. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 355 WEEKLY EDITION OF THE ^.^-^'^lME3S3^ie^,. ^«^£ iiijoiiwi PPBLISHED BY THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Pkopkietou, 925 WEST MADISON-STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Weekly, S»S a year ; Monthly, «0 cents. Vol. XXI. June 10,1885, No. 23. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. EDITORIAL AND SELECTED. "Wliatever you do in the apiary—always do it well, thereby saving much valuable time and endless trouble. Some P^-iople, says a philosopher, "are always finding fault with Nature for putting thorns on roses ; I always thank her for putting roses o
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 355 WEEKLY EDITION OF THE ^.^-^'^lME3S3^ie^,. ^«^£ iiijoiiwi PPBLISHED BY THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Pkopkietou, 925 WEST MADISON-STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Weekly, S»S a year ; Monthly, «0 cents. Vol. XXI. June 10,1885, No. 23. APICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS. EDITORIAL AND SELECTED. "Wliatever you do in the apiary—always do it well, thereby saving much valuable time and endless trouble. Some P^-iople, says a philosopher, "are always finding fault with Nature for putting thorns on roses ; I always thank her for putting roses on ; Avoid B]o\viii- your Bi'oatlt among: the bees while handling- the combs. They are inclined to resent anything objectionable in rather a pointed manner. Doiii": Good should not be a studied act. By doing- the best we can, minute by minute and hour by hour, we insensibly grow to goodness, as fruit grows to ripeness. If CN ; that was the reply we made to Query No. 1, on page *2ni( ; but the treacherous type made us say *' No," and thus contradict our owu writing elsewhere, as well as all author- ities on that subject. Hee» as Storm-Warners.—A German, who has studiously watched every movement of the honey-bees, asserts that they are excellent storm-warners. He says that on the approach of thunder-storms, bees, other- wise gentle and harmless, become very irritable, and will at once attack any one, even their usual attendant, approaching their hives. A succession of instances are given in which the barometer and hygrometer foretold a storm, the bees remaining quiet,' and no storm occurred ; or the instruments gave no intimation of a storm, but the bees for hours before were irritable, and it came. Beauty Everywiiere.—The country all over the North is now beautiful. The trees are loaded with budding fruit; the wheat and grasses are waving in the gentle breezes ; Nature's rich, green carpet covers the undu- lated fields of •'the broad prairies &q
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