R. Lord. I had 20 melt down that stood in 

 the sun, with those shaded 1 had no trouble. 



E. D. Godfrey. Did air circulate freely ? 



R. Lord. No, trees and bushes kept it off. 



Jas. A. Simpson. When it gets excessively 

 hot I raise the cap to my hives, it is almost 

 as good as shade. 



The making of comb-foundation. 



L. H. Scudder. It is a tedious job. We 

 first melt the wax, it must not be too hot; 

 have a can of cold water, put the plates into 

 water, then into the wax, drip, and into the 

 water again ; then peel it off. We use 

 starch to keep it from sticking to the rollers. 

 Mr. Scudder exhiuited a 5 inch foundation 

 machine. 



C. P. Dadant. We use glass plates and 

 dip from both ends. 



The most suitable place for a hive to stand t 



Jesse Bogart. I prefer the shade of trees 

 to any other place. 



Will. M. Kellogg. Would put all my 

 hives right out in an open space where the 

 sun and air could strike them. Use artificial 

 shade. This year used a shed made of lath, 

 put up in sections so as to be easily taken 

 down. I like this kind of shed very much. 



When to soiv ivhite clover. 



C. P. Dadant. Sow it on snow in spring. 



C. D. Bent. Sow in spring after snow is 

 gone, witli other grass. It grew well with 

 me. I kept weeds down by mowing. 



C. P. Dadant. We pasture it to keep 

 weeds down. 



L. C. Meadows. Have sown it in August 

 and first of September, and had it do well. 



SECOND DAY'S SESSION. 



Placing hives near together. 



Dr. I. P. Wilson. Where hives are placed 

 near together, I think that different colored 

 hives are a great advantage. 



Jas. A. Simpson. I have never tried the 

 house apiary ; have seen it; don't think it 

 successful ; am troubled by various kinds of 

 insects. I think bees notice color on front 

 of hives. 



The election of officers for the ensuing 

 year, resulted as follows : 



President : L. H. Scudder, New Boston, 

 111.; Secretary and Treasurer: Will. M. 

 Kellogg, Oquawka, III.; Vice Presidents : 

 E. D. Godfrey. Red Oak, Iowa; T. G. McGaw, 

 Monmouth, ill. 



What is the best way of dressing for 

 handling bees ? 



Dr. I. P. Wilson. I put my pants into my 

 boots, wear light-colored clothing, tight 

 wrists, and a black bee veil fastened on my 

 hat ; I do not use gloves. 



C. P. Dadant. Wool is very objectionable 

 in clothing for wearing among bees. 



D. D. Palmer. I find that light colored 

 clothing is the best. 



Dr. I. P. Wilson remarked that the smell 

 of bee poison attracts large quantities of 

 angry bees. 



The drawing of prizes. 



Twenty-two prizes were then drawn by 

 the members present. 



How to relieve the paiii from bee stings. 



D. D. Palmer. The best is to remove the 

 stinger as quickly as possible, especially by 

 rubbing at once. 



L. H. Scudder. I think the scent left on 

 a man by handling horses is very objection- 

 able to the bees. 



Dr. N. H. Derr. Scrape the stinger out 

 immediately, and press a key over the 

 poisoned place. 



E. D. Godfrey. Some people cannot get 

 used to bee stings, and swell extraordinarily. 



Will. M. Kellogg. After removing the 

 stinger, apply soda, moistened to a paste 

 with water. After being stung hundreds of 

 times for years, the swelling is now scarcely 

 noticeable, and the pain likewise, though it 

 used to swell on me fearfully. I now use 

 no remedy except to extract the sting. 



Do bees fasten combs tothe separators and 

 can, separators be used more than one 

 season ? 



D. D. Palmer. I don't know, but think 

 that the tin might be soiled so that the bees 

 would attach their combs to it. 



L. H. Scudder. I do not flunk so. If 

 they do attach their combs in a few places, 

 wash the tin in soap suds, and it will be as 

 bright as ever. Rusty tin is very apt to 

 have comb attached to it. 



Clipping queen' 1 s ivings ? 



Dr. I. P. Wilson. I had several queens 

 clipped so that my wife hived the swarms, 

 by picking up the queens and placing the 

 new hive in the place of the old one. Think 

 it a good plan. 



L. H. Scudder. I don't agree with this, 

 when it is used in large apiaries. Think 

 that queens are lost. 



E. D. Godfrey. 1 cut every queen's wing 

 as soon as fertilized. Have had no incon- 

 venience such as loss of queen, in only a 

 few cases : the queen remained under the 

 hive, for several days. I think the plan 

 saved me many swarms. 



D. D. Palmer. I don't think it will work 

 on a large, scale. 



L. H. Scudder. I knew of a swarm going 

 off and leaving a clipped queen in the hive. 



Will. M. Kellogg. I clip every queen 1 

 find, that is fertile. If now and then I lose 

 a queen, it is much better than to lose a good 

 many whole swarms. 



Will bees force the queen to sivarm, or ivill 

 she go willingly? 



C. P. Dadant. I think that usually the 

 queen conies out willingly i.e. with a rush, 

 as the bees do, but 1 know of instances 

 where the queen could not go, being 

 caged in a queen yard, and the bees killed 

 her. and raised another to swarm. 



D. D. Palmer. I have seen the bees push 

 and drag the queen out often. 



L. II. Scudder. The queen frequently 

 comes out among the last, but willingly. 



C. P. Dadant. Huber describes swarming 

 as a result of the anger of the queen at the 

 sight of raising queen cells. 



Does a bee die immediately after losing its 

 sting f 



By several, No. 



D. D. Palmer, spoke of a case where 



