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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL is the oldest Bee Paper in America, and has
a large circulation in every State, Territory and Province, among
farmers, mechanics, professional and business men, and is, therefore
the best advertising medium for reliable dealers. Cases of _real_
imposition will be exposed.
THOMAS G. NEWMAN,
974 West Madison Street, =Chicago, Ill.=
Contents of this Number.
Correspondence:
What is the Royal Jelly? 89
Putting Wires into Comb Foundation 90
Importing Bees from Italy 90
Bees and Grapes 90
The Use of Separators for Box Honey 90
Texas for Bees and Honey 90
Alsike Clover as a Honey Plant 91
The Supply and Queen Trade 91
Who is to Blame for the Losses? 91
Editorial:
Editorial Items 92
Frank Benton In the Far East 92
Circulars and Price Lists 92
An Excellent Suggestion 92
Among our Exchanges:
Bees and Grapes 92
Bees Dead in Box Hives 92
Honey for Sore Eyes 92
Feeding In Winter 92
Bees and Grapes 92
Feeding Rye-Meal 92
The Weekly Bee Journal Abroad 92
Selections from Our Letter Box:
But few Bees Lost 93
An Old Queen 93
Gathering Pollen 93
No Winter Flight Yet 93
Bees Confined 4½ Months 93
Closed Out by Fire 93
Bees In Good Condition 93
Lost 8 out of 37 in Wintering 93
Sweet Clover 93
Had a Flight in January 93
Nearly all Dead 93
Bokhara Clover 93
An Enthusiast 93
Bees all Dead 93
Bees Robbing 93
Chloroform Used in Handling Bees 93
Test for Honey 93
Three-fourths of the Bees Dead 93
Mortality of Bees in House and Cellar 93
Bees Doing Well 94
Dwindling in the Cellar 94
Contradictory Experience 94
Wintered Without Loss 94
Bees Uneasy in the Cellar 94
Much Better than Expected 94
Have Young Bees and Brood 94
Bees In the Cellar 135 Days 94
The Best Honey for Winter 94
Carrying in Pollen 94
Chaff-Packing of Bees Triumphant 94
Look Out for the Robbers 94
Two-thirds of the Bees have Died 94
Bees in Good Condition 94
Death Reigns among the Bees 94
No Loss in Wintering 94
Poor Season but Fair Profit 94
Planting Buckwheat for a Honey Yield 94
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☞ We can supply but a few more of the back numbers to new subscribers.
If any want them, they must be sent for soon.
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☞ The Texas Bee-Keepers’ Association will hold their third annual
Convention at Judge W. H. Andrews’ apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co.,
Texas, on the 12th and 13th days of May, 1881.
WM. R. HOWARD, _Sec._,
Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas.
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