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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



met in the parlor of the Empire hotel 

 and formed themselves into an associ- 

 ation with the name that stands at the 

 head of this article. There are many 

 thing's upon which it would be desir- 

 able to meet and compare notes. There 

 should be uniformity reg"arding- des- 

 cription, definition, methods, etc. By 

 meeting- and comparing' samples of dis- 

 eased brood, each member can learn 

 exactly what the other members reg^ard 

 as this or that disease. For instance, 

 I have never seen black brood, but if I 

 can see specimens, but recentl}' from 

 the hives, and have the peculiarities 

 pointed out by an expert, I will then 

 be able to detect the disease should I 

 find it in my own State. Arrang-e- 

 ments have been made to meet at Buf- 

 falo early in June, when it is expected 

 that Mr. McEvoy, of Ontario, can be 

 present. If there are any other in- 

 spectors who can be present, they will 

 be more than welcome. Mr. N. E. 

 Prance was elected President, and 

 Charles Stewart, of Sammonsville, N. 

 Y. was made Secretary. 



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WHICH IS THE MORE PROFITABLE TO 

 PRODUCE. COMB, OR EXTRACT- 

 ED HONEY? 



A subscriber writes me as follows: 

 — "With your present knowledge of 

 bee-keeping, if you were to start anew 

 in the production of honej', which 

 would you produce, comb or extracted 

 honey?" 



This is largely a question of lo- 

 cality-. Where the main honey-flow is 

 short, as it is from basswood, there is 

 not time for the bees to build comb in 

 the sections, fill them, and cap them 

 over, before the harvest is over and 

 past. This is the case in manj^ 

 parts of Wisconsin. Where the honey 

 must be shipped a long distance to 

 market, as is the ciise in Cuba or Cal- 

 ifornia, one very important reason for 

 producing- extracted honey is that there 

 is so much less dang-er of damage in 



shipment. Dark honey is also much 

 more salable in the extracted form. 

 Where the flow is light but constant, 

 and of long- duration, as in Colorado, 

 and the honey is white, comb honey 

 has its advantages, as honey is worth 

 i"nore when stored in sections than 

 when taken in the extracted form. The 

 time was when producing- honey in 

 the extracted form g-ave greater op- 

 portunities for controlling- swarming, 

 but the introduction of shook-swarm- 

 ing- has robbed the extracted method 

 of that advantage. Comb honey pro- 

 duction allows most of the work to be 

 done in-doors, in a leisurely manner — 

 extracted honey production calls for 

 hustle out in the hot sun. Which kind 

 of honej' I should produce would de- 

 pend upon the locality, as I explained 

 at the outset. 



The present high prices of sections 

 and foundation will have a tendency to 

 drive bee-keepers into the production 

 of extracted honey, as I learn by my 

 correspondence. 



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MICHIGAN, STATE, BEE-KEEPERS 

 CONVENTION. 



Michigan bee-keepers will hold their 

 annual convention, Feb. 25th and 26th, 

 in the chapel at the Agricultural Col- 

 lege, near Lansing-. The State Dairj'- 

 men will hold their annual convention 

 at the same place Feb. 23rd, 24th and 

 25th, their last session ending- at noon 

 on the 25th, and the bee-keepers hold- 

 ing their first session on the afternoon 

 of the same day. The Farmers' Insti- 

 tutes will hold their "round-up" Insti- 

 tute at the Agricultural Colleg-e from 

 Feb. 23rd to 25th, inclusive, and on 

 Friday afternoon the bee-keepers will 

 meet with them in joint session, when 

 the Hon. C. B. CoUingwood will g-ive 

 a talk on "Farm-Law," in which he 

 will include the "Rights of Bees." 

 Prof. Hedrick, of the College will give 

 a talk on "Bees and their Relation to 

 Fruit-Growing, " considering their 



