Oct. 11, 1906 



863 



American Hae Journal 



subjects which could be discussed to advan- 

 tage. Anions these might be mentioned : 



Comparisons of methods of treatment. 



Locality differences in disease and treat- 

 ment. 



Foul brood laws now in force,- with sugges- 

 tions for improvement. 



As a time and placeof meeting San Antonio, 

 Tex., Nov. 13, 1906. has been suggested, since 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association meets 

 there just before, and the inspectors would 

 thereby get to attend both meetings. At the 

 same time it would also add to the interest in 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association's Con- 

 vention. The low railroad rates would make 

 the expense less heavy. Another suggestion 

 is Washington, D. C, where it would be pos- 

 sible to have the bacteriological side of bee- 

 disease work explained and demonstrated. 

 No decision of time and place will be made 

 except by choice of the majority of inspectors 

 who agree to come. 



One of the important results of such a 

 meeting would be that persons interested in 

 the passage of new foul brood laws would 

 have an opportunity to consult with those 

 already familiar with the lighting of bee-dis- 

 ease, and get suggestions as to the best form 

 of law. If such a meeting is held, it will be 

 open to all persons interested, but it is under- 

 stood that it is to be strictly an inspectors' 

 meeting, and other persons will not be allowed 

 to take up valuable time of the meeting in 

 discussions. 



The questions which we wish to have an- 

 swered by the various inspectors are: 



1. Are you in favor of such a meeting? 



2. Will you come? 



3. Will your State or County pay your ex- 

 penses? 



4. What is your choice of time and place? 



In case of a good attendance and a success- 

 ful meeting, arrangements can easily be made 

 for the publication of the proceedings of the 

 meeting without cost to the inspectors. 



We feel that attendance at such a meeting 

 by the inspector would be of sufficient value 

 to the community that the State or County 

 employing him should be willing to pay the 

 necessary expenses of such a trip. 



The hearty cooperation of every person 

 interested in this work is earnestly requested. 

 Such a meeting will be for the purpose of 

 furthering work in fighting bee-diseases, and 

 not to advance the interests of any person ex- 

 cept the bee-keepers of America. 



Kindly write at an early date and let us know 

 what you think of such a movement. A can- 

 did, full reply is solicited. 



Truly yours, 

 W. '/.. Hutchinson, 



Inspector of Apiaries for Michigan. 

 N. E. France, 



Inspector of Apiaries for Wisconsin. 

 E. F. Phillips, 

 !'. S. Department of Agriculture. 



It is hoped that every bee-disease inspector 

 in the United States may be present at the 

 special meeting to be held on Nov. 12. It 

 will be a very important gathering, and has 

 the hearty cooperation and interest of the 

 Department of Agriculture at Washington, 

 D. C, which is so ably represented by Dr. 

 Phillips. _ 



The National Convention lteport 



will be completed next week. It was crowded 

 out of this issue. 



The Ohio Farmer, one of the leading 

 weekly farm papers of this country, we 

 offer in connection with the American Bee 

 .Journal, both for one year, for $1.35. A sam- 

 ple copy of the Ohio Farmer may be had by 

 sending the request to Cleveland, Ohio. All 

 orders for subscriptions on this combination 

 rate of 11.35 for the two should be mailed to 

 the office of the American Bee Journal. 



Preparing for Next Season 

 During Winter 



BY GRANT STANLEY 



Too many bee-keepers are inclined 

 to work their bees for all they are 

 worth in order to secure as large a 

 crop of honey as possible, and then 

 give them some sort of protection for 

 winter, and think there is nothing 

 more to be done until the following 

 spring. This is certainly a mistake. 

 If we are to accomplish the best results 

 from our bees, it will be found neces- 

 sary to work in their behalf the greater 

 part of the year, and, of course, this 

 includes the winter months. There is 

 so much to get ready for the next sea- 

 son's harvest ; and one thing the bee- 

 keeper should feel thankful for is, that 

 he can do this work during winter, 

 when there is no work to be done 

 directly with the bees, and not be com- 

 pelled to do it at a time when they are 

 storing, and possibly swarming. I say 

 we should feel thankful for this, as it 

 certainly enables us to get everything, 

 from the smallest to the highest in de- 

 tail, in perfect readiness for the next 

 season's harvest. 



