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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



to foundation as one would apply paint 

 to a board. Of course, it adds to the 

 thickness of the foundation, and it is this 

 feature, mainly, that prevents the sagging-. 

 The added wax is of a different 

 character— softer and more brittle— and 

 is very easily drawn out. 



For those whose only difficulty is that 

 of the sagging of the foundation when it 

 is being drawn out, this plan offers some 

 advantages. For instance, a lighter 

 foundation can be used, and there is 

 much less work in applying the wax, 

 than in wiring the frames, aside from 

 that of preventing the sagging of the 

 foundation. In extracting, or in moving 

 or shipping colonies, the wires are of 

 great assistance in strengthening the 

 combs. My brother Elmer was here 

 recently, on a short visit, and I called 

 his attention to this plan, and he said he 

 would wire frames if for no other reason 

 than the advantage secured in handling 

 them in the extractor. 



Michigan State Bee Keepers' Convention. 



The Michigan State Bee Keepers" As- 

 sociation will hold its annual convention 

 Feb. 23rd and 24th in the parlor of the 

 Wentworth House, Corner of East Michi- 

 gan and Grand Ave., Lansing, Mich. 

 The program is as follews: 



Wednesday morning— Secretary's report and pre- 

 liminary business session; Question Box. 



Wednesday P. M.— A New Method of Getting rid 

 of Foul Brood, by Ira D. Bartlett, East Jordan, 

 Mich. Discussion; Question Box; Election of 

 Officers. 



Wednesday Evening—Size, Ventilation and Con- 

 struction of Hives, by R. F. Holtermann, Brant ord, 

 Ont. Discussion. The Bee Keepers' Real Problem, 

 E. B Tyrrell, of Detroit, Mich. Discussion. 

 Question Box. 



Thursday Morning— President's Address. Some 

 of n^y Experience as a Farmer-BeeKeeper, by W. 

 J. Manley, of Sandusky. Mich. Discussion, 

 Science and Theory of Bee Keeping, by Hen. Geo. 

 E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 



Thursday P. M.— A few Suggestions, by N. E. 

 France, of Platteville, Wis. Discussion. Question 

 Box. Adjournment. 



The rates at the hotel are $2.00 per 



day with the use of the parlor, free, as a 



convention room. 



PRIZES. 



Best 10 sections of clover honey, one Aspinwall, 

 Non-Swarming Hive, donated by L. A. Aspinwall, 

 Jackson Mich, Second premium, one year's sub- 

 scription to both Review and Gleanings. 



Best 1 sections of raspberry comb honey, 1 ,000 

 No. 1 sections, donated by the G. B, Lewis Co., 

 Watertown, Wis. Second premium, one year's 

 subscription to each of Gleanings and Review. 



Best 10 pounds of clover extracted honey, $3.00 

 worth of bee keepers' supplies, donated by M. H. 

 Hunt and Son, Lansing. Mich. Second premium, 

 one smoker engine and one Bingham uncapping 

 knife, donated by T. F. Bingham, Alma, Mich. 



Best 10 pounds of raspberry extracted honey, A 

 B C and X Y Z of Bee Culture. De Luxe binding, 

 dona'ed by the A. I. Root Co., Med na, Ohio. 

 Second premium, 500 No. 1 Lewis sections, 

 donated by A. G. Woodman & Co., Grand Rapids. 

 Mich. 



Three pounds of honey containing the least 

 water, one Advanced Bee Veil. ' Second premium, 

 one Aavanced Bee Veil, donated by A. G. Wood- 

 man & Co . Grand Rapids, Mich 



Best 10 pounds of beeswax, one Protection Hive, 

 donated by A. G. Woodman & Co , Grand Rapids, 

 Mich. Second premium, one year's subscription 

 to both Gleanings and the Review. 



Liquefying Honey with Dry Heat. 

 For a long time we have been lique- 

 fying our hjney by placing the vessels in 

 water and then heating the water. For 

 liquefying small quantities in the home, 

 perhaps there is no better way, but the 

 bottler of honey, who has to liquefy it in 

 large quantities, can use a better plan. 

 The great trouble, or one of the troubles, 

 in liquefying honey by placing the vessels 

 in hot water, is that the liquefied honey 

 remains too long at too high a tempera- 

 ture. To remedy this some bottlers 

 have used pumps to draw off the honey 

 as fast as it is melted. All these diffi- 

 culties may be avoided by using dry heat 

 to melt the honey, and then placing the 

 cans on their sides, or up side down, thus 

 allowing the honey to run out and 

 away from the heat as fast as it is 

 melted. Walter S. Pouder, of Indianapo- 

 lis, illustrates and describes in Gleanings 

 an oven that he has constructed for this 

 purpose. It is heated by gas, and is 

 large enough to hold half a dozen 60- 

 pound cans. The cans are supported on 

 brackets, in an inverted position, with 

 the caps removed. There is about a 

 foot below the cans, between them and 

 and the bottom of the oven; two inches 

 of space above the cans; and about a 

 foot of space between the two rows of 

 cans. The gas burner is between the 

 rows, and about three inches from the 

 bottom of the oven. Where gas is not 



