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January, 1914. 



American Hee Journal 



ference on outdoor wintering, such as 

 is practiced at the Ottawa Experimen- 

 tal Farm. i\Ir. J. A. Vaillancourt, of 

 Montreal, gave a talk on the sale of 

 honey and the best methods of pack- 

 ing it. 



The meeting ended with a report of 

 .•\. O. Comirt', inspector, on the work 

 of inspection during the past season. 



A vote of thanks was offered to the 

 dififerent speakers, and the meeting 

 adjourned. 



Minnesota State Beekepers' Meeting 



Increasing interest in the art of pro- 

 ducing honey by the Minnesota bee- 

 keepers could bL- readily recognized 

 on entering the hall occupied by the 

 Minnesota Beekeepers' Association on 

 Dec. 3. About 100, which included 

 many ladies, was the average attend- 

 ance of the sessions for two days. 

 Beekeepers of the fair sex took promi- 

 nent part in the meeting. 



Both the small beekeeper and spe- 

 cialist were there to profit by the num- 

 bers on the program, which were all 

 ably presented. That one can learn to 

 produce honey in carload quantities 

 with a few years' experience and per- 

 sistent effort, was shown by Mr. E. L. 

 Hoffman, of Janesville, who held the 

 attention of the convention, telling 

 " How My Bees Produced 30 Tons of 

 Extracted Honey this Season." In 

 about 600 colonies of bees, swarming 

 was almost entirely prevented by 

 proper manipulation, and some 4000 

 sheets of Langstroth size foundation 

 drawn out. The energetic and intelli- 

 gent beekeeper can get the crop, but 

 a vast amount of work is required to 

 produce results, and actually prevent 

 swarming with the use of the Lang- 

 stroth and smaller sized hives. 



Beekeepers are eager to see sweet 

 clover grown in their locality, but it is 

 only by being tactful that they can in- 

 duce their neighbor farmers to grow 

 it. Let the farmer know its value as a 

 fertilizer and forage crop. After in- 

 teresting his neighbor and distribut- 

 ing Farmers' Bulletin, No. 14.5, on 



Sweet Clover, of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, R. F. Hall, of 

 New .'\uburn, Minn., was enabled to 

 sell all the sweet clover seed that he 

 could produce. Sweet clover seems to 

 be more valuable in the central States 

 than alfalfa. It is still on the list of 

 obnoxious weeds in Minnesota, but 

 this will soon be rectified, and with a 

 new bulletin on clovers, which will 

 soon be out, sweet clover will be offi- 

 cially placed where it belongs, above 

 both timothy and red clover in value 

 as a forage. 



Minnesota beekeepers, and beekeep- 

 ers in general throughout this country, 

 have been leading a movement for ed- 

 ucation and experimentation in their 

 respective States. Those in charge of 

 the State Agricultural Station recog- 

 nize this, and are making every effort 

 to respond to the demands of the peo- 

 ple. Quarters to house the new de- 

 partment of apiculture in beekeeping 

 are being prepared. Announcement is 

 made by Prof. Francis Jager, that the 

 week beginning Jan. 19, is scheduled for 

 the first free short course in beekeep- 

 ing in the Farm School. This is open 

 to persons of any age wishing to broaden 

 their knowledge of beekeeping, and 

 everyone can be assured in advance of 

 useful instruction to be given by Father 

 Jager, whose apiary is a model one and 

 whose ideas are progressive. 



The Experiment Station will take 

 immediate steps for the improvement 

 of the races of bees, particularly with 

 the Carniolans. Best wishes for your 

 efforts. Prof. Jager. Your idea of too 

 small quarters usually afforded the Car- 

 niolan queen is well taken. About 40 

 years ago Charles Dadant threw aside 

 the Langstroth sized hive for one with 

 40 percent larger brood-chamber to 

 accommodate the capacity of the Ital- 

 ian bee, which saved him e.xcessive 

 manipulation and double decked bodies. 



