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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 18, 1903. 



frames of brood with adhering bees will do 'for each nucleus, and it 

 will be well to add a frame of honey to each. One of the nuclei 

 should be placed on the stand which the queen occupied for nine 

 days, and this need hardly be so strong as the others, for it will have 

 the advantage of the field-bees that had beeu with the old queen. 



The result may be unsatisfactory it no attention is paid to the 

 position of the queen-cells. They will be mostly found on the edges 

 of the combs, where they may be easily chilled in the nuclei. Cut out 

 those that are not centrally located, and see that each nucleus has two 

 or more cells fastened upon the combs where they will be sure to be 

 kept warm. 



Not all the cells will be good ; for the bees have a habit of starting 

 the last cells after the brood has become too cold ; but if they have 

 two or more to choose from they will choose the best. 



To Fasten Queen-Cells on Combs.— One way is to cut a 



hole in the comb and fit the cell into it. Another way is to use a 

 heavy pin or a light lj..2-inch wire-nail, thrusting the pin or nail 

 through the bit of comb at the base of the cell, and nailing the cell to 

 the comb. Perhaps a still better way is to use a staple such as is now 

 used in fastening bottom-boards to hives (fi., inches wide with legs 5i' 

 inch long), pressing one end into the comb and letting the other com- 

 pass the cell. Of course, care must be taken that the cell is not 

 crushed, and that its cavity is not thrust into. 



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Association Notes 





Collecting Honet-Debts. — A member of the National Bee- 

 Keepers" Association could not collect a long-standing honey-debt. 

 At the request of the General Manager, he wrote and requested the 

 person owing to settle, or it would be placed in the hands of the Gen- 

 eral Manager for collection. The money came at once. This is one 

 of the ways in which the Association helps its members. Who would 

 not join such an organization, when $1.00 as membership dues will 

 bring so much in return? 



Another Threatened Lawsuit Prevented.— The following 

 letter was sent by General Manager France : 



Mr. Leon Kellogg, Village Clerk, Sparta, Mich, — 



Dear Sir : — I received your letter April 28, stating the village of 

 Sparta, Mich., had passed an ordinance relative to the keeping of bees 

 in Sparta, etc. Soon after, I sent the President of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association to investigate the case, which he did, and re- 

 ported there was something back of the bees, etc. That at that time 

 compromise would not satisfy those in authority, and that we should 

 be prepared to defend our member if necessary. Whereupon we 

 secured the best legal assistance. We have over §1000 in our treasury, 

 and with over 1200 members ready to furnish their dollars if necessary, 

 we are prepared to. defend a legal business in your village. 



To-day I got a short letter, stating said village, after carefully in- 

 vestigating the case, has concluded to drop it. No city or village in- 

 America has in force any such ordinance. 



In behalf of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, I want to 

 thank the village officers of Sparta, Mich., for their consideration of 

 this matter, and decision of indefinite postponement of the ordinance, 

 declaring a nuisance and ordering removed from their jurisdiction an 

 honorable and legal occupation. 



All is well that ends well. I hope that harmony and good-will 

 may prevail in your village evermore. 



Yours truly, N. E. France, 



Oenerul Manaqer of National Bee-Keepers'' Association. 



Platteville, Wis., May 23, 1903. 



