1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



587 



Qcrjeral \\^rr)s^ 



Bees Sid Well. 



Bees have done very well here the 

 past summer in southeastern Kansas. 

 Our honey Is gathered principally from 

 sweet clover and heart's-ease. Some 

 seasons white clover produces honey 

 quite plentifully, but not every season. 

 We don't have very severe winters here. 

 Our bees come out in fine condition as a 

 rule, in the spring. Long may the Bee 

 Journal prosper. 



David Pcderbaugh. 



Ozawkie, Kans., Sept. 2. 



The Northern Illinois Convention. 



The annual meeting of the Northern 

 Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 held at the residence of B. Kennedy, in 

 Winnebago Co., 111., Aug. 18, 1896, 

 with a good attendance, considering the 

 poor crop of honey, which, according to 

 the reports of the members, was only 

 about 18 pounds per colony. 



The officers elected were as follows : 

 President, G. H. Herrick ; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, O. Taylor; Secretary, B. Kennedy; 

 and Treasurer, 0. J. Cummings. 



" What is the best way to get laying 

 workers to accept a queen ?" was asked. 

 Ans. — Double up. 



" What is the best method of handling 

 colonies and swarms for comb honey ?" 

 The Heddon method was considered the 

 best. 



" Do bees gather honey from rag- 

 weed?" It was thought not. 



The prospects for a honey crop an- 

 other year was considered good, as the 

 rains had started white clover up, and it 

 is thicker now than for some years. 



Mr. George McCartney showed a ma- 

 chine for fastening foundation in the 

 sections and cutting it, that all the 

 members thought was the best yet in- 

 vented, and it promises to be a great 

 success. 



The spring meeting is to be held May 

 18, 1897, at the residence of H. W. 

 Lee, of Pecatonica, III. 



B. Kennedy, Sec. 



A Partial Crop— Pacific Weather. 



I did not do anything with the bees 

 this year, but one of my brothers gave 

 them what attention they had. He got 

 a partial crop of honey — say about one- 

 fourth of a crop. Of course that is far 

 better than that obtained in the southern 

 counties. The honey was darker than 

 usual. He has not yet disposed of it. 

 The price of honey is far too low, con- 

 sidering the failure of the crop this 

 year. 



I do not see how the apiarists of the 

 lower counties exist — it seems an impos- 

 sibility for them to make a living off 

 their bees at the low price honey com- 

 manded the past two years. Then, this 

 year they got nothing in the honey-sec- 

 tion of the State. It seems that the 

 honey-fields of California are moving 

 northward. The great San Joaquin val- 

 ley is taking the palm away from the 

 sage regions. 



What hot weather you must have had 

 in the East a few weeks ago. I'm sure 

 many an Easterner at that time wished 

 he was on the Pacitio coast. When the 

 thermometer runs up to 90° or so here 



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