Well, that's a lot, but if you're up for it, so am I.
Thank you for your interest.
Hi, John!
Thank you!Tolinky wrote: ↑January 21st, 2021, 9:54 am Woo! To celebrate, here's section 17! Some quite sad letters about beekeepers finding the winter of 1880-1 very hard for their colonies:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/americanbeejournalmarch1881_17_various_128kb.mp3 (09:22)
What can I say, when it comes to Librivox I like to be a busy bee~silverquill wrote: ↑January 19th, 2021, 10:43 pmWell, that's a lot, but if you're up for it, so am I.
Thank you for your interest.
Section 13 "Killed by kindness" - After the editors notes there are several announcements for local bee-keepers associations. Should I be reading these as well?While the robbers were helping themselves, the colony robbed was not discouraged, but appeared to be robbing some other, and the queen was laying eggs, to be starved as they advanced to brood; no bees appeared to be killed at the entrance, as no blacks were about; they were all Italians, and they can rob when they get started.
Section 16 "Interesting Letter from Ceylon" - Has both some racist comments as well as some announcements. Should I include an advisory statement about the racist comments, and should I be reading the post-section announcements?☞ The North Western Wisconsin Bee-keepers Association will meet at Germania Hall, LaCrosse, Wis., on Tuesday, May 10, at 10 a.m. All interested in bee-keeping are requested to be present.
L. H. Pammel, Jr., Sec.
☞ The next meeting of the N. W. Illinois and S. W. Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Association, will be held at H. W. Lee's, 2 miles n.w. of Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Ills., on the 17th of May, 1881.
J. Stewart, Sec.
☞ On account of unfavorable weather the convention at Monroe Centre, Ill., met on Feb. 8, and there being but few present, adjourned to the same place on March 29, 1881.
A. Rice, Pres.
The natives are far worse than Cypriotes to get along with and accomplish anything. They seem to tell lies simply for the sake of giving an answer, where no pecuniary gain could come to them. Again, they seem to wish to avoid saying “I do not know,” when the Lord knows it would be the most appropriate thing for them to say in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred.
☞ There are five Wednesdays in March—hence, the next number sent to Semi-Monthly subscribers will be No. 14.
☞ We can supply but a few more of the back numbers to new subscribers. If any want them, they must be sent for soon.
☞ One letter sometimes makes quite a difference in the meaning of a sentence. Mr. L. James calls attention to an error in his article on page 34, in the 4th line from the bottom—the word hiving is there given as “hiding.” As the sense indicated the word required, perhaps it was not generally noticed.
☞ The past week has been noted for snow storms, not only in America but also in Europe, where a winter of unusual severity is reported, with deep snows and steady frosts for months together. This winter will have a place in history, as being among the most severe as well as of the longest duration. Not alone have the bees suffered by it, but cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., have perished by the thousand from the prevalence of blizzards and deep snows.
☞ Several bee-keepers in this vicinity are considering the feasibility of holding a convention in Detroit this spring. The law in regard to foul brood, which is about to be passed, makes an organization necessary. It is desirable to know how many would favor the enterprise. Will such please send me their address.
A. B. Weed.
No. 75 Bagg street, Detroit, Mich. e.
I think you're also referring to:calmoji wrote: ↑January 21st, 2021, 6:55 pm
What can I say, when it comes to Librivox I like to be a busy bee~
I've finished reading my section and I do have a few questions about some of the content:
Section 12 "How to prevent robbing" - Author seems to be making some fairly racist remarks, should I preface the section with some kind of disclaimer like "this section contains racist statements, listener discretion advised?" It's also possible I'm misunderstanding things and looking at this content with a 2021 perspective.While the robbers were helping themselves, the colony robbed was not discouraged, but appeared to be robbing some other, and the queen was laying eggs, to be starved as they advanced to brood; no bees appeared to be killed at the entrance, as no blacks were about; they were all Italians, and they can rob when they get started.
As a former beekeeper, please take my word for it that no offense is intended. Italian and Black are breeds of bees. The author is referring to different kinds of honey bees, not people. It is still commonly known that different breeds of bees are more or less aggressive, more or less protective of their hives... just like breeds of dogs or tomatoes. The Italians were named after their common source in Europe. The Blacks were named after their relatively dark color.Italians especially go about visiting for the purpose of plunder...
Hey Grace, thanks for the reply! Your expertise are much appreciated, I'm happy to have learned something new todayGraceBuchanan wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2021, 9:59 amI think you're also referring to:calmoji wrote: ↑January 21st, 2021, 6:55 pm
What can I say, when it comes to Librivox I like to be a busy bee~
I've finished reading my section and I do have a few questions about some of the content:
Section 12 "How to prevent robbing" - Author seems to be making some fairly racist remarks, should I preface the section with some kind of disclaimer like "this section contains racist statements, listener discretion advised?" It's also possible I'm misunderstanding things and looking at this content with a 2021 perspective.While the robbers were helping themselves, the colony robbed was not discouraged, but appeared to be robbing some other, and the queen was laying eggs, to be starved as they advanced to brood; no bees appeared to be killed at the entrance, as no blacks were about; they were all Italians, and they can rob when they get started.As a former beekeeper, please take my word for it that no offense is intended. Italian and Black are breeds of bees. The author is referring to different kinds of honey bees, not people. It is still commonly known that different breeds of bees are more or less aggressive, more or less protective of their hives... just like breeds of dogs or tomatoes. The Italians were named after their common source in Europe. The Blacks were named after their relatively dark color.Italians especially go about visiting for the purpose of plunder...
Thanks for being so sensitive to interpretations and such issues. I really appreciate it. You've gotten me thinking about whether such language might be concealing racism. I'm being attentive...
Great! Thank you!GraceBuchanan wrote: ↑January 24th, 2021, 11:49 am https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/americanbeejournalmarch1881_01_various_128kb.mp3
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I look forward to any feedback that you offer. Thank you.