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until I commenced keeping Italian 

 bees. Now, when the querist says, 

 " I could invariably lind that all tlie 

 dead brood had a deposit sticking to 

 them, especially on the legs, resem- 

 bling rust," and so on to the next 

 period, leaving out the words, " very 

 little brown mucus to be seen," he 

 gives an exact description of my ex- 

 perience. 1 found the tronble to be a 

 very small worm (moth-larva) work- 

 ing under the brood in the centre of 

 the comb ; so small as not to be seen, 

 unless in moti(m, even when closely 

 looked for. I would rather have a 

 dozen of the fully developed moth- 

 larva; over the heads of the brood 

 where we '• know them by their 

 fruits," and can readily remove tliem, 

 than to have tlie small rascals cutting 

 np in the rear of the brood where it is 

 very difficult to find them. 

 Wagon Works, V3 Ohio. 



For tue American Bee Journal- 

 Cedar Valley, Iowa, Convention. 



The Cedar Vally Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation met at Cedar Falls, Iowa, 

 on Feb. 24 and '25, 1885. After calling 

 the roll, Mr. C. 1'. Hunt was ap- 

 pointed Treasurer pro tern, and the 

 convention immediately proceeded to 

 the discussion of questions. 



" What is the best size of section to 

 gain the most profit V" Messrs. E. 

 Stark, I). W, Thayer and A. D. Ben- 

 nett favored the l>^-pound section, as 

 it required less material and less 

 handling; Messrs. Seevers, Ralston, 

 A. .J. Norris and L. L. Triem thought 

 that the one-pound section was the 

 best. 



" Is there anything better than a 

 rack for holding sections V" It was 

 thought that a section-case was the 

 best for one-pound sections, and a 

 rack for the l"^-pound sections 

 worked on the " tiering-up " system. 



" What is the best material to use 

 in smokers V" Mr. E. Stark uses bur- 

 lap ; Mr. A. J. Norris uses felt paper ; 

 and Mr. A. I). Bennett thought that 

 butternut bark was the best. 



" When is the best time to put on a 

 full set of sections in the spring V" 

 Mr. A. J. Norris thinks that it is not 

 best to put on any until after the bees 

 have swarmed. It was generally 

 thought best to put on a few at a time 

 when the bees begin to build new 

 comb. 



Adjourned to meet at 8 p. m. 



At 8 p. m. the convention assembled 

 and continued the discussion of ques- 

 tions as follows : 



" How long after a queen-cell is 

 sealed does it take it to hatch V" It 

 was thought that the average time re- 

 quired was nine days. Messrs. A. J 

 Norris and O. 0. Poppleton had 

 marked queen-cells which were not 

 sealed and those that were sealed, 

 and the former hatched (irst. 



" Which is the better method of ob- 

 taining increase, by dividing colonies 

 or by natural swarming?" Mr. C. P. 

 Hunt had divided his colonies with 

 good success. He divided them when 

 they were nearly ready to swarm. Mr. 

 O. O. Poppleton obtains increase by 

 forming nuclei, and then building 



them up -with frames of brood from 

 the strongest colonies. 



It was generally thought that the 

 Italians were better than the black 

 bees, for all purposes ; also, that the 

 former would lly farther than the 

 latter. Some thought that bees would 

 go 7 miles for honey. The majority 

 of those present considered the cellar 

 the best place in which to winter bees 

 in this latitude, and they would 

 recommend Mr. Doolittle's method of 

 luiiting nuclei. The question, " Do 

 bees hibernate ?" was asked, and the 

 reply was, " no." 



Adjourned to meet at 10 a. m. on the 

 following day. 



The convention was called to order 

 at 10 a. m. on Feb, 2.5, and the discus- 

 sion of questions was resumed. 



" What i.s the best method of feed- 

 ing bees V" Messrs. E. Stark and O. 

 O. Poppleton thought that combs of 

 sealed honey was the best at any time 

 of the year. Messrs. A. .J. Norris, A. 

 D. Bennett and .John Burke consid- 

 ered liquid food the best for spring 

 feeding; to be fed out-of-doors in 

 troughs containing floats, or mixed 

 with cappings in pans. 



'• Is it i)rolilable to feed bees in the 

 spring ?" It was generally thought 

 tluit spring was the best time to feed 

 bees. Messrs. I). W. Thayer and A. 

 J. Norris considered it best to keep 

 bees in the cellar as long as they can 

 be kept quiet. Mr. A. D. Bennett 

 thought it best to put them out as 

 soon as tlie weather was warm enough. 



Adjourned to meet at 1 p. m. 



