October, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



657 



TH E annual 

 mwting o f 

 the North- 

 ern Illinois and 

 Southern W i s - 

 cousin Beekeep- 

 ers ' Association 

 will be. held in 

 Memorial hall in 

 Rockford, 111., 



on Tuesday, Oct. 15. All interested in bees 

 are invited to attend. B. Kennedy of 2507 

 West State street, Eockforcf, 111., is secre- 

 tary. ^ ^ ^ 



The "Wisconsin State Beekeepers' conven- 

 tion will be held Dec. 5 and 6, 1918, in the 

 Senate room of the State capitol at Madi- 

 son, Wis. N. E. France of Plateville is 

 president, and E. Hassinger of Greenville is 

 secretary. * * * 



Frank C. Pellett, formerly field editor of 

 the American Bee Journal, is now assistant 

 editor, and has moved to Hamilton, 111. The 

 position probably means that, so far as the 

 Messrs. Dadants are concerned, Mr. Pellett 

 will have largely the editorial management 

 of the American Bee Journal. 

 * * * 



The National Beekeepers' Association 

 will hold its next convention at Chicago, 

 111., on Feb. 18, 19, and 20, 1919. Floyd 

 Markham, secretary-treasurer, of Ypsilanti, 

 Mich., writes that he had expected to have 

 part of the program ready for publication 

 this month, but correspondents have been 

 slow in answering his letters and so he has 

 to delay announcement of the program till 

 later. * * * 



The annual meeting of Adirondack Bee- 

 keepers' Association was held on Aug. 23 

 at the apiary of M. G. Devine at East Lake 

 George. About 75 attended and 20 new 

 members were enrolled. The business meet- 

 ing and election of officers was held before 

 a basket luncheon was served. Officers elect- 

 ed were: A. W. Gary of Glens Falls, presi- 

 dent; M. G. Devine of East Lake George, 

 vice president; H. E. Gray, Fort Edward, 



secretary -treasurer. 



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The Western New York Honey Producers' 

 Association will meet in a two-days ' con- 

 vention at the Genesee Hotel, corner Main 

 and Genesee streets, Buffalo, on Friday and 

 Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2. A very interesting 

 and instructive program is being arranged. 

 As the business of beekeeping is undergoing 

 a marvelous evolution, it is the object of 

 the association to promote and develop those 

 methods that make for efficiency in both 

 production and selling, 

 request to Howard M. 

 Kansomville, N. Y. 



Programs sent on 

 Myers, secretary. 



The Crop Report Committee of the On- 

 tario Beekeepers' Association met in Tor- 

 onto on Thursday, Aug. 8, 1918. Owing to 

 the serious situation in regard to sugar for 

 fall feeding, the Executive Committee of 



the Association 

 was also called 

 together for 

 c o nsultation. 

 Reports were re- 

 ceived from 

 over 500 of the 

 members in On- 

 tario and from 

 correspondents 

 in Quebec and the United States. The On- 

 tario average per colony reported was 62.4 

 lbs. The m.ost disturbing feature in the 

 market situation is the ruling of the Canada 

 Food Board that no sugar can be obtained 

 for fall feeding. This means that from 25 

 to 40 per cent of the average crop must be 

 held for feeding back to the bees. In view 

 of these conditions, the committee recom- 

 mends the following prices: Best quality 

 light extracted, wholesale, 24c to 27c per 

 lb.; same at retail, 5c to 8c higher; No. 1 

 comb, wholesale, $3.00 to $3.75 per dozen; 

 No. 2 comb, wholesale, $2.00 to $3.00 per 

 dozen. * * » 



The Field Day of the Federated Massa- 

 chusetts Beekeepers' Association, Inc., held 

 jointly with the Eastern Massachusetts Bee- 

 keepers' Association, at the Norfolk County 

 Agricultural School at Walpole, on Aug. 7, 

 drew a large and enthusiastic audience to 

 hear the excellent program. After the ad- 

 dress of welcome by the director of the 

 school, Mr. Kingman, J. E. Crane of Middle- 

 bury, Vt., delightfully explained the curious 

 marriage customs of the different flowers, 

 and by his charming tale brought home the 

 vast service rendered by the honeybee, 

 apart from her value as a honey-gatherer. 

 Following Mr. Crane were practical talks by 

 Arthur C. Miller of Providence, R. I., on 

 "The Wintering Problem in New England." 

 Allan Latham of Norwichtown, Conn., spoke 

 on "Pasturage," and Dr. Burton N. Gates 

 of Amherst on "The Beekeeping Situation 

 Today and the Future of the Industry in 

 Massachusetts." Dallas Lore Sharpe also 

 contributed a few words. The new impor- 

 tance and dignity of the honey industry 

 was emphasized, also the value of the bee 

 in the program of intensive agriculture 

 necessary in New England. 



The announcement of the retirement of 

 Dr. Burton N. Gates from the office of In- 

 spector of Apiaries and Associate Professor 

 of Beekeeping at the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural College caused expressions of real 

 regret from all sides. Dr. Gates has built 

 up an apicultural department at the college 

 second to none in the country, and while 

 the beekeepers of the State felt that his 

 call to a wider territory was to be expected, 

 his loss to Massachusetts will be widely felt. 

 A rising vote of thanks was tendered Dr. 

 Gates for the inspiration and aid which he 

 has been to the beekeepers of Massachusetts, 

 and resolutions appreciative of him adopted. 

 Dr. Gates is to become provincial apiarist 

 of Ontario, the position formerly held by 

 Morlev Petit. 



