. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 291 WEEKLY EDITION OP THE ^^^3SRIO^|^,.^^. PUBLISHED BY THOMAS G. NE\vMAN, P^niTOU AND Pkoprietoh, 925 WEST MADISON-STREET, CHICAGO, ILL Weekly, S2 n year ; Monthly, 50 cents. Vol. XXI. May 13,1885. No. 19. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. EDITORIAL AND SELECTED. It In so cold now that we could well imagine that it was January instead of May. Here the trees are yet without leaves. Tlie bitterest herb in the woods is called " ; The bitterest experience for a bee-keeper is " ; The Reversible-Fram
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 291 WEEKLY EDITION OP THE ^^^3SRIO^|^,.^^. PUBLISHED BY THOMAS G. NE\vMAN, P^niTOU AND Pkoprietoh, 925 WEST MADISON-STREET, CHICAGO, ILL Weekly, S2 n year ; Monthly, 50 cents. Vol. XXI. May 13,1885. No. 19. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. EDITORIAL AND SELECTED. It In so cold now that we could well imagine that it was January instead of May. Here the trees are yet without leaves. Tlie bitterest herb in the woods is called " ; The bitterest experience for a bee-keeper is " ; The Reversible-Frame Craze is about o^'e^—at least we hope so. Is it not a very <loubtful e.\pedient, any way i* Ifa person is born with a mean, stingy or dishonorable disposition, do not waste any time in endeavors of reform. It is useless. Bees and Queens are now in large de- mand. Those who are fortunate enough to have bees for sale will do a " land-office business " this year. Economy is a virtue, but it is not true economy to cut off the small expense of taking a bee-paper, or buying a bee-book. These are to all engaged in apiarian pursuits. Tlie weather for May has been very cold, and Prof. Mansill predicts that during May the temperature will likely average be- low the mean of the season, both in the llnited States and Europe. The worst storms will occur about the :id and 4th, 10th to the l.)th, the 'J.'ird, 24th, 28th, .30th and 31st. The losses of Bees during the past win- ter will make it necessary to increase the numbers as fast as possible, so as to fill the empty hives. Feeding will be " the order of the ; Care should be taken not to over- do the matter—feed just enough for the use of the bees and brood each day, and no more; else the result may be the opposite of that desired, and breeding will be retarded. The Auction Sale of the apiary of Dr. L. James, at Atlanta, 111., on April 21st at- tracted bidders from a considerable distance. Besi
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