At 1 p. m. the meeting was called 

 to order, and the question, " Is it best 

 to shade the hives when producing 

 comb honey ?" was asked. It was 

 thought best to shade them during 

 the middle of the day, but also to give 

 them all the sun that they could 

 stand, and yet not have the bees hang 

 out. 



Adjourned to meet at "Waterloo, 

 Iowa, sometime between Aug. 10 and 

 20, 1885, the President and Secretary 

 to decide on what particular days. 

 A. I). Bennett, ISec. 



C. P. Hunt, Fres. 



Haldimand Ont., Convention. 



The Haldimand Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation met at Cayuga, Ont., on Feb. 

 13, 188.5, at 1 p. m. 



The minutes of the former meeting 

 were read and approved, and the fol- 

 lowing oflicers elected : 



President— James Armatronjf. 



Secretary-'rreasurer -V). C. Campbell. 



Vice-E'residents - Walpole. Rnlit. Biinklev and 

 Jas. Wiiliamaon. Uainhstni, Abraham Gee. South 

 Cayuga, O. B. Vashimler. North Cav uKa, Wm. 

 Kindree. Oneida, iluKh Stewart. Canboro.M. Mc- 

 Collura. Seneca, <;eu. B. Stephenson. Cayuga. 

 Kev. P. Barduu. 



" How to prevent spring dwindling." 

 The President said that his plan was 

 to examine his colonies in the spring, 

 take away any extra frames, give the 

 bees plenty of stores, protect them 

 from the cold, and let them alone 

 until warm weather comes. 



Mr. 1). A. Jones, in answer to a 

 question on feeding bees, said that it 

 depended on the weather. Liquid 

 food should never be given until 

 warm weather ; the proper winter 

 food is made by mixing the best 



quality of sugar in honey, made as 

 warm as possible, and putting in all 

 the sugar that the honey will absorb. 



lNTU()DU(;iN(i Queens.— Mr. Smith 

 introduces (|ueens towards evening, 

 and he smokes the bees thoroughly 

 before and after introducing the 

 queens. 



Mr. 1). A. Jones described his 

 methods of introducing and rearing 

 queens. 



After discussing several matters, 

 and answering some questions, the 

 meeting adjoiiriied to meet at Nellfs' 

 Corners, oii the last Friday in May, 

 1,S8.5, at II a. in. 



K. 0. Campbell, Sec. 



Convention Notices. 



i^" The Central Illinois Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will meet at .lackson- 

 ville, Ills., at 10 a. m. on Saturday, 

 May 2, 18.85. Wm. Camm, 6'ec. 



1^ The Spring meeting of the Cort- 

 land Union Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held in Cortland, N. Y,, on 

 May 12, 188.5. W. H. Beach, See. 



^" On account of the prevalence of 

 small-pox in St. Joseph, Mo., the senii- 

 aiinual meeting of the ^Vestern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will be held at 

 the Court House, in Independence, 

 Mo., on April 23 and 24, 188.5. 



C. M. Ckandall, Sec. 



1^ The Northwestern Indianq, Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will meet on 

 Wednesday, April 8, I.ss.5, at 10 a. m., 

 in the Jury Room at the Court House 

 in Laporte, Ind. 



A. FAnNESTOCK, Sec. 



t^ The Union Kentucky Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Society will hold their spring 

 meeting in (irange Hall, at Eminence, 

 Ky., on Thursday, April 2;^, 188.5. All 

 are cordially invited to attend. 



G. W. Demauee, Sec. 



i^g" The next meeting of the Union 

 Bee-Keepers' Association of Western 

 Iowa, will be held on April 2-5, 188-5, 

 at Earlham, Iowa. M. E. JJAunY, Sec. 



i^" The Progressive Bee-Keepers' 

 Association of Western Illinois will 

 meet in Bushnell, Ills., on Thursday, 

 May 7, 18,8.5. Let every bee-keeper 

 who can, be present and enjoy the 

 meeting. J. G. Norton, Sec. 



^- The Willamette Valley Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its 

 second meeting at La Fayette, Ore- 

 gon, on the third Tuesday in June, 

 188-5. All who are interested are in- 

 vited to attend. E. J. Hadley, Sec. 



^g" The Northern Ind. and South- 

 ern Mich. Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 will meet at the Court House in Go- 

 shen, Ind., on April 3, 188-5. All inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping are invited to 

 attend. F. L. Putt, Sec. 



t^ The Northeastern Kansas Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its 

 fifth semiannual meeting at the Court 

 House in Hiawatha, Kans., on Apr. 3, 

 1885, at 10 a. m. All are invited. 



L. C. Clark, Sec. 



