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^va^lll wliile 1 was a\\a>- I'nun home, and 1 

 \v<nil<l Hiul plenty- of liees \eiitilalin,i2;; but 

 inside of ten minutes after the entrances 

 were o])ene(i the full extent, all fanninf; 

 slopijed. and tlie bottom-board woidd con- 

 tain oidy bees on tlie move, in or out of tlie 

 liive. 



W'iien these colonies ^;ot strong enough to 

 cluster outside (of only half a pint or so). I 

 added another sui)er t(') gi\e them plenty of 

 room. I i)ut two rousing colonies into win- 

 ter (|uarters. I had. of course. i)lenty of sec- 

 lions that were unfinished. 



Another thing, while all my neighbors 

 had swarm after swarm from the same old 

 hives, neither of mine swarmed at all. This 

 would not lia\e been unexi)ected from the 

 May swarm: but the other, an old colony, 

 failed to swarm, althougli it was a good 

 -strong colony. When the l)uckwheat flow 

 was over I htid three sui)ers on each hive. 



Brick Church, Pa.. Feb. 2. 



[If more of our l)ee-keei)ing frien<ls would 

 give more attention to bottom ventilation 

 Uiere would be less clustering-out and less 

 of swarming. Our neighbor, Vernon liurt, 

 thinks hives set uj) on four blocks olf the 

 bottom goes a long way toward stop})ing 

 sw^arming altogether. It is such a simi)le 

 trick it is a wonder that more do not try it. 



— f:d.] 



california state convention. 



BY MRS. H. G. ACKLIN. 



The twentieth annual convention of the 

 <'alifornia State Jiee-keei)ers' Association 

 was held in the Chamber of Commerce, the 

 14th, 15th, and Kith of February. 



Mr. Scott, the incoming ))resident of the 

 ChamV)er. welcomed us in a hai)i)y little 

 talk. He mentioned that the Chamber 

 would do all it could for the bee-keei)ers, and 

 in return the association ought to keep a 

 live exhibit (not bees) of honey which had 

 not come out of the ark, in the exhibition 

 rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. 



In resjutnse, Prof. A. .1. Cook said, among 

 many other things, that the fine scenery 

 i'alitornia bee-keei)ers always have when in 

 their ai)iaries should tend to make them 

 good honest men, and he thought they all 

 were. In fact, there can not be many bad 

 j)eoi)le in the midst of such magnificent nat- 

 ural views as we are continually feasting 

 our eyes upon. 



California bee-keei)ers ai)i)ear to have im- 

 l)licit faith in the National, as our president 

 declared, when urging people to join the as- 

 .sociation. that the National had never fail- 

 ed to " bust ' an ordinance that o))pressed 

 a bee-keei)er. 



During the morning session Prof. Cook 

 look occasion to introduce several eastern 

 peoi)le, oidy three of whose names I now re- 

 (all— Mr. 11. \i. Harrington, of Medina, <).. 

 Mr. Coggshall. of New \'ork, and Mrs. H. 

 <l. Acklin. of St. I'aul, Miiui., and thecon- 

 \ention welcomed us in a body. Mr. Har- 



rington was called on to s|)eak. and in tlie 

 course of his remarks told how Mr. A. I. 

 !^)ot commenced making bee-hives. 



There were twoevening meetings, at which 

 nnisic, both \ (teal and instrumental, stere- 

 opticon \ lews, and addresses, were the prin- 

 ci])al features. 



Those having pajters were: Mr, J. W. Fer- 

 ree, Xewhall: Mr. .1. W. (Jeorge, Imperial; 

 Prof. A. J. Cook. Claremont: Mr. C. M. 

 Richter. Santa Barbara: Mr. .1. K. IMeasants, 

 Orange; Mr. Balph Benton, Berkely: Mr. M. 

 H. Mendleson, Piru; Mr. .loseph Molfat, Los 

 Angeles: Mr. T. O. Andrews. Corona; Mr. 

 (i. .1. Lynn. San Fernando; Maj. (1. F. 

 Merriam. 'i'win ( >aks: Mr. C. A. Wurth, \'en- 

 tiua: Mr. Bishoj). 



There is a very strong feeling, aitjtarent 

 at all times, in favor of organization and co- 

 o])eration among California bee-keepers for 

 mutual ))rotection. They claim every <tther 

 big industry is organized, and why not lion- 

 ey-i)roducing? 



There is nuich imeasiness at jtresent in 

 the southern jtart of the State concerning 

 conditions aroimd Fresno, iilack brood has 

 made its ai)i)earance u]) there with such 

 sweei)ing and fatal results that every bee- 

 keei)er. familiar with the situation, is alarm- 

 ed. (Quarantine resolutions were introduc- 

 ed during the convention. 



The former jtresident, B. C. liurdick, of 

 lledlands, was re-elected: also Secretary and 

 Treasurer, A. H. Shatfner. of Los Angeles. 

 The vice-jtresidents, one from each county, 

 are the jjresidents of the local societies or 

 clubs. The convention was well attended, 

 and much interest was manifested in most 

 of the subjects discussed. 



After acijournment of the State con\en- 

 tion the bee-keepers of i^os Angeles Co. got 

 together and organized a local society: elect- 

 ed ofTicers, and ajtpointed a committee to 

 wait ujKtn the county board of su])ervisors 

 in regard to establishing a <(uarantine 

 against bees being shijtjted into this county 

 from any section infected with black or foul 

 brood. 



Los Angeles, Cal. 



SECTIONAL HIVES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Criticisms Come from those Who have not Under- 

 stood the Special Management Required. 



BY LKO K. GATELY. 



Previous to the adoption of the secti(»nal 

 hive in my ai)iary several years were si)ent 

 exi)erimenting with and testing the merits 

 and demerits of the various styles, in an en- 

 deavor to determine exactly what style and 

 dei)th were best adapted to the exclusi\e 

 ])roduction of comb honey. Its adoi)tion, 

 therefore, was not the result of mere chance 

 or ))reju(lice, but rather because it stands 

 jtreeminent ly une(|ualed in llexibility and 

 economy of management. 



In a great many (and iterhajts most) lo- 

 calities, some form of contraction is a nec- 

 essary essential in securing satisfactory 



