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other colonies, and when they got settled I had saved H 

 colonies out of 48. 



I bought more nuclei and built up, and in the fall I had 

 35 colonies and 2400 sections of salable honey, and lots of 

 partly-tilled sections. 



Last spring (1902) the bees appeared to have come 

 through the winter nicely. I lost only one colony before 

 the middle of April, then they began to disappear, and by 

 the middle of May I had lost 8 or 10 colonies more. Well, 

 I bought more nuclei, ordered early, but did not get part of 

 them until after the first of July. Oh, you know what 

 weather it has been 1 Some of the nuclei built up (the ones 

 I got June 1), and the late ones I doubled up and stole combs 

 from old colonies to try to keep them over. I got very little 

 honey, and it's poor stuff compared with that of other years. 

 I have lost some with foul brood (destroyed two colonies in 

 September), but I am hoping to do better next year. 



I think now I have a sure cure for foul brood, and if 

 you wish, here it is (I'm not selfish) : Smother the bees in 

 the night, dig a hole four feet deep, build a fire in the bot- 

 tom of the hole, and when it gets hot put in the hive, bees, 

 and all, and burn until it does not smoke. Then fill up the 

 hole, and you have got that one, sure. 



There is now a splendid show for white clover another 

 year, but I am fearful for the sweet clover. So much rain 

 drowned out all the young plants except on the higher land 

 and on the sides of the streets where they are graded up. 



E. H. Be.\rdsi,KY. 



A Fence-Raii, Colony. — Frank Rasmussen, of Mont- 

 calm Co., Mich., sent us the following picture and account 

 of an open-air colony of bees : 



This colony of bees, living and prospering the past sea- 

 son, as you see, without a hive or any protection whatever, 

 was first discovered about Aug. 15, by a farmer known as 



M-O-l^ 



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" BCFFA 



.!> HIS FENCE-BAIL COLONY. 



" Bufi^alo Bill," on his lane fence about two miles from my 

 apiary. The fence is of the patent rail kind, and the combs 

 are built on the under edge of a large rail, the fence run- 

 ning north and south. 



There are five combs, the outside ones bulging clear out 

 beyond the rail, and are at all times exposed to sun and 

 weather. The outer comb on the side not shown in the 

 picture, had, at the time I made the picture, a patch of 

 sealed brood about 5 inches square, some healthy and hatch- 

 ing, and some dead from exposure. The inner combs were 

 well filled with brood in all stages. The combs contained 

 but very little honej-. 



The bees are hybrids, and are still doing business at 

 this date ( Sept. 29) at the old stand. The man shown in the 

 picture is the finder and owner — '■ Buffalo Bill." 



Frank Rasmussen. 



Queenle Jeanette is the title of a pretty song in sheet 

 music size, written by J. C. Wallenmeyer, a musical bee- 

 keeper. The regular price is 40 cents, but to close out the 

 copies we have left, we will mail them at 20 cents each, as 

 long as they last. 



THE DENVER CONVENTION. 



Report of the Proceedings of the 33d Annual 

 Convention of the National Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation, held in Denver, Col., on Wed- 

 nesday, Thursday and Friday, 

 Sept. 3, 4 and 5, 1902. 



(Contiaued from pape 7.) 



Mr. Taylor — What business is there to come before the 

 Association before the final adjournment 7 



Pres. Hutchinson — Committees to hear from. 



Mr. Taylor — I would move that we take a recess and 

 complete the business at the banquet hall this evening. 



Dr. Mason — I second the motion. 



The President put the motion to take up the reports of 

 the committees at the banquet in the evening, which, on a 

 vote having been taken, was declared carried. 



The convention adjourned at 3:45 p.m., to assemble at 

 the banquet hall in the evening. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APICULTURE AND THE NATIONAL 

 GOVERNMENT. 



Whereas, The National Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 composed of nearly 1000 members located in all parts of the 

 Union, and represented at its 33d annual convention in 

 Denver, Colo., in 1902, by many States and territories, ex- 

 presses hereby its gratification at the recognition given 

 apiculture in the United States Department of Agriculture 

 at Washington, and the Association heartily indorses the 

 work thus begun. At the same time it seems evident that 

 a fuller, wider scope might, in the near future, be given to 

 investigations in apiculture under the auspices of the De- 

 partment, were more liberal and specific appropriations for 

 this purpose to be made ; and that the most advantageous 

 application of such appropriations to the purpose intended, 

 could be secured through the establishment (under the direc- 

 tion of the Honorable Secretary of Agriculture, in whose 

 judgment and liberal-mindedness we have great confidence) 

 of a separate division to be known as " The Division of 

 Apiculture." Therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we do hereby petition the Honorable 

 Secretary of Agriculture, the Committees on Agriculture of 

 both Senate and the House of Representatives, and the 

 whole Congress of the United States, for such action on 

 their part as will secure the establishment of the said 

 Division of Apiculture in the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, with an adequate appropriation for the pur- 

 pose of conducting investigations in apiculture, both scien- 

 tific and practical. 



Further, your committee would recommend that the 

 Board of Directors of the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion be requested, after due deliberation and consultation 

 with those in charge of such work, make suggestions as 

 to the most advisable lines of work to be undertaken by 

 such Division of Apiculture, to the end that the latter and 

 the National, and the various State and local apiarian socie- 

 ties, may work in harmony for the common welfare of our 

 pursuit. James U. Harris, 1 



R. L. Taylor. I 



George W. York, J Com. 

 F. E. Brown, | 



Orel L. Hbrshiser, J 



report of committee on exhibits. 



J. B. Adams, of Colorado, showed fancy glass jars of 

 fruit made of wax. 



J. U. Harris, of Colorado, 2 cases of honey. 



J. C. Carnahan, of Colorado, 12 cases of fancy comb 

 honey. 



J. C. Belden, of Colorado, 10 cases of comb honey and 

 bee-way sections. 



J. S. C. Sterrott, of Colorado, 4 cases fancy comb honey. 



AH of the above was from Mesa county. 



W. L. Coggshall, of New York, sample of buckwheat 

 I honey. 



