Feb. 21, 1907 



American Vae Journal 



eucb apiarlcB full iostruciioos ae to the man- 

 ner of treating them. In ease the owner of 

 a diseased apiary shall refuse to treat his bees 

 or allow them to be treated as directed Ijy the 

 eaid Inspector, then the saiil Inspector may 

 burn all the colonies and all the comb neces- 

 sary to prevent the spread of the disease: 

 Vrovhfcd, Said Inspector shall, before burn- 

 ing, give one day's notice to the owner or 

 other person who has the care of the colonies 

 of bees and comb, that in bis judgment should 

 be burned. 



Sec. 3. — The Inspector shall, on or before 

 the second Monday in December in each cal- 

 endar year, make a report to the (iovernor, 

 and also to the Illinois State liee-Keepers' 

 Association, stating the number of apiaries 

 visited, the number of those diseased and 

 treated, the number of colonies of bees de- 

 stroyed, and of the expenses incurred in the 

 performance of his duty. " 



Sec. 4. — Any owner of a diseased apiary or 

 appliances taken therefrom, who shall sell, 

 barter, or give away any such apiary or ap- 

 pliance, or bees from such apiary, expose 

 other bees to the danger of contracting such 

 disease, or refuse to allow the Inspector of 

 Apiaries to inspect such apiary or appliances, 

 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) 

 nor more than one hundred dollars ($L00). 



Anti-Sprating Bill. 



A Bill for an Act to prevent the spraying of 

 fruit-bloom. 



Whereas, The mutual interests of the 

 Fruit-Growers and the Bee-Keepers of the 

 State make it imperative that fiuit-bloom be 

 first fertilized and then protected by spraying, 

 from the injury of insects that prey upon and 

 destroy the fruit; and, 



Whereas, The fruit-bloom is largely fer- 

 tilized by the bees, which should not be pois- 

 oned by misunderstood and misapplied use of 

 tree-spraying; and. 



Whereas, Fruit-trees should be sprayed 

 when the fruit is forming, and not till after 

 the bloom has been fertilized by the bees and 

 otherwise; and. 



Whereas, There is much danger to the 

 health of the consumer of honey made from 

 the nectar of blossoms poisoned by the com- 

 pounds : 



Section. 1. — Be it enacted by the People of 

 the State of TlUiiois, represe^ited in the General 

 Assembly : That it shall be unlawful for any 

 person to spray fruit-blooms with any poison- 

 ous compound which may endanger the life 

 of those who eat of the honey produced 

 therefrom. 



Seo. 2. — Any person violating the provis- 

 ions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than 

 ten dollars ($10) and not more than fifty dol- 

 lars (?50) for each offense, and it is hereby 

 made the duty of the State's Attorney of the 

 several counties of this State to enforce this 

 Act and prosecute all oases brought under 

 this Act. 



The first Bill above was referred to the 

 Committee on Appropriations, composed of 

 the following Senators : 



Gardner, McKenzie, Hughes, Lundberg, 

 Galpin, Baker, Landee, Lish, Evans. Barr, 

 Hurburgh, Curtis, Juu!, Hay, Pemberton, 

 Campbell, Hull, Burton, Cunningham. 



The second and third Bills were referred to 

 the Committee on Agriculture and Horticul- 

 ture, composed of the following Senators : 



Dunlap, Hughes, Putnam, Houser, MoCor- 

 mick, McShane, Burton, Jandus. 



We do not know the names of the House 

 Committees. 



all Indiana ln/.ivkfcpers write «( oHr^ to their 

 KepresentatiMs luiii Senators, asking them to 

 support the tall]l^ 



It is necossuiy to know something of the 

 headway made up to the present of this dread 

 disease. 1 would invite correspondence from 

 all over the Huav. as to your locality — a postal 

 card from v/"", if possible— in regard to the 

 following items : 



1st. Has foul brood appeared in your county 

 or neighborhood J 



2d. If so, how long has it been there, and 

 to what extent has it injured the bee-indus- 

 try? 



To do the amount of good contemplated by 

 this organization, it is very desirable to en- 

 roll a large membership. The fees are $1.00 



per year, ami include membership in the Na- 

 tional Association. So you see that you gel 

 the advantage of both for the price of one. 

 We need finances to carry out the lines of 

 work contemplated, and we would appreciate 

 your help in this matter. Send 11.00 to the 

 Secretary, or to any of the oflicers most con- 

 venient, and your name will be enrolled on 

 the books of the State and National Associa- 

 tions, but the answers on the postal cards 

 should be sent to the President, as they are to 

 be used in making up a plan for fighting foul 

 brood. 



