June, 1915. 



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American l^ee Joarnal j 



visit to the Dadant apiaries, makes an 

 attractive opportunity to combine a 

 pleasant visit with beekeepers from 

 other localities with a sight-seeing trip 

 worth while. It is expected that promi- 

 nent bee-men from distant Sta;es will 

 be present. 



The committee has not as yet ar- 

 ranged the program. 



Frank C. Pellett. 



We will be very glad indeed to en- 

 tertain our many beekeeping friends 

 here on Sept. 7. As soon as a definite 

 program has been arranged, it will be 

 given in these columns. 



W. L. Porter, Caldwell, Idaho.— We 



had hoped to be able to give our read- 

 ers a biography of Mr. W. L. Porter, 

 who was for many years the efficient 

 president of the Colorado Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association mentioned in our 



W. L. Porter, of Caldwell. Idaho 



April and May numbers. But although 

 we have succeeded in obtaining his 

 photograph, Mr. Porter's modesty has 

 prevented him from giving us any facts 

 about himself. Suffice it to say that he 

 has been and is yet one of the most 

 extensive and successful honey pro- 

 ducers in the United States. 



Nichigan's 50th Annual Neeting. — 



The oldest beekeepers' Association in 

 the United States will celebrate its -"JOth 

 annual meeting at Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 on Dec. 15 and 10 next. 



The original records of the associa- 

 tion, still in good shape, show that Prof. 

 A. J. Cook, now State Commissioner 

 of Horticulture for California, was the 

 first secretary of the association. At 

 that time Prof. Cook was connected 

 with the Michigan State .Agricultural 

 College, East Lansing, Mich., teaching 



Entomology and Apiculture. 



For over 20 years, since Prof. Cook 

 left, beekeeping has not been taught at 

 the college, but in 1913, I had the pleas- 

 ure of introducing the subject once 

 more. It is a coincidence that the 

 present secretary of the association, 

 after so long a lapse, is connected with 

 the Agricultural College, trying to dis- 

 seminate the subject of beekeeping, as 

 was the original secretary. 



Looking over the records we find 

 the names of many prominent beekeep- 

 ers who have since gone to their re- 

 ward. .Among others these names are 

 found: l^zra Rood, the first president; 

 Bingham, Gallup, Otis, Taylor, Hilton, 

 Hutchinson, etc. 



In one of the early meetings I find 

 that a paper was read by the secretary, 

 on "The Apiary and Its Arrangement," 

 by A. I. Root (" Novice "). Wonder 

 whether Mr. Root can remember this 

 paper ? Besides Mr. Root, many other 

 names are prominent; one other, who 

 is still alive, Mr. M. M. Baldridge, of 

 St. Charles, 111., who read a paper on 

 "Th.' Extractor." 



We hope to have many old memories 

 revived at Grand Rapids, so that the 

 present day bee-men may get a glimpse 

 of what the pioneer beekeepers had to 

 contend with. 



Trie association is trying to arrange 

 a meeting that will be a little out of the 

 ordinary, and with the cooperation of 

 the Michigan beekeepers, this should 

 be possible. 



We aim to make a special effort to 

 get a good exhibit of honey, and any 

 beekeeper who would like to make an 

 exhibit would do well to write me. By 

 making plans at this time the choice 

 of the crop can be saved and a nice 

 exhibit prepared, 



We shall be pleased to receive the 

 dues of any members who have not 

 paid, and from others who would like 

 to join the association. In a future 

 issue we shall have more to say, but do 

 not forget that the dates are Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, 1915, 

 and the place Grand Rapids, Mich. 



F. Eric Millen, Sec.-Trcas. 



Two Faults Committed by Publishers. 



— It is not our custom to insert letters 

 of praise, concerning our Journal, in 

 the reading columns. The reader will 

 find two short exceptions to this rule 

 in this number. 



There are two faults committed by 

 publishers which we wish to avoid. 

 One of them is to give special notices, 

 of goods offered for sale, in the reading 

 columns. The other is to cut articles 

 off at the bottom of the page and refer 

 the reader to the other end of tlie paper 

 or magazine for the continuation, just 

 for the sake of beginning the next page 

 with a flaring headline. We do not 

 approve of either, do you ? 



Monthly Crop Report. — The monthly 

 crop report of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, under date of May 10, shows 

 Missouri and Illinois to have the low- 

 est average in percentage of colonies 



of bees, condition of colonies and con- 

 ditions of honey-plants. Let us hope 

 that the future will show an improve- 

 ment. At the date of this writing. May 

 15, the ground is too dry and prospects 

 are bad in Hancock Co., 111. But there 

 has been rain elsewhere. 



Investment in Bees. — We have a re- 

 quest from one of our subscribers to 

 ask through these columns what each 

 beekeeper considers a fair estimate of 

 an investment in 100 colonies of bees, 

 and whether wintered out-of-doors or 

 in the cellar. 



The Siberian Beekeeper's Ten Com- 

 mandments. — 1. The bee is God's work- 

 ing insect, love her with all your might. 



2. Don't be allured by foreign races 

 of bees. The northern bees are just as 

 good for rational beekeeping. 



3. Don't grumble at ill-success, don't 

 lose courage. Find the cause of your 

 failure and let it serve as a lesson. 



4. Help the bees in their work and 

 learn their life, spring, summer, fall 

 and winter. 



5. Prefer strong colonies to weak 

 ones, transfer log hives to frame hives 

 and supersede the old queens, then you 

 will see your apiary flourish. 



li. Pack the hives in the fall to keep 

 them warm during winter and spring. 



7. Never admix anything to the honey 

 you wish to sell that will spoil its high 

 quality and character. 



8. Never supply any one with irregu- 

 lar supplies for the apiary. After har- 

 vest, extract the honey with care, but 

 leave enough for wintering. 



9. Don't let any one kciow that, in 

 Amour Province, bad beekeeping is 

 due to your neglect. 



10. Be not jealous of the success of 

 your neighbor beekeeper. His exam- 

 ple may make you acquainted with the 

 requirements of the bee's life and na- 

 ture. Rev. a. Luppov. 



Translated by Peter Schaffhauser. 



Beekeepers' Neeting. — There will be 

 a meeting of the New Jersey Beekeep- 

 ers' Association in Geo. A. Kelley's 

 apiary at Boonton, N. J., June 8, 1915. 

 E. G. Carr, Sec- J'reas. 



Bumblebees Wanted. — I desire to re- 

 quest for observational purposes, a 

 favor through your columns. Would 

 it be agreeable for you to ask editori- 

 ally, the beekeepers of the country, to 

 send me for identification, bumblebees 

 which may have entered bee hives and 

 have been killed, or bumblebees which 

 beekeepers may see fit to kill in the act 

 of entering a bee-hive? 



These specimens may be packed in 

 cotton and shipped in a small bo.x. In 

 each instance, however, 1 would like a 

 word of information as to where the 

 bumblebee was found, and the name 

 and address of the sender so that due 

 credit may be given. 



The material I will explain is desired 

 for classification. .A student wishes to 

 determine some interesting points rela- 

 tive to the behavior of bumblebees in 

 relation to bee-hives, and what might 



