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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



April 



about 35 pounds per colony of bass- 

 wood honey. 



There are many cities where bass- 

 wood, maples or other trees which 

 yield nectar freely are sufficiently 

 plentiful to aflford a good flow of nec- 

 tar for a short period. It sounds like 

 a novel idea to move the bees to the 

 city for a honey flow, but Mr. Kelley 

 seems to have found it profitable. 



Shart Courses for Beekeepers in 

 Western Washington 



During Janu ry and Kebruary there 

 were eight schools or short courses 

 for beekeepers in Western Washing- 

 ton. They were held at Wishkah, 

 Elma, Olympia, Puyallup, Seattle, 

 Shekon, Everett and Bcllingham. 

 There was a total of nearly 1,000 

 present at all the short courses. 



The Seattle school was best attend- 

 ed, there being nearly 400 people who 

 were interested enough lo remain 

 for five-day sessions and two night 

 sessions. And the interest was in- 

 tense throughout the entire eight 

 short courses. 



The principal instructors were 

 Dr. A. L. Melander, of the State Col- 

 lege at Pullman; W. L. Cox, of Elma, 

 the bee inspector for Gray's Harbor 

 County; Fred Mandery, of Tenino, 

 the bee inspector of Thurston County, 

 and George W. York, of Spokane. 



Hives Too Close Together 



"When in New Zealand, 1 told the 

 beekeepers there that I thought their 

 method of placing colonies so close to- 

 gether was largely responsible for 

 the spread of foulbrood. My experi- 

 ence since, in the United States, con- 

 firms me in that opinion." — W. S. 

 Pender, in Australasian Beekeeper. 



Since the keeping of colonies too 

 close together is already responsible 

 for the loss of young queens, by mis- 

 takes in entering the hive upon the 

 return from their wedding flight, we 

 see an additional objection in the 

 above statement from a man who has 

 very practical knowledge. The colo- 

 nies should always be so placed that 

 the bees may readily recognize their 

 own hive. — Editor. 



More Census Reports 



There were 47,285 colonies of bees 

 in Oregon in 1909, as compared with 

 45,254 in 1919. The 1919 honey crop 

 was 929,566 pounds, or a per colony 

 production of 19 pounds. 



Indiana reports 87,045 colonies in 

 1919, as against 80,938 in 1909. No re- 

 port on honey yields given. 



Colorado had 63,253 colonies in 1919 

 as against 71,434 colonies in 1910. 



Tennessee Joins the American Honey 

 Producers' League 



Tennessee did herself proud on the 

 question of joining the League at the 

 January meeting. The Secretary 

 had just given out a financial state- 

 ment showing that the association 

 had only $29 in the treasury. There 

 were not more than 60 members pres- 

 ent. But when the circular letter 

 from the secretary of the League 

 was read, urging all State Associa- 



tions to join, Mrs. Grace Allen made 

 a motion to join. It was seconded. 

 Our editor, who was present, 

 made a few remarks upon the advis- 

 ability of the beekeepers of the Unit- 

 ed States being united for the pur- 

 pose of advertising their honey, to 

 foster extension work, fight diseases, 

 standardize equipment, get pure food 

 laws in the States, keep every one 

 posted in regard to prices and mar- 

 kets, etc. A wave of enthusiasm ran 

 through the meeting. Mr. Ben G. 

 Davis offered $25 of the $100 needed, 

 in his and his father's names. The 

 balance of the subscription was put 

 together in a few minutes. Glory to 

 Tennessee! If the beekeepeers thus 

 support an American League, suc- 

 cess in steady 'honey 'prices will be 

 assured. All we need is to unite, as 

 the citrus producers did. 



Beekeeping in Canada 



The Canadian Government has sev- 

 enteen apiaries on the various ex- 

 perimental farms scattered over the 

 Dominion. In the January number of 

 the Horticulturist and Beekeeper, F. 

