JANUARY 1, 1916 



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In your case it is evident that the laying 

 ■workers came back to the old stand with 

 the rest of the bees after you gave the old 

 stand a frame of eggs and brood. They 

 built cells from the good brood, and later 

 on (you do not say how long after) you 

 found the cells gone. The probabilities are 

 that one of the cells matured and hatched a 

 queen. She probably cleaned out the lay- 

 ing workers and assumed the maternal du- 

 ties of the hive. One of the best ways to 

 cure a laying-worker colony is to give it a 

 ripe queen-cell, and tliat is practically what 

 you did. 



Attempts have been made before to let 

 bees that are filled with liquid feces fly into 



a large wire-cloth cage in a warm room 

 during winter. They will discharge their 

 feces, and some of them will go back into 

 the hive. The high temperature and the 

 general disturbance cause the queen to be- 

 gin laying; but as a general thing most of 

 the bees thus confined in the wire-cloth cage 

 will worry themselves to death. They will 

 die off one by one until all disappear. The 

 only real remedy is warm weather when the 

 bees can have access to all outdoors. New 

 nectar and new pollen, if there are enough 

 bees to take carp of the eggs, will build up 

 the colony; but the process is often slow, 

 usually taking the whole season to build up, 

 and too late to catch the lioney-flow. — Ed.] 



IOWA BEEKEEPERS INCORPORATE 



BY F. C. SCRANTON 



The Iowa Beekeepers' Association filed 

 articles of incorporation, and adopted a 

 constitution and by-laws at its fourth an- 

 nual convention held in Des Moines in the 

 Chamber of Commerce convention room 

 Dec. 13, 14, and 15. 



The following officers were elected for 

 1916 : president, C. E. Bartholomew, Dept. 

 Zoology, Iowa State College; vice-presi- 

 dent, B. T. Bleasdale, Des Moines; secre- 

 tary-treasurer, Hamlin B. Miller, Marshall- 

 town, la. ; directors, J. W. Schlenker, An- 

 keny, la., J. I. Danielson, Fairfield, la., 

 and W. S. Pangburn, Center Junction, la. 



Dr. PhilliiDs, of Washington, D. C, gave 

 an excellent talk on " Outdoor Wintering," 

 and on the evening of the 13th, in the ab- 

 sence of Mr. E. R. Root, who was to have 

 given an illustrated lecture on " Beekeep- 

 ing," but who, on account of sickness, was 

 unable to attend. Dr. Phillips gave an il- 

 lustrated lecture on " Beekeeping." In the 

 absence of C. P. Dadant because of sick- 

 ness in his family, Frank C. Pellett, state 

 bee inspector, read Mr. Dadant's paper. 

 L. A. Kenoyer, of the Iowa State College. 



delivered an illustrated lecture on " Pollin- 

 ization of Economic Plants." Prof. C. E. 

 Bartholomew, of the Department of Zoo- 

 logy, Iowa State College, described a short 

 and efficient method of producing the finest 

 kind of honey vinegar. 



The retiring secretary, S. W. Snyder, of 

 the Snyder Bros.' Fruit and Nursery Co. of 

 Center Point, la., was presented a fine 

 rocking-chair as a token of esteem and 

 appreciation for long and faithful service. 



Upon departing for their homes many 

 remarked that the meetings had been of 

 great value to them, being packed with 

 common-sense talks and discussions. A 

 large number availed themselves of the use 

 of the question-box arranged by Prof. 

 Bartholomew. The questions were mailed 

 to him in advance and then he chose compe- 

 tent men to answer them and printed the 

 questions and the names of those ansAver- 

 ing them on the program. 



The time and place of the next meeting 

 was left for the board of directors to de- 

 cide. 



Des Moines, Iowa. 



WISCONSIN BEEKEEPERS' CONVENTION 



BY HARRY LATHROP 



The annual convention of the Wisconsin 

 Beekeepers' Association has come and gone. 

 It was held, as advertised, at the Capitol in 

 Madison, Dec. 9 and 10. Of the instructors 

 and prominent beemen from other states 

 who were advertised, only Dr. Phillips, of 

 Wnsliington. I). C, was present. The ab- 

 sence of E. R. Root was very noticeable, his 



appearance being anxiously awaited during 

 the first part of the meeting. The general 

 attendance was better than it had been in 

 many years. The convention was held in 

 the Senate chamber, and extra chaii'S had to 

 be brought in. With an increased atten- 

 (^Tiicc anotlier year, a larger room will have 

 to be provided. 



