AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



399 



Report of the ^Visconsin State 

 Bee-Convention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY H. LATHROP. 



The ninth annual meeting of the Wis- 

 consin State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was opened at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8, 1893, 

 at Madison. President C. A. Hatch be- 

 ing absent on farm institute work, the 

 chair was occupied by Vice-President J. 

 J. Ochsner. 



ADULTERATION OF HONEY, ETC. 



The minutes of the previous meeting 

 having been read and approved, Frank 

 Wilcox, of Mauston, read an essay on 

 " Adulteration." He gave it as his opin- 

 ion that it would be impossible to en- 

 tirely prevent it; he did not think bee- 

 keepers as a class practiced it, but that 

 at least 95 per cent, of honey adultera- 

 tion was done by dealers in the large 

 cities. 



The convention condemned in very 

 positive terms the theory that honey 

 could be produced by feeding sugar to 

 bees. The opinion was very unanimous 

 that any such teaching was very detri- 

 mental to the interests of bee-keepers. 



world's fair apiarian exhibit. 



The question of the Columbian exhibi- 

 tion was taken up, and a committee ap- 

 pointed to make such arrangement as 

 should be thought best. 



As a result of the work of this com- 

 mittee, Mr. Frank Wilcox, of Mauston, 

 Wis., was appointed by the Association 

 to have charge of collecting and placing 

 the honey exhibitof this State. All bee- 

 keepers in this State having comb or ex- 

 tracted honey that could be used for 

 exhibition purposes, will please write to 

 him at once. He has authority to pur- 

 chase the honey, and we hope by this 

 means to make a fair exhibit, notwith- 

 standing the fact that the past season 

 was a very poor one for honey-produc- 

 tion in this State. 



Jacob Hoffman, of Monroe, then read 

 an essay on "Bee-Keeping for Profit." 



FOUL BROOD. 



Mr. Danniher, of Madison, spoke on 

 the subject of "Foul Brood." His method 

 of treatment is as follows : 



Shake the bees out of the affected hive 

 into a clean box, and confine them in a 

 cellar for 24 hours ; at the end of which 

 time burn up what comb they have 

 made, put them into another clean box, 

 and feed for 24 hours on sugar syrup ; 

 then hive them in a clean hive on clean 

 combs or foundation. Destroy all old 

 combs, brood, etc., and destroy the old 

 hive, or renovate by boiling before using 

 it again for bees. The honey may be 

 boiled and skimmed, and used in making 

 vinegar. The greatest danger in the 

 spread of foul brood was said to be 

 through the honey. 



Mr. Winter, of Madison, spoke on the 

 subject of legislation against foul brood, 

 and read a copy of a law that had been 

 passed in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Wilcox 

 stated that we had tried and failed to 

 get legislation, and it was a question 

 whether it would be advisable at present. 

 There seems to be but little of the dis- 

 ease in this State. 



BEE-PARALYSIS — FOOD FOR BEES. 



Dr. J. W. Vance, of Madison, spoke 

 on " Bee-Paralysis." It seemed to be a 

 disease as yet little understood. Salt, 

 water sprinkled on the combs was said 

 to be a cure. 



Mr. Frank Minnich presented an essay 

 on "Food for Bees." The best known 

 food was full combs of honey saved out, 

 which could be hung next to the cluster 

 in the spring, or when feeding is neces- 

 sary. 



BEE-FEEDERS — QUESTION-BOX. 



The question of " Feeders " was taken 

 up. A good feeder was said to be one 

 that would not waste the food, kill bees, 

 or induce robbing ; would not require to 

 remove the quilt or honey-board in order 

 to place on the hive ; must be cheap and 

 durable, and easy of manipulation. 

 Several kinds were spoken of which 

 meet the above requirements, some of 

 which have been described in the Bee 

 Journal. 



The following were elected as officers 

 for the ensuing year : 



President— C. A. Hatch, of Ithaca. 



1st Vice-President — Frank Wilcox, of 

 Mauston. 



2nd Vice-President — Jacob Hoffman, 

 of Monroe. 



Recording Secretary — H. Lathrop, 

 Browntown. 



