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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mak. 1. 



advised every bee-keeper to join tlie Bee- 

 keepers' Union, and strengthen it for a good 

 work. In speaking of tlie exhibits at the 

 World's Fair, he stated that space had been se- 

 cured for an exhibit of the honey yield of 1893, 

 and he hoped bee-keepers would respond liber- 

 ally, and make a fine display; and he himself 

 or the secretary would receive all offers of ex- 

 hibits, and see that they were collected and for- 

 warded. After the address, several donated .50 

 and 100 lb. lots. This honey will be delivered 

 in Chicago free of charge, and in original 

 packages. It will then be put up in fancy 

 glass jars, and at the close of the exhibition it 

 will be sold or delivered to other parties as 

 may be desired. 



The next upon the programme was a paper 

 upon new plans for marketing honey, by J. H. 

 Martin, which was followed by an interesting 

 discussion. It is evident, from the signs of the 

 times, that a radical change is needed in the 

 marketing of fruits and honey, and a more 

 even distribution of them over the country. 



Prof. C. W. Woodworth, entomologist from 

 the State University, made a short address, and 

 afterward answered many questions. The 

 tJniver,sity was ready to meet the bee-keepers 

 more than half way in the endeavor to advance 

 the cause; and if nothing is done, it will clear- 

 ly be the fault of the bee-keepers themselves. 

 At the close of the address a vote of thanks 

 was extended to Prof. W. He was also elected 

 an honorary member of the association. 



" Chemical Composition of Honey," by Mr. 

 George W. Brodbeck, closed the afternoon pro- 

 gram. 



In the evening Mr. Arundell's paper, " Econ- 

 omy in Bee-keeping," brought out a long dis- 

 cussion. Many found it economy to requeen 

 their a])iaries after the honey season. Thi-re is 

 usually a large loss of colonies in the com- 

 mencement of a honey season, from the loss of 

 queens, ami sometimes tiiis amounts to a-* much 

 as the ordinary wintrr lo*<es in the Ea-^t; and 

 by carefully requeening. the loss, in a great 

 measure, would be avoided. 



The discussion drifted into the hive question, 

 and a few expressed themselves as favorable to 

 a shallow hive. The Hoffman frame had not 

 been tested, but will probably be used more or 

 less during the coming season. 



At the clo-^e of the evening session there was 

 a general hand-shake, and Mrs. Mclnlyre de- 

 lighted the members by sitting down to the 

 piano in the room and giving a few bee-keepers' 

 songs appropriate to the occasion, which were 

 heartilv enjoyed and entliusiastically ap- 

 plauded. , 



SECONT) I>AY. 



The bee-keepers began to assemble again at 

 an early hour. The first business was to mem- 

 orize Congress, th-rough our representatives, to 

 push forward the Paddock pure-food bill; also 

 a resolution was introduced, asking the Legis- 

 lature to aid the association in the sun; of 1.300, 

 to be used in the publication of the proceedings, 

 and for collecting statistics. 



Mr. W. A. Pryal was instructed to draw up 

 such an act and present it to the proper com- 

 mittee at the State Capitol at Sacramento, soon. 



Mr. II. E. Wilder read an interesting essay 

 upon birds that are injurious to bees and fruit. 

 Mr. R. Tonchton followed with a paper upon 

 bees and fruit. This brought out many valu- 

 able points, where birds are a great damage to 

 apricots and . peaches, in their propensity to 

 prey upon the laden bees : but the greatest 

 damage is in the destruction of the swelling 

 buds, not only destroying the prospective 

 nectar-laden blossom, but the fruit as well. 

 The only remedy is the shot-gun, which is 

 freely used by many orchardists. 



The subject of adulteration came up several 

 times, and was thoroughly denounced There 

 was regret expressed that Prof. Cook had lent 

 his hand favorably to the sugar- honey discus- 

 sion. California bee-keepers have but cold 

 comfort for that plan. During the discussion 

 of these vital points to bee-keepers. Mr. Brod- 

 beck introduced the following resolution, which 

 passed unanimously: 



"Resolved, That the California State Bee- 

 keepers' Association, in convention assembled, 

 express by a vote of thanks their appreciation 

 of the interest displayed by Gleanings in Bee 

 Culture and the Amerlcfin Bee Journal in 

 their determined opposition to the adulteration 

 of honey in every shape and form that has thus 

 far been presented." 



In a further discussion of the World's Fair 

 exhibits, it was resolved that we recommend to 

 the State World's Fair Commission that Mr. 

 W. A. Pryal be a suitable person to represent 

 the interests of bee keepers at the Woi'Ws 

 Fair, and install the exhibit. Several bee- 

 keepers looked upon this as quite appropriate, 

 for Mr. Pryal is a native Californian. 



At the opening of the afternoon session, the 

 following officers were elected: 



J. F. Mclntyre reelected I'resident. 



Geo. W. Brodbeck. V. P. for Los Angeles Co. 



J. W. King. " " Orange 



M. H. Mendleson, " " Ventura " 



H. Trickey, " " Inyo " 



C. C. Thomas. " " San Diego " 



F. H. Hunt, ■' " San Bernardino 

 W. A. Pryal. "■ ■" Alameda " 

 J. C. McCubbin. '• " Fresno " 



G. B. Woodbury. Treasurer. 



J. H. Martin, reelected Secretary. 



Executive Committee, L. T. Rowley, A. Bar- 

 net t. 



The linal session closed with a paper by L. T. 

 Rowley, npon the honey-plants of Southei-n 

 California, and a paper on the San Francisco 

 honey markets, by Wm. Styan. 



Upon various motions the secretary was in- 

 structed to correspond with manufacturers of 

 cans, and get their lowest rates for enough cans 

 foi- till- entire association, and to inform the 

 association of the same by postal card; also to 

 correspond with all of the leading dealers in 

 San Francisco and the East, and get best offers, 

 and to inform the members by postal card; also 

 t6 correspond in relation to supplies in carload 

 lots from leading Eastern dealers, and to in- 

 form the members by postal card; also to cor- 

 respond with the lady managers of the World's 

 Fair exhibits for Southern California in relation 

 to the exhibition of honey-plants. Upon this 

 point the secretary kicked, and the meeting 

 adjourned in confusion. The next meeting 

 will be held in Los Angeles, upon a call from 

 the executive committee. 



There were but few bee-keepers' supplies 

 upon exhibition. Mr. C. W. Metcalf, of Santa 

 Paula, had a very ingeniously constructed auto- 

 matic reversible extractor upon exhibition. 

 The Stewart honey-boxes were also on exhibi- 

 tion. Mr. Brodbeck exhibited a new patented 

 smoker, which attracted much attention. A 

 carload of supplies from Medina, O., arrived 

 while the convention was in session, and was 

 partly unpacked in the store of G. G. Wickson. 

 where many embraced the opportunity of look- 

 ing the goods over. The Cowan honey-extract- 

 or seemed to be the center of attraction. All 

 expressed themselves as astonished at the 

 amount of bee-traps that can be stored into 

 one car. 



When the bee-keepers bade each other fai'e- 

 well they all felt that a very profitable session 

 of the State association had been held. 



John H. Martin, Sec. 