The Santa Fe RonTE to Los Angeles is the one over which 

 likely most of the bee-keepers will go who live east of Chicago. Of 

 course, all who live along this route will also go by that road. In the 

 advertisement of the Santa Fe in this issue are described two trips, 

 one of which provides for a stop-over at the Grand Canyon in Colo- 

 rado, while the other goes right through to Los Angeles without any 

 extra stop-overs. Some of us have about decided to take the trip that 

 has a stop-over at the Grand Canyon, and rest there over Sunday, ar- 

 riving there Saturday evening and leaving Monday morning. It is a 

 long journey from the East, or even from Chicago, to Los Angeles, so 

 that a day's rest, especially on Sunday, would doubtless be much 

 appreciated. By leaving Chicago Wednesday evening, at 10 o'clock, 



we can stop at the Grand Canyon and still arrive in Los Angeles a full 

 half day ahead of the first session of the convention, which meets on 

 Tuesday evening, August IS. If we can get together a company of 18 

 to start from Chicago at the same time, we can have a tourist car to 

 ourselves, which will not only take us to the Grand Canyon, but after 

 visiting that wonderful place we can continue the journey in the same 

 car. This, it seems to us, would be very desirable. We will be glad 

 to make all necessary arrangements here in Chicago for any who wish 

 to join the company starting from here on Wednesday evening, 

 August 12. 



Those who are unable to spend quite as much time on the way 

 can leave Chicago on Friday evening and still get to the convention 

 on time on Tuesday. But as this trip to Los Angeles may be the one 

 of a life time, it seems to us that we all can arrange to spend two days 

 more, and leave Chicago on Wednesday evening, August 12. 



We will be glad to announce in the Bee .Journal the names of all 

 who expect to go to the convention, if they will let us know. It is 

 just two months until the great meeting will be held in Los Angeles. 

 This will be ample time for all who can go, to make every necessary 

 arrangement for the trip. 





Miscellaneous Items 



J 



Homer H. Hyde, of Wilson Co., Tex., is to be married to-day 

 (June 18). The name of the young lady is Lizzie E. Adams. We wish 

 them not only lots of "chunk-honey," but also big "chunks" of 

 happiness all the way through life. 



W. Z. Hutchinson has contributed to the June issue of " Coun- 

 try Life in America," an illustrated article on bee-keeping for pleas- 

 ure and profit. This magazine is perhaps the most elegantly illustrated 

 of any publication devoted to rural life issued in this or any other 

 country. It is beautiful all the way through. It is a monthly publi- 

 cation, and contains about 50 pages 10,^x14 '^ inches in size. Double- 

 day, Page A: Co., of New York, N. Y., are its publishers. Twenty-five 

 cents will secure a copy of the June issue referred to. 



The Bee-Keepers' Law for Illinois does not go into effect until 

 July 1 . Those who have the matter in charge are casting about for 

 a suitable bee-keeper for inspector of apiaries. As soon as he is 

 selected and appointed we will announce it. As all know who have 

 read the law, which we published on page 308, the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is expected to do all the correspondence and be 

 to the trouble of settling all the bills, etc., and yet gets nothing for it. 

 It seems to us that the bee-keepers of this State can not help in any 

 way more than to become members of the State Association. Illinois 

 should have the largest State Bee-Keepers' Association of all. We be- 

 lieve now that it is about the smallest of any of the States that have bee- 

 keepers' associations at all. Why not send your dues of $1.00 at once 

 to the Secretary, Jas. A. Stone, Route 4, Springfield, III.? 



Mr. Louis H. Scholl succeeds Mr. Wilmon Newell as Assistant 

 State Entomologist, and in charge of the Experimental Apiary at the 

 A. & M. College, at College Station, Tex., who resigned to accept the 

 position of Assistant State Entomologist of Georgia. Mr. Newell is 

 well known to Texas bee-keepers for the good work he has done in 

 establishing the apiary at the A, & M. College, and advancing the in- 

 dustry of bee-keeping throughout the State, to which industry his 

 departure will be a distinct loss. Mr. Newell will have charge of 

 orchard and nursery inspection work in Georgia, for which his pre- 

 vious experience in Ohio and Iowa well fits him, and he leaves the 

 college with the best wishes of his many friends in Texas. We are 

 glad to know that his position has been so well filled by the appoint- 

 ment of Mr. Louis H. Scholl, of Comal Co., Tex., Secretary of the 

 Texas State Bee-Keepers' Association. He is a native of Comal 

 County, and is known throughout Texas and nationally as^an expert 

 bee-keeper. Mr. Scholl will devote his time entirely to the experi- 

 mental apiary, and building up bee-culture in Texas. We wish him 

 every success in his new position. 



