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thtMi ready to secure tliat harvest in glass 

 boxes. Put on but few t)oxe.s at a time— no 

 more tlian thej' ean eccuity. 



James Ilcddon— The "Xew Idea" iiive 

 will ,nive lots of bees, and some eondt hon- 

 ey of poor (lualitv. Will do very widl for 

 extracted honey, oidy it is twice as much 

 work to tret it. 



C. I. Balch— How small will it do to make 

 hives '? 



James Ileddim— To .uive ns a working 

 force that will kee|) ui) animal magnetism, 

 — the essenci' of lite. 



II. A. Burch— All who wish to manage 

 bees withiileasure and the smallest amount 

 of labor, should use (iuinby's Bee Smoker. 

 It is one of the most valuable implements 

 about an ajiiary. You can get all the smoke 

 ever needed, direct it just where desired and 

 it is always ready for service. 



J. II. Everard— Let bees out in the spring 

 for a tlight and then replace them. Sun en- 

 tices tl'ieni out and cold winds destroys 

 them. 



James Heddon— In accounting for the loss 

 of bees let us be sure tliat they have not 

 been wintered, often successfully, in pre- 

 vious years, under precisely similar condi- 

 tions. By this rule, an epidenuc is the only 

 explanation, possible. 



JNIr. Bryan— We can domesticate bees, or 

 rather educate them, so as to be perfectly 

 docile; careful handling is indespfnsid)le. 



James Ileddon— Bees" are naturally (|uiet 

 and peaceable. They are made cross by ed- 

 ucation — improper handling. 



T. F. Bingham— The best educator is a 



i)lug hat — tliey need no introduction to that, 

 )ut will introduce theiusclves. 



James Ileddon— EKtrai'ted honey kept for 

 several months is just as good as ever when 

 luigrained. 



Mr. Walker— Honey that is heated to the 

 boiling point when first extracted will not 

 grain." 



The committee on resolutions— H. E. Bid- 

 well and Dr. A. >S. Raskins- reported the 

 following, which were adopted without a 

 dissenting voice : 



Resolved That the Michigan Bee Keep- 

 ers' Association tender to the kind citizens 

 of Kalamazoo, our heartfelt thanks for the 

 generous hospitality they have given us du- 

 ring this session of our association. 



ilesolved, That we return our hearty 

 tlianks to those at a distance who have fur- 

 nished us valuable papers of great interest 

 to our meeting. 



Resolved, That this association return 

 our sincere thanks to the reporters and press 

 for their reports. 



The convention was also unanimous in 

 its condemnation of those engaged in adul- 

 terating honey, and all other dishonest prac- 

 tices. 



The sessions were harmonious throughout 

 and largely attended. It was, in the best 

 sense of the term, a success, evincing a 

 growing interest in this most fascinating 

 pursuit, and marking a new era in the his- 

 torv of apiculture in this country. 



lTi)on adjourning the convention decided 

 to hold a spring session in Kalamazoo, on 

 the first Wednesday of May, 1874. 



Herbert A. Burch, Secretarj". 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Can Bees "Winter Without Pollen. 



Mr. Eimtoi!.— Several of my corresiiond- 

 ents are complaining that they fear tliev will 

 lose their bees during the present winter, 

 from the fact the\ have no pollen. 1 will 

 state a few facts' and try to relieve their 

 fears. 



In Oct. 1868, Mr. Soloman Brown of Tama 

 Co., Iowa, visited me and while examininjj 

 my bees, :2() stands at that time; he noticed 

 that they were not only nearly out of honey 

 but were entirely destitute of pollen. This 

 had been the poorest season 1 ever knew; 

 the bees had not made one fourth enough to 

 winter on, I was about to feed them for 

 winter when ^tr. Brown asked me if I tliought 

 they coul<l winter without iiollen. This 

 question scared me so that I determined to 

 double them to lo stands, which i did and 

 fed on A sugar syrup. 



In the mean time 1 had written to an old 

 bee-man of may years experience, D. Bur- 

 bank, on the subject. His answer was tliat 

 when I feed on siigar syrup I need have no 

 fears for pollen. Now for the result. The 

 thirteen stands everxi oiie of them came 

 through the winter all right, and increaseil 

 next season to fiftv-two, and give me .5(J()lbs, 

 of surplus and the season was only a tolera- 

 ble one. 



I think bees can winter very easily with- 

 out pollen, especially if fed on sugar syru]), 

 but I would by all means advise feeding on 

 rye-meal as early in the spring as the weath- 

 er will permit them to take it in. 



Lowell, Ky. R. M. Argo. 



There is a decided difference among bees 

 as to industry in comb-building and honey- 

 gathering, even where the location, weather 

 aaid management are the same. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Adulterated Honey. 



I read in the report of the proceedings of 

 the North American Society, that some 

 honey dealers refuse to buy extracted honej- 

 because thev can manufacture a "so called ' 

 better article, at less cost, in mixing a gal- 

 lon of honey to seven gallons of sugar 

 syrup. 



I see also in the report of a committee ap- 

 pointed to study that matter, that the com- 

 mittee condemns such practice and menaces 

 the adulterators of publishing their names. 

 I doubt the etficieiicy of such a menance. 

 The majority of the adulterators will assert 

 that thev do not sell manufactured honey. 

 How can you prove their culpability, if you 

 do not know the means of detecting the 

 adulteration ? 



Such a means exists ; it has been known 

 and practised in France for centuries. It is 

 infaillible and in the reach of every one. 

 Honey granulates, or as you term it in this 

 country, it candies. Sugar syrup does not 

 granulate, does not candy, if too thick it 



But I see in the same report that bee- 

 keepers want a means of preventing honey 

 from candying. It is the same as to want 

 to encourage the fraud ; for if bee-keepers 

 were deprived of this means of detecting 

 false honey, the adulterators would become 

 more daring and more numerous. What is 

 needed therefore is not to find a means of 

 preventing honey from candying, but to 

 educate all the American consumers, which 

 are accustomed to buy spurious honey and 



