. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 771 ^/^^MIOAi^ *^-^. TEOUAS a. KEWUAK, Editor. yoinill. Dec. 7,188], No. 49. Buzz, buzz, buzz 1 Tbis Is the song of the bee. Its legs are of yellow. And yet a good worker is she. Tlie Bee-Keepers who have been hold- ing a convention in Chicago, are suspected of trying to make the bees keep them. So said the Chicago Daily Newa on the second day of the convention. "I Don't Kaow when I have spent three days so pleasantly as I did at the con- vention at ; Tbis Is the sentiment expressed by ei-Mayor Eugene Secor,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 771 ^/^^MIOAi^ *^-^. TEOUAS a. KEWUAK, Editor. yoinill. Dec. 7,188], No. 49. Buzz, buzz, buzz 1 Tbis Is the song of the bee. Its legs are of yellow. And yet a good worker is she. Tlie Bee-Keepers who have been hold- ing a convention in Chicago, are suspected of trying to make the bees keep them. So said the Chicago Daily Newa on the second day of the convention. "I Don't Kaow when I have spent three days so pleasantly as I did at the con- vention at ; Tbis Is the sentiment expressed by ei-Mayor Eugene Secor, of Forest City, Iowa, whose excellent " per- sonal " poem we published last week. The Canadian " Honey-Producer" for December Is on our desk. It contains over 14 pages of the proceedings of the late Con- Tentlon at Chicago. It has thus demon- strated that it Is wideawake, giving its readers the latest news of interest. Wintering Bees was the subject given to Mr. R. L. Taylor, at the late convention in this city. It will be found In full on pages 776 and 777, and a careful perusal will convince any one that it was confided to the right person. It should be, and we have no doubt it will be, read and re-read by thousands of our subscribers. The Annual Honey Prodnct of North America is about one hundred millions of pounds, and its value is nearly $15,000,000. The annual wax product is about half of a million pounds, and its value la more than $100 000. There are about persons keeping bees In North America. We make this estimate in response to many requests for the most accurate statistics obtainable. Pbotograpbs.—We have received the following photographs for our Bee-Keepers' Album : Portrait, residence and apiary of Mr. J. E. Cady, Medford, Minn. ; residence and apiary of Mr. T. S. Bull, Valparaiso, Ind. ; and honey exhlbitot Mrs. J. N. Heater. Columbus, Nebr. The Lincoln Journal states the latter was tastefully arranged, striking in appearance, and
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