1903 



THE AM ERIC AX BEE-KEEPER 



193 



The oxei-eiso of porsoual ingeuiiitj' 

 ami inilividual thon.uhr and jiulgnu'iit 

 aro more importaur in the mamAye- 

 ment of an apiary than are .iournals 

 ami bodies. A combiuation of all these, 

 hoAvever. enables the operator to reap 

 the full benefits of the business. 



To rid combs of moth-worms, close 

 them up tight in hives or a box with 

 one or two otmces of bisulphide of 

 carbon exposed in an open dish. By 

 repeating the application of carbon 

 every ten days, combs may be kept 

 indefinitely in any climate. 



The old-fashioned fellow in the api- 

 arian ranks of American beedom is 

 characterized as a '"box-hive man." In 

 England they have a more elegant 

 appellation for bee-keepers of this 

 class. They are "skeppists" over 

 there. 



The season for bee hunting and dis- 

 puting bee-tree rights will soon have 

 arrived. Some important information 

 bearing upon the subject, from the lit- 

 erature furnished its members by the 

 Aational Association, will be found in 

 this Issue. 



Room in the siu-plus apartments 

 shotild be given very sparingly, and 

 with good judgment, as the season 

 draws to a close. Otherwise, unfin- 

 ished section will result. 



Speaking of nectar-yielding flowers, 

 D. M. M., in Bee-Keepers' Record, 

 says: "Over the whole world white 

 clover is admittedly the best and most 

 widespread." 



Prof. T. W. Cowan, senior editor of 

 the British Bee Journal and Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Record, after a residence of five 

 years in California has returned to 

 EuLiiand. 



It is the number of Avorking bees, 

 not hives, in the apiary which governs 

 the extent of the honey crop. 



The heavy crop of honey anticipat- 

 ed in California this season has failed 

 to materialize. 



The reports of a full noney crop, are 

 few and far between this vear. 



In troi)ieal countries it is better to 

 keep hives under a roof. 



PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 



THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 

 NATIONAL BEE-KEEPERS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



President's Office 

 National Bee-Keepers' Ass'n, 

 Flint. Michigan, June 27, 1903. 



The following amendments to the 

 constitution of the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association have been approved 

 by a majorit;^- of the board of directors, 

 and of the executive committee, but 

 before laying them before the coming- 

 convention at Los Angeles, it is de- 

 sired that all shall have an opportuni- 

 ty to criticise and suggest, hence their 

 publication. Suggestions and criti- 

 cisms may be sent to President Hutch- 

 inson, who will lay them before the 

 committee having the matter in charge. 

 ARTICLE III.— Membership. 



Section 1 to be amended to read as 

 follows: 



Sec. 1. Any person who is interest- 

 ed in bee culture, and in accord with 

 the purpose and aim of this Associa- 

 tion, may become a member by the 

 payment of $1.00 annually to the gen- 

 eral manager or secretary; and said 

 membership shall expire at the end of 

 one year from the time of said pay- 

 ment, except as provided in section 10 

 of Article V of this constitution. No 

 member who is in arrears for dties, 

 as shown by the books of the general 

 manager, shall be eligible to any office 

 in this association; if such disqualifica- 

 tion occur during the term of any offi- 

 cer, the office shall at once become va- 

 cant. 



Section 2 to be amended as follows: 



Sec. 2. Whenever a local bee-keep- 

 ers' association shall decide to unite 

 with this Association as a body, it will 

 be received upon payment by the local 

 secretary of 50 cents per member per 

 annum. 



ARTICLE I v.— Officers. 



Section 1 to be amended to read as 

 follows: 



Sec. 1. The officers of this as.socia- 

 tion shall be a general manager, a 

 president, a vice president, a secre- 

 tary whose terms of office shall be for 

 one year, and a board of iwelve direct- 

 ors, whose term of office shall be four 

 years, or until their successors shall 

 shall be elected. 



Section 3 to be amended to read as 

 follows: 



Sec. 3. The president, vice presi- 

 dent, secretary and general managet- 



