MINNESOTA BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 30< 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



MINNESOTA BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 

 January 21, 1891. 



The Association was called to order by the President L. H. 

 Wilcox, who made some appropriate remarks. On motion the 

 rules were unanimously suspended, and the foregoing Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws were unanimously adopted, after which a 

 recess of ten minutes was taken to give members a chance to 

 sign the constitution. On assembling again the association 

 proceeded to elect by ballot officers for the ensuing year, and 

 the following officers were elected: 



President, J. P. West, Hastings; Vice-Presidents, B. Taylor, 

 Forestville; H. W. Mendenhall, Rapidan; C. Theilmann, Theil- 

 mantown; Wm. Urie, Minneapolis: J. M. Doudna, Alexandria; 

 Secretary, Wm. Danforth, Red Wing; Treasurer, L. E. Day, 

 Farmington; Executive Committee, M. Cutler, Sumter; Wm. 

 Urie, Minneapolis; L. H. Wilcox, Hastings. 



On motion the executive committee were instructed to ask 

 the legislature for an appropriation from the state for the bene- 

 fit of the society; they were also instructed to attend to the 

 duty of having the premium list offered by the State Agricul- 

 tural Society revised, and to^look after the necessary legislation 

 for the association. On motion a recess was taken until 2 

 o'clock P. M. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 January 21, 2 p. m. 



The meeting was called to order by the president, L. H. Wil- 

 cox. 

 Mr. Theilmann then read a paper on wintering bees. 

 WINTERING BEES. 



BY C. THEILMANN, OF THEILMANTON. 



Ladies and Gentlemen: 



I am requested to read a paper on "wintering" bees: I will give you 

 some of my experience and experiments in this branch of bee-keeping. 