 W. L. Sladen states that records of 

 the returns from these apiaries are 

 available since 1912. The average per 

 colony production per year varies 

 from 18 pounds in the least pirofitable 

 apiary to 133 pounds in the most 

 profitable one. It is presumed that 

 the difl:'erence is largely one of loca- 

 tion. An average of 133 pounds per 

 colony for a period of eight years 

 is certainly a good record. However, 

 the fact that all the apiaries in the 17 

 different locations in all sections of 

 Canada averaged 63 pounds indicates 

 that Canada offers very favorable 

 conditions for honey production. 



Revival of Split Sections 



So little has been said about split 

 sections of late that many of the 

 younger generation of beekeepers 

 have never heard of them. It is pos- 

 sible to get a very fine article of comb 

 honey by the use of the split section, 

 since the foundation is held in place 

 between the split edges of the wood. 

 Since some extra labor is necessary 

 in their use, they have never proved 

 popular. 



We were greatly surprised to learn 

 that a patent has very recently been 

 issued to Harry C. Hartman, of Brad- 

 dyville, Iowa, on split sections. It 

 seems that no application for patent 

 on such use of the sections for comb 

 honey had ever been filed. 



We are interested in learning just 

 when split sections were first used 

 and where they first appeared. 



Mr. Hartman has also received a 

 patent on a vertical metal support in 

 the center of the brood-frame to be 

 used in place of wires. It is some- 

 what similar in effect to Dr. Miller's 

 wood splints, except that it is at- 

 tached to the frame both at top and 

 bottom. 



C. W. Feiganspan, of Newark, was 

 elected Honorary President; Rev. A. 

 S. Zimmerman, Newark, President; 

 Julius Meier, Newark, First Vice 

 President; B. B. Osborn, Kearney, 

 Second Vice President, and Chas. 

 Ledig, Irvington, Secretary-Treas- 

 urer. 



J. H. M. Cook, of Roseland, and 

 Rev. Zimmerman gave interesting 

 talks, assisted with lantern slides. 



At the second meeting, held Febru- 

 ary 10, C. H. Root, of Red Bank, and 

 E. G. Carr, Deputy Bee Inspector for 

 the State, both gave very instructive 

 talks. 



The next meeting was held Thurs- 

 day, March 10, in City Hall, Newark. 

 Chas. Ledig, Secretary. 



League Notes 



J. J. W^ilder, of Waycross, Ga., ed- 

 itor of the Dixie Beekeeper, repre- 

 sented the League in the Southern 

 Tariff Congress held at Atlanta, Ga., 

 January 27-29. Mr. Wilder was suc- 

 cessful in having honey placed on 

 the list of agricultural products which 

 that body is recommending for tariff 

 to the National Congress. Mr. Wilder 

 reports that the interests allied m 

 this Congress were glad to receive 

 the aid of the beekeepers. 



Clifford Muth, Chairman of the 

 Special Advertising Committee, re- 

 ports that his committee is progress- 

 ing nicely and has m de arrange- 

 ments for the advertising and has 

 secured a greater part of the funds 

 required. 



C. B. Baxter, of Leavenworth, 

 Kans., and Corona, Calif., writes that 

 he is getting material together on 

 standardization and finds that he has 

 a big and important job. He further 

 states the League is creating much 

 favorable comment and action on the 

 West Coast. 



The California prune growers are to 

 spend $325,000 in 1921 advertising 

 prunes. How's that, fellow beekeep- 

 ers? Is the League going to get your 

 support? 



C. W. Kitchen, of the Bureau of 

 Markets, Washington, D. C, writes 

 that he desires to co-operate with 

 the League's Marketing Committee 

 and asks the aid of the League in giv- 

 ing the honey producers of America 

 a better market report. 



H. B. Parks, Secretary. 



Use of Propolis 



Propolis is reconmunded for ladies 

 to use on their faces in place of cold 

 cream, to putty up the wrinkles be- 

 fore putting on rouge and powder. 

 The old bachelor beekeepers, readers 

 of the Air Line Review, are sure to 

 be taken in by this treatment. — B. B. 

 Gum, Hot Town, La. 



Essex County Meet 



The Essex County Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation was formed January 20, at 

 Newark, N. J.. 



Bees Winter Well in Ohio 



Bees went into winter quarters in 

 good condition following a heavy 

 honey flow. The winter was very 

 mild, the temperature dropping to 



