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their queen on April 2. I furnished 

 eggs the next da}', and they had a laj'- 

 ing queen by April 29. They dwindled 

 until there were not more than a hand- 

 ful, but tinallj- grew strong, and have 

 now enough honey to carry them 

 through the winter. I consider April 

 very early for queen-rearing in Mis- 

 souri. 



I have now 14 colonies, half in good 

 condition, and the rest short of stores. 

 I take great interest in reading re- 

 ports from all over the country. Let 

 all bee-keepers report to the American 

 Bee Journal. 



Scotia, Mo. 



BEE-ESCAPE. 



The Dibbcrn Bee-Escape Proves 

 to be a Success. 



Written for the Ainerican Bee Journal 



BY DR. G. L. TINKER. 



As the weather was quite warm to- 

 day, and the bees flying freely, I 

 thought that it would be well to try 

 the new bee-escape which Mr. Dibbern 

 described on page 797 of the American 

 Bee Journal for 1889, and has so 

 kindly donated to bee-keepers. 



I had a colony on which I had 

 placed a section-case with partlj'-filled 

 sections. I unpacked the hive, and 

 took it ofl and put on the bee-escape, 

 placing over it the case of sections, at 

 1 o'clock, p.m. There were about a 

 pint of bees in the sections. At 4 

 o'clock, I looked, and found that every 

 bee had gone below — not one was left. 



Should this escape be as effectual as 

 it now seems to me, it is going to 

 prove of great value for getting bees 

 out of brood-chambers, as well as out 

 of sections. 



The escape can be made in a J-incli 

 board, so as not to project on either 

 side, and thus endanger killing bees 

 in putting it on the hive, or having it 

 bound down with propolis if left on 

 the hive a day or two, as it would be if 

 the cones projected below the board. 

 I make mine as follows : 



I have an inside cover to put on the 

 hive in my winter-case. It is made of 

 thin boards (1 inch thick), and as long 

 as tlie hive is wide. These are nailed 

 to two cleats as long as the hive, and 

 fxl inch square. I bored a |-inch hole 

 in the center of anotlier thin board to 

 fit in between the cleats. On this 

 board was attached the cones. I then 

 cut out a place in the cover, the same 

 size as the cones. The board with 

 cones was then nailed on so that the 

 under surface of the cover was flat, or 

 even where the cones came through. 

 At the apex, I bored another f-inch 

 hole through the cover, but not through 



the board on top. This lower hole was 

 where the bees came out. 



On top of the upper board was nailed 

 4 cleats, Jx| of an inch, about 7 inches 

 long. These set up edgewise, one end 

 against the cleats of the cover, and the 

 other end close to the hole in the cen- 

 ter. The 4 cleats thus converged about 

 the hole so that the bees in trying to 

 get out would all run, finally, into the 

 hole in tlie center, and thus pass 

 through each of the cones, and come 

 out at the auger-hole below. 



Between each of the long cleats of 

 the cover, which are nailed on flush 

 with the side, is nailed a piece of the 

 same hight at''^ach end, making a shal- 

 low tray 1-incli deep. The section-case 

 rests on these cleats. It seems to me 

 that the 4 converging cleats to the hole 

 in the center will aid ver}' much in 

 getting the bees out of a case of sec- 

 tions speedily. Bee-escapes of the 

 above description can be made for 

 about 20 cents each. 



I have been somewhat opposed to 

 bee-escapes, to get bees out of sections, 

 but this one is so cheap and easy to 

 make, and withal effectual, that I be- 

 lieve it will come largely into use. 



Mj- favorite plan of getting bees out 

 of sections has been to smoke them 

 out, first smoking the bees down, then 

 lifting off the case and standing it on 

 end, on the front end of the hive. An 

 assistant worked the smoker, blowing 

 the smoke through the sections, while 

 I used a little hand-broom to brush oft" 

 the bees as they run out, down at the 

 entrance. In this way comb honey can 

 be taken off very rapidly — about as 

 fast as the assistant can carry it away. 

 Mj" objection to this plan is the rough 

 treatment that we are obliged to sub- 

 ject the bees to. It seems cruel to thus 

 abuse them, and force them oft' from 

 their hone}-. 



The Dibbern bee-escape will not only 

 save labor to the bee-keeper in taking 

 oft" honey, but enable us to give our 

 bees humane treatment at the same 

 time. 



New Philadelphia, Ohio. 



Convention Motlces. 



VW The next annual meeting of the Ontario Bee- 

 Keepers' Association wili be held in Belleville, ont., 

 in the City Hall, on Jan. 8 and 9, IK«i 



W. CouSE, Sec. 



K^" The spring meeting of the Northern Illinois 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, will meet at the residence 

 of D. A. Fuller, in Cherry Valley, Ills., on May IHth. 

 1H91). D. A. Fuller. Sec. 



SS^ The Indiana State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 will hold its tentli annual meeting at Indianapolis, 

 Ind., on Wednesday, .Ian. ir,. istiil, at 1 p.m. All bee- 

 keepers are cordially invited. 



Geo. c. Thompson, Sec, South port, Ind. 



tW The twelfth annual meeting of the Nebraska 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, will he lield in the 

 Lecture Room of Nebraska Hall of the State Uni- 

 versity, at Lincoln, Neb., on Jan. I.'., 16 and 17. LS90. 

