. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Mention the Bee Journ 5 journal -when ?wrjtm FOVLTRY PAYS when the hens lay. KiL-p the layint?. For hatrhing and iOK use the best reasonable prici Incubators and Brooders — Imi upon honor, sold upon yTJaruntc THE ORMAS I,. A. Banta, Lleonlcr, Indian. Qrowing Catnip for Bees. I have experimented a good deal with catnip. Besides sowingf in waste places [in Knox Co., 111.,J I sowed one acre last fall. I find that it does best in very rich soil ; in fact, in poor soil it did nothing. Where there is waste land containing leaf-mold, old brush- piles,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Mention the Bee Journ 5 journal -when ?wrjtm FOVLTRY PAYS when the hens lay. KiL-p the layint?. For hatrhing and iOK use the best reasonable prici Incubators and Brooders — Imi upon honor, sold upon yTJaruntc THE ORMAS I,. A. Banta, Lleonlcr, Indian. Qrowing Catnip for Bees. I have experimented a good deal with catnip. Besides sowingf in waste places [in Knox Co., 111.,J I sowed one acre last fall. I find that it does best in very rich soil ; in fact, in poor soil it did nothing. Where there is waste land containing leaf-mold, old brush- piles, or any decaying logs or wood, I believe catnip ahead of anything as a honey-plant ; but for poor or only medi- um-rich soil I think sweet clover is far ahead of anything I have tried.—J. E. Johnson, in the American Bee-Keeper. truadna meuaon aee .rournal wben writuig Purifying Extracted Honey. This is a subject discussed in a sym- posium in the Australasian Bee-Keeper. In the leading article it is strongly ad- vised to use artificial heat. The writer, James Lockett, says : I say it can't be ripened satisfactorily by the natural heat alone. To purify by artificial heat we must get all our honey-tanks built with a compartment in the bottom of them to hold water, and have our steam-pipe going into it, also a short pipe going out of it with a valve attached, so if we over-heat or put the steam pressure on too strong, our escape pipe will soon let us know that we have too much pressure on. Now, we want steam, and a good pressure with it. The right way is a small boiler, rather expensive for most bee keepers, but the first cost is the only cost, and you have an article that will do its work properly and will last you a lifetime; and more, when you have your little boiler how handj' it will be at the end of the season to clean out extractor, uncapping-can, honey-tanks, and any tins that need cleaning. I guess every time your little boiler is steamed up during the honey season you
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