With a large number of colonies the 

 bee-keeper has all he can do, and often 

 more, to see that they are all being 

 properly manipulated for best results. 

 All colonies wintered on the summer 

 stands should be made perfectly level 

 by the use of a spirit-level each spring 

 and fall, and though this may have 

 been done the previous spring, you will 

 find the hives have settled considerably 

 out of shape as a result of the weight 

 of the season's harvest. 



In the fall, the bee-supply manufac- 

 turers offer a discount on the purchase 

 of supplies. This is a benefit to the 

 bee-keeper in two ways : he can secure 

 his supplies cheaper then, and have 

 them in readiness to put up during the 

 winter months. The sections can be 

 folded, comb foundation put in them 

 and placed in the supers, all ready to 

 go on the hives. 



The first supers intended for the bees 

 the following spring should contain 

 one or more clean bait-sections in the 

 center of each super, so they will be 

 directly over the brood-chamber, and 

 induce the bees to work in them. 



All supers should be piled one on top 

 of the other, so that no dust or any- 

 thing can reach the sections, as bees 

 do not like to work on dirty foundation. 

 If the supers do not pile close enough 

 to keep out the dust, lay several thick- 

 nesses of newspaper between each 2 

 supers to close up the cracks. 



All hives and hive-parts should be 

 put together during winter, and if the 



bee-keeper has a work-shop and stove, 

 this work should be a delight. Provide 

 a cupboard in the work-shop, and when 

 you run across anything illustrated in 

 the various bee-papers you desire to 

 make, place it in the cupboard and it 

 will be right at hand when wanted. 



Hive-stands can also be made, if 

 more increase is desired, wintering- 

 cases and shipping-cases put up — in 

 fact, everything should be done during 

 winter so that no work of this nature 

 whatever need be in the way at the 

 arrival of spring. If this work is all 

 done during winter, we will also be 

 able to give the bees much closer at- 

 tention during the harvest, and cer- 

 tainly secure more honey. 



Use a good quality of paint for the 

 hives. The ready-mixed kinds are not 

 worth a great deal for bee-hives. Buy 

 the best grade of white lead and oil, 

 and mix the paint yourself, and you 

 will not be disappointed. As most 

 beekeepers prefer white paint, the 

 mixing is not hard to do. 



The long winter evenings are an ex- 

 cellent time for reading the bee-papers. 

 Remember, we owe our success to read- 

 ing and thinking. Reading spurs to 

 thought, thought to action, and these 

 bring success. Don't wait until spring, 

 but lay your plans now, and work right 

 up to them ; and when the needs of 

 next season's harvest dawn, you will 

 not have a great deal of trouble in sup- 

 plying them. 



Nisbet, Pa. 



No. 19-Dadant Methods of 

 Honey-Production 



BY C. P. DADANT 



Those who have read my preceding 

 article have learned how we rear the 

 queen-cells. We now proceed to make 

 nuclei. Some may object that nuclei 

 are not what they want. They want 

 full colonies. Have a little patience. 

 We have started with the intention of 

 making increase without too much sac- 

 rifice, but with the expectation of mak- 

 ing all strong for winter. We also ex- 

 pect some queens to be handed over to 

 full colonies to replace worthless 

 queens. In either case we begin with 

 nuclei. 



If, however, the bee-keeper wants to 

 make the increase with the greatest 

 possible speed, and without having the 

 trouble of a number of manipulations, 

 he may make swarms at once, which 

 will need no further attention, in ordi- 

 nary seasons, except to ascertain that 

 they have laying queens. To this end, 

 however, it is necessary to use a num- 

 ber of colonies that would probably 

 have produced surplus honey. It is, 



