December, 1910. 



American l^ee Journal 



a cell, but tliat quicker results can be 

 obtained! The bees can not come in 

 immediate contact with the caged 

 queen or cell, and so there is not the 

 same temperature. He gives the fol- 

 lowing interesting facts: 



In our experiment which we carried on in 

 tlie bee-cellar under the niacliine-shop a 

 few winters ago. we found that, when the 

 bulb of a thermometer was placed afjainst 

 brood in a colony, it would show a tempera- 

 ture of about 07 degrees; but when placed 

 in a colony which had no brood (eyen 

 though this colony was the stronger of the 

 two . the temperature would be below 00. 



Try this experiment; Take a colony 

 strong enough 10 fill 2 hive-bodies. Have 

 brood in the lower body, and honey only in 

 the upper. Examine them during a cold 

 spell, and you will find the bees in the lower 

 body warm and active while those in the 

 upper body will be numb with cold. Al one 

 time we tried hatching our virgins in an in- 

 cubator which was run at about 07 degrees. 

 The cells which were put in the incubator 

 soon after they were sealed hatched 

 promptly on time, and produced large active 

 virgins. Why do the bees build the queen- 

 cells so far out beyond the brood if it is not 

 to enable them to get on all sides of the cell 

 at once ? 



Extra Charge for Bee-I>einou- 

 strations 



Having in mind that people value 

 more what costs at least a little, and 

 that those who care nothing about bees 

 only hinder those who do want to see 

 and hear, L. G. Williams says in the 

 Irish Bee Journal : 



" And here, let me add. that in my humble 

 opinion it were always advisable to charge 

 a little extra for admission to demonstra- 

 tions, thus assuring the presence of those 

 really interested in bees, and excluding the 

 ladies who talk in loud whispers of fashions, 

 etc., whilst the demonstrator is speaking, 

 which necessitates his standing close to one 

 side of the netting, and explaining to the in- 

 terested ones some abstruse point; where- 

 upon the offenders ask eachother in injured 

 tones: 'Why is he standing over there?' 

 'What is he talking about ?' ' I can't hear a 

 word:' My dear ladies, neither has any one 

 else— who has had the pleasure of standing 

 beside you — been able to hear a word, except 

 regarding hats, and the merits of tight 

 sleeves versus loose ones!" 



Oh, but won't Mr. Williams have the 

 sisters " after him " now ? The idea of 

 the ladies being so discourteous! But 

 may be " locality " makes a difference 

 in this as well as in some other things. 

 Or is it just plain Irish to do that way ? 



How About New Siibsj-riber.s ? 



We believe that many of our sub- 

 scribers and long-time readers could 

 easily secure many new subscriptions 

 for the old American Bee Journal 

 among their friends and neighbors who 

 are bee-keepers. We would be pleased 

 to send as many sample copies as can 

 be wisely used in such efforts. No 

 others know so well the value of the 

 contents of this Journal as those who 

 read it regularly. This fact makes it 

 easier for them to secure new sub- 

 scriptions than could any other class 

 of people. 



We wish that every bee-keeper, who 

 woiild like to make more money out of 

 his bees, and at the same time be up- 

 lifted morally and intellectually, would 

 subscrible for the .-Vmerican Bee Jour- 

 nal. We are trying to do our part at 

 this end of the line, and must depend 

 upon our readers for a wider circu- 

 lation of this particular bee-paper. 

 Scattered throughout the pages of 

 each number there are surely liberal 

 offers on either premium or clubbing. 



to those who will spend a little time in 

 securing new subscriptions. 



If each one of our present subscribers 

 would send in only oiu- /teiL' luimt- for 

 1911, the list would be doubled at once. 

 Some have done exceptionally well in 

 securing new subscriptions. We are 

 hoping that a larger number may fol- 

 low their good example. We are here 

 to serve the best interests of bee-keep- 

 ers, and the only way we can do it is to 

 send them the American Bee Journal. 

 How many among our present list of 

 subscribers will send in at least on,- 

 new subscription before Jan. 1, 1911 ? 



The 3Iic'hig'aii State Coiiveiitiou 



The annual meeting of the Michigan 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 held at Grand Rapids Nov. 9 and 10, 

 1910. There were nearly 100 persons 

 present, and the interest was maintained 

 from the opening session until the very 

 close. Mr. L. A. Aspinwall was the 

 alert presiding officer, and kept things 

 moving right along. E. B. Tyrrell, the 

 efficient secretary, was at his post, and 

 did his part to make the convention a 

 most interesting and profitable one. 

 There was no set program, but impor- 

 tant topics were brought up one after 

 another in quick succession, so there 

 was not a dull moment during the 

 whole convention. 



