The American Apiciilturist 



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VOL. III. WENHAM, MASS., NOVEMBER 15, 1885. 



No. II. 



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B££: CULTURE IN THE 

 SOUTH. 



By G. W. Demaree, 



Judging from the enthusiasm of 

 Kentucky beekeepers, as exhibited 

 at our state convention at Covington, 

 Ky., on the twenty-third and twenty- 

 fourth days of Sept., 1885, it will 

 take more than one bad season to 

 effect the enterprise in our State, 



Information gathered from nearly 

 every part of the state shows that the 

 season was unfavorable all over the 

 state, and but a light crop of surplus 

 honey was secured. Bees, however, 

 are in good condition for wintering 

 as far as the bees themselves are con- 

 cerned. For some cause not clear 

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to me, the queens have laid later than 

 usual and hence the supply of young 

 bees will add to the colonies the 

 chances of a longer lease of life. I 

 am not much in favor of late breed- 

 ing ; at any rate I shall have the op- 

 portunity to test the matter pretty 

 thoroughly this winter. 



Our convention was honored with 

 the presence of the father of modern 

 apiculture. Rev. L, L. Langstroth, 

 Mr, Langstroth is seventy-fi\-e years 

 old and when in ordinary health, 

 possessed a strong and vigorous mind 

 and still takes a deep interest in bees, 

 hives and implements used in the 

 apiary. His address to the conven- 

 tion, explaining the steps which led 

 to his invention of the movable frame, 

 was exceedingly interesting to all 

 persons present, Mr. Langstroth 

 took an active part in the discussion 

 of all important subjects before the 

 convention. 



The display of honey and apicul- 

 tural implements was very fine. Some 

 finely bred bees were shown in ob- 

 servatory hives, also some imported 

 Italian bees and queens. A number 

 of new devices and implements on 

 exhibition were objects of great in- 

 terest. An examination of these 

 would convince any one that Ken- 

 tucky beekeepers are fully abreast 

 with the times. 



Mr, Chas. F. Muth, in whom we 

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