THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



311 



Foul Brood on the Pacific Coast 



F. A. Parker, former Inspector, 

 Santa Barbara County, Lompoc, 

 California. 



The Present Status of the Investig^a- 



tion of Bee Diseases 



Dr. E. F. Phillips, United States 

 Dept. of Ag^riculture, Washinj;:-- 

 ton, D. C. 



Reports of Inspectors from the various 

 States and Counties on the Pro- 

 gress of Inspection. 



This program is subject to such 

 changes as may be necessary but it 

 will indicate the character of the meet- 

 ing. All persons interested in Bee 

 Disease Inspection are urged to attend. 

 A number of persons prominent in this 

 work have agreed to be present. 

 Respectfully yours, 



E. F. Phillips, 

 Acting in Charge uf Apiculture. 



Open-Air Feeding Allows of the Opening 



of Hives and the Handling 



of Combs. 



It has been reported, several times, 

 that the feeding of bees in the open air, 

 would allow of the opening of hives, 

 and the handling of combs during a 

 scarcity of honey. As such feeding 

 stirs up and excites the bees, and sets 

 them to trying to rob other hives, it 

 seems quite natural to suppose that it 

 would only make matters worse for 

 the be J- keeper who wished to open 

 hives. 



It might make it worse at first, but, 

 after the bees have found the feed, it 

 keeps them away from hives that are 

 being opened. 



At one of our Northern apiaries there 

 is no honey house, and we were wait- 

 ing until one was built before remov- 

 ing the supers, but there were so many 

 delays that it was decided they must 

 come o£f at once. Perhaps half of them 

 were taken off before the bees found 

 the combs and got ready to work carry- 



ing out the honey. The work was then 

 advanced until the next day, when the 

 remainder were removed, and the combs 

 looked over, and those containing the 

 most honey put back in the hives; but 

 the point I wish to mention is that the 

 bees did not trouble the operation. 

 Combs of honey could be left standing 

 against a hive, and scarcely a bee 

 would come near them — they were all 

 busy cleaning out the supers where 

 they had commenced work the day 

 before. Half a day's work was put 

 in with as little disturbance as there 

 would have been in a honey flow. 



I am thoroughly convinced that out- 

 door feeding, if long continued, will 

 bring about such a condition that bees 

 may be handled, in time of scarcity, 

 with as little molestation as during a 

 honey harvest. 



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Program for the National Convention. 



The National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual convention, 

 November 8, S) and 10, in the Market 

 hall in San Antonio. Texas. The 

 Grand Central Hotel will be head- 

 quarters for bee-keepers. This is a 

 new hotel and has 100 rooms, and there 

 will be a special rate to bee-keepers of 

 50 cts a berth, and 25 cts. a meal. 



Thursday, Nov. 8th, is bee-keepers' 

 day at the fair, and so advertised by 

 the fair Association. 



During the last few meetings the 

 program has been rather overloaded 

 with papers, and the question "box, the 

 most valuable part of a convention has 

 been almost crowded out, and this time 

 I determined to remedy that difficulty. 



FIRST DAY — FIRST SESSION. 



The first session will be on the even- 

 ing of Thursday, Nov. 8th, beginning 

 at 7:30, and will consist of the recep- 

 tion of members, paying- of dues, dis- 

 tribution of badges and numbers, and 

 the opening of the question box. 



SECOND DAY — FIRST SESSION. 



9:00 a. m. A paper by E. D. Town- 



