Mrs. L. B. Baker, Mrs. E. C. Leach, and 

 Messrs, Ashworth, Baker, Blackburn, 

 Caruss, Cole, Greenaway, Waldo, Welcker, 

 Wood, and many others helped in making 

 the meeting lively, and, altogether, a good 

 time was had. 



Thirty-five members reported 586 colonies 

 put up for winter ; 37 had died during the 

 winter, and 55 during the spring ; 175 were 

 in chaff hives ; 96 packed ; 52 buried ; 393 in 

 cellars ; and 11 unprotected. From various 

 reports it appeared about tour-fifths of the 

 bees that had been uncared-for had died 

 during the past winter and spring, while 

 from the table it can be seen that only about 

 one-sixth of those which received care, were 

 lost. 



Vice-presidents for the counties repre- 

 sented were elected, and delegates to the 

 meeting of the State Association, and to the 

 Livingston county, Association, then it was 

 resolved that all members attending the 

 National Convention, should be regarded as 

 delegates. The Association then adjourned 

 to convene in Lansing, Oct., 15, 1879. 



Frank Benton, Sec. 



Southern Kentucky Convention. 



This Association met at Gainsville, Allen 

 Co., May 2, 1879, Pres. Cook in the chair. 

 After reading the minutes of the last meet- 

 ing, and the enrollment of new members, J. 

 Erwin was elected assistant Secretary. 



The President announced the following 

 question for discussion: 



"Can Bee-Keeping, as si Profession, be 

 Made a, Success!" 



Mr. Newman was called upon, and re- 

 sponded in a tew appropriate and interest- 

 ing remarks. He said that with the aid of 

 the new inventions and discoveries, we 

 could have entire control of our bees; that 

 in order to make bee-keeping a success we 

 must educate ourselves in the science of 

 bee-culture, and avail ourselves of the mov- 

 able frame, the honey extractor, comb 

 foundation, bee smokers, and the Italian 

 bee. Said comb foundation ought not to be 

 used in honey-boxes. If used at all in boxes, 

 must not be wider than half-inch. Said it 

 was a good thing in the brood department of 

 the hive, and he was in favor of filling the 

 frames with it, leaving one inch space at 

 the bottom and X inch at each end of the 

 frame. 



Dr. Allen favored the use of comb found- 

 ation in honey boxes, in narrow strips, one 

 inch wide, as a V shaped strip; thought it 

 a great help in getting bees to begin work 

 in boxes. He also stated that he had not 

 found it a success in brood-nests, but was of 

 the opinion that the foundation with wire 

 or linen might be made a success. 



The Committee on Arrangements reported 

 dinner on the ground, and, on motion, the 

 Convention adjourned. 



At 1 p. m. the Convention assembled and 

 was addressed by Mr. Newman, editer of 

 the Amekican Bee Journal, on "Honey, 

 its uses and abuses." 



Recess for 20 minutes, after which the 

 second question on the programme was 

 again taken up and discussed in a very able 



and interesting manner by J. Erwin, J. D. 

 Davis and W. Cook. 



The President appointed the following 

 committees: 



On Apiarian Supplies— J. Erwin, J. D. Davis, E. 

 Moore and W. T. Sears. 



On the State of Bee Culture— J. Erwin, J. D. Davis 

 and J. L. Garvin. 



Committee to decide Premiums— J. Stark, D. Stoval 

 and E. Neale. 



" Bee-Feeding and Bee-Forage." 



Mr. Gavin said he fed rye meal and sugar 

 syrup in early spring. 



Poplar and white clover was the best 

 spring forage, and buck-wheat for fall 

 forage. 



Mr. Greer said sugar syrup was not as 

 good feed for bees as honey. 



Dr. Allen said bees ought to be fed when 

 they need it. Said in his location the white 

 clover alone gave them their surplus honey, 

 but on water courses and in the mountains, 

 that the poplar and linn afforded an abun- 

 dant honey harvest. 



Mr. Sears said he never had occasion to 

 feed but one colony of bees, and it died. 

 Said he never extracted from brood nests; 

 always left his bees plenty of honey to win- 

 ter on. 



Mr. Davis lived in a land of honey and 

 had but little occasion to feed bees; kept 

 over some honey in comb to give bees; he 

 thought the plumb, apple, poplar, linn, red- 

 bud, white clover, astor, golden-bud and 

 farewell-summer gave us the richest honey 

 harvest. 



Annual Convention. 



Edmunton, Metcalf Co., was selected as 

 the place, and 23d and 24th of October next 

 as the time. 



On motion, the Secretary was authorized 

 to pay the printing, postage and stationery 

 accounts. Carried. 



On motion, the Convention adjourned to 

 meet at 9 o'clock May 3d. 



SECOND DAY. 



On motion, T. G. Newman was elected an 

 honorary member of this Association. 



On motion, the thanks of this Convention 

 was tendered to Mr. Newman for his very 

 able and interesting addresses before this 

 Association, and for his kindness in fur- 

 nishing tis with samples of apiarian sup- 

 plies, books, etc. 



The reports of committees was then called 

 for. The Committee on Apiarian Supplies 

 reported as follows: 



We, your committee on Apiarian Supplies, beg 

 leave to report that there is on exhibition at this 

 meeting of the Association, the following articles: 

 From T. G. Newman & Son, Chicago, 111., Bingham 

 Smokers, queen cages, Boss Bee-Feeders, bee veils, 

 honey knives, books and pamphlets on bee culture, 

 all of which we recommend as valuable aid* to the 

 bee-keeper. From H. A. Courtney, Glasgow, Ky., 

 the Golden Bee Hive, which we can recommend as 

 having many valuable features, being far superior to 

 the common box hive. 



The committee on State of Bee Culture 

 reported as follows: 



We, your committee on the State of Bee Culture in 

 Southern Kentucky, beg leave to report that so far 

 as our information extends, the condition of bee 

 culture within the bounds of this Association is not 

 as prosperous, as regards the number of colonies, as 

 it was a year ago. Croat loss of bees sustained in 

 most of the counties of Southern Kentucky, through 

 the ravages of a disease known as dysentery. The 



