THE BEE-KEEPERS- REVIEW 



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Cases; and What Smoker do You Use? 

 Why? 



It is hoped that everybody who at- 

 tends will come prepared to take some 

 part in the discussions. A live con- 

 vention is where each one has something 

 to say. The topics will not be assigned 

 to members not present, for if the one 

 who is expected to open the discussion 

 is not present the topics will be assigned 

 to some one present. For this reason the 

 names of those who are to take up given 

 topics are not published. Here are a 

 few of those who will be usked to con- 

 tribute to the above program, but re- 

 member it is really expected that every 

 member shall contribute something. 

 Editors E. R. Root, George W. York, W. 

 Z. Hutchinson; Hon. R. L. Taylor, Foul 

 Brood Inspector for Michigan: Hon. C. 

 C. Lillie, State Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioner; Hon. Geo. E. Hilton, Pres. L. 

 A. Aspinwall, Vice Pres. E. D Townsend, 

 N. E. France, Manager of the National 

 Bee Keepers' Association; H. G. Ahlers, 

 Jenner E. Morse, and Prof. Frank 

 Benton. And these are not all. 



Every bee keeper in Michigan is cor- 

 dially invited to be present. Only $1.00 

 will pay for a membership for one year, 

 or from now to the end of 1911. If a 

 membership is also desired in the National 

 Bee Keepers' Association, add 50 cents, 

 making 81.50 for the two associations. 



Don't forget the place and date- 

 Grand Rapids, and Nov. 9th and 10th— 

 next month. 



E. B. Tyrrell, Sec. 

 2S0 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



Condensed Moisture on the Front Hive- 

 Wall During Winter. 



According to a correspondent of 

 Gleanings, a Mr. C. L. Fisher, of Central 

 Bridge, N. Y., has made a success by 

 having a 7 x 9-inch hole cut in the front 

 of the case in which a hive of bees is 

 packed for winter. The idea is that the 

 moisture will condense on this cold hive- 

 wall, then melt and run out of the 

 entrance on warm days. I agree with 



the editor in thinking that the lowering 

 of the temperature in the hive would 

 more than offset any advantage gained. 

 My preference would be to allow the 

 moisture to pass off through packing 

 placed above the brood nest. 



Carrying Bees into the Cellar. 



As tne years go by we learn kink after 

 kink that makes our business more 

 pleasant and profitable. A year or two 

 ago we learned that that mad rush and 

 mix-up that usually accompanies the 

 carrying of bees from the cellar in the 

 spring might be avoided by simply leav- 

 ing the cellar door open the night before — 

 the bees would be all quiet, and scarcely 

 one would leave the hiye as they were 

 carried out. In carrying them into the 

 cellar there is usually less flying than 

 when carrying them 'out in the usual 

 way; but there is often a cluster of bees 

 on the bottom board, and, when bottom 

 boards are removed for the winter, the 

 disposal of this cluster sets bees to flying, 

 There is a plan, however, of avoiding all 

 of this annoyance. The day before the 

 bees are to go into the cellar, raise up 

 the front of each hive about two inches, 

 and put a block under it. This will cause 

 the bees to leave the bottom board, and 

 the cluster will draw up among the 

 combs; but, if the hives are carried in 

 without the bottom boards, quite a lot 

 of bees will be on the wing before the 

 cellar is reached. The same will be the 

 case, although in a less degree, if the 

 hives are lowered down upon their own 

 bottom boards, unless the entrance is 

 closed so as to exclude the light. It 

 would be all right to let a hive down 

 upon its bottom board, then slip a piece 

 of wood into the entrance, or lay a block 

 in front of it. The only objection is that 

 it is hard work to pick up a hive when 

 the bottom board is loose, as it is neces- 

 sary to reach down and take hold under 

 the bottom board — it is much easier to 

 lift it by taking hold of the hand holes in 

 the sides. Here is the way I managed 



