ItLJCi i\.iVll!iXilUAi>l lilhih JULiliN^ij. 



Subject : "How can the largest 

 amount of surplus honey be obtained?'' 



Mr. Riling'. — Stiaiuhite and nourish 

 Iheni in the spring, so as to give them 

 a chance to increase lor the basswood 

 harvest 



A Member. — How do you prevent 

 swarming? 



Mr. Itiling. — By keeping the hives 

 cool with plenty of lower ventilation. 



Hon. M. A. O'Neal. — I. consider top 

 'ventihition during the summer a decep- 

 tive teaching. 



O. Badders. — I am of the same opin- 

 ion. 



Mr. Jacot. — Considered early feed- 

 ing- in his locality unnecessary, as it 

 encouraged swarming and consequent- 

 ly Aveal^ened the colonies so tliat they 

 ■were not in very good condition when 

 the honey harvest opened. 



Hon. M. A. O.Neal.— I am of the 

 same oi)inion ; did not nourish until 

 the middle of July, so as to have them 

 strong for fall harvest; use the extract- 

 or. 



Mr. Wolfron. — Thought that plenty 

 of room and some empty combs were 

 necessary to procure a good yield. 



O. Badders — Thought that we did 

 not quite understand the size of a hive 

 to use; considered a four thousand 

 (;ubic inch hive about the -right size. 

 ]f projierly managed, it would yield 

 about one-third as much more as two 

 colonies of two thousand cubic inches 

 each. 



Hon. M. A. O'Neal.— I ain of the 

 opinion that such a hive would be diffi- 

 cult to handle. 



•'What is the cheepest and best plan 

 of wintering bees ?" 



Mr. King. — Have fed cotf'^e sugar, 

 and consider it very good. Also gave 

 a description of feeder. 



O. Badders. — I consider cream can- 

 dy, inserted between the combs over 

 the cluster, the besj. winter food that 

 can be given, but think sugar syrup 

 the best to stimulate with in the spring 

 as the candy is a slow feeder, and does 

 not encourage breeding fast enough in 

 the eariy part of the season. 



Mr. Jacot.— Have fed candy, and 

 was astonished at the result; consider 

 it the best winter feed that could be 

 given, especially to colonies in a cellar 

 or winter repository. He also gave an 

 excellent recipe for making candy, 

 which can be obtained by any member 

 of the Association by addressing the 

 secretary. 



"The most successful plan of winter- 

 ing." 



Mr. Jacot. — I think the Quinby plan, 



in the cellar, with plejity of top venti- 

 lation, the best. 



Mr. Jiiling. — I have wintered very 

 successfully in the cellar. To some 

 colonies I give upward ventilation; to 

 others oidy bottom ventilation; think 

 that those ventilated only at the bot- 

 tom came out of their winter quarters 

 in the best condition, but am of the 

 opinion that a long hive containing 5 

 or 6 colonies, divided bj- thin division 

 boards, would be the best for out-door 

 wintering. 



Hon. M. A. O'Neil. — Have wintered 

 on both, but am most successful with 

 out-door wintering. Place blankets on 

 top of the frames; fill the top boxes 

 witli hay, and place a board up in front 

 of the hive to protect the entrance 

 from the wind. 



O. Badders. — I have wintered in a 

 cellar very successfully, but am oftlie 

 opinion that they will not increase as 

 fast as out of doors, although a great 

 amount of honey can be saved. I have 

 been astonished at the result of an ex- 

 periment of placing two colonies in 

 one hive and dividing it by a wire 

 cloth,, placing the hive in a large box 

 and packing around the hives with 

 common print paper. 



Can bees be wintered without bee- 

 bread or polon ? 



Hon. M. A. O'Neil.— I am of the 

 opinion that they can be brought 

 through, but would not amount to 

 much. 



Mr. Riling. — I never have had any 

 experience in the matter, but I think it 

 a hazardous undertaking. 



O. Badders. — I am of the opinion 

 that it could be done with success, but 

 it depends entirely upon conditions. 

 I think that if plenty of young bees 

 were placed in the hive late in the fall 

 and with a favorable early spring, so 

 that the bees could get out (o gather 

 from maple and early bloom, so as to 

 encourage breeding, they could be 

 made a success. 



Is a single story hive more profitable 

 than a double ? 



Mr. Riling. — I always considered a 

 two story hive with tny management 

 the best, providing the frames were 

 shallow as they are the easiest hatidled 

 and more convenient in every way, but 

 I prefer the deep frame for rapid in- 



Hon. M. A. O'Neil,— With my ex- 

 perience the single chafnber is the best, 

 provided it is so constructed that the 

 aparian could adjust it to suit the size 

 of the swarm. 



O. Badders. — I will have to acknow- 



