NOVEMBKR, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



675 



FROM NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH 



ber or not." The program will be strong 

 and practical. Among those who are ex- 

 pected to address the sessions are Morley 

 Pettit," of Ontario; L. C. Dadant and Frank 

 C. Pellett of Hamilton, 111.; E. E. Eoot, edi- 

 tor of Gleanings, Medina, O.; Dr. E. F. Phil- 

 lips of Washington; also prominent beenien 

 of Iowa, including a good representation 

 from the Ames Agricultural College Experi- 

 ment station; Hamlin Miller. 

 Marshalltown, la. 



In Minnesota— ^^ t^^^ ^'^^^^^^ f *^^ 



sugar representative or 

 the Federal Food Administration for Min- 

 nesota a conference was held at his office 

 on Sept. 25 to further consider the matter of 

 supplying sugar for the fall feeding of bees. 

 The representative desires to aid the bee- 

 keepers in every possible way, and he is 

 anxious that no bees perish for the lack of 

 food. However, in line with the Govern- 

 ment's policy of conservation it would seem 

 better not to allow more sugar for the fall 

 feeding than is actually necessary to carry 

 the colony safely thru the winter. More 

 can be secured in the spring if necessary. 

 In making application the beekeeper now 

 states the total number of colonies in his 

 apiary and the number which need to be fed. 

 In most eases these are O. K.'d either by 

 the person in charge of the Bee Culture 

 Division of the State University or by the 

 State Inspector. Not more than 15 pounds 

 are allowed for each colony needing stores. 

 An additional 10 pounds may be secured in 

 the spring if needed. In order to avoid all 

 confusion for the coming year, it was sug- 

 gested and approved by the conference that 

 it would be a good thing if some plan could 

 be worked out so that a special applicatior? 

 form could be provided somewhat along the 

 line of the one used by the Ontario bee- 

 keepers, in their applications to the Canada 

 Food Board. The form is too long for in- 

 sertion here, but it is suflScient to state that 

 after the application has been filled out 

 there can be little doubt as to the actual 

 needs of the applicant. 



The annual meeting of the Minnesota 

 Beekeepers ' Association will be held during 

 the first week in December in connection 

 with the annual meeting of the State Horti- 

 cultural Society. The Association has in- 

 creased in membership during the last few 

 years, but there ought to be several times 

 as many members. This organization has 

 been a great help to the industry in the 

 State, and every beekeeper ought to give it 

 his hearty support. Program of the annual 

 meeting and other information concerning 

 the Association can be secured from the 

 secretary, L. V. France, University Farm, 

 St. Paul. The small sum of one dollar makes 

 you a member of the State Association, of 

 i'our County Association, ^xid of the State 



Horticultural Society. Besides, for this 

 same dollar you receive monthly the ^Min- 

 nesota Horticulturist and a bound copy of 

 the magazine at the end of the year. Also 

 in addition to the above, you are entitled to 

 plant premiums from the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, which alone are worth the dollar. Mr. 

 Beekeeper, you can 't afford to stay out. 

 Come in and help boost. 



Minneapolis, Minn. Chas. D. Blaker. 



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In Michigan— ?««« ^^^ S'^^.'^g ,"^V T'"^ 



o ter quarters m tlie best or 



condition. Brood-rearing has continued later 

 than in years past and this insures a very 

 large number of young bees. Good stores 

 for winter have been provided either in the 

 form of honey or sugar syrup. To date per- 

 mits for the purchase of about 85,000 pounds 

 of sugar have been issued. The bulk of this 

 sugar has gone to beekeepers in the districts 

 where honeydew was stored in quantities 

 and to the parts of the State where the se- 

 vere drought and unfavorable weather pre- 

 vented the storing of the usual amount of 

 fall honey. Unprecedented interest in pack- 

 ing cases and in cellar wintering is being 

 manifested in all counties in the central 

 and southern part of the State. It is evi- 

 dent that beekeepers are making special ef- 

 forts this year to avoid the loss and disap- 

 pointments of last winter. The serious loss 

 of last year was a hard lesson, but the moral 

 of it has been well learned. The outlook 

 for next year is excellent. 



Excepting such honey as is being held for 

 home trade, the Michigan honey crop in 

 general has passed from the hands of the 

 producers. The prices realized have been 

 very satisfactory. As a result of the pros- 

 perous condition of the industry, bees are 

 in considerable demand at this time, and 

 this demand will continue up to the honey 

 flow next season. Beekeepers who are plan- 

 ning on purchasing eombless packages 

 should at once get in touch with the pro- 

 ducers and, as soon as possible, get orders 

 accepted for spring delivery. The demand 

 for eombless packages for Michigan will be 

 tremendous, and those who wait may not 

 obtain bees in time to be profitable next 

 year. 



One very encouraging thing noted this 

 fall is the zeal of the better producers for 

 buying the unproductive bees of their com- 

 munities. Practically all of the better bee- 

 keepers are planning on increasing their 

 number of colonies considerably before the 

 next honey flow. 



The annual meeting of the State Bee- 

 keepers' Association, which will be held at 

 Lansing on Nov. 19-21, promises to be one 

 of the best of good times and one of the 

 most profitable meetings of Michigan bee- 

 keepers in recent years. The present indi- 

 cations are that all the previous records of 



