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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Report of the California State 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY JOHN H. MAKTIN. 



The California State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation met in the Chamber of Com- 

 merce, in Los Angeles, on Feb. 7th and 

 8th, 1893. There was a large attend- 

 ance, and the assembling crowd were 

 quite happy and hopeful for a good 

 honey harvest, during the coming season. 



The meeting was called to order at 10 

 a.m. by President Mclntyre. The fore- 

 noon was taken up with routine busi- 

 ness, and the real work of the associa- 

 tion did not commence until the after- 

 noon. 



The Southern California Association 

 met at 1 p.m., and by unanimous vote 

 decided to disband and unite with the 

 State Association. 



Pres. Mclntyre, in his annual address, 

 reviewed the bee-keeping field, and gave 

 suggestions for the advancement of the 

 interests of the industry in the future. 



CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND 

 APICULTURE. 



Professor C. W. Woodman, from the 

 State University, then addressed the 

 bee-keepers upon what the State Uni- 

 versity proposed to do for apiculture. 

 Having the necessary apparatus they 

 would experiment in any direction that 

 bee-keepers most desired. The bee 

 structurally would be studied. Honey 

 would be analyzed. Experimentation in 

 manipulation of hives and apparatus. 

 Plants would be tested and tried, and 

 new plants introduced. An apiary will 

 be established near the University, and 

 students so requiring will be given a 

 course of study in apiculture. The Pro- 

 fessor said that the University would 

 meet the bee-keepers more than half 

 way in their endeavors to aid them. If 

 bee-keepers of California desire these 

 benefits, it will be for their interest to 

 keep in touchjwith this department of 

 the University. 



A vote of thanks was given to the 

 Professor, and he was also elected an 

 honorary member of the association. 



MARKETING HONEY. 



An essay, "Can We Develop New and 

 Better Methods for the Sale of Our 

 Honey," was read by J. H. Martin, after 

 which the subject was fully discussed, 

 and the point in relation to a better dis- 

 tribution in smaller packages was favor- 

 ably considered. 



It was also thought advisable to use 

 new cans instead of second-hand gaso- 

 line cans. 



It was suggested that second-hand 

 cans would indicate a second-hand busi- 

 ness. 



The Secretary was instructed to cor- 

 respond with manufacturers of cans, 

 and to get their prices for a large 

 quantity. 



Mr. Brodbeck then read an essay on 

 "The Chemical Composition of Honey." 



Upon motion of Mr. Pryal, it was de- 

 cided to ask the Legislature that an Act 

 additional to our penal code be passed 

 to prevent the spraying of fruit trees 

 with poisons during bloom. 



MAKING SHORT HONEY SEASONS PROFIT- 

 ABLE. 



The subject of making short honey 

 seasons profitable was taken up, and the 

 most valuable point was the re-queening 

 of colonies. Many pounds of honey 

 were lost each season by having old 

 queens in the hives, where a young and 

 vigorous queen would soon fill the hive 

 with bees. 



"Economy in Bee-Keeping " was 

 another paper by T. F. Arundell. 



The question of " Hives " was then 

 considered. A large hive was preferred 

 for extracted honey, while a hive with a 

 small brood-chamber was desired for 

 comb honey. 



The Heddon hive had been used by 

 some with success for comb honey, and 

 several expressed themselves as pleased 

 with a shallow frame. 



At the close of the evening session a 

 social hour was enjoyed, and Mrs. J. F. 

 Mclntyre favored the audience with 

 several bee-keepers' songs, which were 

 highly appreciated. 



SECOND DAY. 



The bee-keepers gathered at the 

 Chamber of Commerce at an early hour, 

 and the first subject under discussion 

 was for an appeal to the State Legisla- 

 ture for aid in the publication of the 

 Proceedings of our Association, and the 



