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This mny be a familiar proceeding? to 

 many apiarists, bnt it was new to nu>, liav- 

 mji' never seen it spol^en ot in tlie Jouknai. 

 in a readiTig for some years. If so, it can 

 do no liarni. If tliere are even some who, 

 lilce myself, were ignorant of the effect of 

 feeding tluis, it may be of great service to 

 them in a lilce emergency. J. E. Eichie. 



Lima, O., Oct. 15, 1877. 



For the American Bee Journal 



Imported Queens. 



Ever since bees were first imported from 

 Italy we have heard that imported bees and 

 queens are darl<. Well, 1 have found this 

 so, until within a short time. Beautiful 

 and high colored queens have been found 

 in Italy, and they have found their way to 

 this country, too. I liave such queens, and 

 am sorry that I. did not get them earlier in 

 the season. I iind them as prolific as any 

 queens, and the workers very peaceable 

 and quiet. I was always of the opinion 

 that such queens could be found in either 

 Italy or Germany. 



Now that the price of imported queens is 

 so low most any one can afford to have one 

 or more of them. Bee-keepers should in- 

 troduce more or less new queens into their 

 apiaries, each year; the money paid for 

 them would be well invested. I don't like 

 "in-and-in breeding." I have reared 2,000 

 queens from one mother and not 100 drones. 

 Not one of her daughters were ever fertiliz- 

 ed by any of her male pi'ogeny. 



H. Alley. 



Central Kentucky Association. 



This Association met in Forresters' Hall, 

 Efxington, Ky., on Monday, Oct. 8th, and 

 elected dthcers for the ensuing year, as fol- 

 lows: 



President — Prof. James K. Patterson. 



Vice-Presidents— H. C. Herspuryer, Jes- 

 samine Co.; Thos, Hayes, Fayette; John 

 W. Bean, Clark; Dr. L. S. Mitchell, Bour- 

 bon; Wm. Boone, Woodford. 



Secretary— W. Williamson, Lexington. 



Treasurer— J. M. Holman, Fayette. 



On motion of Dr. N. P. Allen, the follow- 

 ing committee was appointed to draft a con- 

 stitution and by-laws for the government of 

 this association: H. C. Herspuryer, J. M. 

 Holman and W. Williamson. 



The committee reported, and on motion 

 the constitution and by-laws as ottered were 

 adopted. 



Dr. Allen delivered an interesting address 

 on bee-culture, and spoke of Mr. Doolittle, 

 of N. y., and his wonderful success in api- 

 culture, having taken 11,177 lbs. of honey, 

 part comb and part extracted, from 67 colo- 

 nies of bees in one season. He confirmed 

 Mr. Doolittle's statement by his own suc- 

 cess; referred to Mr. Harbison, of Califor- 

 nia, as being the greatest bee-keeper in the 

 world, having shipped at one time last year 

 to New York, the enormous quantity of ten 

 car-loads of honey. The Doctor's own ex- 

 perience taught him that bees can be as 

 easily controlled as any other stock on the 

 farm when properly managed. An ordinary 

 colony of bees in a Langstroth hive consists 

 of from 20,000 to 25,000. He used the Lang- 

 stroth hive exclusively, and a resolution 

 passed by the Southern B. K. Association 



(of which he is president), reccnnmended 

 the exclusive use of the Langstroth hive as 

 superior to all others. He thought ladies 

 ought to be persuaded to take a deeper in- 

 terest in bee-culture, the great fear seemed 

 to be that of being stung, but modern ap- 

 pliances were such that the most delicate 

 lady in the land could work with bees with 

 perfect safety. His association has a great 

 many lady members, and his impression is 

 that the success of an association of this 

 kind depended a great deal on the interest 

 taken in it by the ladies; and as ladies are 

 admitted to membership free of all expense, 

 every married member should have his wife 

 join, if not married have his sister join, and 

 if he has no sister have some one else's sis- 

 ter join. He was in favor of young men 

 going into bee-keeping and making a life 

 study and business out of it, and is of the 

 opinion that the day is not far distant when 

 apiculture will be taught in colleges as 

 commonly as any other branch of education. 



Mr. Herspuryer being called, said he had 

 very little to say after so many good things 

 said by Dr. Allen, and said correctly, but 

 would merely relate how he became a bee- 

 keeper. Some years ago his wife persuaded 

 him to get some bees; and accidently about 

 that time, a swarm passed over his farm 

 and was captured. From that day his in- 

 terest was aroused. He bought King's Text 

 Book, then subscribed for a bee' paper; 

 bought some Italian <|U('('ns and a few colo- 

 nies of bees, in all auK muting to about f 100. 

 His neighbors laughed at him and his 

 speculation, and if he had failed, the "I told 

 you so's" would have haunted him to this 

 day. But the first season proved a success 

 as every otlier has with him since, and the 

 consequence was it established him a hero 

 in bee-culture at once. He cautioned begin- 

 ners about being over sanguine, as bee- 

 keeping must be pursued with some love 

 for the business, and adaptability of the 

 person to the business, and this pursued in- 

 telligently for success. 



Mr. Williamson said the thanks of this 

 association was due Dr. N. P. Allen, of 

 Warren Co., for the deep interest he has 

 taken in this association, having traveled 

 over 200 miles, on a common invitation to 

 be with us, without any compensation 

 whatever, while many bee-keepers within 

 hailing distance had failed to attend. 



Motion carried, and President Patterson, 

 in behalf of the association,tendered thanks 

 to Dr. Allen in eloquent terms for the inter- 

 est he had taken in this association, and the 

 general advancement of the success of api- 

 culture. 



On motion. Dr. N. P. Allen was enrolled 

 as an honorary member of this association. 



Mr. Williamson, on honey - producing 

 plants, said the subject of honey-producing 

 plants is a theme of such vast importance, 

 that I feel it a duty to call the earnest atten- 

 tion of every bee-keeper in Kentucky to aid 

 us in and through their practical experience 

 inform this association from time to time, 

 the most pi'ofitable and best honey-produc- 

 ing plants adapted to this climate. 



The names of honey-producing plants are 

 legion, first among them for profit on the 

 farm, is alsike clover, which has only been 

 introduced in this country but a few years, 

 and is considered by the best judges to be 

 superior to all others both in hardiness, pro- 

 ductiveness, and general adaptability as a 

 farm crop. The Chinese mustard plant is 



