American ^ae Journal 



August. igoS. 



<it ilic disease, and tlic owners refuse 

 lo treat them according to instructions 

 of said Inspector, then the Inspector may 

 burn or otherwise destroy such diseased 

 bees, hives, combs, and other appliances 

 that might cause the further spread of 

 the disease. 



Sec. 3. — Said Entomologist shall have 

 the right to enter any premises where 

 bees are kept, for the performance of 

 his duties. 



Sec. 4. — The State Entomologist shall 

 include in his annual report to the Gov- 

 ernor such information in regard to the 

 work of apiary inspection and bee cul- 

 ture as he may deem of interest and im- 

 portance to the State. 



Sec. 5. — Any owner of a diseased 

 apiary, or person or persons, company in 

 corporation, who shall knowingly sell. 

 barter, or give away, or import into thi^ 

 State any colony or colonies of bees or 

 appliances afifected with disease or ex- 

 pose to the danger of other bees or 

 affected appliances, or refuse to allow 

 the Apiary Inspector to inspect or treat 

 such apiary or appliances, or shall re- 

 .sist, hinder, or impede him in any way 

 in the discharge of his duties under the 

 Iirovision of this Act, shall be guilty of 

 a misdemeanor, and shall be fined nut 

 less than ten nor more than twenty- 

 five dollars. 



Sec. 6.— This Act shall go into force 

 and effect upon its passage and approval. 



The West Michigan Fair 



This Fair will be held at Grand Rap- 

 ids, Sept. 14 to 18, 1908. Mr. A. G. 

 Woodman of that city, is the superin- 

 tendent of the bee and honey depart- 

 ment. The premium list is as follows, 

 which is limited to Michigan bee-keep- 

 ers only : 



I St. 2nd. -iid. 



Display of Comb Honey, qual- 

 ity, quantity, up to the amount 

 of 500 lbs., appearance and 

 condition for market to be 

 considered. PremiujTis will be 

 paid on a basis of 5 els. per 

 section for first, 4 cts. per 

 section for second, and 3 cts. 

 per section for third, for 

 actual number of sections of 

 Comb Honey shown. Maxi- 

 mum amount of premiums. .$25. oo$->o.oo$i5. 00 



Specimen case of Comb Honey, 

 not less than 10 lbs., qual- 

 ity and condition for market 

 to be considered 5.00 3.00 -'.oo 



Display of Extracted Honey, 

 quality, quantity up to the 

 amouiU of 500 lbs., appear- 

 ance and condition for mar- 

 ket to be considered. Prem- 

 iums to be paid on a basis 

 of 5 cts. per pound for first, 

 4 cts. per pound for second, 

 and 3 cts. per pound for 

 third, for actual amount 

 shown. Maximum amount of 



Spii-iMun of Extracted 11 oncy, 

 mil I, ^^ than I lb., flavor, 

 ."l"i, hi.ily and style to be 



riiliMilcrcrl 3.00 2.00 1.00 



l)is|)lay of Extracted Honev 



in granulated form; appear- 

 ance, quality and quantity 



ii|> to the .amount of 150 lbs. 



to be considered. Premiums 



to he paid on a basis of 5 



cents per pound for first, 4 



cts. per pound for second, 



and 3 cts. per pound for 



third, for actual number of 



pounds shown. Maximum 



amount of premiums 7.50 6. 00 4.50 



^rosl attractive display of bees- 

 wax, quality and quantity up 



to the amount of 150 lbs., to 



l)e considered. Premiums to 



he paid on a basis of 5 cts. 



per pound for first, 4 cts. 



per pound for second, and 3 



cts. per pound for third, for ^ 



actual number of pounds 



shown. Maximum amount of 



premiums 7.50 6.00 



Most attractive display of 

 best honey-]iroducing plants, 

 pressed, mounted and named, 

 not to exceed 25 varieties. . 5.00 3.00 



Italian bees and oueen, sin- 

 gle frame nucleus, in ob- 

 servatory hives 3.00 2.00 



Black bees and queen, single 

 frame nucleus, in observa- 

 tory hives 3.00 2.00 



Cariiiolan bees and queen, sin- 

 gle frame nucleus, in ob- 



servatory hives 3.00 2.( 



Caucasian bees and queen, sin- 

 gle comb nucleus, in ob- 

 servatory hives 3.00 2.( 



Queen-rearing nucleus, show- 

 ing frame of queen-cells, in 

 observatory hives 5.00 3.1 



Full Colony in full size ob- 

 servatory hive, showing dif- 

 ferent parts and appliances 

 of hive, most instructive... 3.00 2.{ 



Largest, best and most in- 

 structive display of nuclei of 

 dilferent races of bees in 

 single comb observatory hives 5.00 3.1 



Largest, best, most interest- 

 ing, attractive and instruc- 

 tive exhibition in this depart- 

 ment, all thines to be con- 



-.i.lFT.-,| ,c no 10.1 



Diir 

 3ee- Keeping 



Conducted by EMMA M. WILSON. Marengo, 111. 



