combs all ready for the bees to fill again, but what shall we do with the pieces of broken comb which we have?"
"Oh, for the broken pieces of comb there is a wire comb basket which we can attach to the main frame ; so you see we need waste none of the honey and the broken comb when emptied we will save for wax which we will melt over when we have time and sell to the man from whom we get our foundation," answered Molly.
"Well, Molly, you approve of economy and mean to pick up the fragments I see," said Rob.
"Yes, domestic economy is an important branch of political economy and 'every little helps,' you know."
"I will tell Ned Stearns what an economical woman you have become," said Tom, laughing. "By the way, Molly, when does the famous garden party come off? I hope Mrs. Frey will be well enough to have it soon."
"Yes," answered Molly, blushing slightly, " Ned said, last night, that the long promised party would be given next week Thursday, and he expected his cousin Gertrude and Jim Travers to spend a week with him at his aunt's, and he hoped to have some fun going on every day."
"That will be jolly," said Tom.
"We will get this honey business nicely arranged by that time and although we shall keep on making hives and frames for outside trade we will not be so driven as we have been the last two months. But what will that city cousin say to the bee business, Molly? If she's a stuck up thing and looks down upon us it will spoil all our fun."
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"Oh, no," said Molly. "It may not be so pleasant all round, but we must not be ashamed of any honest labor. We can't all be rich, if we would like to be, and indeed I think we have been far happier this summer from having some useful employment than we were formerly when we spent most of the summer days in listless idlemess or pleasure seeking. What do you say, Tom?"
"Why, Molly, I agree with you ; I scarcely know where the time has gone, the days have passed so quickly."
"Well, all work and no play is perhaps nearly as bad for young people as all play and no work, and I think we will enjoy heartily a week of fun and folic," said Mollie. "'Ned's friends come early next week and we must call on them and invite them here to play croquet with us." "'You and Rob must do the calling, Molly ; Nan and I always feel so shy with strangers. If Miss Gertrude Stearns is a society girl, I for one, will have nothing to say to her. I think that style of girl is a bore."
"We must treat every one courteously, Tom, even if we disagree with them on some points. You can find some good in almost every one if you are looking for it," said Molly,
"It's like hunting for a needle in a hay stack to find good traits in some folks however," said saucy Tom.
"Not if you use charity in magnifying glasses," rejoined Molly.
"Well," said Rob, "this is the last hive, I believe. How many pounds does this make in all?"
"I should think over a hundred, but we can tell by the jars. After we have closed this hive we will go to the honey room and find out just how much we have taken out," said Molly,
"How much shall we ask a pound for the extracted honey?" inquired Tom.
"I think twenty-five cents for the pound jars and fifty cents for the two pound ones. As the jars can be used again for preserves, I think those who gave thirty cents for the comb honey will certainly be willing to pay that for the extracted honey. If we sell by theThe Bee-KeeperS' Magazine. 105 chap doesn't take it into his head to spoil our partnership," said Tom. "Oh, you horrid Tom," said Molly, laughing. "You need never fear, I am cut out for a sedate old maid and will be content if I can see you and the others prospering." "Well, you are just the jolliest old maid I ever met," said Tom, "and I hope you will continue to be one, till we get the bee business established on a firm foundation." "All right," said Molly, "we will make it a bargain and adjourn this interesting session for the present." From our Special Correspondent. THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA A "Bee Country," and the True Condition of Apiculture there at the Present Time. The usual winter losses of bees in the Northern States causes many apia-rists to turn their thoughts to Florida, believing that in this sunny land, where flowers are blooming the entire year, there would be a field open for the enterprises apiraist which, if occupied, would result in satisfactory returns for the trouble and expense that might accrue in removing to so favored a locality. There have been good reasons in the past for the inquring mind to dwell upon this subject, as the apicultural journals have contained numerous reports relative to this and other localities, as specially favored by nature for the production of honey. Beleiving there are other localities in the State that are suitable for establishing apia-ries with a fair prospect of success, it is not necessary in this article to make any reference to them, but rather confine the subject to the locality embraced in the mangrove district of the eastern coast of the State, of which New Smyrna has long been considered the center. With the exception of St. Augustine, it is claimed to be the oldest town in the State, and one of the last to receive the benefits derived from railway transportation, and as a consequence has been deprived of its share of emigration, compared to other portions of the State. Previous to the freeze of January,nature, which are intended to mislead, for reasons mentioned above.
