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THE AMERICAN B'EE-KEEPER 



May- 



seem to delight in pointing out the er- 

 rors of others, without imparting cor- 

 rect information in regard to the sub- 

 ject criticised, we shall hopefully anti- 

 cipate the pleasure of being correctly 

 informed in this matter. 



As an example of the preference of 

 the wax-moth for combs in which 

 brood has been reared and pollen 

 stored, the two engravings shown in 

 this number will serve. Both were tak- 

 en from a neglected hive which had 

 been depopulated by ants, in an out- 

 apiary, and were therefore exposed 

 alike to the ravages of the moth. One 

 was a newly-drawn sheet of foundation 

 and remains unmolested; while the one 

 containing pollen and some brood was 

 totally destroyed. The illustrations are 

 photographic reproductions. 



"The National Bee-Keeper" is the 

 name of a new journal of twenty-four 

 pages, which has reached our exchange 

 table. "The National" was born in 

 March, is edited by C. B. Bankston, and 

 hails from Dinero, Texas. It has a de- 

 cidedly free and easy style about it, 

 which makes it interesting. This com- 

 pletes a record of two births and one 

 death in Texas' bee-paper business since 

 the beginning of the year, with eight 

 months yet to hear from. The Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keeper wishes Brother Bank- 

 ston and his journal a full measure of 

 success. 



In a letter bearing date of April 7, 

 from Dr. C. C. Miller, of Marengo, 

 111., he stated that the temperature in 

 his locality on that date was 22, and 

 snow was falling. What a striking 

 contrast, in so short a distance, with the 

 conditions prevailing in South Florida 

 upon the same date: Swarms in the air; 

 drones in abundance; young queens set- 

 ting up house-keeping in their new 

 homes; new, white combs from which 

 the warm honey drips when shaken; 

 flowers, birds and sunshine, with new 

 vegetables and fruit thrown in. Ours 

 is truly a great country. 



DENVER. 



The Next Annual Convention of the 



National Bee-Keepers'-^Association 



to be Held in That City. 



The following is received from Presi- 

 dent Hutchinson: 

 Denver has been selected as the place 



for holding the next meeting of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association — time, 

 the first week in September. The ex- 

 act date has not been decided upon, but 

 the first session will probably be held 

 Tuesday evening or Wednesday morn- 

 ing. The West has several times asked 

 for the convention, and has been put off 

 with promises — that we must follow the 

 G. A. R., or something of this sort, in 

 order to secure the needed reduction 

 of railroad rates. This year the G- A. 

 R. meets at Washington, away to one 

 side of the country We met there sev- 

 eral years ago, and only about twenty 

 members were present — the most of 

 those from near by. The West has been 

 going ahead with great leaps and bounds 

 and can rightfully claim recognition. 

 The Colorado State convention last fall 

 was equal to many meetings of the 

 National Association. And in all prob- 

 ability, the Colorado State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will meet with us in 

 joint convention. If held at Denver, 

 the bee-keepers of Utah, California, 

 Texas, and all the great West will be 

 able to "get there." I firmly believe 

 that a convention can be held at Den- 

 ver that will be the equal of any ever 

 held. 



Of course, the first question asked 

 will be: "What about rates?" Well, 

 they are all satisfactory, or, of course, 

 we could not have orone to Denver, as 

 a convention without low rates on the 

 railroads was never a success. The 

 National Letter Carriers' Association 

 holds its annual convention in Denver 

 during the first week in September, and 

 an open rate to everybody will be made 

 at that time. A representative railroad 

 man told Mr. Working, the Secretary 

 of the Colorado State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation, that the regular fare outside 

 of Colorado would be one fare, plus 

 $2.00 for the round trip, with a regu- 

 lar rate of one fare for a round trip in 

 Colorado, while there have been made 

 some specially low rates from some 

 points in the East. From Chicago the 

 fare will be only $25 for the round trip. 

 From St. Louis it is $21. From St. 

 Joseph, Kansas City and Omaha, it will 

 be only $15. Rates from points still 

 farther East have not yet been definite- 

 ly settled. 



Bee-Keepers in the West will need 

 no urging to come; to the bee-keepers 

 of the East, I will say, take the trip. It 

 will open your eyes, not only in regard 

 to bee-keeping, but to the wonderful 



