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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



colony, having cast a swarm, rear their own queen, 

 for thereby we save the expensive feeding of the 

 larvfp, which are to become expensive consumers 

 of the honey of the hive. The chances are, also, 

 that when the colony rears its own queen they will 

 tte stocked with younger bees for wintering in 

 November than where a queen was introduced im- 

 mediately after swarming. 



The one point worth knowing above all others in 

 bee-keeping, is a thorough knowledge of the loca- 

 tion we are in, as to its honey resources, and then 

 getting the largest amount of bees possible at that 

 or those times to gather honey, having just as few 

 at all other times as is consistent with the accom- 

 plishing of this object, if all who read this article 

 will stud}' their location, and then rear the bees in 

 reference to that location, I think they will find 

 their bees will do as well as their more successful 

 neighbors. G. M. Doolittle. 



Borodino, N. Y., Nov. 10, 18S.5. 



Friend D., under tlie circnmstances, very 

 likely you are rij^ht; but some way I do not 

 like "the idea of ever, under any circum- 

 stances, discouraging the production of 

 brood. I presume this, of course, comes 

 about because we have always been in the 

 habit of selling bees, and we sell them al- 

 most every month in the year, and therefore 

 they will never be dead property. I can not 

 remember that I ever saw too 'much brood 

 in a hive to please me ; neither have I seen 

 a hive containing too many bees. There is 

 another peculiarity in our location. Bees, 

 as a rule, never swarm after about the mid- 

 dle of July, and therefore we have nothing 

 to fear from tlie excessive swarming yon 

 speak of during the basswood bloom. 

 Where one is working exclusively for comb 

 honey, in a locality like yours, there may be 

 reasons for preferring to have brood-rearing 

 stop for a week or two ; but I would always 

 extract when there is an advantage to be 

 gained by extracting. 



THE NORTH AMERICAN BEE - KEEP- 

 ERS' SOCIETY. 



FULL PARTICULAHS IN REGARD TO IT. 



E extract the following from the 

 American Bee Journal: 



This society will hold its 16th annual con- 

 vention on Dec. 8, 9, and 10, 1885, at Detroit, 

 Mich. The hall in which the meeting will 

 be held is known as the "Ked Men's Wigwam," and 

 is located at 63 Michigan Avenue, one block west of 

 the City Hall. Just across the street from the "Ked 

 Men's Wigwam" is the Antisdel House, which will 

 be the hotel at which the Society will make its head- 

 quarters. The regular rates at this hotel are $2.00 

 per day, but they have been reduced to $1.2.5 per 

 day to those attending the convention. There will 

 be reduced rates on all Michigan railroads, also as 

 far east as Buffalo, as far west as Chicago, and as 

 far south as Toledo. Efforts are being made to se- 

 cure reduced rates to still further points, but at 

 present the prospects of success are not very pi-om- 

 ising. No certificates will be sent out until about 

 Dec. 1; but all who expect to attend should write 

 to the Secretary at once, and certificates will be 

 sent out as soon as they are ready. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec, 



Rogers ville, Mich. 



RAILRO.\^D CERTIFICATES FOR THE CONVENTION. 



As many do not fully understand the use of the 

 certificates to secure the benefits of reduced rates, 

 I will try to explain their use. 



It makes no difference whether j-ou belong to the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Society, or any other 

 society, or ever e.xpcct to, if j'ou wish to go to De- 

 troit, Mich., to attend the annual meeting of the 

 several bee-keepers' societies to be iield at that 

 place on Dec. 8, 9, and 10, you will simply write to 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Kogersville, Mich., asking for as 

 many railroad certificates as you can use. Mr. H. 

 will book your name and the number of certificates 

 you want, and as soon as he obtains the certificates 

 from the railroad companies, which will be about 

 Dec. 1, he will mail them to j'ou. You will fill out 

 Ihe lilaiilc, and when you buy your ticket have the 

 railroail aj.'cnt fill out his part. If you can not buy 

 a tlnougli ticket to Detroit, buy one for as far as 

 you can. and when you procure a new ticket have 

 the agent indorse, on the face of the certificate, 

 that he sold you one full-rate ticket from that place 

 to as far as you got your ticket. You may be 

 obliged to get tickets at several places, but always 

 have the agent certify that he sold you a full-fare 

 ticket. 



When you arrive at Detroit, present your certifi- 

 cates to Mr. Hutchinson, and he will fill out the 

 blank left for that purpose, certifying that you 

 were in attendance at the al)Ove-mcntioned meet- 

 ing. Then, on presentation of your certificate prop- 

 erly filled out, you will be able to procure a return 

 ticket by pajing one-third the regular fare, thus 

 saving to you two-thirds of the regular tare one 

 way. 



This is a great reduction, and will enable many to 

 attend at Detroit who would feel that it would cost 

 too much to go. Then with the reduced rates at 

 the hotel it will make your expenses very low. 

 Your committee is still at work trying to make it 

 pleasant for you when you arrive in Detroit. We 

 hope yon will all come, and make this meeting one 

 long to be remembered by those present. A large 

 sample room at the hotel has been placed at our 

 disposal; where you can have every facility to show 

 any thing new or of interest to the Society. 



Let every bee-keeper canvass his neighborhood, 

 and find how many will attend, then send to W. Z. 

 Hutchinson for certificates as soon as possible, so 

 that he will know how many to apply for. 



Clinton, Mich. H. D. Cutting. 



IP I^ O G- 1^ ^n^ jv^ ILvdl E . 

 FIRST DAY. 



Tuesday Forenoon Session,— 10 a. m.— Conven- 

 tion called to order.— Address of Welcome, by Ed- 

 win Willets, President of the Michigan Agricultural 

 College.— Response by the President, L. C. Root.— 

 Calling the roll of members of last year, payment 

 of annual dues, reception of new members, and 

 distribution of badges.— Reading the minutes of the 

 last meeting.- Reports of the Treasurer and Secre- 

 tary.— Announcemeuts.—Miscellaneous business. 



Afternoon Session.— 2 p. m.— Announcements. 

 —Annual address of the President.— Miscellaneous 

 business. — "Production of Comb Honey," G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino, N. Y. — "Production of Ex- 

 tracted Honey," Charles Dadant, Hamilton, 111.— 

 "Marketing Honey," C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O. 



Evening Session.— '.iSO p. m.— Announcements. 

 Miscellaneous business. — Discussion of questions 

 that have accumulated in the question-box during 

 the day. 



SECOND DAY. 



W'ednesday Morning Session. — o a. m.— An- 

 nouncements.— Miscellaneous business.—" Bee-Pas- 

 turage," Thos. G. Newman, Chicago, ill.- "Selling 

 and shipping Bees by the Pound," E. M. Hayhurst, 

 Klansas City. Mo.— Selection of place for holding 

 next convention, and election of officers. 



Afternoon Session.- 2 p. m.— Announcements. 

 —Miscellaneous business.— " Excellence or Cheap- 

 ness—Which';'" A. I. Root, Medina, O.— "Comb Foun- 

 dation," John Vandervort, Laceyville, Pa.— "Bee- 

 Keeping as a Business," Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, 

 Illinois. 



Evening Session.— 7:30 p. m.— Announcements. 

 —Miscellaneous business.— I)iscussion of questions 

 in the question-box. 



THIRD DAY. 



Thursday Morning Session. -0 a. ni. — An- 

 nouncements. — Miscellaneous business.^" Revers- 

 ing Combs," James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich.— 

 "The Pollen Theory," Prof. A. J. Cook, Agricultu- 

 ral College, Mich. 



