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will not do that, no matter whether 

 the bees or the dealers store it. 



To bring candied honey back to a 

 liquid state, slowly heat it ; then, if 

 sealed when hot, it will not candy 

 again. When heating, it mnst not 

 reach the. boiling point — a much lower 

 temperature is sufficient. 



E.xtracted honey sells better if put 

 up in small packages. I prefer the 

 pint and quart fruit-cans, as these are 

 of use to the purchaser after being 

 ■emptied. 



People often ask me where honey 

 should be kept, and invariably they 

 think that a cool, damp place is the 

 best. Honey should always be kept in 

 a warm, drj- place. It does not mat- 

 ter what kind of honey, for no honey 

 should be kept in a cool, damp ropm. 

 Wm. E. Go old. 



After the adoption of several reso- 

 lutions, and the appointment of a 

 creamery committee, the convention 

 adjourned. Geo. E. HiLTOff, Sec. 



GOOD HONEY YEAR. 



Tlie Prospects for tlie Season 



of 1§§9. 



Written for the AmeHiv.n Bee Journal 

 BY HENRY K. STALEY. 



The low center of atmosphere which 

 has been moving eastward struck us 

 quite heavily here to-daj', and witli its 

 round about-to-the-west motion, brought 

 up some warm air from the sunny 

 South, producing eft'ects that could not 

 be said to be far from those of sum- 

 mer. 



Consequently to-day, Feb. 16, colo- 

 nies are having a busy time in carry- 

 ing out defunct bees, and rendering 

 the Ijottom-boards of their hives free 

 from the excreraentitious ordure that 

 congregated itself their during the win- 

 ter months. But maugre all this 

 seemingl}' unpleasant household work, 

 they are having a pleasant time in 

 exercising their wings — but not tlieir 

 stings ; at least not on my cutis as in 

 <lays gone by, and limbs. 



It was a pleasant sight for me to 

 stand and watch them in the act of 

 circumvolation, after being confined so 

 many daj's to winter quarters. As I 

 stood and looked at my bees cutting 

 <livers circles, and ellipses, I could not 

 help thinking about the Minor I'lanets 

 — of wliich tlicre are some three hun- 

 <lred — how that, in all their deviating 

 ambits, and their great eccentricity of 

 orbits, the}- neither touch nor collide 

 with one anotlicr ; when, if it were de- 

 sired to lift one out with its orbit, all 

 the rest would have to come along, 

 so numerously intersected are their 

 ambits. 



Therefore, I sa)% the apioultural 

 vista that met my gaze seemed to me 

 to resemble the astronomical sight that 

 presents itself to the eye of the astrono- 

 mer peering through the immense tele- 

 scope ; and, I can say that it was as 

 pleasant to me as the aforesaid sight 

 of the astronomer is to the man of 

 stars and planets, albeit a modicum 

 of each is visible to the eye at once. 



The winter here has been a mild 

 one, and so far all my colonies are 

 alive. Of coarse we do not know what 

 is coming. 



Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. 

 All but the page prescribed, their present state, 



and if their is not a killing frost, ac- 

 companied with baleful efl'ects to the 

 bees, between this time and spi'ing, I 

 think that we can safely say, this year 

 is going to l)e a boomer for apiarists in 

 general. Therefore, since we have 

 this hope, let those apiarists who have 

 met disaster after disaster, awake 

 themselves from out their lethargic 

 state of misfortune, and press forward 

 to the goal of success, rendering every- 

 thing in readiness to catch the " honey 

 showers," and be found not napping 

 when the huge gates of nature, that 

 guard the honey canal, shall drop 

 open, and let in the " little busy bee." 

 Pleasant Ridire, Ohio. 



NEBRASKA. 



The Report of tiie State Bee- 

 Keepers'" Convention. 



From the Nebraska State Journal. 



The tenth annual meeting of the 

 Nebraska State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion began in the Botanical Lecture 

 Room of the University on Jan. 9, at 

 Lincoln, Nebr., at 3:30 p.m., with 

 President M. L. Trester, of Lincoln, in 

 the chair. 



Nothing of special importance be- 

 yond perfecting the preliminary or- 

 ganization was done in the afternoon 

 meeting, but a little discussion was 

 hail on granulated honey. 



In the evening the Association listen- 

 ed to a report on glucose, and an essay 

 on wintering bees, by R. V. Muir. A 

 general discussion followed, partici- 

 pated in by nearly all the bee-keepers 

 present, and covering the entire subject. 



A vote of tlianks was tendered Mr. 

 A. Tower, for his able work in con- 

 ducting the bee-column in the Western 

 Ttc-iources during the past year. 



An adjournment was taken at 10:40 

 p.m. until o'clock the next morning. 



SECOND n.w. 



The convention began with an essaj' 

 treating on the question, "Does it pay 

 to plant for honey ?" by A. C. Tyrrel", 



of Madison. Mr. Tyrrel advised plants 

 ing clover for early forage, and melissa 

 for surplus honey in the fall. 



Mr. Johnson agreed with the essay- 

 ist in recommending planting for 

 honey, and advised adding alfalfa to 

 the list of profitable plants. 



Mr. Tower suggested that buckwheat 

 ought to be added. 



Mr. Muir thought it hardly advisable 

 to plant for honey except in the case 

 of melissa. 



Mr. Hardy fa\ored all of the plants 

 mentioned, but thought that none of 

 them would ])ay to plant for honey 

 alone. 



Mr. E. T. Abbott had visited Colo- 

 rado, and was raucli pleased with 

 alfalfa. He said that it produces ex- 

 cellent honey, and makes good food 

 for stock. 



Mr. Whitcorab recommended alfalfa, 

 if planted where it could be irrigated, 

 or in soil that is not deep to water. 

 Other suggestions were also made by 

 various members, the discussion being 

 very interesting and profitable. 



A report of the work of the season 

 was made by Mr. R. R. Ryan, of Brad- 

 shaw. He reported that he increased 

 his apiary bj- division, and complained 

 of imperfect queens. The subject of 

 rearing prolific queens was discussed, 

 a majority favoring rearing queens 

 under the swarming impulse, and 

 dividing the colonj' when it swarms. 



The address of the President, Mr. 

 M. L. Trester, was given in the after- 

 noon. Many valuable suggestions 

 were made, the most important being 

 that pertaining to a better law in re- 

 gard to foul liroiul. 



An essay was read by Mrs. J. N. 

 Heater, of Columbus, on " How to pro- 

 duce the most honey in marketable 

 shape." As this is the object of all the 

 bee-keepers, the essay w.as discussed at 

 length. All were of the opinion that 

 it is necessary in this region to keep 

 bees breeding at stated times, in order 

 to have a large number of workers to 

 gather the nectar when tlie flowers 

 that produce honey are in bloom. 



The remainder of the afternoon was 

 taken up with a discussion of the sub- 

 jects, "How much foundation should 

 be used, if any ?" and " How to dis- 

 pose of honey to the retail trade ?" 



The evening session was well at- 

 tended, and the meeting proved to be 

 a very interesting one. The principal 

 feature was an essay by Rev. Emerson 

 T. Abbott, of St. Joseph, Mo., on "Bees 

 mid HorlicuUiire.^^ 



Mr. Abbott explained that when he 

 prepared the essay he did so with the 

 understanding that the Nebraska State 

 Horticultural Society would meet in 

 Lincoln at tlie same time and place, 

 and in view of this fact, the subject. 



