caps, ill till cans, and in anj^ shape and 

 quantity lie could. 



Dr. Wliitloclf , on the question " How far 

 bee hives should be placed in the apiary," 

 said it made no difference as to the distance. 

 W. W. Wrij^ht said bees should be placed 

 some distance apart. Dr. Allen said it was 

 best to have them at least 6 or 8 feet apart. 

 Mr. Munford said 12 or 15 feet apart would 

 be the proper distance. 



KAISING AND INTRODUCING QUEENS. 



The President remarked that many meth- 

 ods had been tried, and that there was a 

 difference of opinion as to the best mode of 

 raising queens; said he had abandoned the 

 small nuclei hive for queen-rearinji, and 

 used the Lanjistroth hive Instead; said by 

 putting in division boards he could raise 

 three queens at the same time, in the Lang- 

 stroth hive. Two division boards would di- 

 vide the hive into three apartments, with as 

 many places for the bees to enter; he had 

 one entrance in front, one in back end, and 

 one on the side of the hive. Each apartment 

 should have a separate honey-board so the 

 bees would not pass from one apartment to 

 the other while manipulatiiij? them; said he 

 formerly unqueened a hive, in order to get 

 queen cells; the queen being removed, the 

 instinct of self-preservation would force the 

 bees to construct a number of queen-cells; 

 the number depending upon the strength of 

 the colony and richness of the bee pastur- 

 age. Said he would take a sheet of empty 

 comb about two-thirds full and put it in the 

 brood-nest of his choice colony of Italians. 

 About ten days before he put them to rear- 

 ing queen-cells; that he preferred a comb 

 with plenty of larva and eggs in it, and the 

 frame not "being full of comb, they would 

 construct their queen cells on the lower 

 margin of the comb, and the cells were 

 easily removed. 



To get cells built he removed a strong 

 colony to anew place and put an empty hive 

 on the spot where the old hive stood; done 

 this about 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning; 

 he would then go to his choice hive and re- 

 move the comb that he had placed there 

 with the adhering bees (being careful not to 

 remove the queen), to the empty hive on 

 the old stand, placing it so he could put 

 empty comb on both sides of it; close up 

 the hive and the bees that were out would 

 make a strong swarm, and would in 8 or 10 

 days build and cap the cells. The nuclei 

 should be set up a few days before the cells 

 are ready to be removed, so the nuclei hive 

 should be placed where it is to stand; then 

 go to a strong hive and get a sheet of comb 

 with brood, being careful not to have more 

 brood than the bees can keep warm and 

 cover; a small quantity of brood is best on 

 the start. Put one or more combs, with ad- 

 hering bees, in each apartment, leaving the 

 queen in the old hive; get a large per cent, 

 of young bees, as the old bees will return to 

 the old stand. Young bees can be added to 

 nuclei at any time by removing a comb 

 from an old hive and shaking or brushing 

 th« bees off at the entrance. The young bees 

 will remain and the old will return to the 

 old stand. 



On the tenth day he would remove the 

 cells, by cutting them out with a knife, be- 



ing careful to not cut or damage the cell; 

 said he cut an inch or more from the cell; 

 he then cut a piece of comb corresponding 

 in size with the one the cell was on, out of 

 the center of the brood comb in the nuclei, 

 and introduced the cell in its stead, he then 

 closed up the nuclei. But before putting in 

 the cell, destroy all queen cells with the 

 point of a knife that are on the comb; in a 

 few days the queen would hatch, and as 

 soon as she commenced laying eggs she was 

 ready to be introduced to any colony of bees 

 desired. Said she was then what is called 

 an untested queen, a pure Italian, but we 

 don't know wliat kind of a drone she met, 

 whether it was an Italian or black drone. 

 To test a queen you must keep them until 

 the brood hatches, and that will take about 

 21 days from the time tlie egg is laid. Said 

 the swarming season was the best time of 

 year to raise queens. It required experi- 

 ence to bv successful in raising queens. 

 Said queens could be raised whenever the 

 weather was warm and there was honey in 

 the flowers and drones in the hive. 



He introduced his queens by puttingthera 

 in a wire cage and hanging the cage be- 

 tween the brood-combs. Of course the 

 queen to be superseded has been removed 

 and all queen cells destroyed. He would 

 release the queen in 12 to 20 hours, by re- 

 moving the stopper from the mouth of the 

 cage, and tying apiece of newspaper satu- 

 rated with honey on both sides, over the 

 mouth of the cage, and hanging the cage in 

 the hive; the bees would cut the paper off' 

 and release the queen; he preferred to re- 

 lease her about sunset, as the bees were 

 more quiet then. 



After adopting the following resolutions 

 the Association adjourned to meet at Horse 

 Cave on the flrst Friday and Saturday in 

 November next. 



Resolved, That we tender the thanks of the Associ- 

 ation to the good people of Glasgow Junction and 

 vicinity for their hospitality and kindness displayed 

 on the occasion. 



Resolved, That the Glasgow Times, Bowling Green 

 Pantaqraph, Farmers Home Journal, and the Amer- 

 ican Bee Jouknal pe requested to publisli the 

 proceedings of this meeting. 



N. P. ALLEN, Pres. 

 H. W. Saunders, Se&y. 



mnv %tntv ^ox. 



Chenango Co., N. Y., May 22, 1878. 

 "Our 52 colonies of bees have destroyed 

 their drone brood, and have driven out their 

 drones, in consequence of honey dearth, 

 caused by our late cold weather. Fruit 

 trees bloomed about 25 days sooner than 

 usual, and raspberries, locust, and some 

 other flowers of less importance, promised 

 to follow in quick succession ; but they are 

 so injured by frost that they will be but 

 very little earlier than they usually are.— 

 Bees were making preparations to swarm, 

 and we should have had some issue had the 

 weather been fine, about May 20. They 

 will not swarm until June 25th, it they do 

 at all. We expect white clover about the 

 flrst of June. We shall work our bees for 

 honey, and prevent swarming as much as 

 possible." Chas. G. Dickinson. 



