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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Apr. 15 



Convention Notices. 



The Eastern New York Bee-keepers' Association 

 will hold its fourth semi-annual convention In the 

 City Hall. Albany. April 20. Sessions. 10:30 a.m. 

 and 1 :30 p.m. Dr. Burton N. Gates, of the Agricul- 

 tural College, Amherst, Mass., is expected to give 

 an address. 



W. D. West. Middleburgh, N. Y., State Bee In- 

 spector, will give a talk on foul brood; also on what 

 to do and what not to do. 



Alden Hilton, Schenectady, N. Y., will treat the 

 subject of " Some Mistakes Made by Some Bee-keep- 

 ers." 



Henry Lansing, Troy, N. Y., will handle the sub- 

 ject of "Retailing the Honey Crop" He will also 

 exhibit and demonstrate the hive he uses. 



An urgent invitation is extended for all to attend 

 who can possibly make it convenient to do so. A 

 good time is anticipated. 



Indian Fields. N. Y. S. Davenport, Sec. 



SHORT COURSE IN BEE-KEEPING GIVEN BY THE MAS- 

 SACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AMHERST, 

 MASS., MAY 24 TO JUNE 7, 1911. 



Throughout the year the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College has been receiving calls for a course 

 in bee-keeping. To meet the demand, a short course 

 covering the lines indicated herewith has been ar- 

 ranged. During the past year a regular depart- 

 ment of instruction has been established at the 

 college. This consists of an apiary, a museum, and 

 library equipment. 



The work as laid out is of the most practical na- 

 ture, and every attempt will be made to emphasize 

 the points which are most worth while, giving 

 short cuts and modern methods most helpful to 

 bee-keepers. The course is limited to fifteen stu- 

 dents. Registrations are accepted in the order in 

 which they are received. 



The following experts in bee-keeping will give the 

 work: 



Dr. Burton N. Gates, Assistant Professor in Bee- 

 keeping; Apiarist of Experiment Station, Amherst. 



Dr. Wm. P. Brooks. Director of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural IDxperiment Station, Amherst. 



Dr. George E. Stone, Professor of Botany, Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. 



Dr. Henry T. Fernald. Professor of Entomology, 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. 



Dr. .James B. Paige, Professor of Veterinary Sci- 

 ence, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. 



Other bee-experts will be engaged for other lec- 

 tures. 



COURSES OF STUDY. 



1. Practical Phases of Bee-keeping. — Lectures and 

 demonstrations; personal and individual instruc- 

 tion In the handling of bees; rearing of queens; 

 construction and use of different kinds of hives; 

 comb and extracted honey; increase of colonies; 

 control of swarming; the hiving of bees. Especial 

 attention will be given to the diseases of bees and 

 to their treatment, which are now known to be 

 prevalent in practically all parts of the State. — Dr. 

 Gates. 



2. Crops for Honey-bees. — Lectures and excur- 

 sions; the relation of bees to fruits and forage- 

 plants; a study of the plants yielding nectar; what 

 to grow and how to grow them. — Dr. Brooks. 



3. The Relation of Honey-bees to the Pollination 

 of Plants. —Lectures and laboratory work; a study 

 of the parts of the flower which produce pollen and 

 nectar; foods of bees: a microscopical study will be 

 made of the character of the grains which compose 

 bee-bread, and of the organs which secrete nectar. 

 —Dr. Stone. 



4. Structure of Bees. — The structure of bees as re- 

 lated to their work; how pollen and honey are 

 gathered and carried to the hive; the production of 

 wax; the composition of a colony; the principles of 

 swarming, etc. — three lectures. — Dr. H. F. Fernald. 



5. Bees and Bee-keepers' Supplies. — The different 

 types of hives, smokers, veils, and other equipment 

 necessary in the successful development of this in- 

 dustry.— Dr. Paige. 



CONVENTION OF BEE-KEEPERS, JUNE 6 AND 7. 



As a closing feature of this short course, a con- 

 vention of bee-keepers is being planned for the 

 above dates. Features of this convention will be 

 the lectures and demonstrations by some of the 

 leading authorities in this country, who are being 



especially engaged for this occasion, and the exhib- 

 its of bee-keepers' supplies and equipment. 



Men and women who can not come for the whole 

 course, and organizations of bee-keepers, are invit- 

 ed to meet at the college on those dates. By corre- 

 spondence in advance, every effort will be made to 

 render comfortable everybody who comes. A sep- 

 arate program of this convention will be Issued 

 later. 



EXPENSE OF taking THE COURSE. 



No tuition or fee will be charged. Board can be 

 had at Draper Hall at 14.00 a week. Rooms in the 

 vicinity of the college cost SI. 50 to S3.00 a week, de- 

 pending upon whether the room is occupied by one 

 or two people. Rooms will be reserved for those 

 who write for them in advance. For other infor- 

 mation address William D. Hurd, 

 Director of Extension Work, Amherst, Mass. 



Special Notices 



By Our Business Manager 



All communications for A. I. Root should now be 

 addressed to Medina, Ohio, Instead of Bradentown, 

 Florida. 



SWEET-CLOVER SEED. 



We are again obliged to advance the price of un- 

 huUed white-sweet-clover seed one cent a pound. 

 Our price till fui-ther notice will be: 1 lb.. 17 cts.; 10 

 lbs., S1.50; 25 lbs., ?3.50 or 100 lbs. for S13.00. We 

 have a limited supply of this as well as of the 

 hulled white. Of the hulled yellow annual we have 

 a good supply. See adv't in another column. 



BUCKWHEAT SEED. 



We are prepared to furnish seed buckwheat, 

 either silverhull or Japanese, at the following 

 prices, not prepaid; Japanese, one peck, 35 cts.; 14 

 bushel, 65 cts , bushel, 81.20; 2 bushels, 82.25 Silver- 

 hull, peck. 40 cts.; ¥2 bushel, 75 cts.; bushel, 81.40; 

 2 b^^hels, 82.50 Bags included; .50 lbs. to the bushel. 

 Small lots by mail at 12 cts. per lb., postpaid. 



HONEY FOR SALE. 



We have had a good many inquiries during the 

 past year for California sage honey, but could not 

 furnish. We now have one small lot that is amber 

 in color, but of a fine sage flavor, at 9 cts. per lb., in 

 five-gallon cans, f. o. b. Medina, O. Ask for sage 

 sample. Orders will be filled in rotation. 



We have a few cases of amber honey of good body 

 and fine flavor left from a large New York ship- 

 ment. In order to move this quickly we offer it at 

 the low price of 85^ cts., f. o. b. Medina, in case lots 

 of two five-gallon cans to the case. Mention lot 20 

 when writing lor sample. 



BKK LECTURES AT PHILADELPHIA. 



As has been the custom for several years, the 

 Root Company at the Philadelphia warehouse, 10 

 Vine St., expect to have some fifty colonies of bees 

 on their roof throughout the season, and will give 

 free lectures every Tuesday and Friday from twelve 

 to one. All Interested in bees are welcomed, and 

 veils are furnished free. Free explanations and 

 demonstrations in any line of bee-keeping are giv- 

 en, and all friends from far and near, who find it 

 convenient to do so, are invited to attend as often 

 as they can. 



In past seasons amateur and advanced bee-keep- 

 ers have journeyed quite a distance to hear Mr. 

 Selser's lectures, and it Is because of the interest 

 shown that this feature has been arranged again 

 this year. No special invitation required — come 

 on either of the days named at the proper hour 

 and you will be welcomed. F'or any additional 

 particulars address Wm. A. Selser, 10 Vine Street, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



