. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^1861 '^ERICAt^ (£>/V„. 43d YEAR. CHICAGO, ELL, JAN. 1,1903, ^ Editorial Comments. ^ A Happy New Year to all the readers of the old Ameri- can Bee Journal is our sincerest wish. May it also be, in every way, the very best year of all the years you have seen. Crediting New Queens Fairly.—In a thoughtful article in the American Bee-Keeper, Arthur C. Miller calls atten- tion to the impropriety of giving credit or blame to a queen for the success or failure of a colony during the first year of her introduction. Even if a queen were introduced as
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^1861 '^ERICAt^ (£>/V„. 43d YEAR. CHICAGO, ELL, JAN. 1,1903, ^ Editorial Comments. ^ A Happy New Year to all the readers of the old Ameri- can Bee Journal is our sincerest wish. May it also be, in every way, the very best year of all the years you have seen. Crediting New Queens Fairly.—In a thoughtful article in the American Bee-Keeper, Arthur C. Miller calls atten- tion to the impropriety of giving credit or blame to a queen for the success or failure of a colony during the first year of her introduction. Even if a queen were introduced as early as May 1, and 60 days be allowed as the average life of a worker, " it will readily be seen that from a third to a half of the crop is all that should be credited to the new ; If Mr. Miller has made any error in his estimate, it is probably on the side of allowing the new queen more than her proper share of influence upon the crop. A Canadian Honey Exchange—Mr. Morley Pettit in- forms us that at Barrie, Ont., Dec. 18, 1902, a number of bee-men of the Province met to organize a honey exchange. W. A. Chrysler was appointed chairman, and Morley Pettit secretary,/iro/^)«. The Association is to be called " The Canadian Honey Exchange," and the following officers were elected : Directors—C. W. Post, W. A. Chrysler, Jno. Newton, and H. G. Sibbald. Officers—President, H. G. Sibbald; Vice-President, W. A. Chrysler; and Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Couse. The membership fee is $ We wish the new organization every success. And con- gratulate them on getting ahead of the United States bee- keepers. But the latter will catch up later on. Large bodies move in a less rapid manner. Bogie Man for Vicious Bees.—In the British Bee Jour- nal there was a case reported in which some vicious bees vented their spite upon a scarecrow or dummy dressed in a man's clothes. The cross bees appeared to leave their stings in the bogie man, and there was no troubl
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