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bpps wintered in my cellar, I would say 

 tliat I put In liii oiilonies on Nov. 18, 1884, 

 antl on ilaich 19, 18S5, 1 took out 100 colo- 

 nies in Hue ciindili;in. I kept the bee- 

 cellar at aimut 40= above zero tlie most of 

 the time. Those liees that were left out- 

 of-doors sutfered very badly the past win- 

 ter in Nebraska ; a aood many bee keepers 

 lost all they had. There are a great many 

 bees starving to death this month in this 

 section. 1 am feeding mine for a week, 

 and I will contiuue to feed them until the 

 sumac blooms. 



Membership in the Bee-Keepers' 

 Union, etc.— Henry Miinger, Harvard, 

 5 Ills., OD June 18, lSS-5, says : 



This is my second season in bee-keep- 

 iut;. Last Xovemlier I put 7 colonies into 

 the cellar, and 1 lost one by starvation. 1 

 bad one swarm yesterday, and another 

 to-day. When my dollar is required in 

 the Freeborn lawsuit, I will send it. 



[A moment's thought will convince any 

 one that business cannot be done in the 

 way suggested. If any one wishes to be- 

 come a member of the Union, the dollar 

 to the Defense Fund must be sent as well 

 as the 2.5 cents annual membersliip-fee. 

 There is no use of promises— such will not 

 conduct a case in court. It takes the cash 

 on the spot.— Ed.] 



Rightfulness and Justice of Bee- 

 Keepinfc.— H. S. "Webster, Cresco,t$ 

 Iowa, on June 18, 1885, writes^ 



1 am highly pleased with the feeling 

 and tone as expre.-sed by many corres- 

 ponileiits in the Bee Journal of June 17, 

 in relation to the Bee-Keepers' Union and 

 their sympathy for Mr. Freeborn ; and 

 also with Mr. lieddon's article on the same 

 subject, on page 340. Mr. Ueddoii is cer- 

 tainly entitled to thanks from all of us for 

 his able and humane article in starting 

 the thing. I do not think much of Mr. 

 Andre's idea of the plaintiff's inability to 

 identify the bees, but I would rely wholly 

 upon, as the Editor s.iys on page 371, "the 

 rightfulness and justice of our cause." 

 Mr. Deniaree's article is just to the point 

 as he says : " The marvelous ignorance 

 and stupidity that is abroad concerning 

 the habits and instincts of the honey-bee 

 makes the matter more serious than 

 funny." On page 379, Mr. D. Millard hits 

 it exactly. I do not now expect to ever 

 need tlie aid of this society myself, but it 

 will be a pleasure to me to" contribute and 

 be a member of a society that will be 

 always ready to admonish any man so 

 stupid and wilfully ignorant as to com- 

 mence suit for damage done to sheep by 

 the honey-bee. 



Bees and Grapes, etc. — Reuben 

 Havens, Onarga.o Ills., on June 17, 

 l88o, writes thus : 



I have just read the proposed constitu- 

 tion of the "Bee-Keepers' Union,' and I 

 am well pleased with it. I have for some 

 time thought an organization of that kind 

 was necessary. Bees and bee keepers are 

 accu.sed of terrible things. Here is a 

 sample : Tiiere have been large quanti- 

 ties of grapes raised in this vicinity in 

 years past, but for the last two years they 

 have been so wormy that they were 

 almost worthless. The owner of one of 

 the largest vineyards claims that bees 

 cause the grapes to be wormy. Wonderful 

 sagacity ! My motto has ever been, 

 "Avoid lawsuits;" but count me In, in 

 the sheep-bees case. My bees are begin- 

 ning to store surplus, but the nights are 

 too cool for a heavy flow of honey. Clover 

 bloom is abundant. Enclosed find $1 for 

 membership fee, and for the defense fund. 



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iW All who intend to be systematic in 

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Local Convention Directory. 



1885. Time and place of Meeting. 



July 15.— Central Illinois, at Bloomington, Ills. 



\Vm. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



July 25.— Union, at Stewart. Iowa. 



M. E. Darby, Sec, Dexter, Iowa. 



Dec. S— 10.— Michigan State, at Detroit. Mich. 



H. D. Cultine, Sec, (?linton,Mich. 



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Convention Notices. 



J^" The Union Bee-Keepers' Association 

 of Western Iowa will meet in Stuart, Iowa, 

 on July 25, 18S5, at 10 a. m. 



M. E. Darby, Sec. 



i^~ The Cortland Union Bee -Keepers' 

 Association will hold a basket picnic at the 

 apiary of Mr. Miles Morton, at Groton, N. V., 

 on Tuesday. Aug. 18. 1885. All bee-keepers, 

 with their families, are cordially invited to 

 be present. W. H. Beach, Sec. 



^W° The Bee-Keepers* Association of Cen- 

 tra! Illinois will meet at Bloomington, Ills., 

 on July 15, 1885, at 10 a. m. 



Wm. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



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