. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TMm mm^Ricmn be® jqurnki,. 499. -^ PUBLISHED HY ?- -? THOS. G. NKWMAN 8^ SON, SS^S^ KniTOR. m,im July 26,1890. No. 30. Texas !!$tatislics, — Last year the total number of colonies in the State was 146,3^2 ; total number of pounds of honey, 3,610,100; total value of the honey, $357,989. ? That grand old master in apiculture, Dr. Dzierzon, has again been honored. He Avas presented, on March 39, 1890, by Prince Luitpold, of Bavaria, with the order of St. Miuhael. The honor was well bestowed. S" bigh, unless Califor- nia fills the breech. The Hot Wav
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TMm mm^Ricmn be® jqurnki,. 499. -^ PUBLISHED HY ?- -? THOS. G. NKWMAN 8^ SON, SS^S^ KniTOR. m,im July 26,1890. No. 30. Texas !!$tatislics, — Last year the total number of colonies in the State was 146,3^2 ; total number of pounds of honey, 3,610,100; total value of the honey, $357,989. ? That grand old master in apiculture, Dr. Dzierzon, has again been honored. He Avas presented, on March 39, 1890, by Prince Luitpold, of Bavaria, with the order of St. Miuhael. The honor was well bestowed. S" bigh, unless Califor- nia fills the breech. The Hot Wave since July came in has been oppressive-the temperature keeping up into the nineties most of the time. The heat has dried up the nectar in many localities, and ruined the honey crop. In other places the crop is a fair one. On the other hand, it may be said, that the sultry weather has had the effect of ripen- ing wheat very rapidly, and pushing for- ward everything which is approaching the season of harvest. An exchange remarks thus : Outside of the discomfort of such weather It frequently has a salutary effect on crops at this season, and a season without a few nrnH,, ^'*''' '^ °ot Often among the most Cn^il"^ °r'- u " *^ ^"-^^'y predicted by many, though, that the summer of 1890 will be one of extreme heat. Toaecimen bees therefrom, and I think that the editor will agree with me that toads do catch bees. M. M. Millek. Oh, yes ! we fully agree with that prop- osition, and have many times published the proofs that toads catch bees. In fact, in our Museum, there are the remains of bees taken from a toad's stomach. On June 9, 1883, Mr. W. A. Shewman, of Randolph, N. Y., sent us the following, which was published on page 313, of the Bee for that year : A few evenings since I went out to my apiary, and in front of the entrance to one hive I discovered a large toad. I watched him a few moments, and saw him catch bees as they ventured out on the alightin
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