Possibly many who peruse this article may inquire in what way does apiculture differ in Florida from what it does in the North, and if the absence of winter is a benefit to the apiarist? Replying to the first, can say so far as my opinion on the subject is concerned, The only feature that is identical in both localities is the _insincts of the bee_. Of the second, the best interests of the colonies are only secured by the constant vigilance of the apiarists during the winter months. The climate, the humidity of the atmosphere, the variety, time and duration of the blooming of the flowers, must be familiarized. the fact that colonies require about thrice as much honey to keep them in an active condition, the necessity of strong colonies to secure surplus, and, unless they are destroyed at the close of the season, the increased amount of bees are of but little value except to consume honey. The prevalence of the musquito hawks render queen rearing extremely uncertain at times ; the moth worm, active at all seasons of the year, make the preservation of combs extremely difficult. The ease with which robbery can be started during a dearth of honey and the persistence of the bees in keeping it up, are among the many objectionable features of the profession. Our honey is also liable to ferment if not given the best of care, and the result is sometimes the bursting of the barrels while undergoing transportation. Another great detriment is that our best grades of honey, known as "' mangrove " and "' palmetto " honey, are classed in the Northern markets as Southern honey, which reduces it to the level of the strained product of Georgia and other Southern States, greatly to our disadvantage. Had the interests of Florida apiculture been taken into consideration by the representation of the national society during the past four years, instead of seeking to promote personal aggrandizement, a better state of affairs could have been reported, notwithstanding the many disadvantages under which we have labored during a portion of that time.
It will be seen that with the many desirable features of this location, among which are an enjoyable climate, the natural food resources of the country, and an almost perfect exemption from diseases, there are objections here as well as in other States.
Honey production in the Northern States is more profitable and requires less labor than in this locality, and there is not the least doubt but that it is so over the entire State. Our home market is comparatively nothing to what is possessed by the apiarists of the North, except in some favored localities near the large cities. The winter problem, or the loss of colonies is not taken into consideration as in the North, if the colonies have not been deprived of their stores, and the ambition to secure a large yield of honey has ruined many a promising colony of bees.
The future prospects of this locality appear to be good, as the new growth of mangrove secreted a small yield the past season, and it is expected the yield for 188% will enable all to secure a full crop..
Through the solicitation of a number of the more prominent apiarists of this locality the North American Bee-Keepers' Society have been induced to appoint Prof. G. W. Webster, of Lake Helen, as the Vice President for Florida for that society, for 1888. Having an extended apiacultural experience in the State of Iowa. and also in this State, coupled with his reputation as a botanist of distinction, fits him to a great degree for the position which he now holds, and all interested can rest assured that no visionary or misleading article on Florida apiaculture will emanate from his pen. The above description of our honey interest and the condition of affairs pertaining thereto, are as near the true facts of the case as circumstances will warrant in asserting, at the present time. John Y. Detwiler.
[The above report, we are sure, will set matters straight. There has been a good deal of misleading matter published regarding Florida bee-keeping, and it is time it was "' ventilated."-Ep.]
**Legislation for Bee-Keepers Not Feasible.**
**The December number of the Magazine was received with great pleasure, as usual, and read with interest, until I came to the report of the N. A. B. K. Society, the topic : "Legislation for Bee-keepers." I was astonished to find that any man would present such an idea or ideas as were introduced in that discussion. I have to say at once, monopoly, in the truest sense. I will have to ask the editor and readers of the Magazine to bear with me, if I am pointed, in this article.**
**What better can any person want (unless they want all) than we had, and continue to have in the bee business? There never was a time in the history of bee-keeping that honey could not be sold at some price. This cry for legislation for bee-keepers is very common it seems, with bee keepers. Suppose, for an instant, we should legislate that none but specialists should keep bees, how many bee-keepers would there be in the United States? and what would be the result therefrom.**
**1st. Very few bee-keepers.**
**2nd. And but very little honey. When Doctors, Lawyers and Preachers alone will produce honey for the consuming nations, we will eat but very little honey. Let every person keep bees, who loves the business. We can produce honey at five cents per pound, and have a profit. We are now realizing what high prices are, a great demand and a limited supply. I would rather have plenty of honey to sell at ten cents per pound, than to have high prices and no honey to sell. What say you bee-keepers? The questions before the bee-keepers should be, _how can we produce more honey, belter honey, how can we care for our bees belter?_
**These are the points desired, not how can we effect the solidest monopoly. Pres. Miller says in this discussion : "Bee-keeping is not like traffic so much as is like farming, stock growing, etc. **
**1st. What resemblance has one business to the other? Bees do not consume any part of the pasture that would be detrimental, but rather be a benefit. Hence bees do not trespass as do stock. Again he says : "How about farming? **
**1st. All farmers do not own land, but are farmers all the same." I will close, but do not conclude. S. H. Linton.**
**2nd.**
**3rd.**
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**Advocates Seerecy of Statistics.**
**Mr. John Aspinwall, Barrytown, N. Y.**