Dec. 3, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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easily and safely save your frames and hives, but do not 

 fool away your time by trying to save comb. 



THIRD DAY— Afternoon Session. 



This session was called to order at 1:30 o'clock, with 

 Pres. Hutchinson in the chair. 



The Committee on Memorials then reported as follows : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS. 



The Committee on Memorials recommends the adoption 

 of the following' minute : 



Resolved, That we recog'nize the loss to our calling in 

 the departure of such bee keepers as Chas. Dadant. Dr. E. 

 Gallup, Dr. A. B. Mason, K. Touchton. R. Wilkin, J. H. 

 Martin, Thomas G. Newman, Mrs. A. J. Barber, and others. 

 We shall miss their kindly co-operation, and their generous 

 contributions, from their long experience, to the general 

 fund o.f apicultural knowledge. Long may their memories 

 remain green in our hearts in the years to come. 



C. C. Miller, Clun. Com. 



On motion, the foregoing was unanimously adopted. 



apiarian exhibits at ST. LOUIS. 



Mr. O. L. Hershiser presented the following : 



Whereas, It is desirable that the beekeeping interests 

 be properly recognized at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 

 tion, by apiarian exhibits from the several States of the 

 Union and by foreign States ; and, 



Whereas, The apiarian interests may receive the rec- 

 ognition to which they are entitled, it becomes necessary to 

 bring the matter to the attention of the proper authorities 

 in the most weighty manner possible ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That our efficient and energetic General Man- 

 ager act for this Association in all matters looking to the 

 bringing out of a representative apiarian exhibit at said 

 Exposition ; and especially that he correspond with the 

 Boards of General Managers appointed to represent the 

 several States, urging them to make an allotment out of 

 their appropriations for the State exhibits at said Exposi- 

 tion, for State apiarian exhibits. 



On motion, the above was adopted. 



Mr. E. J. Oatman. once an extensive bee-keeper in 

 Kane Co., III., was present, and introduced to the. conven- 

 tion. He also made a few remarks. 



The Committee on Resolutions reported as follows : 



REPORT OF committee ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Resolved, That we extend thanks to the members of the 

 National Association for their liberal attendance from 

 other States. We trust that your stay with us may be both 

 pleasant and profitable. We heartily welcome you, and 

 trust that in the near future you will meet with us again. 



Resolved, That we extend our thanks to the press of 

 Los Angeles, and all committees that contributed to the 

 success of this meeting, especially to Geo. W. Brodbeck. 



Resolved, That we extend heartfelt thanks to the citi- 

 zens of Los Angeles for their kind and hospitable treat- 

 ment of the members of our Association during our stay 

 among you. We shall long remember you, and look back 

 with pleasure to this meeting with you. 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted 

 to the mayor of the city of Los Angeles. 



Resolved, That we extend thanks to the California bee- 

 keepers for their hospitable treatment of our members from 

 abroad. We also thank you for the kind reception given in 

 our honor Tuesday night last, and for the nice music, and 

 above all else for the fine and comfortable Hall that you 

 have placed at our disposal. Our stay with you will be long 

 remembered, and will be looked back to as one of the great- 

 est pleasures of our lives. 



Resolved, That we extend thanks to the retiring officers 

 of our Association, for the efficient n'auner in which they 

 have conducted the affairs of their offices during the past 

 year. J. M. Hambaugh, 1 



A. I. Root, ■ Com. 



H. H. Hyde. \ 



On motion, the foregoing resolutions were unanimously 

 adopted. 



(Coutiaued next week. ) 



Amerikanische Bienenzucht, by Hans Buschbauer, is 

 a bee-keeper's handbook of 138 pages, which is just what 

 our German friends will want. It is fully illustrated, and 

 neatly bound in cloth. Price, postpaid, $1.00 ; or with the 

 American Bee Journal one year — both for $1.75. Address 

 all orders to this office. 



[ Our Bee-Keeping Sisters) 



Conducted by Emma M. Wilson. Marengo, 111. 



Sisters Joining" in Co-operation and the 

 National. 



The bees are going into winter quarters in good shape, 

 and did well the past season. Honey is too low in price, so 

 all have gone into the Central California National Honey- 

 Producers' Association, and we can wait until it will bring 

 enough to pay the producers to put it on the market. 



Merced Co., Calif., Nov. 6. Mrs. Artie Bowen. 



Sure enough, why shouldn't the sisters have the benefit 

 of co-operation as well as the brothers? Is there any rea- 

 son why the sisters should not be members of the 

 " National," and have the benefits that the brothers enjoy 

 there ? To be sure, you may think, " Oh, I have only a few 

 bees, and it won't pay." But, remember, if you do get into 

 trouble and need help you can't send in your dollar and be- 

 come a member after you are in trouble and expect the As- 

 sociation to help you out then. Better send in your dollar 

 right away, and become a member now. 



Besides, if you never need help personally, the grand 

 work that the Association is doing in suppression of adul- 

 teration, etc., and in looking after the interests of the bee- 

 keeper in general, entitles them to your support. Perhaps 

 you have never looked at it in that way, but when you come 

 to think it all over, should not the sisters as well as the 

 brothers have a part in the grand work ? 



To tell the plain truth, the thing never appeared to me 

 in just that light before. In fact, I never thought much 

 about it. But I am sending in my dollar. I want to give 

 my mite to help the good work along. 



Newspaper Bee-Lore. 



The following, clipped from the London Chronicle, was 

 written by some one (let us hope it was not a woman) who 

 seems to have been trying to see how many errors he could 

 get into a single paragraph : 



" Robber-bees are always a source of anxiety to bee- 

 keepers, and at this time of year the marauders seem par- 

 ticularly active. 



" Having gathered no honey, or, at any rate, an insuffi- 

 cient supply for themselves, thej' will descend upon a hive, 

 kill its industrious occupants, and carry off the golden 

 treasure in an astonishingly short space of time. We know 

 of a recent instance in which the attack was developed and 

 the home bees killed in a couple of hours. Sometimes a hive 

 will attack a neighboring hive. In such cases the old straw 

 'skip' was better than the modern arrangement, for a 

 knife thrust through the top would break the comb and set 

 the honey free, at which the thieves would instantly return 

 toseal up their own store." 



Sug'ar Candy for Winter Stores. 



1. Can bees fed on candy made of sugar, live through 

 the winter ? 



2. Can they liquefy it without water, when the sugar is 

 boiled sufficiently to make it into a solid cake ? 



I have several colonies that have no honey, and will 

 have to be wintered on sugar, if at all. I have fed them 

 sugar and water until now. 



I consider the American Bee Journal one of the best 

 papers published, and the Sisters' department very helpful. 



Morgan Co., Colo. Mrs. J. H. Gilman. 



Yes, bees fed on any preparation of granulated sugar 

 will live cm it through the winter, unless it be in some form 

 that prevents their using it. Taken all in all, there is prob- 

 ably nothing quite so good for bees to live on as sealed 

 combs of honey, yet some think they winter better on sugar 

 syrup or candy. Very likely the sugar is better than some 

 samples of honey, and most surely better than some sam- 

 ples of honeydew. 



2. You will find that the bees will liquefy the candy 



