August. 1!li:1. 



American Hee Journal 



eradication are being carefully dealt 

 with by the department at Amherst, 

 and the discussions were comprehen- 

 sive. Dr. B. N. Gates, State Apiary In- 

 spector, gave a general survey of brood 

 diseases. Mr. Chas. M. Musgrove dis- 

 cussed the " Bee-Escape Treatment for 

 Foul Brood," and the question was 

 open for general discussion by the at- 

 tending bee-keepers. 



Bees and queens shipped by dealers 

 from all parts of the country in comb- 

 less packages were on exhibition, and 

 were manipulated. Dr. Gates believes 

 that one of the best methods for the 

 prevention of transmission of brood 

 diseases in shipping bees, is in using 

 the combless packages, and he is at 

 present instigating a campaign for 

 their universal use as far as possible. 

 The Massachusetts deputy inspectors 

 gave a demonstration of treatment for 

 diseases. 



Of special interest was an illustrated 

 lecture Wednesday evening by Mr. 

 Pettit, concerning bee- keeping in his 

 Province. Conditions in Ontario are 

 much different from those in New. Eng- 

 land, and the large scale production of 

 Ontario bee-keepers and their methods 

 of obtaining extracted honey were of 

 much interest to those in attendance. 



The second day opened with a dis- 

 cussion of bee foods, principally can- 

 dies, by Mr. O. V. Fuller, of Black- 

 stone. Geo. T. Whittlen, of the Hart- 

 ford School of Horticulture, demon- 

 strated some original methods of win- 

 ter increase, and a scheme of working 

 ing 2 colonies of bees on one super. 



At the model apiary, Mr. E. R. Root, 

 of Medina, Ohio, demonstrated and ex- 

 plained appliances for the uncapping and 

 extracting of honey on a commercial 

 scale. A (i-frame electrically driven re- 

 versible extractor, a steam capping 

 melter and a hot uncapping knife were 

 in operation, together with a honey- 

 pump, which discharged the extracted 

 honey into the bottling device. 



Mr. Root also spoke extensively on 

 the " Management of Out-Apiaries," 

 and was followed by A. W. Yates, one 

 of the Connecticut Deputy Inspectors, 

 speaking on the same subject for New 

 England conditions. A discussion by 

 Mr. John Shaughnessy, a Deputy In- 

 spector of Lee, and a lecture by Dr. 

 W. P. Brooks, on " Increasing the 

 Clovers," closed the program. 



The regular display of bee-appliances 

 of all kinds by the college was much 

 larger than in former years, there be- 

 ing several additions of historical in- 

 terests as well as many new inventions. 

 A line display of wax in all sizes of 

 preparation and reiinement, together 

 with a comparative exhibit of wax on 

 the market, attracted much attention. 

 The college has recently installed a 

 model steam plant for wax rendering 

 and refining, and the exhibit of about 

 100 pounds of refined produce was pre- 

 pared under Dr. Gates directions. The 

 crude way in which much wax is com- 

 mercially handled, was well brought 

 out by the superior product obtained 

 by careful methods. 



A collection of honey packages, in- 



cluding tin section boxes from Colo- 

 rado, new shipping crates and other 

 packages were shown. Also cement 

 hive stands of various styles, ,i new 

 observatory hive, and a new patented 

 bottom-board claimed attention. The 

 apiary of ■'JO colonies is surrounded, 

 this year, by a bee-garden of all the im- 

 portant nectar-yielding plants of the 



country around Amherst, and this fea- 

 ture served an educational value. 



The keynotes of the convention were 

 the necessity of applying strict busi- 

 ness methods in marketing bee-prod- 

 ucts, and the value of keeping up with 

 the advance in disease treatment. Con- 

 ditions are yet favorable for a good 

 honey crop in Massachusetts. 



E^R Western <^ Bee-I^eping 



Conducted by Wesley Foster. Boulder. Colo. 



An Ideal Farm and Apiary in Colorado 



Mr. Danielson lives on a beautiful 

 irrigated stock farm 'ij-i miles north- 

 west of Brush, Colo. Brush is in the 



South Platte valley, about 100 miles 

 northeast of Denver. The land here is 

 adapted to alfalfa, sugar beets, and 

 grain. The lay of the land could not 

 be liner for irrigation purposes. The 



Apiarv OF Daniel Daniei.son. at Brush. Colo.. Surrounded by Honey-Locist Hedge 



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