October, 1919 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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ing Practice in Winter," Geo. S. Denuith; 

 ' ' Wintering as Practiced in Washington, ' ' 

 H. A. Scullen. Wednesday: "Behavior of 

 Bees in Spring," Dr. Phillips; "Beekeeping 

 Practice in Spring," Geo. S. Deniuth; "Bac- 

 teriology of Bee Diseases, " A. F. Sturte- 

 vant; "Queen-rearing," Dr. Phillips; "Evo- 

 lution of Beekeeping Practice," Geo. S. De- 

 muth. Thursday: "Behavior of Bees in 

 Summer," Dr. Phillips; "Beekeeping Prac- 

 tice in Summer," Geo. S. Demuth; "Symp- 

 toms and Gross Diagnosis of Bee Diseases," 

 A. P. Sturtevant; "Locality," Geo. S. De- 

 muth; "Visiting with Beekeepers," Dr. 

 Phillips. Friday: "Behavior of Bees in 

 in Swarming," Dr. Phillips; "Swarm Con- 

 trol," Geo. S. Demuth; "Laboratory Diag- 

 nosis of Bee Diseases," A. P. Sturtevant; 

 "Factors Influencing Nectar Secretion," 

 Dr. Phillips. Saturday: "Treatment of 

 Bee Diseases, " A. P. Sturtevant. Leading 

 beekeepers of the State will also appear on 

 the program and take part in the discus- 

 sions. , 



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The fall convention of the Connecticut 

 Beekeepers ' Association will be held in the 

 old Senate Chamber at the State Capitol, on 

 Saturday, Oct. 11. 



On the program are a number of good ad- 

 dresses: "How I work my supers to get 

 the best crop," Chas. J. Eost, Meriden; 

 "New appliances in beekeeping," William 

 L. Dodge, Derby; "Swarm control via 

 queen-yards, yard records, and an increase 

 in honey crop," C. W. Goodsell, Waterbury; 

 "A woman's success with bees, and how I 

 won it," Mrs. Alice M. Swanson, Mansfleld; 

 ' ' How I pack my bees for winter, and rea- 

 sons for each step," Daniel Sullivan, New 

 Britain; "How I manage my apiary to get 

 best results," J. C. Potter, Guilford. 



Prizes of $1.00 and 50 cents are offered 

 as first and second prizes respectively for 

 best jar of light extracted honey, best jar 

 of dark, best section of comb honey, and 

 best exhibit of one pound or more of wax. 



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With the organization of the Liberty Bell 

 Bee Club in Pasco, Wash., there has been 

 launched what is intended to become a 

 state-wide and perhaps a national institu- 

 tion. The corporation is planned to increase 

 the production of honey, to stimulate the 

 saving habit, and to provide an educational 

 fund to assist worthy students in need of 

 help in securing a higher education. 



The mother apiary of the organization' 

 will be started in Pasco, the work being un- 

 der the supervision of L. S. Crossland. Plans 

 call for the raising of $2,500 capital in this 

 county, and Mr. Crossland will guarantee 

 8 per cent return on the money invested. 

 As soon as the stock has been sold other api- 

 aries will be established at other points and 

 the capital stock increased, eventually 

 spreading to all parts of the State. It is 

 provided that one-half of all earnings over 

 and above the initial dividend shall be paid 



into an educational fund to be controlled 

 and used in accordance with the by-laws of 



the organization. 



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To the Beekeepers of America: 



At the annual meeting of the National 

 Beekeepers ' Association at Chicago last 

 February, there was evidence of dissatisfac- 

 tion with the existing National organiza- 

 tion. Provision was made for a convention 

 of delegates from the various state associa- 

 tions to meet in Kansas City on January 

 next. These delegates will come together to 

 put into concrete form your views of what 

 a National Beekeepers ' Association should 

 be. Your delegates must answer the fol- 

 lowing questions and many others: 



Shall the National be exclusively a social 

 and educational organization? 



Would such an organization satisfy the 

 needs of 800,000 beekeepers? 



Has the National kept pace with the de- 

 velopment of American beekeeping? 



Should the National foster the organiza- 

 tion of co-operative exchanges in the vari- 

 ous States and take an active part in the 

 business life of American beekeepers? 



Shall the annual meeting of the National 

 be a social meeting with an educational pro- 

 gram or shall it be a business meeting of 

 delegates from state organizations? 



What shall be the future relation between 

 the National, State, and County organiza- 

 tions ? 



Shall the National undertake a nation- 

 wide advertising campaign? 



Shall membership be open to anyone or 

 shall it be confined to bona-fide honey-pro- 

 ducers? 



Shall the National maintain a paid sec- 

 retary, and an office which is open for 

 business the year around? 



These are some of the questions which 

 will come before the meeting of delegates at 

 Kansas City. Your delegates must be pres- 

 ent or the opinions of the beekeepers of 

 your State will not be represented. 



The well-organized States of the great 

 West will be there. The delegates from the 

 Central and Eastern States should be there 

 to i^resent their opinions. Nearly all or- 

 ganizations in the Central and Eastern 

 States will hold annual meetings within 

 the next three months. This matter should 

 be taken up at each of these meetings. By 

 all means send a delegate to voice your 

 sentiments. 



It is not a question of whether the Na- 

 tional shall live or die. The National will 

 live, but its future activities will be modi- 

 fied to suit the needs of the beekeepers it 

 represents. Whether it shall represent a 

 section of the country or all of the nation 

 may depend upon whether or not beekeepers 

 from all sections participate in its reor- 

 ganization. It is' incumbent upon every 

 organization to take some action on this 

 matter. ' B. F. Kindig, 



Pres. National Beekeepers' Assn. 



East Lansing, Mich. 



