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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



[Dec. 



July 3. Warm and pleasant, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered 3 pounds. 



July 4. Warm and rainy, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered \^ pound. 



July 5. A little cooler, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered 3% pounds. 



July 6. Pleasant, wind west ; honey gathered 2% 

 pounds. 



July 7. Pleasant, wind west, cool nights ; honey 

 gathered 1% pounds. 



July 8. Pleasant, wind southwest ; honey gathered 

 2 pounds. 



July 9. Pleasant, wind southwest ; honey gathered 

 %H pounds. 



July 10. Rainy forenoon, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered \% pounds. 



July 11. Sultry, wind southwest ; honey gathered 

 »% pounds. 



July 12. Warm and cloudy, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered 1% pounds. 



July 13. Warm and clear, bees commence work on 

 basswood ; honey gathered 2% pounds. 



July 11. Warm and clear, very still; honey gath- 

 ered '6y<t pouuds. 



July 15. Warm and cloudy, afternoon rainy, wind 

 southwest; honey gathered 1H pouuds. 



July 16. "Warm and cloudy, wind south ; honey 

 gathered '6% pouuds. 



July 17. Warm aud cloudy, wind west; honey 

 gathered 1 pound. 



July 18. Kainy forenoon, wind south ; honey gath- 

 ered % pound. 



July 19. Pleasant and cool ; a loss of ]4 pound. 



July 20. Clear, wind south; honey gathered % 

 pound. 



July 21. Rainy all day, wind west; scales balance. 



July 22. Clear and cool, wind west ; scales balance. 



July 23. Kainy, wind northwest ; loss /■» pound. 



July 21. Clear and cool, wind west ; scales balance. 



July 25. Warm, wind southwest ; scales balance. 



July 26. Warm, wind northwest; loss % pound. 



July 27. Warm aud clear, wind northwest ; loss % 

 pound. j 



July 28. Pleasant, wind west ; loss 34 pound. 



July 29. Pleasant, wind west ; honey gathered y£ 

 pound. 



July 30. Cloudy and warm, wind southwest ; honey 

 gathered ]/ 2 pound. 



• July 31. Pleasant forenoon, rainy afternoon, wind 

 west ; scales balance. 



August 1. Cloudy, wiud west ; scales balance. 



August 2. Cloudy and cool, wind west ; loss x /i 

 pound. 



AugusU3. Cloudy, wind north ; loss \4. pound. 



August 4. Clear, wind west ; loss y± pound. 



August 5. Clear, wind southwest ; honey gathered 

 x yi pound. 



August 6. Clear and warm, wind southwest ; scales 

 balance. 



August 7. Pleasant, wind southwest ; scales bal- 

 ance. 



Augusts. Pleasant, wind west ; scales balance. 



August 9. Warm and pleasant, wind south ; honey 

 gathered ]/ 2 pound. 



August 10. Warm and clear, wind south ; scales 

 balance. 



August 11. Warm and clear, wind southwest; 

 scales balance. 



August 12. Warm and cloudy, wind south ; honey 

 gathered % pound. 



August 13. Warm and cloudy, wind southwest ; 

 scales balance. 



August 14. Warm and cloudy forenoon, rainy af- 

 ternoon, wind south ; honey gathered 3 4 ' pouud. 

 August 15. Cloudy, wind north ; scales balance. 



August 16. Cloudy and warm, wind southwest ; 

 scales balance. 



August 17. Warm and cloudy, wind southwest ; 

 scales balance. 



August 18. Warm and cloudy, wind south; honey 

 gathered % pound . 



August 19. Warm and cloudy, wind southwest ; 

 scales balance. 



August 20. Warm and pleasant, wind northwest ; 

 loss % pound. 



August 21. Warm and cloudy, wind west ; honey 

 gathered % pound. 



August 22. Warm and cloudy, wind west ; honey 

 gathered ^ pound. 



August 23. Warm aud pleasant, wind north ; loss 

 % pound. 



August 24. Pleasant, wind south ; honey gathered 

 % pound. 



August 25. Pleasant, wind soiithwest ; honey gath- 

 ered % pound. 



August 26. Pleasant, wind southwest ; honey gath- 

 ered % pound. 



August 27. Clear, wind north ; loss % pound. 



August 28. Pleasant, but cool, wind south ; scales 

 balance. 



August 29. Rainy, wind south ; loss ^ pound. 



August 30. Cold and cloudy, wind north ; loss }/£ 

 pound. 



August 31. Cold and windy, wind north ; loss % 

 pound. 



September 1. Pleasant, wind west ; scales balance. 

 Cook — I notice that we had no east or north- 

 east winds those days. I would like to inquire 

 if any one has noticed auy different effect of 

 those winds upon the working of bees ? 



Beebe — I have long believed that north winds 

 blasted honey. 



Mr. Beebe then proceeded to read a series of 

 questions for the consideration of the conven- 

 tion, as follows : 



What is the best mode of wintering bees ? 



What is the best plan for making artificial 

 swarms '? 



Which will make the most honey, an artificial, 

 or a natural swarm ? 



Wherein are the Italian superior to the black 

 bee? 



Is a young queen suitable to raise queens 

 from ? Will her daughters be hardy and prolific ? 

 What is the best plan for introducing queens '? 

 W T here bees are lacking a sufficient supply of 

 honey, for wintering, would it be safe to supply 

 that deficiency with a syrup made of a coffee 

 sugar ? 



What is the best method of making sugar for 

 feeding bees ? 



What is the best time for fall feeding ? 

 Cook proposed that each question be discussed 

 separately. 



Ira Whitaker Kiantone — I have noticed that 

 bees work best on buckwheat morning and 

 night. I would like to inquire if 8^ pounds is 

 weight of hive and bees, or bees alone ? 



Beebe. — 8^ lbs. is the net weight of the swarm. 

 Some swarms are heavier than that. Mr. E. 

 J. Batchellor, of Stockton, once had a swarm 

 that weighed 9 lbs., and made 8 lbs. of honey in 

 one day in June a few years ago. There is a 

 lessening of weight during the night. 



The question was then taken up, " What is 

 the best mode of wintering bees?" 



