. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 795 Xlie Bing^liaiii Bee-Smoker, as recently improved, and described on page 601, we show to our readers in the engraving below. It represents one -of the modern advances in the perfecting of apiarian appliances, and Mr. Bing- ham deserves the thanks of all progres- sive apiarists for his efforts to aid in facilitating the management of bees. In a letter to us he says: "I have a letter from Mr. O. J. Heth- erington, in which he says, 'It is just. Binfjlumi Perfect Safety Bee-Smoker. the thing.' It is so handy, and is just wh
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 795 Xlie Bing^liaiii Bee-Smoker, as recently improved, and described on page 601, we show to our readers in the engraving below. It represents one -of the modern advances in the perfecting of apiarian appliances, and Mr. Bing- ham deserves the thanks of all progres- sive apiarists for his efforts to aid in facilitating the management of bees. In a letter to us he says: "I have a letter from Mr. O. J. Heth- erington, in which he says, 'It is just. Binfjlumi Perfect Safety Bee-Smoker. the thing.' It is so handy, and is just what every bee-keeper will appreciate. It is so nice to be able to send the smoke where you want it, without turning the smoker upside down. Mr. H. says it will be so nice for handling sections, as the door or nozzle handles so nicely. I think the smoker is now perfect, and the weaknesses it had are now over- come ; hence, I call it the " Perfect Safety ; Keep Your Feet Dry, is very good advice, and should be heeded. Many are the complaints that are caused originally by wet feet. The following is recommended as a very good preparation to render the leather of your boots or shoes waterproof, thus better protecting the feet: "Take two parts of linseed oil, one part of mutton tallow, and one part of beeswax. Melt and mix thoroughly to- gether. Dry and warm the leather, and apply the mixture with a brush. It makes your understandings perfectly ; Best Honey Crop for Years, is what some bee-keepers expect this year. Mr. C. H. Dibbern, in the Western Plowman, says this about the "dark cloud " that worried bee-keepers the past few weeks: But happily there is a "silver lin- ing "to this cloud of general despair. Rains and cold weather have brought out the white clover in the best possible condition. With fairly good weather during the next six weeks, we will in all probability secure the best honey crop we have had in three years.
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