GLKANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



KEBRUARY 1, 1913 



FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTInN 



Top row. from left to right: G. W. Ve^^en B, A AldriC. J. S. Myers, A^ ";, Clancy .LC. Honahu., M 

 7 R F«T>v W H Winch -T H. Schweer. Second row from top : J. C. Stockb.Arthui VVriglit, " ■, ^ , ,L,io„| 1 

 tdptAT'BonnVy.E.C '.Wheeler. Eugene Seeor. S. W. Snyder. Frank C. Pellett, J. L. Strong, M. h. Dadani, 



all sealed, he puts a new swarm on these 

 combs. Of eoui-se the (|ueen-fclls are de- 

 stroyed. He says they rarely or never 

 swaim; and as brood is eonstantly hatch- 

 infr, the new swarm is maintained at siilii- 

 cient strength to store an abundance of sur- 

 plus if any is to be had. 

 Middleburv, Vt. 



REPORT OF MEETING OF IOWA BEEKEEP- 

 ERS' ASSOCIATION 



BY F. C. SCRANTON 



The Towa Beekeepers' Association held 

 its first annual session at Des Moines, Dec. 

 12 and 1:5. Both the attendance and the 

 interest shown were very eneouragino-. Bee- 

 keepeir- from all parts of the State attend- 

 ed, and gave their experiences on the pro- 

 duction and sale of honey. It was pleasing 



lo note the determination of all present to 

 raise the honey standards as high as possi- 

 lile, and to clean up foul brood etf ect ively. 

 Prof. W. J. Kennedy, of the Extension 

 Deiiarlmeiit of the Slate AgTicultural Col- 

 lege at Ames, and Prof. H. E. Sumraevs. 

 State Entomologist, both addressed tH^ 

 meeting, and were heartily in favor of tlic 

 college extending all possible assistance to 

 the beekeepers of the State. Both of these 

 gentlemen ap])roved of the establishment ot 

 an apicultural department at Ames. 1 wi- 

 Kennedy has placed Mr. C. H. True, oi 

 Edgewood, on the extension department n 

 charge of apiculture for this season. 1 ro^- 

 Summers very generously proffered t'^^ j".^' 

 vice of his department in the inspectio^^ 

 work. His men are continually f'"^'^'"]^ 

 the State inspecting plants and trees, a'^^ 

 could very economically handle the bee i 

 spcction at the same time, 



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\ BEEKEEPERS- ASSOCIATION. 



!^^"s.'^K'c■ WMei^'MUrNl^n^ ^?- ^^■/''^"■%'^- P- ?'"°'^' L. M. Carlson, W. S. Pangburn. .T. W. Stine, 

 Fourth ro'w ^^'^t.'.'^fJrn. "^^^ ^W.'s^cTS^ ^ '^. S^e?a"n'lr' '■ "^ ^"■•^''^""^- ^"'"^ ™"- ^™"" 



A constitution for the asssociation was 

 aclo])ted, and the usual routine work of 

 l>assnig resolutions, appointing committees, 

 I'lc, was carried out. 



It was decided to ask that the State Ento- 

 nologLs be given an assistant in apicul- 



le, tliat the State legislature provide 

 s meient appropriation to inspect apiaries 

 -■'K treat diseased colonies thoroughly, that 

 nrp«t!'f''t ^^''\''^^ spreading foul brood our 

 si inn ^'^. u'°"^'^ ^^ amended to prohibit 

 fm ' °*^ ^'^^ f'-"-^ °"tside the State or 

 tificJiI'''^?"'!^-^' *» another without a cer- 

 llio" e,,°p'^'«^^l^ '^Sned by some duly au- 



I ze,l Govenmienl or State inspector, 

 ne ollowing officers were elected for 

 ensuing year • 



v!oe';!?"*:"^''^"k C. Pellett, Atlantic, la. 

 CmT'^T^'J- ^^'- «'i"e. Salem, la. 

 Iowa ''■' ^- W- S».Vfler, Center Point, 



Treasurer. V. H. True, Edgewood, la. 



Directors : Dr. A. F. Boiiney, Buck Grove, 

 la.; Hamlin B. Miller, Marshalltowii. la.; 

 E. C. Wheeler, Mai-shalltown. la. 



The next annual convention will be held 

 at Des Moines. 



A FURTHER NOTE ON THE SUPPOSED DIS- 

 LIKE OF BEES FOR BLACK 



BY JOHN H. LOVELL 



It has been stated that a black object 

 mo\iiig about in the apiary is more readily 

 seen by the bees than a white one ; con- 

 versely, in the darkness of night a white 

 object is the more conspicuous. Moth- 

 flowers blooming in the evening are usually 

 white ; blue or red petals would be almost 

 invisible. In this connection it is not with- 

 out interest to note that ghosts are always 