Dr. E. F. Phillips, In Charge of Api- 

 culture at Washington, D. C, was pres- 

 ent, and contributed his share to the 

 meeting. A plan of getting in touch 

 with all the bee-keepers in Michigan 

 was inaugurated, which, if faithfully 

 followed up, we believe will result in 

 putting Michigan in the very front 

 rank of State organizations of bee-keep- 

 ers. With Mr. Tyrrell as manager of 

 the new project, it is bound to be suc- 

 cessful. There is a way in which all 

 State societies of bee-keepers can co- 

 operate with the work being done by 

 the government in the interest of bee- 

 keeping, that is bound to create a 

 greater advance in the pursuit, and also 

 a better understanding and a more suc- 

 cessful co-operation among bee-keepers 

 themselves. If the various State or- 

 ganizations will do their part, we are 

 satisfied the result of this mutual work 

 will do something heretofore consid- 

 ered an impossibility. Watch Michi- 

 gan, and see how she does it. 



The several generous premiums of- 

 fered for exhibits in honey and bees- 

 wax brought out quite a number of 

 exceptionally fine lots. For a small 

 exhibition it certainly was a good 

 one. Such clean, beautiful beeswax 

 it has seldom been our privilege to 

 behold. The honey — both comb and 

 extracted — was tempting enough to 

 make your mouth water several times. 

 It was our pleasure to act as one of the 

 three judges. We certainly had a diffi- 

 cult time to decide upon the winners 

 of the premiums offered. Mr. E. D. 

 Townsend (Michigan's most extensive 

 bee-keeper) and Mrs. W. S. Frey were 

 the other two on the judging commit- 

 tee. 



The officers elected were as follows: 

 President, E. D. Townsend, of Remus; 

 Vice-President, L. A. Aspinwall, of 

 Jackson ; and Sec.-Treas., E. B. Tyrrell, 

 of Detroit. Mr. Townsend and Mr. 

 Aspinwall just exchanged places, as the 



latter was president during the past 

 year, and the former was vice-president. 

 Mr. Tyrrell was re-elected, and enough 

 work put in his hands to keep him 

 busy for some time. 



Saginaw was selected as the place of 

 the next meeting, the date to be de- 

 cided by the Executive Committee. 



The Michigan Association has a 

 membership of a few over 200. The 

 Government has the names and ad- 

 dresses of nearly 400O bee-keepers in 

 the Lower Peninsula alone. No doubt 

 there are many thousands more scat- 

 tered throughout the State. It does 

 seem that with a little more eft'ort the 

 membership of this Association should 

 be increased to several thousand. When 

 once the various States are in full 

 swing, and affiliated with the National, 

 and then the National re-organized so 

 as to make it a real head and leader in 

 the cause of bee-keeping in this coun- 

 try, we believe the time will be at hand 

 when there will be " something doing " 

 in bee-keeping that will be a revelation 

 to the great majority of those who have 

 seen this important industry drift along 

 as it has done for many years. We are 

 expecting great things from the Michi- 

 gan Association, and believe we will 

 not be disappointed. Of course, it will 

 take a little time to " get a-going,'' but 

 when once under " a full head of steam " 

 things will begin to move apiculturally 

 in that great State as they have never 

 done before, we believe. 



Mr. Aspinwall brought with him one 

 of his non-swarming comb-honey hives, 

 which he has been working on for 25 

 or 30 years, and now has finally com- 

 pleted. He expects to put it on the 

 market another season. It is certainly 

 a most ingenious invention, and if it 

 will do all its inventor claims for it, 

 the production of comb honey will be 

 largely increased during the years that 

 are just ahead. Mr. Aspinwall has kept 

 bees for about a half century, and 

 while having invented and perfected 

 the most successful potato planter and 

 digger, he has still had time to help in 

 the advancement of bee-keeping, by 

 producing a hive which he is satisfied 

 will do all he claims for it. While now 

 in his 68th year, Mr. .-Xspinwall is still 

 vigorous, and a most interesting gen- 

 tleman. Michigan bee-keepers may 

 well be proi'd of him in many ways. It 

 has been our privilege to meet bee- 

 keepers in almost every part of our 

 great country, and we have been de- 

 lighted to find so many men and 

 women in its ranks, of such honorable 

 and inspiring character. We may all 

 rejoice that we are interested in a 

 pursuit that contains so many fine per- 

 sonages. 



New York Bee-Keepers' lii.sti- 

 tute.s 



At Geneva, Ontario County, in Jacob's 

 Hall, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12 13, 

 the following will be the program, con- 

 ducted by Charles Stewart, with C. B. 

 Howard, of Romulus, as local corres- 

 pondent : 



MoNllAV. 10 A. M. 



What Should be Done to Control Bee-Dis- 

 ease, in Addition to Inspection Work ?— K. 

 K. Phillii)S. of Washington. D. C. 



My Method of Conducting Out-.'Vpiaries — 

 C. R. Howard, of Romulus. 



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