THE AM ERIC AX BEE-KEEPER. 



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Proceedings of the Erie Co. 

 Bee-Keepers Association. 



The second meeting in 1891 of the 

 above association was held in the M. 

 E. Church, at Sardinia, June 2d, 

 After the opening formalities were 

 over with, the president, Mr. L. D. 

 O'Dell, requested all apiarists present 

 to give the number of colonies of bees 

 of both fall and spring count. The 

 president reported 98 fall, 52 spring. 

 8. S. Sleeper, 132 fall, 111 spring. 

 Chas. Penton, 75 fall, 35 spring. Mil- 

 ton H. Pitcher, 77 fall, 23 spring. 

 Edwin Rice, 86 fall, 7(5 spring. Aaron 

 Karuey, 15 fall, 11 spring. Mrs. Cros- 

 by, 42 fall, 42 spring. A. Graves, 13 

 fall, 11 spring. Wm. Eastman, 13 

 fall, (3 spring. Mr. Briggs, 5 fall, 5 

 spring. B. Briggs, 6 fall 6 spring. V. 

 Johnson, 11 fall, 10 spring. John G. 

 Goodreraote, 54 fall, 49 spring. H. 

 Butler, 16 fall, 10 spring. Mr. An- 

 drews, 51 fall, 41 spring. B. Goodin, 

 22 fall, 14 spring. R. M. Ballid, 55 

 fall, 51 spring. Rob't. Meatyard, 63 

 fall, 23 spring. 



Chas. Penton read an interesting 

 paper on feeding bees, followed by 

 some very interesting remarks by Rev. 

 \ aught, during which he gave the 

 association a hearty welcome. 



Sume very fine music was furnished 

 by Prof. Knott and Willie Pitcher. 



An invitation was extended for new 

 members, to which several responded. 



The question box was then opened 

 and the following questions discussed : 



" How can I best increase one col- 

 ony to four, using full combs and 

 sugar for i'ved ?" 



S. S. Sleeper. — Would increase by 

 natural swarming if at all." 



Luther Corey. — Would increase by 

 division," and gave his method. 



" Will foul brood exist in founda- 

 tion ? " 



Elmer O'Dell. — "Think heating to 

 the boiling point destroys the germs 

 of the disease." 



S. S. Sleeper.— "Heating to 212 de- 

 grees will not kill the microbes in all 

 stages, and it will be necessary to heat 

 the wax several times in order to en- 

 tirely destroy them." 



" Is there any way of separating 

 pollen from beeswax :' " 



Addison O'Dell. — "Place the melt- 

 ed wax in a warm place so that it may 

 coo! gradually. The pollen will set- 

 tle to the bottom of the cake when it 

 may be easily scraped off." Luther 

 Corey agreed with this and would al- 

 ways melt with water. 



" What do bees gather from tama- 

 rac and balsam trees ? " 



S. S. Sleeper. — " Propolis." 



A. Graves. — Propolis." 



S. S. Sleeper read a paper entitled, 

 " Bee-Keeping, a Proper and Legiti- 

 mate Branch of Agriculture." 



" What is the cause of our heavy 

 losses ill bees the last winter? " 



Mr. Briggs. — " My bees starved to 

 death." 



Aaron Karney. — " Queenles>ness 

 and starvation." 



Luther Corey.— "There were differ- 

 ent causes." 



Chas. Penton.--" Extracting from 

 the brood chamber." 



Addison O'Dell.— "Lack of fall flow 

 of honey. Did not breed late in the 

 season, consequently went into winter 

 quarters with old bees." Milton 

 Pitcher agreed with the last, and the 

 general opinion was that it was on ac- 

 count of the lack of fall flow of honey, 

 as several who had such wintered 

 their bees well. 



