1907.] THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 209 



REPORT OF THE COLORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS* 

 CONVENTION. 



CONTINUED FROM LAST MONTH. 



Mr. Gill: If you take queens you in this meeting as a State Bee-Keep- 

 may not need any drones; they will ers' Association, to appoint a com- 

 be in the way. I don't think it pes- mittee of ways and means to let them 

 sible to fnid a suitable place within confer with those of authority, 

 eight miles. F. Rauchfuss: The view that Mr. 



H. Rauchfuss: My idea of such a Devinney takes is perhaps a good one; 

 place is where there are no bees and I have anticipated that a little over 

 water near. That is the location I a year ago and wrote to the depart- 

 am looking after. Upon the divide ment of entomology, stating what the 

 you will find quite a number of col- inducements were of having an isolated 

 onies of bees; you know there are apiary for the mating of queen bees, 

 some people go out hunting for bees. I have received from Mr. Benton en- 

 I think we will have to look for a couragement in the matter, but at 

 location where there is no way of bees the time would not promise any ma- 

 living very long. terial. As he has come back and has 

 Mr. Gill: We want a place where taken charge of his work again, we 

 it will be away from other bees and ought as an association to make' an- 

 can be handy for bee-keepers. other attempt, not expecting them to 

 H. Rauchfuss: About the drones do all the work or furnish material 

 you might have only one out of a to do the work with, 

 hundred we care to mate our queen Mr. Gill: Have some real choice 

 with. We want a strain of bees that drones to do this work. The Swiss 

 will produce more honey. government has established mating 

 O. Foster: I hardly think it would stations and is meeting with good suc- 

 be practical to have a queen breeding cess. If they could do that, the United 

 yard, as Mr. Gill says, within ten States ought to be able to do this 

 miles. If there is a location where also. 



there may be rain enough to supply O. Foster: It is not necessary to 

 cattle raisers, we could probably ar- ask for help now. We have all that 

 range it that way. we need to get for a start. 



y. Devinney: I think there is a H. Rauchfuss: This can be done, 

 place in South Park, I believe no bees but if we find a proper location we 

 are there. To me it seems it would can get them mated. Then another 

 be an ideal place; there is a house, thing. There will be a great many 

 trees, etc. bee-keepers willing to pay a good 



Mrs. Booth: I think it could be price for those queens. I feel the 

 investigated from Cherry Creek up to right thing to do is to form a stock 

 the Divide. company by raising money by selling 



H. Rauchfuss: I have known a bee stock, and let them buy stock and go 

 hunter to hunt bees up in that local- out in this way, and if they do pro- 

 ity. duce good queens they will make mo- 



Mrs. Booth: Up towards the Di- ney out of it. The general public will 

 vide? I was just thinking it would be benefited by it. 



be a good location for anything like Mr. Gill: Have a committee ap- 

 that. . pointed to communicate with Mr. Ben- 



Mr. Tomlin: The divide no doubt ton with a view of taking up this mat- 

 would be all right, but the only way ter with the experimental station to 

 we can do this is to live near an iso- perfecting a queen-mating apiary, 

 lated place. We want someone that Air. Booth: It is asking too much 

 knows something about it. to ask them to do this. We are ask- 



V. Devinney: I said that it was ing too much and will not get it. I 

 necessary to have state aid. The gov- hope that the committee be appointed 

 ernment of the United States has to ask for such a thing -do not get 

 taken great interest in the West. Now it. We might buy such a place of 

 then, in order to carry out that view an individual and have him there and 

 of the interest in the West for estab- pay him for his work. But the other 

 lishing experiment stations, I think way, of asking the government to 

 it would be well for this Association, establish a breeding place for our As- 



