. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE BiijmMK THOMAS G. NEWMAN, VolIXIL Jan, 6,1886, No,l, *'Peace be within thy walls, and pros- pt-rity within thy lial)itiiti,n]s," was written anciently as a saUitation—anil it, is a snitahle one for our New Year's salutation to every house into which tlie Jouiinal shall enter. The Hee Jouhnai. has tieeu favored with prosperity suOicient to allow of its suliserip- tion price to be reduced by one-half—and this, too, even in the midst of disaster to many bee-keepers, and for two j'ears a partial (to some, total) failure of
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAN BEE BiijmMK THOMAS G. NEWMAN, VolIXIL Jan, 6,1886, No,l, *'Peace be within thy walls, and pros- pt-rity within thy lial)itiiti,n]s," was written anciently as a saUitation—anil it, is a snitahle one for our New Year's salutation to every house into which tlie Jouiinal shall enter. The Hee Jouhnai. has tieeu favored with prosperity suOicient to allow of its suliserip- tion price to be reduced by one-half—and this, too, even in the midst of disaster to many bee-keepers, and for two j'ears a partial (to some, total) failure of the honey crop. While some of the newer bee-papers have ceased to e.\ist on that account, the old standard-bearer of bee-culture has stood like a bulwark against which the storms have beaten, and is still freely acknowledged to be the leading apicultural periodical in the World. It c'irculates in every State, Territory and Province of North America, as well as in Europe, Asia, and Australia. A CorreNpuiideiit in Iowa writes us that Lizzie Cotton's agent is in his neighborhood selling to the "old fogies," a new strain of bees, which she claims will never produce any drones. Those who know anything about bees will not be fonled by such non- sense, but such " agents " only work among those who are ignorant concerning bees. If no drones are produced, how will young fiueeiis become fertilized'!' As soon as the original non drone-producing queen dies (if such existed), the " strain " would have run out—having strained itself to death. p\TOg/^^ A Bright Neiv Year, and a sunny track, Along an upward way, And a song of praise on looking back, When the year has passed away. And golden sheaves, not small nor tew ! This is our New Year's wish for you 1 The Year 1886 has come, and with this issue the American Bee com- mences a new Volume. During the past year we have endeavored to conduct the Bee JotTRNAL with a view of doing the " greatest
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