MARCH 1, 1916 



21 



Convention Notices 



STATE beekeepers' ASSOCIATION TO MEET AT 

 LANCASTER. 



The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held in the Chamber 

 of Commerce Building, Lancaster, on Friday and 

 Saturday, March 3 and 4. Arrangements have been 

 made by the Secretary, Professor H. C. Klinger, of 

 Liverpool, Pa., and the President, Professor H. A. 

 Slirface, Harrisburg, to have a complete program, 

 by scientific and practical beekeepers, that ■will be 

 interesting to all persons who keep bees, or contem- 

 plate doing so. 'There will be discussions of meth- 

 ods of handling bees to get the best returns, meth- 

 ods of producing comb honey, methods of producing 

 extracted honey, methods of treating bee diseases, 

 and an address by President Surface on "The Hab- 

 its of the Honeybee." 



The Pennsylvania State Beeekeepers' Association 

 is the next to the largest beekeepers' organization in 

 America. It has accomplished a great deal of good 

 for the beekeepers and fruit-growers, and has se- 

 cured legislation and appropriations for the inspec- 

 tion of bee diseases. This work has already result- 

 ed in eliminating the dreaded diseases of bees in 

 several counties. The State Bee-inspector will be 

 present and tell something about this service. There 

 will be a full discussion of the State law in regard 

 to marking honey sections, and future legislation 

 will be decided. 



Governor Brumbaugh and Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture Charles E. Patton have been invited to attend. 

 The meeting will be open to the public, and there 

 will be exhibitions of honey, bees, bee products, and 

 bee fixtures. Persons desiring to contribute to 

 these exhibitions are invited to bring their products, 

 supplies, or specimens with them. 



Eric Millen 

 Eric Millen 



PROGRAM 

 beekeepers' week, march 13 TO 18, 1916, 



MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, EAST LANSING. 

 MONDAY, MARCH 13. 



12 :40 P. M., Beekeeping as an Occupation, 

 P. Eric Millen, 

 State Inspector of Apiaries. 

 First Steps in Beekeeping, 



F. 

 Apparatus, F. 



Assembling Supplies. 



TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 



General Discussion. 



The Colony and its Organization, 



F. Eric Millen 

 The Cycle of the Year, 



Ira D. Bartlett, 



East Jordan, Mich. 

 History of Hives and Frames, 



F. Eric Millen 

 , Life History of Queen and Drone, 



F. Eric Millen 

 Life History of Worker, Morley Pettit, 

 Provincial Apiarist, Guelph, Can. 

 Comb Foundation, Manufacture and 



Use, F. Eric Millen 



Assembling Supplies, 



WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. 



, General Discussion. 

 Races of Bees, Morley Pettit 



Artificial Increase — Use and how 



Made, Ira D. Bartlett 



Relation of Beekeeping to Fruit-grow- 

 ers, F. Eric Millen 

 , Home Manufacture of Bee-supplies, 



Ira D. Bartlett 

 A Beginner's Outfit, Morley Pettit 



Anatomy of the Honeybee, 



F. Eric Millen 

 Assembling Supplies. 



THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 



, General Discussion. 

 Making a Start with Bees, Morley Pettit 

 The Manipulation of Bees, 



F. Eric Milieu 

 The Production of Extracted Honey, 



Ira D. Bartlett 

 , Spring Management, P. Eric Millen 



The Production of Comb Honey, 



Morley Pettit 



1:35, 



2:30, 



3:25, 



8:00 A. M. 

 8:55, 



9:50, 



10:45, 

 12:45 P. M. 



1:35, 



2:20, 



3:25, 



8:00 A. M. 



8:55, 



9:50, 



10:45, 



12:40 P. M. 



1:35, 



2:20, 



3:25, 



8 :00 A. M. 



8:55, 



9:50, 



10:45, 



12:40 P. M. 

 1:25, 



10: 



:20, 

 :25, 



:00 A. 



