. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT Ist Nat'l Bank Bldg., Hamilton, Illinois Entered as second-class matter at the Hamilton. Illinois, Post-office. C. P. Dadant. Editor. Dr. C. C. Miller. Associate Editor. Frank C. Pellett, Staff Correspondent. IMPORTANT NOTICE THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal is $loo a year in the United States of America and Mexico; 3 years. $; 5 years. $; in Canada, 10 cents extra, and in all other countries in the Postal Union. 25 cents a year extra for postage. Sample copy free. THE WRAPPER-LABEL DATE indi- cates the end of the mo
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT Ist Nat'l Bank Bldg., Hamilton, Illinois Entered as second-class matter at the Hamilton. Illinois, Post-office. C. P. Dadant. Editor. Dr. C. C. Miller. Associate Editor. Frank C. Pellett, Staff Correspondent. IMPORTANT NOTICE THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal is $loo a year in the United States of America and Mexico; 3 years. $; 5 years. $; in Canada, 10 cents extra, and in all other countries in the Postal Union. 25 cents a year extra for postage. Sample copy free. THE WRAPPER-LABEL DATE indi- cates the end of the month to which sub- scription is paid. For instance, "deci?" on your label shows that it is paid to the end of December. 1017. SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.—We do not send a recept for money sent us to pay sub- scription, but change the date on your address, which shows that the money has been received and credited. In case of errors, please write us. Copyright: igi7. by C P. Dadant. THE EDITOR*S VIEWPOINT The Goldenrofl as a Honey Pro- ducer We have often made the remark that the goldenrod yields no honey in this part of Illinois. Many people of other regions have said the same thing. We thought it was a matter of climate, but it is so indirectly only. It is a matter of variety. At the Toronto meeting, a large number of varieties of goldenrod were shown, and I recognized our va- riety Solidaffo canadensis. The report was made that this variety does not yield honey in Ontario either. I thought it might be well to give a list of the different varieties of this plant. But when I referred to the last edition of " Gray's Botany'" I found in it the description of 57 different Solida- ffos. It makes me wonder whether I have really recognized our local as Canadensis. inches wide inside. Using only 9 frames would give each frame \yi inches of space with a 3/-inch space to spare. So a regular factory-made 10- frame hive may be used for 9 frames and secure the wide spacing.
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