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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Treasurer — George Wilson, of McKin- 

 ney. 



Secretary — Mrs. Jennie Atchley, of 

 Greenville. 



Greenville was selected as the next 

 place of meeting. The convention was 

 closed with prayer by Dr. W. K. Mar- 

 shall, having adjourned to meet on the 

 first Wednesday and Thursday in April, 

 1894. 



After the adjournment, the visitors 

 were invited to go through the supply 

 factory of Wm. R. Graham & Son, and 

 queen-rearing apiary of Mrs. Jennie 

 Atchley. After viewing the machinery, 

 and seeing the interesting methods of 

 rearing queens, and the fine queens and 

 beautiful 5-banded workers, a sort of 

 general "love feast" was manifested, 

 hand-shaking and adieiis before parting, 

 all departed carrying with them happy 

 remembrances of the enjoyment of the 

 meeting, stimulated with a new and 

 stronger courage and zeal, each one 

 feeling that he was benefited by what he 

 had seen and heard, and declaring with- 

 in himself to try to attend each suc- 

 ceeding meeting, and make the Texas 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association the best 

 in the South. E. J. Atchley, Sec. 



Comparison of Iii-I>oor and Ont- 

 Door Wintering; of Bees. 



Query 873.— Suppose I put 50 colonies In 

 the cellar and leave 50 colonies out, keeping 

 the cellar at 45°, and taking: the bees out of 

 the cellar for a flight whenever those out- 

 doors have a flight, the temnerature outside 

 generally varying from 30° to 50°. Which 

 ought to winter best, supposing those outside 

 are put in the best shape for out-door winter- 

 ing ? And if not too much trouble, please tell 

 why?-P. N. 



I cannot speak from experience — J. 

 P. H. Bkown. 



You can tell by trying. We leave all 

 of ours out. — E. Fkance. 



I would not carry them out of the cel- 

 lar for a flight. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



In Missouri, the ones you loft out- 

 doors, every time. — Emerson T. Abbott. 



Those in the cellar ought to do the 

 best, under such condition. — Will M. 

 Barnum. 



I don't know, but I think I'd chance 

 those out-doors, because they'd have 

 better air. — C. C. Miller. 



I presume the cellar-wintered bees, 

 from the fact that they will not have to 

 endure the sharp changes of tempera- 

 ture. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



Bees winter best out-of-doors where 

 the climate permits them to fly out fre- 

 quently. Bees kept in a cellar should 

 not be carried out for a flight. — P. H. 

 Elwood. 



Those out-doors will winter the best. 

 Putting those in the cellar out every 

 time the weather was warm enough to 

 fly, would be very likely to kill them. — 

 M. Mahin. 



If the temperature outside ranges 

 from 30^ to 50^, I see no use in bother- 

 ing with in-door protection. I should 

 want those inside to winter a good deal 

 better before I would practice it. — 

 Eugene Secor. 



I should prefer to have the bees out- 

 doors, under the above conditions, for 

 the reason that J would be sure of pure 

 air and flights without the labor of tak- 

 ing them out and returning to the cellar. 

 — J. H. Larrabee. 



In a warm winter, like those of 1889, 

 1890 and 1891, those out-doors. In a 

 cold winter, like the last one, I should 

 like the cellar. I think good cellars will 

 be at a premium for a while after this 

 winter. — A. J. Cook. 



I have no experience in wintering bees 

 in the cellar. I should think that the 

 50 put into the cellar and taken out on 

 warm days, would indnce them to rear 

 brood and use honey unnecessarily. — 

 Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



Those out-of-doors, if they are let 

 alone. By moving those in the cellar 

 from time to time, as mentioned, they 

 will be greatly disturbed and suffer 

 therefrom. I should much prefer not 

 to take them out at all. — J. E. Pond. 



I would not take them out at all until 

 spring came for good. But to your 

 question, I should say both ought to 

 winter about equally well. But where, 

 oh, where, can you be sui"e of a uniform 

 temperature of 30^ to 50>^ ?— C. H. Dib- 



BERN. 



Those out-doors. Why ? The dis- 

 turbance caused by moving out and in, 

 with the temperature not above 50°, 

 would be quite detrimental. Leave 

 them in the cellar until the time to put 