^1 .Sist('r'.s Questions. 



1. What should I have done when on 

 wanting to take off filled surplus super 

 I found from the frames up to the bot- 

 tom of the super a solid mass of cotnb 

 honey, so that I had to tear the super 

 out ? I th^n cut out the comb honey un- 

 der the frames. Did I do right .' Will 

 the honey drip on the brood-nest to hurt 

 the oees? I cut out only 4 frames. I 

 noticed the bees were around the super 

 close to the frame of the hive at night. 



2. Why should the comb honey from 

 one hive be A I clover honey and the 

 super full with sections filled out smooth 

 and even, wliile another colony near 

 sliould build uneven sections and have 

 dark honey? 



.^ I saved a fine swarm from tlie first 

 swarm. Will that be as good a yiclder 

 as its mother colony? 



4. Why arc the cells in the honev 

 larger in some honey than in others, 

 the honey coming from different hives? 



5. Should the finished sections of 

 honey be taken off as soon as capped 

 over, and new sections put in? 



6. Do you think that the deeper punc- 

 ture of the sting causes the more swell- 

 ing and poison, or are some of the dear 

 little bees provided with a nmre poison- 

 ous sting than others? 



7. Will it p;iy to hive all the swarms, 

 no matter how late in the season? If I 

 hived 2 small swarms could I unite them 

 for the winter, and would they furni.sh 

 enough honey for their winter stores? 



8. I bought a colony of bees and 

 moved them some distance, and I think 

 I jarred the comb loose from the brood- 

 frames. The bees built several irregu- 

 l.ir brood-combs, all lengths. Could I 

 lake the brood-comb and fasten it in 

 new frames and Iratisfer into new' hives? 

 I'erliaps this will nol be puniished in 

 time to help me out this year, but the 

 caring for liees is like carina for a 

 baby — it keeps one liusy to keep them 

 in good shape. 



I am brave enough to hive a swarm 



of bees without veil or gloves, but I 

 am not brave enough to climb a tree and 

 saw off the limb on which the swarm 

 is clustered, so I find thi: wire swarm- 

 catcher a fine way to get the swarm 

 from the ground. I have S colonies in 

 old box-hives, and it would be impossi- 

 ble to dig down through the frames to 

 hutit the queen to clip her wings to 

 prevent swarming. I am putting all my 

 new swarms in dovetailed hives, with 

 movable frames, which will give • me a 

 chance to look the colonies over next 

 year and clip the queen's wings to pre- 

 vent swarming. 



On June 18, I took off 20 pounds of 

 prime white clover honey, also hived a 

 fine large swarm of bees from one hive. 

 Honey retails at 20 cents a pound. The 

 season promises to be a bountiful one 

 for honey, as there is so mucli wdiite 

 clover in bloom this year. There are 

 only a few colonies of bees in this vicin- 

 ity. ' Im.\. 



Geauga Co., Ohio, July i. 



I. It is not entirely clear, but it seems 

 as if what a'^e called burr-combs w-ere 

 built between the two stories, that is, 

 irregular comb filled in the shallow- 

 space and filled with honey. You did 

 the only thing that could be done, in 

 forcibly breaking apart tliese fastenings. 

 \o danger of hurting the bees by the 

 dripping honey. Indeed, you would have 

 done well to let the bees clean up the 

 drip before removing the super. Just 

 raise the super enough to break apart 

 the attachments, let it down again, and 

 in a quarter of ,in hour or less you can 

 lift off the siii)er and everything will 

 be dry. 



Prevention is better than cure, and 

 there are two things that may have been 

 at fault. There may have been too great 

 a space between the stories. It should 

 not be more than a quarter of an inch. 

 Or. the space may have been all right 

 and the bees too much crowded for waiii 

 of room. See that there is always abund 

 ance of surplus rootn, adding more room 



