March, 1913. 



NrR T. Yawata in His Well.Kept Apiarv Near Osaka. Japan 

 One of the pioneer bee keepers of his country, who, with 20 years' experience, is teaching the mysteries of bee-l^eeping. 



Arthur Small, of Topeka, read a num- 

 ber of articles of interest to bee- 

 keepers. 



The following officers were re- 

 elected: President, P. R. Hobble, of 

 Dodge City; Vice-President, Mrs. J. D. 

 Smith, of Troy; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 O. A. Keene, of Topeka. 



The next meeting will be held about 

 Feb. 15, 1914. 



Worcester County Association of 



Nassacliusetts A series of meetings 



is scheduled for the members of this 

 association, one for each spring month 

 —March 8, April 12, May 10 and June 

 14. A summer field meeting is also 

 planned to be followed by monthly 

 meetings in the fall. A series of meet- 

 ings of this kind will be of great value, 

 particularly to beginners. 



Honey Costly by Mail. — -In a recent 

 number of the Spokesman Review, of 

 Spokane, Wash., appears a letter by 

 A. E. Burdick, of Sunnyside, Wash., 

 with the above heading, and we quote: 



My first request for honey by parcel 

 post came from A. B. Walker, of Ford, 

 Idaho. Ford is just outside the limits 

 of the second zone, or a little more 

 than 150 miles, and would therefore 



take the third zone rate, which for 11 

 pounds is 57 cents. Mr. Ford's request 

 was for 10 pounds. The container 

 would call for an additional pound, 

 which would have to be paid for. The 

 producer would be satisfied to get $1.00 

 for the 10 pounds of honey, including 

 the container, and in this transaction 

 our dear " Uncle Samuel" is getting by 

 far too much of the consumer's money. 

 I would suggest that the parcel post 

 tarifT schedules need revision down- 

 ward in the interest of both consumer 

 and producer. 



Eastern Illinois Meeting. — The meet- 

 ing at St. Anne, although not very 

 numerously attended, was character- 

 ized by active discussions. The win- 

 tering problem was taken up by men 

 who have had long experience. The 

 majority give the preference, in out- 

 door wintering, to apiaries sheltered 

 from high winds, with packing of ab- 

 sorbents in the supers and ample ven- 

 tilation below. Most of those who 

 spoke use burlap or gunny over the 

 top of the frames, with forest leaves, 

 chafT or warm cushions at the top. 

 The President, Mr. Willis, reported 

 having the best success with his colo- 

 nies in a shed facing south, the front 

 of which is closed in very cold weather 

 by a hinged front, which is let down in 



warm days and serves as an alighting 

 board. 



In a discussion of foul brood, the 

 universal topic, some one made the 

 suggestion that the carrion or " high 

 meat " odor mentioned in the Bee Jour- 

 nal by Mr. Sladen, might be due to the 

 dying of brood after a comb contain- 

 ing some foul brood has been removed 

 from the hive. Healthy brood, chilled 

 to death, has exactly the smell of car- 

 rion, when rotting in a warm tempera- 

 ture. No one present thought that a 

 few cells of European foul brood would 

 give a very pronounced odor. 



The large and small hive discussion, 

 which promised so much interest, was 

 not very active, each contestant con- 

 fining himself to one speech. 



The Association was unanimous in 

 favoring active work against foul 

 brood, and Mr. Kildow, the State In- 

 spector, answered a number of ques- 

 tions. As a State appropriation of in- 

 creased amount is needed, the question 

 of taxation was raised, and the follow- 

 ing resolution passed : 



Whereas, The bee-keepers of Illinois 

 expect increased support from the 

 State Legislature for the inspection of 

 bees, also appropriations for the State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association and for the 



