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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



A little enthusiasm also will add to our 

 success— hence the language of Prof. Cook: 

 "Show me a scientific bee-keeper and 1 

 will show you an enthusiast." 



Having cultivated a love for bee-keeping, 

 become successful in it, and realized the 

 pleasures and protitf of it, we may say: 



"Tlion cheerful Bee! come, freely come. 



And travel roiuul my floral bower; 

 Delislit me with thy wand'riiig hum, 



And rouse me from my musing hour. 

 Oil ! try no more those tcdiou.s fields. 



My honied treasures all are thine; 

 Come, taste the sweets my garden yields. 



The bud, the blossom— all are thine." 



On motion, the thanks of the Society 

 were tendered Dr. Botts for his valuable 

 commnnication, and it was ordered to be 

 printed with the minutes. 



KEPOKT OF COMMITTEES. 



Your committee on the State of Bee-Cul- 

 ture report that so far as it is advised the 

 culture of bees throughout Southern Ken- 

 tucky is greatly improving— as much in the 

 number of those engaged in it, as in the 

 methods employed. The public attention 

 has been attracted by the many publica- 

 tions and discussions concerning it; and 

 while your connnittee speak more advisedly 

 in reference to Warren and Barren counties, 

 it is informed by persons in other counties 

 that at no period has the culture of bees 

 been so prosperous. Tiie early harvest this 

 year was splendid in some localities; in 

 Cumberland Co. the late harvest was even 

 more so, and the fruitful yield of honey has 

 attracted the attention of many who have 

 not /heretofore worked with bees. Every 

 bee-culturist knows the extreme fascination 

 there is in the pursuit; and, added to this, 

 the erection of regular places of sale and 

 the creation of a regular market for the pro- 

 duct will greatly assist further progress in 

 this particular. 



William Dulaney, ) 



W. Cooke, >• Com. 



I. N. Gkeer, ) 



We, your Committee on Apiarian Sup- 

 plies, beg leave to report that there have 

 been exhibited at this session of the Society 

 the following articles: 



From T. G. Newman & Son, Chicago, 111., 

 Cook's Manual, Hunter's Manual, King's 

 Text Book, Benedict's Honey Bee, Kretch- 

 mer's Guide, Hill's Artificial Swarms, Win- 

 tering Bees, Dzierzon Theory, Muth's honey 

 jars, Van Dusen's bee feeder, Eiuerson's 

 binders, honey knives, three sizes of Bing- 

 ham's smoker, Alley smoker, comb founda- 

 tion, registering slates, and honey labels. 



From C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O.: his ex- 

 tractor, and Langstroth iiive. 



From R. A. Alexander, Smith's Grove, 

 Ky. : an extractor. 



From J. G. Alexander, Grider, Ky.: a bee 

 smoker. 



From Mrs. Nancy Greer, Glasgow Junc- 

 tion, Ky.: bee veils. 



Where two of a kind was exhibited there 

 was not always unanimity of opinion as to 

 which was best, or the most reasonable in 

 price, but in no case would either fail of its 

 purpose; the individual taste of the bee- 

 keeper would alone determine a choice. 

 The books exhibited were standards of art, 

 and reasonable in price, and every bee- 

 keeper ought to have some of them. We 

 recommend tlie American Bee Journal 



published by T. G. Newman & Son, at 

 Chicago. T. E. Shelton, ) 



J AS. G. Allen, r Com. 



E. G. Martin, ) 

 questions for debate. 



Your committee would submit the follow- 

 ing questions for debate at next meeting: 



1st. What is the best honey-producing 

 plant? 



2nd. What is the best method of winter- 

 ing bees? 



3rd. How shall we dispose of our surplus 

 honey? 



4tli. What is the best method of raising 

 and introducing queens, and what time of 

 year? 



5th. What distance apart should hives be 

 set in the apiary? 



6th. Which is the best— natural or arti- 

 ficial swarming? 

 7th. How shall we prevent bees robbing? 

 H. W. Sanders,! 

 W. T. Sears, I 

 S. T. Botts, - Com. 



A. E. Young, | 

 W. W. Wright, J 

 On motion, the various reports were re- 

 ceived and committees discharged. 



The following officers were elected for 

 the ensuing year: 



President— Dr. N. P.Allen; Secretary— 

 H. W. Sanders; Assistant Secretary— J as. 

 Erwin; Treasurer— W. W. Wright. 



The next question was then taken up:— 

 "What is the best method of transferring 

 bees?" Dr. Allen described the process at 

 length, and remarked that no beginner can 

 do this as it should be done— it required an 

 exnerienced hand. 



Dr. Botts endorsed Dr. Allen's method, 

 and recommended strips of wood for fasten- 

 ing comb in frames. 



W. W. Wright thought fruit-blossoming 

 time the best season for transferring. 



Moved and seconded that the Langstroth 

 hive be recommended as the best in use. 

 Carried. 



The following resolution was offered and 

 unanimously adopted: 



Resolved, That the members of the 

 Southern Bee-Keepers' Association tender 

 their thanks to the city of Glasgow for their 

 generous hospitality; to Prof. Mell and the 

 young ladies for their sweet music, and 

 also to those who have kindly furnished 

 apiarian supplies for exhibition. 



On motion, the President and Secretary 

 werij requested to have the minutes of this 

 meeting published in the American Bee 

 Journal and the Glasgow Times. 



The convention then adjourned to meet 

 at Glasgow Junction, on the first Tuesday 

 in May, 1878, at 10 a. m. 



N. P. Allen, Pres. 

 J AS. Erwin, Sec. 



From the Dominion Poultry Gazette. 



Care of Bees in Winter. 



Many successful apiarists contend that 

 there is no better way to winter bees than 

 to allow the hive to remain isolated in the 

 yard where they were kept during the sum- 

 mer and fall; and they point to their suc- 

 cess in many years past for reliable evi- 

 dence to corroborate the correctness of 

 their assertions. The fact that bees have 

 been kept satisfactorily in the forgoing 



