ledo ; also Italian drones and workers pre- 

 served ill alcohol, which were far more 

 liandsoniely marked than any of our bees 

 in Albany county. 



Mr. Newman received a vote of thanks for 

 his instructive address. 



Upon motion, it was resolved that the old 

 con>titutioM be dropped, and a new one, 

 better adapted to the wants of the Associa- 

 tion, be drawn up by a committee appointed 

 by the President, to be presented for ap- 

 proval at the next Convention. 



The ConveutioM then adjourned to meet 

 at Clarksville, on the first Tuesday of May, 

 1879, at 10 a. m. 11. W. Garkett, Prcs. 



T. 11. Van Allen, Scc'y. 



[The Secretary requested us to write out 

 our speeclies and publish with this report ; 

 but our readers know our views so well on 

 the subjects on which we addressed the 

 Convention, that we prefer to give newer 

 thoughts in the Journal.— Ed.] 



Central Kentucky Association. 



The annual convention of the Blue-grass 

 Bee-keepers' Association took place in 

 Lexington, Tuesday. October 1. 1378. 



Tlie meeting was called to order by Vice- 

 president H. C. llersperger, after which 

 several signed the Constitution and became 

 members. 



The Constitution was amended as fol lows : 



In Art. X. '"counties" changed to "'States"; 

 in Art. 1. the name is changed to "Central 

 Ky. Bee-Keei)ers' Association." 



The following were elected officers for 

 the ensuing year: 



H. C. llersperger, president ; W. William- 

 son, secretary; J. M. Ilolman, treasurer; 

 Vice-presidents— J. W. Rose, John W. Bean, 

 W. B. Herring, J. W. Egbert, Thos. A. 

 Uutchcraft, Thos. S Williams, Dr. Jasper. 



The secretary offered the following resolu- 

 tions, which were adopted : §3^ 



Resolved, That a connnittee of three be 

 apponited to confer with the president and 

 directors of the Agricultural and Mechani- 

 cal Association of Fayette county, as to 

 their willingness to encourage apiarists, 

 and the advancement of bee-culture, by 

 offering such premiums at theirannual fairs 

 as they may tliiidt proper ; be it further 



Resolved, That each vice-president of this 

 association act as special committee to con- 

 fer with the president and directors of the 

 agricultural or fair associations in the 

 counties they represent, with the same ob- 



i'ect in view as the general connnittee of 

 i'ayette county, and each and all report to 

 tills association on the lirst Tuesday in May 

 next. 



The president appointed the following 

 committee for Fayette county : W. Wil- 

 liamson, Thos. T. Jl. Hayes, J. M. Holman. 

 Moved and carried that this association 

 offer as a special premium to apicuiturists a 

 silver medal, the article or object to be 

 deciiled upon by the committee and presi- 

 dent and directors of the Agricultural and 

 Mechanical Association ; providing, how- 

 ever, that the report of tlie committee is 



satisfactory and endorsed by a majority 

 present at the next meeting of this associa- 

 tion on the first Tuesday in May, 1879. 



The president then read the following 

 questions for general discussion : 



Question.— W\\\ it pay to raise pasture for 

 bees alone ? 



J. F. Bean said it certainly would if it 

 would pay to raise crops at all ; he recom- 

 mended buckwheat, whicii lie had sown 

 extensively, and although the crop has 

 many times been a complete failure, he felt 

 he had been amply repaid in the beiu'tit it 

 had been to his bees alone. The president 

 and other gentlemen agreed with Mr. Bean. 



General Gano said that all crops for bees 

 would pay, as all that the bees gathered was 

 clear profit, and he believes there is nothing 

 more profitable than bees. v 



The president said he favored every plant 

 that produced honey, and nearly every 

 plant would; but white clover is the best 

 from which honey can be produced. He 

 commenced keeping bees five years ago, and 

 he believed they had been the means of 

 making him a better farmer every year he 

 has kept them, and induced him to culti- 

 vate a taste for all that is beautiful in nature 

 that he might never have acquired. 

 J. F. Bean said that willows was one of the 

 best honey producers. It blooms in Febru- 

 ary, and the bees gather both honey and 

 pollen from it, and every bee-keeper ought 

 to plant them, not only for their honey pro- 

 ducing qualities, but they are a beautiful 

 shade and ornamental tree as well. 



Question.— How to prevent bees from 

 raising brood in the upper story ? 



J. F. Bean said that young colonies should 

 be confined to the lower story, until firmly 

 esfablislied. 



The secretary said, in the case of old colo- 

 nies, often the brood-chamber becomes so 

 literally full of honey and brood that the 

 queen has nowhere to lay her eggs, and 

 would naturally go to the upper story, either 

 in boxes or frames, to perform her maternal 

 duty ; when, if the frames were emptied of 

 all the honey in them by the honey extractor, 

 it would give ample room for the queen, 

 and insure an active and industrious colony; 

 when otherwise, the whole harmony of the 

 colony is in danger. The free use of the 

 extractor is the best preventative for bees 

 raising brood in the lop story. 



J. W. Rose agreed with the secretary. 



Question.— WUi^u to Italianize an apiary, 

 and liow to introduce queens ? 



John K. Williamson. In the working 

 season ; the most successful plan he has 

 ever tried was to cage the young queen, put 

 it in the hive, leave the old queen in the hive 

 also, and. in three or four days, take the 

 old queen out, smoke the colony well, and 

 let the young queen loose. By this plan 

 there is no time lost, as the young queen 

 commences as the old one drops off. 



Question. — Are there any moth-proof 

 hives ; if so, which is the best? 



J. li. Williamson saiil the only moth- 

 proof hives known are strong colonies, and 

 no others are worth keeidng. If you have 

 weak colonies, put two weak ones together 

 and make one strong one ; otherwise, tiiey 

 are worthless. 



J. W. Egbert said he thought a moth-proof 