:55, 



:50, 



45, 



40 P, 



25, 



20, 



25, 



:00 A 

 :55, 



:50, 



45, 



Wax Production and Comb Building, 



F. Eric Millen 

 Selecting a Location for Beekeeping, 



Ira D. Bartlett 



FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 



M., General Discussion. 



The Causes of Swarming, Morley Pettit 

 The Prime Swarm and its Location, 



F. Eric Millen 

 Methods and Principles of Swarm 

 Prevention, Ira D. Bartlett 



M., Taking off Extracted Honey and Ex- 

 tracting, Morley Pettit 

 Bee Diseases, Symptoms and "Treat- 

 ment, F. Eric Millen 

 Requeening and Introducing a Queen, 



Morley Pettit 

 Assembling Supplies. 



SATURDAY, MARCH 18. 



M., General Discussion. 



Robbing — Symptoms and Control, 



F. Eric Millen 

 Methods of Queen-rearing, 



A. D. D. Wood 

 Literature on Beekeeping, P. Eric Millen 



ANNUAL BEEKEEPERS' CONVENTION, MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE; FARMERS' WEEK SEC- 

 TION 8, BEEKEEPING. MARCH 14-16, 1916; ALL 

 SESSIONS IN ENTOMOLOGY BUILDING, ROOM F, 

 UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED. 



TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 



9:10 — 10:10. Demonstrations: — Methods of win- 

 ter protection ; the latest winter cases, unit 

 and multiple; cellar wintering. M. A. C. 

 beekeeping staff — at the apiary. 



10:10 — 11:00. Demonstrations: — The rendering 

 process of wax and wax products. B. N. 

 Gates and J. L. Byard, wax laboratory, base- 

 ment of entomology building. 



11:10 — 12:00. Demonstration of apparatus on dis- 

 play. Concessioners and members of M. A. 

 C. beekeeping staff, beekeeping museum, base- 

 ment of entomology building. 

 1:30 — 2:20. Beekeepers' Round Table. 



Spraying practices versus beekeeping. 



I. Tlie beekeepers' standpoint. Dr. B. N. 

 Gates, Associate Professor of Beekeeping, 

 M. A. C. 



II. Chemical evidence that bees may be killed 

 by arsenical sprays. Dr. E. B. Holland, 

 Chemist, Experiment Station, M. A. C. 



III. The horticulturist's practices in relation 

 to beekeeping, W. W. Chenoweth, Associate 

 Professor of Pomology, M. A. C. 



IV. The control of insect pests of forests in 

 relation to beekeeping, A. F. Burgess, in 

 charge of Moth Work, Gypsy-moth Labor- 

 atory, U.S.D.A., Melrose Highlands, Mass. 



V. Municipal spraying as related to beekeep- 

 ing, Fred Southard. 



VI. Discussion. 



WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. 



9:10 — ^10:00. How and when to begin beekeeping, 

 B. N. Gates, M. A. C. 



The care of bees in the spring (demonstra- 

 tion). J. L. Byard, Supt. of Apiary, M.A.C. 

 10:10 — -11:00. How I dispose of eight thousand 

 pounds of honey, A. W. Yates, Hartford, Ct. 

 11:10 — 12:00. From among the beekeepers, Mrs. A. 

 H. McCarter, Springfield, Mass. 

 Speaker and subject to be announced later. 

 1:30 — 2:20. Beekeeping in the counties. 



I. Essex County, the original beeyard of the 



United States; the future. F. A. Smith, 



Director Independent Agricultural School 



of Essex County, Hathorne, Mass. 



2:30 — 3:20. II. Bees on the farms in Worcester 



County, C. H. White, Manager Worcester 



County Farm Bureau, Worcester, Mass. 



3:30 — 4:30. Lines for county work in beekeeping, 



III. Beekeeping displays at the fairs, A. W. 



Yates, Hartford, Ct. 

 TV. Sweet clover in Massachusetts, Dr. W. 

 P. Brooks, Director Experiment Station, 

 M. A. C. 

 V. The relation of the county agent to the 

 beekeepers' society, O. F. Fuller, Black- 

 stone, Mass. 



