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more we are surprised how little we 

 know about our pets. 



The farmer can breed his stock just 

 as he pleases ; I wonder how long it will 

 be until the bee-keeper can say the same 

 with his bees. Mr. Doolittle says he 

 would willingly give $50 for a plan by 

 which he could mate the queens that 

 are reared to selected drones as he 

 wishes. Now cannot some of our lead- 

 ing bee-men help to solve this question, 

 and if so, then I would say give him the 

 highest seat in our ranks, and call him 

 our leader. Samuel Utz. 



Kenton, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1892. 



Good at Starting Q,ueen-Cells. 



Bees in this locality were put into 

 winter quarters in pretty fair condition. 

 The honey crop was not very good. I 

 secured 25 pounds of honey, on an aver- 

 age, per colony. I experienced some- 

 thing new last summer. One evening, 

 as I came home from my work, I found 

 a cluster of bees on a bush. I hived 

 them at once, as the sun was set, on one 

 empty comb. The next morning I found 

 some 70 queen-cells started. I at once 

 gave them a queen, as I had some in 

 readiness ; but to my surprise they at 

 once balled her. I then caged her and 

 left her with the bees for 48 hours, then 

 turned her loose, and she was accepted. 

 Why did not these bees return to their 

 hive? If queenless, why not accept the 

 queen at once ? There was no brood or 

 eggs in the comb. 



Bee-keeping is carried on in a " hit or 

 miss " way in this locality. I see a great 

 many box-hives. I saw some last sum- 

 mer which were in the weeds and 

 thicket-grass so that it took a bee about 

 five minutes to climb and crawl through ; 

 that is a fact. The owner said he would 

 quit keeping bees. I think that is the 

 best plan for him. 



Feed Biesemeier.. 



Sterling, Nebr., Jan. 2, 1893. 



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NEW YOKK. — The next meeting of the 

 Allegany County Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Belmont, N. Y., on May 4th. 

 1893, in the HotellBelmont. All bee-keepers 

 are invited to attend and make it what it 

 should be — an interesting meeting. 



H. C. Farndm, Pres., Transit Bridge, N. Y. 



TEXAS.— The Texas State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its 15th annual convention 

 in Greenville, one mile north of the Court 

 House, at the apiary of Mrs. Jennie Atchley, 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, April the 5th 

 and 6th, 1893. One of the biggest bee-meet- 

 ings ever held in the South is anticipated. 

 Everybody is invited. No hotel bills to pay. 

 Come one, come all, and let us liave a lovely 

 meeting, and an enjoyable time. All bee- 

 keepers invited to bring along something to 

 exhibit. A. H. Jones, See. 



Golden, Texas. 