 Every bee-keeper and lover of honey is invited to 

 meet with us. TheHorti<-tilttiral Association meets 

 at Lincoln at the same time, and arr;int:ement8 are 

 now being perfected to linld jriint sessions. 

 1 J. N. Heateh, Sec. ('olumbus. Neb , 



ZW The annual meeting of the Colorado State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, wili be held in the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce building, in Denver. Colo., on tile 

 third Monday in January, jH<^r), for the election of 

 officers and other business. Everybody is invited to 

 attend. K. Milleson, Pres. 



K^- The Eastern New York Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, will meet in Convention, Jan. 20 and 21, 1x90, in 

 Agricultural Hall, Albany. N. Y.. at 10 a.m. All in- 

 terested in bee-keeping ai'e cordially invited to 

 attend. The Farmers' Institute is held at the same 

 place on Jan. 22 and 23, IHtin. 



W. S. Ward, Sec, J'uller's Station, N. Y. 



ff^'" The 24th annual meeting of the Micliigan 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, will be held at Lan- 

 sing, Mich., in tile Capitol Building, on Dec. 2fi and 

 27,1889. At that time nearly ail railroads sell half 

 fare tickets; a few railroads charge one-and-one- 

 third fare for the round trip. Reduced hotel rates 

 will be given at the Hudson House. All are cordially 

 invited. H. D. CUTTING, Src. 



J3^ The 21st annual meeting of the New York 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Court House at Rochester, N. Y.. on Feb- 5. 6, and 7, 

 1H90. Reduced rates will be given at hotels and on 

 all principal railroada. The programme and full 

 particulars will appear in due time. Each county 

 association is requested to send two or more dele- 

 gates. G. U. KiN'ICKERBOCKER, Sec. 



12?" The annual meeting of the Vermont State 

 Bee-Keepers' Aesoclation. will be held at Burling- 

 ton. Vt , on Jan. 21 and 2'2. 189o. E.tcellerit hall ac- 

 commodations have been secured at tiie VanNess 

 house. The Central Veruiont Railroad has granted 

 round-trip tickets Irom tlie following places; Rut- 

 land. White River Junction, Cambridge Junction, 

 Richford via St. Albans, Ticonderoga. and all inter- 

 mediate points, to Burlington and return for fare 

 oneway. A good meeting is expected, and all are 

 invited. For further information and programmes, 

 apply to the Secretary, 



J. H. LAliHABEE, Larrabee's Point Vt. 



Po»>laI ]>'otes are no safer to use in 

 letters than bank bills. Any one can get 

 the money on them. A Money Order can 

 be obtained at the post-ofiice or at the ex- 

 press office for 5 cents (only 2 cents more 

 than a Postal Note), and is perfectly safe; 

 if lost it can be re-issued. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



DETROIT, Dee. 20.— Comb boney is dull and 

 lower, now quoted at l'Jff>il4e. E.-ictracted, 7@i 

 8c., with few sales. Beeswax is now in good de- 

 mand, at •24(5!2,5e. ' 



M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



BOSTON, Dee. 26.— Sales are slow. Fancv 

 white clover 1-lbs., 16(j>'17c. : fair to good, lo(fh 

 16c.; 2-lb.s., 1.5@16c. Beeswax. 24c. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham St. 



CHICAGO. Deo. 27.— White clover 1-lbs., 12 

 @13',ic. ; basswood, IKT^lliie. : buckwheat, 8 

 ®10c. Extracted, 6'/i(q'7',2v. Beeswax, dark, 

 23®24c.; briifht, 25@2ec. 



S. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St. 



CHICAGO, Deo. 27.— Sales arc light, at 12® 

 12c. for white 1-lbs.; dark, 80 10c. Extnicted 

 dull at 6®7c. for dark, 7(5-80. for fancy white. 

 Beeswax, prime, 2,'ic. 



R. A. BURNETT, 161 S. "Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.— Demand is light 

 and prices lower, owing- to bee-keepers offer- 

 ing boney at ll®12i20„ delivered throughout 

 the West. Very fancy 1-lbs., 12 in a crate, 13 

 cts. : good, 12i4c. ; dark, 10c. Two-lbs., white, 

 12c. ; dark, 10c. Extracted, white, 7c. ; dark, 

 5®6c. 



HAMBLIN & BEAESS, 514 Walnut St. 



CINCINNATI, Dec. 24.— Demand for honey 

 has been slow for a month or more, with a full 

 supply of all kinds on the market. E.xtracted 

 brings 5(5'8c. ; while comb is sold at 14trrl0c. — 



Beeswax is in good demaiiri at "JOf" ■J2c. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. JICTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Ayes. 



MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27.— Market dull; only 

 best grades demanded. White 1-lbs., 13@14e. ; 

 2-lbs., 11® 12c.; dark l-lbs., 12®l.'3c.; 2-lbs, 10 

 ^^12c. Extracted, white, iu barrels, 7(S'7^2C.: 

 in '/4-harrels and kegs or tin. 7';®8e. ; dark, iu 

 barrels. fiiRieiJe.; in kegs, 0;.4@7c. Beeswax, 

 22@2oc. 



A. V. BISHOP, 142 W, Water St. 