An e.xperimental bee-cellar arranged 

 to absorb and evaporate the moisture 

 which collects in the form of a heavy 

 frost inside the cellar, will be tried this 

 winter by Dr. L. D. Leonard, of Min- 

 neapolis, the present secretary-treas- 

 urer of the Minnesota Beekeepers' As- 



sociation. Information concerning the 

 best methods of wintering in Minne- 

 sota would be of benefit to its bee- 

 keepers. 



The State Fair e.xhibit as an adver- 

 tising and educational medium is prob- 

 ably quite as valuable as the contest 

 for prizes. A larger allowance for 

 prizes has been recommended by Mr. 

 Scott La Monte, Superintendent of the 

 Apiary Department of the State Fair 

 Board. The large and first-class ex- 

 hibits this year deserve more recogni- 

 tion in the way of bigger prizes. 



The organization of a Honey Ex- 

 change is urged by L. F. Sampson, of 

 ILxcelsior, whose experience in selling 

 his fruit crop in that way has been 

 very satisfactory. Honey, however, 

 does not appear to the consumers in 

 general as almost a necessity, so the 

 demand for honey is lighter than for 

 fruits. The producer with a retail 

 trade of his own will not turn over his 

 crop to a Honey E.xchange, even though 

 it may be a properly conducted co- 

 operative association.. 



Minnesota beekeepers appreciate the 

 services of their State inspector, J. A. 

 Holmberg, 1241 Edgerton St., St. Paul, 

 His last report may be secured by send- 

 ing to the above address. 



Mr. P. J. Doll, President; Mr. Scott 

 La Monte, 1st Vice-President ; and Mr. 

 L. V. Rodecker, 2d Vice-President, 

 were re-elected as officers of the asso- 

 ciation. Dr. L. D. Leonard was elected 

 Secretary-Treasurer. 



Executive Committee: P. J. Doll, C. 

 A. Palmer. L. F. Sampson, L. V. Bo- 

 decker, and L. C. Pilcher. 



Meeting of Michigan Beekeepers' 

 Association 



R. F Hall, of Nkw Auiuikn. Minn. 



Mr. Hall is a sweet clover enthtisias t who has interested his neighbors and inlUienced thcni 



to erow it for profit. Incidentally it helps his bees. Notice the sweet clover back of 



the hives. Mr. Hall read a paper on " Sweet Clover " at the Minneapolis meeting. 



The Michigan Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion held their meeting at the Y. M. C. 

 A. Building in Detroit on Dec. 10 and 

 11. This was an enthusiastic meeting, 

 and the excellent program arranged by 

 the President and Secretary left noth- 

 ing to be desired. 



In his address, Pres. Jenner E. Morse 

 urged the convention to take steps to 

 secure more members for the associa- 

 tion. There is no doubt that the 

 greatest progress can be made only by 

 the co-operation of all the beekeepers 

 in the State. 



Mr. L. S. Griggs, of Flint, talked on 

 how he produced and sold comb honey. 

 Mr. Griggs produces both comb and 

 extracted honey, and is as successful 

 a beekeeper as can be found in the 

 State. ^Iany subscribers will recog- 

 nize Mr. Griggs' address as that of 

 our old friend, W. /. Hutchinson. In 

 fact, Mr. Griggs purchased Mr. Hutch- 

 inson's apiary shortly after his death, 

 and is meeting with great success. 



The convention was entertained by 

 lantern slides on the subject of " Pol- 

 lenization." Prof. R. H. Pettit. of Lan- 

 sing, gave views of the bees at work 

 on different flowers. The process of 

 carrying pollen from one flower to an- 

 other, either on the abdomen or back 

 of bees, was plainly shown. 



Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, Secretary of the 

 National Beekeepers' Association, gave 

 an address on " Imagination as Applied 

 to the Bee Business." Mr. Tyrrell's 



