12. Is it an established fact that for 

 out-door wintering, a hive should not 

 face the north ? Ans. No. 



13. In which direction should they 

 face ? Ans. Southeast. 



14. Are bee-keepers a truthful and 

 honest set of men, that is, take them as 

 they run ? Ans. They average good. 



1-5. Is dysentery a disease produced 

 by bad honey or is it produced by the 

 sudden changes of the atmosphere ? 

 Ans. Both. 



16. Which mode will increase the 

 fastest, artificial or natural swarming ? 

 Ans. Artificial. 



17. What is the best method to use 

 in wintering bees on their summer 

 stands ? Ans. Make them comfortable. 



18. Which is the best way to render 

 wax, with a press and boiler, or with 

 a wax steamer? Ans. With a wax 

 steamer. 



19. Can queens be fertilized in con- 

 finement so as to make it profitable ? 

 Ans. Prof. Hasbrouck says yes. 



20. Will it pay to get a patent on im- 

 plements to be used in the apiary ? 

 Ans. by two. Judging from the past, 

 we say no. By one of the committee- 

 yes, if you have a good invention. 



21. What is the best and most sim- 

 ple hive to use ? Ans. The hive I use. 



22. Upon the issue of a swarm, at 

 what time, prior or after, is the parent 

 hive supplied with another queen. 

 Ans. In most cases after. 



Reports of Committees on Prizes. 



The committee on prize essays would report that 

 they have carefully considered the two essays upon 

 "The best methods of swarming and preventing the 

 same," and have concluded that as the two essays 

 were of so nearly equal merit, they therefore recom- 

 mend that thelprize offered he divided between the 

 two contestants. A. B. Weed and D. D. Palmer. 



On the subject, " The different races of bees and 

 their crosses," your committee would award the 

 prize to Mr. Julius Hoffman, of Fort Plain. 



On "Comb Foundation" the majority of the com- 

 mittee recommends that the prize for the best essay 

 be awarded to Julius Van Deusen, of Sprout Brook, 

 N. Y. 



The committee on implements reported, and 

 awarded the prizes as follows : The prize for best 

 Honey Extractor was awarded to Mr. A. J. King, of 

 New York City. 



The prize for the best and most practical bee-hive, 

 with surplus arrangement and boxes, was awarded 

 to the "Shuck Eclectic," exhibited by Mr. A. J. King, 

 of New York City. 



The prize for the " Best Display of Apiarian Im- 

 plements" was awarded to Mr. J. H. Nellis, of 

 Canajoharie, N. Y. 



The prize for the " Best and most practical bee 

 smoker" was awarded to the "Quinby Smoker," 

 manufactured and exhibited by L. C. Root & Bro., 

 of Mohawk, N. Y. 



The prize for the best " Comb Foundation," for 

 the brood chamber, was awarded to J. Van Deusen 

 & Son. 



The prize for the best " Comb Fonndation " for 

 the surplus boxes was awarded to J. Van Deusen & 

 Son. 



Your committee would call the attention of bee- 

 keepers to the following articles as worthy of their 

 approval : 



' Peet's Combination Queen Cage." The com- 

 mittee considers it the best and most practical cage 

 in the the market. 



We also recommend the several " Honey Knives " 

 on exhibition, viz : The new knife of Mr. Detwiler, 

 the Bingham & Hetherington, and Novice's. 



W e also highly approve of the Wax Extractor as 

 made by Mr. J. H. Nellis ; and would recommend 

 every one just commencing the bee business to 

 purchase a copy of each of the works on bee-culture 

 on exhibition, viz : " Quinby's New Bee-keeping," 

 and " The Bee-Keepers' Text-Book. 



Nebraska State Convention. 



The first annual meeting of the Ne- 

 braska Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 convened at Omaha, on Saturday, Feb. 

 21 , with President Hiram Craig, of Ft 

 Calhoun, in the chair, and W. G. Pig 

 man. Secretary. 



After the transaction of some routine 

 business, the subject of " The Spring 

 Management of Bees " was taken up 

 for discussion. The different modes of 

 feeding to produce early breeding were 

 discussed. 



The election of officers for the ensu- 

 ing year then took place, with the fol- 

 lowing result : 



President — Hiram Craig, Ft. Calhoun. 



Vice Presidents— J. R. Kennedy, Pa- 

 pillon ; D. J. Arnold, BrownviUe ; J. H. 

 Masters, Nebraska City ; J. W. Flynn, 

 Fairfield ; T. L. Vondorn, Omaha ; Dr. 

 Cochran, Tecumseh. 



Treasurer — J. N. Dynes, Papillon. 



Secretary — W. G. Pigman, Omaha. 

 Assistant Secretary — W. C. B. Allen, 

 Omaha. 



A committee consisting of Messrs. 

 Vondorn, Corbett, McLain, was ap- 

 pointed to arrange with the managers of 

 the State Fair to secure a proper exhibit 

 of the products of the bee-keepers of 

 Nebraska. 



Read before the Northeastern Convention 



A Neglected Field. 



II. A. BTJRCH. 



We know full well, that the research 

 of the scientific apiarists of our land 

 have explained away many mysteries 

 that encompassed our vocation, and 

 solved very many of the difficult prob- 

 lems relative to the establishment of 

 bee-culture upon a permanent and pay- 

 ing basis. 



To the advanced thought of the ever- 

 active German mind are we greatly in- 

 debted for the gratifying results already 

 attained. But every obstacle — in fact 

 the chief of all— has not yet been com- 

 passed. While with our present facili- 

 ties we are enabled to quadruple our 

 yield of surplus honey, the question, 

 how we may best realize on this health- 

 ful sweet, has received very little atten- 

 tion at our hands. 



Ignoring the matter of attractive 

 packages, which was made a necessity 

 "by circumstances beyond our control,. 