Geo. W. Williams, I'rex , Redkey. 



C. M.Scott, Vire-I'res., Indianapolis. 



Jay Smith, tier., Vlncennes, Ind. 



Walter 8. Poudbb, Treas., Indianapolis. 



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Indiana Convention.— The bee-keepers 

 of Indiana met and organized a State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association last week. There was a 

 fair attendance, and much time was taken in 

 the discussion of a Foul Brood Inspection 

 law. A Bill was drafted and put in the hands 

 of a Legislative committee. It is desired that 



Laws on Spraying During 

 Fruit-Bloom 



BY C. P. DADANT. 



Since the publication of the proposed 

 law concerning spraying fruit-bloom 

 with poisonous compounds, I have re- 

 ceived several communications from 

 different sources upon this matter. The 

 criticism is kindly, but it is neverthe- 

 less a criticism. The objectors ac- 

 knowledge that it is not advisable to 

 spray fruit-bloom, but ask how they can 

 help it, if they wish to make sure of 

 spraying all their fruit-trees in time 

 for the destruction of the codling-moth, 

 which is the principal insect injurious 

 to fruits. Allow me, therefore, to call 

 attention to the conditions either for or 

 against the law. We all want to do 

 the right thing, and when people are 

 agreed upon that, it ought not to be 

 very difficult to come to some sort of 

 understanding, satisfactory to all. 



That the spraying of fruit-bloom dur- 

 ing full bloom may work great injury 

 to the bees does not admit of a doubt. 

 Instances are on record which show that 

 entire apiaries may be depopulated by 

 the wholesale poisoning of the nectar in 

 the flowers at a time when the bees 

 work upon this nectar in great num- 

 bers. 



A still more important possibility, 

 though more remote, is that of the 

 poisoning of the nectar that is stored 

 in the combs, if enough bees can man- 

 age to reach the hive with their load, 

 after they have gathered juice which has 

 been poisoned by spraying with arseni- 

 cal or other poisonous preparations. The 

 effect of arsenic is not usually so sud- 

 den that it will render the insect unable 

 to reach its home. The nectar is not 

 digested by the bee in any quantity, 

 but is carried in the honey-sac and 

 really remains intact, for the slight 

 mi.xing with the saliva of the bee can 

 hardly affect it, and there is none di- 

 gested except the slight part of it which 

 passes beyond the honey-sac into the di- 



gesting stomach proper. It will thus 

 be seen that there is great probability 

 of some poisonous honey being stored 

 where it might cause the death of per- 

 sons eating of it. So much for the 

 apiarist's side of this question. 



Now as to the possibility of avoiding 

 the damage. We are all horticulturists 

 as well as bee-keepers, and I dare say 

 the apiarists are very scarce who can- 

 not own to the possession of a few 

 dozen apple-trees or peach-trees, at 

 least. Many of our extensive bee-keep- 

 ers are large orchardists, and they will 

 tell you that it is quite possible to be- 

 gin spraying just before fruit-bloom if it 

 is thought best, and continue until quite 

 a few of the buds are open, f.Iso during 

 bloom at times when the weather is 

 cloudy or too cool for the bees to fly ; 

 and that it is also possible to spray 

 the different varieties in turn, as the 

 bloom opens, since there is a difference 

 between one variety and another in the 

 time of blooming. Thus spraying, if 

 necessary, may be carried on almost un- 

 interruptedly from the time when the 

 first trees begin to shed petals. Af- 

 ter the bulk of the bloom has fallen 

 the danger almost entirely disappears, 

 and the occasional death of a bee is 

 nothing to the wholesale slaughter oc- 

 casioned by injudicious spraying during 

 the height of the blossoming of the 

 fruit-trees — apple and peach, principally. 



Concerrjng the advisability of spray- 

 ing during bloom, regardless of the in- 

 terests of apiculture and of the public 

 health through honey consumption, there 

 are strong points against it. The fall- 

 ing of the spray within the corolla of 

 the blossom will often cause the dilu- 

 tion of the pollen by the poison. This 

 pollen is thus rendered inactive, owing 

 to the strength of the mixture, and the 

 fruit which it is proposed to protect 

 is prevented from forming. If the spray 

 comes from above, it falls on the 

 corolla and the fruit is sheltered against 

 it, although it is the very skin of the 

 forming fruit which it is desirable to 

 reach, and that alone. Should the 



