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THE AMERICAN BEE JOLK«AC. 



Sept. 1, 1904. 



the eggs for bees that are necessary for that honey-flow, he 

 resorts to " shook swarms." With this method all of the 

 bees that are useful for that flow are shaken into the new 

 hive and made to store the surplus. The brood is then used 

 for increase and placed on a new stand, as it is not needed 

 in the old colony. 



He made 200 colonies of increase by simply drawing 

 brood-combs from the upper stories of strong colonies and 

 replacing them with full sheets of comb foundation. The 

 brood-combs are then used in making nuclei by using 5 or 6 

 combs of brood to each, and filling up with full sheets of 

 foundation. 



All this increase is made with little cost. If the new 

 colonies were not made the old ones would have swarmed 

 and would have stored no honey. Then being out in the 

 woods, and nobody to watch for the swarms, both the 

 swarms and the surplus would have been lost. 



The meeting then adjourned until 9 a.m. the next day. 



SECOND DAY— Morning Session. 



A committee was appointed to secure a better rate, and 

 better transportation of honey. Complaint was made to 

 the efi'ect that shipments were delayed at points for a month 

 at a time sometimes, and that honey did not reach its desti- 

 nation until after several months. This committee is to 

 try to secure a better express and freight rate, and see if 

 shipments can not be made in more rapid time. Also, to 

 see if a special rate for drop shipments by express could be 

 obtained. Much honey would be shipped by express if a 

 lower rate could be obtained. This would mean rapid ship- 

 ments from the producer to the consumer, and if such a 

 rate could be obtained of the express people it would throw 

 much business into their hands. 



It will also be tried to get a commodity freight-rate for 

 honey in car-load lots. 



L,. Stachelhausen, Will Atchley, and H. A. Mitchell are 

 the Committee on Transportation. 



A committee was appointed, consisting of Jno. W. 

 Pharr, W. E. Crandel, and F. J. R. Davenport, to draft a 

 petition and have it signed by every bee-keeper to the effect 

 that we urgently try to get better foul-brood legislation and 

 sufiBcient funds at the next meeting of the legislature. Com- 

 mittee to report later. 



Udo Toepperwein requested that the bee-keepers all help 

 to make the apiarian exhibit at the coming International 

 Fair at San Antonio, this fall, one of the best that we have 

 ever had. There will be several hundred dollars offered for 

 premiums, and over three hundred have already been put 

 up. Several hundred will be subscribed for by the leading 

 business firms of that city, besides the regular premium 

 funds of the Fair Association. Therefore, all the bee-keep- 

 ers should do their best to make this a grand exhibit. 



It would be well to state here that the Fair Association 

 of San Antonio has taken a greater interest in the bee-keep- 

 ers' exhibits matter than any other Fair Association that 

 we know of. They have this matter at heart, and are doing 

 all they can for the bee-keepers. So the bee-keeper should 

 appreciate it and make his exhibits. It would be well to let 

 Mr. Toepperwein know what you will have to exhibit, so 

 that he can engage room for it accordingly. 



H. H. Hyde announced that the annual meeting of the 

 Southwest Texas Bee-Keepers' Association would be held at 

 San Antonio during the time of the Fair this fall, and urged 

 all bee-keepers to be present. As they are nearly all going 

 to the Fair some time while it lasts, they could arrange it so 

 as to be there during the time of this meeting, which will 

 be announced later. The railroad fare will be very low, and 

 all should try to attend. 



The St. Louis Fair bee-keepers' exhibit, and what had 

 been done, was thoroughly gone over by L,ouis H. Scholl 



the apiarist of the experimental apiary at the College and 

 Secretary of the Texas State Bee-Keepers' Association. He 

 said that he had tried hard to get up a creditable exhibit 

 from Texas, and had spent much time in writing to the bee- 

 keepers of the State for their co-operation, but to no avail. 

 They took too little interest in a matter of this kind, and 

 instead of the State of Texas having the best and largest 

 bee-keepers' exhibit there, it has nothing to show for what 

 it is bragging about. After making several attempts to get 

 up a good exhibit the matter had to be dropped. It is hoped 

 that at another opportunity like this there will be more in- 

 terest shown in the matter, and that Texas will be there to 

 show her sister States that we are really what we claim to 

 be. We can show that we have a good many things down 



here. 



[Continued next week.) 



[ Our Bec-Hcepln§ Sisters | 



Conducted by Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, lU. 



Yellow Sweet Clover Seed. 



Dear Miss Wilson : — I noticed in the Sisters' column 

 where Mrs. A. L. Amos speaks about yellow sweet clover 

 blooming in May. I thought it would just suit me. What 

 I would like to know is where I could get some seed. 



Osage Co., Mo. Paul S. Bonnot. 



Any leading seed dealer ought to be able to supply you. 

 It might pay some one who has the white or yellow variety 

 of sweet-clover seed, to advertise it in the American Bee 

 Journal. 



Unfinished Sections— Wholesaling- Extracted 



Honey— Snakes and Bees— Virginia 



as a Honey State. 



We have now 60 colonies of bees, all in good, healthy 

 condition. We have taken off about 1000 sections, and ex- 

 tracted over 17 gallons, mostly clear and light colored. 



Last spring we had over 100 "go-backs" — partly filled 

 sections. Some soured. Mr. Highet thought the bees 

 would clean out all the old honey before they put in the new. 

 On taking off those sections I find them very dark, and of a 

 queer flavor. I thought perhaps it was from dandelion, as 

 there were quantities of flowers at that time. 



1. What shall I do if folks don't like the flavor of that 

 honey 7 Would it be best to feed it to weak colonies in the 

 fall? 



2. What is the best way for me to put up extracted honey 

 to wholesale, if I can't retail all I have here? 



3. Do snakes eat bees? I find them under the hives — 

 garter snakes. 



4. Is Virginia a good honey State ? 



Cook Co., 111. Mrs Bertha A. Highet. 



1. It is a very dangerous thing to put honey of objec- 

 tionable flavor on the market, as it spoils your reputation. 

 Some one will be sure to say it is adulterated. Some that 

 accept it as genuine honey will conclude that they do not 

 like honey as well as they supposed, and therefore will not 

 care to buy any more. You would better do almost any- 

 thing with it rather than sell it. 



It is possible that the honey stored in the sections is 

 dandelion, although it is seldom that the bees store any sur- 

 plus from this source, as it comes so early that it is all used 

 up in brood-rearing, for which purpose it is of great value. 



