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H. L. Rauchfuss — Our loss in winter- 

 ing is very small. We simply put chaff 

 above the brood-nest ; in the Spring we 

 contract the brood-camber by the use of 

 two division-boards, one on each side, 

 and place honey outside the division- 

 board for the bees to transfer to the 

 brood-chamber. 



Chas. Adams — The main feature in 

 wintering is to have good young queens. 



Mrs. Greer — I have placed my bees 

 under an open shed, but the condensed 

 moisture in the hives runs out at the 

 entrance. 



Chas. Adams — That is a common 

 thing. 



Mrs. Booth — I never saw anything of 

 the kind. 



R. A. Southworth — With proper pack- 

 ing no moisture is discernible. 



J. B. Adams — If water was running 

 from the entrance of my hives, I would 

 expect the bees to die ; I would decide 

 right away that they were too cold. 



Chas. Adams — It is a sign that the bees 

 are too warm. 



R. C. Aiken — I recommend placing an 

 absorbent above the brood, this will let 

 the moisture pass through and retain 

 the warmth. I would make a request 

 that all members state when their honey 

 flow begins and ends ; also the source. 



Question-Box Subjects. 



" How do you prevent swarming ?" 



H. L. Rauchfuss — Produce extracted- 

 honey, and thus prevent it. 



"Is it advisable to exchange the out- 

 side brood-frames with those in the cen- 

 ter of the brood-chamber, to increase the 

 breeding capacity?" 



R. C. Aiken — It is proper and good, if 

 thoroughly understood. 



" Shall we have a rule for estimating 

 the cost of honey ? and if so, what shall 

 it be?" 



J. B. Adams — In estimating the cost 

 of honey, everything in connection with 

 it should be figured. 



B. Honnet — We should not figure on 

 Spring count, but on the whole number 

 of colonies in the apiary at the time the 

 honey is produced. 



J. M. Clark — To estimate from the 

 Spring count, is the only correct way. 



" What was the cause of the scant 

 supply of honey the past season ?" 



Mrs. Booth — Damp weather prevented 

 the flowers from secreting honey. 



Mrs. Rhodes — The alfalfa was cut too 

 soon. 



Mrs. Gyeer — We had too much wet 

 weather. 



F. O. Blair — The weather was too dry 

 in my locality. 



" Does it pay to use separators?" 



L. Brock— I do not want them, 



" Would this Association recommend 

 the planting of .Japanese buckwheat for 

 bee-pasturage ?" 



"No, the honey is too dark," many 

 replied. 



" Is it best to have the entrance of 

 hives open the full width during the 

 Winter ?" 



"No," several answered. 



"What is the best honey-producing 

 plant in Colorado ?" 



Some said cleome; many said alfalfa. 



President Milleson delivered his ad- 

 dress at this time in the proceedings. 



The following officers were elected for 

 1892: 



President — E. B. Porter, Longmont. 



Secretary — H. Knight, Littleton. 



Vice-President-at-Large — R. C. Aiken, 

 Loveland. 



Treasurer — Mrs. R. H. Rhodes, Ar- 

 vada. 



Member of Executive Committe — Mrs. 

 Levi Booth. 



A communication from the World's 

 Fair commissioners was read and ap- 

 proved. 



The following were appointed on the 

 World's Fair committee : Benj. Hon- 

 nett, J. B. Adams, and Mrs. M. M, 

 White. 



An invitation was received to attend 

 the Farmers' Institute at Golden, Colo. 



The by-laws were changed to read, 

 " membership fees, $1.00." 



A discussion of various subjects then 

 followed. 



Bills were read and referred to Finance 

 Committee ; presentation of gavel to 

 President Porter by ex-President Mille- 

 son ; and a vote of thanks tendered to 

 the retiring President. 



After discussion, it was decided to 

 hold the next meeting in night sessions, 

 at Golden, Colo., April 21, 1892. 



Adjourned. 



H. Knight, Sec. 



Yellow Bees ys. ttie Blacis. 



THOS. JOHNSON. 



On page 192 Mr. A. D. Ellingwood 

 gives the idea that the black bees are 

 superior to Italians. He also states that 

 he has made a canvass of the Eastern 

 States, and finds the blacks popular, and 

 that he has been complimented upon his 

 courage in defending them. 



The Italian bees are far superior to 

 the blacks. They are more docile, more 



