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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



2. How many colonies of bees 

 can be kept in one apiary. Ans. 

 That depends on forage — from 20 to 

 2000. 



3. Which is better for beginners, 

 natural or artificial swarming ? Ans. 

 Natural. 



4. How shall we prevent honey 

 from candying ? Ans. Keep it at a 

 temperature of not less than 75 de- 

 grees. 



5. When the bees hang out is it 

 best to put on more boxes? Ans. 

 Only when honey is plentiful outside. 



6. How to prevent swarming when 

 producing box honey ? Ans. Keep 

 the bees at work. 



7. Why are porous cloth covers 

 for winter use any better than en- 

 amel cloth? Ans. Because they 

 permit the escape of moisture. 



8. Why not use fine wire-cloth 

 strung across the section frame in- 

 stead of tin or wooden separators? 

 Ans. Wire is too flexible. 



9. Does pollen cause the bee 

 diarrhoea ? Ans. Yes and no. 



10. What material is best to gum 

 labels for glass or tin? Ans. Dex- 

 trine and hot water. 



1 1 . Is dividing preferable to nat- 

 ural swarming? Ans. Yes, decidedly. 



12. Why is chaff packing better 

 than dead air space ? Ans. Because 

 it is warmer. 



13. Why are deep frames better 

 for use in securing comb honey than 

 shallow ones? Ans. Because they 

 are better adapted to the collateral 

 system. 



14. Why are shallow frames better 

 for use in securing comb honey than 

 deep ones? Ans. Because brood 

 will be necessarily closer to the sec- 

 tions. 



I'he following resolution was read 

 by Mr. Locke and adopted. 



This Association having heard 

 with great sorrow of the death, dur- 

 ing the past month, of Mr. W. W. 

 Gary of Coleraine, Mass., desires by 

 this minute to put on record its high 

 appreciation of his services. 



A progressive beekeeper of one 

 half a century's experience, among 

 the very first to import and breed 

 the Italian bee, and zealous for its 

 purity — enthusiastic in every advance 

 in the direction, both of the econ- 

 omy and manipulation of the honey 

 bee, he took a high rank among 

 those who have helped both by 

 practice and pen to elevate and per- 

 petuate the science of apiculture. 



With these considerations we do 

 resolve that as a mark of our appre- 

 ciation of his services this minute be 

 entered upon the records of the as- 

 sociation and a copy sent by the sec- 

 retary to the family of Mr. Gary. 



Resolved, That we extend our sym- 

 pathies to the afilicted family, and 

 commend them in their grief to the 

 God of all consolation and the very 

 "present help in trouble." 



The report of the committee on 

 implements on exhibition was read, 

 viz. : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS. 



GhaffHive, top and side surplus 

 storing, standing frame, Quinby. Ex- 

 hibited by W. E. Clark, Oriskany, 

 N. Y. Awarded first prize. 



GhaffHive, top and side surplus 

 storing, hanging L. frame. Exhibited 

 by King and Aspinwall, New York 

 city. Awarded second prize. 



Automatic Honey Extractor. Ex- 

 hibited by G. W. Stanley and Bro., 

 Wyoming, N. Y. 



For extracting both sides of the 

 combs, without handling the frames 

 after being put in the basket, revers- 

 ing the combs by revolving the bas- 

 kets in an opposite direction, there- 

 by saving one-half the time used 

 by the old method. Awarded first 

 prize. 



