August, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



miles from Toronto. The day proved to 

 be cold and showery, and many were dis- 

 couraged by the unfavorable prospects. 

 However, about 45 people came, bringing 

 their picnic baskets. There were speeches and 

 a general good time socially. The subject in 

 which greatest interest was taken was that 

 of containers for the prospective honey crop. 

 Paper and fiber containers were discussed 

 and samples shown, but it was pointed out 

 (liat, for shipping, the honey would need to 

 be granulated, and the public Avould need to 

 be educated to its use. That is the principal 

 difficulty in the use of jiaper containers — 

 the fact that the people do not buy granu- 

 lated honey as readily as they do the liquid 



form. 



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The annual field meeting of the Chicago 

 Northwestern Beekeepers' Association will 

 be held on Tuesday, August 14, at the home 

 apiary of the president of the association, 

 Mr. E. S. Miller, at Valparaiso, Ind. 

 Preparations for a good program (includ- 

 ing a good dinner) are already made. The 

 Miller apiarj^ is located about a mile east 

 from the railroad station of Valparaiso, but 

 Mr. John C. Bull, secretary-treasurer of the 

 association, will see that transportation is 

 waiting all in-coming trains till noon. Val- 

 paraiso is located 44 miles southeast of 

 Chicago on the Grand Trunk, the Nickel- 

 plate, and the Pennsylvania railroads. Call 

 phone 571R for information concerning 

 the meeting and transportation on arrival 

 • in Valparaiso. President E. S. Miller is 

 the man who operates 400 colonies of bees 

 in five yards, woi'king an average of two 

 days a week. He will show and explain 

 his S3'stem of management. 



Mr. Collin P. Campbell, president of the 

 Michigan Beekeepers' Association, writes 

 that the legislature of his state doubled the 

 appropriation for foul-brood inspection and 

 that the work is progressing very satisfac- 

 torily. He adds that Mr. Kindig has proved 

 to be very energetic as an inspector and 

 has two good assistants at work. Mr. Camp- 

 bell believes that the next legislature, in 

 view of the results that will be shown by 

 increased inspection work, will give the bee- 

 keeping cause all the money that can be 

 efficiently used. 



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A very successful field meet of the North- 

 west ]\Iissouri Beekeepers' Association 

 was held on the morning of July 4 at the 

 apiary of J. W. Romberg^r, located in a 

 wooded pasture in the edge of St. Joseph, 

 Mo. Tliis association is a branch of the 



State Association, composed of 35 members. 

 It is unique in that it meets the first Mon- 

 day evening of each month instead of meet^ 

 ing only once a year, as is the case of most 

 associations. One speaker each evening 

 gives in detail his methods of handling some 

 phase of beekeeping. The rest of the eve- 

 ning is given over to a general discussion 

 of the subject and to a question-box. 

 Monthly meetings enable the beekeepers to 

 bring their perplexitres before the associa- 

 tion for discussion while they are still fresh. 

 The meetings are held in the county court- 

 house at St. Joseph. 



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An all-day summer meeting of the Penn- 

 sylvania Beekeepers' Association will be 

 held at the apiary of L. K. Hostetter, five 

 miles northeast of Lancaster, Pa., on Au- 

 gust 16. All persons interested in bees are 

 cordially invited to attend tliis summer 



meeting. 



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An enthusiastic field meet was held at 

 the apiary of Chas. P. Johannigmier, Gran- 

 ite City, 111., on July 12. It was the first 

 meeting of the kind ever held in that local- 

 ity. A. L. Kildow, State Inspector of 

 Apiaries, and Deputy Inspector Withrow 

 were jDresent. 



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Mr. C. L. Sands, of Madison County, N. 

 C, has been appointed beekeeping specialist 

 in the Entomology Division of the State 

 Department of Agi'iculture of North Caro- 

 lina. He works under the direction of 

 State Entomologist Franklin Sherman. 



The Pennsylvania State BeekeeiDers' As- 

 sociation meeting was held at Dr. Sterner's 

 apiary, Wrightsville, on July 7, and was 

 largely attended. Geo. H. Rea and the host 

 were the principal speakers on the occasion. 



The Ramsey County Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation was organized at a meeting held at 

 the University Farm of Minnesota in early 

 June. The officers hope to secure a mem- 

 bership of 1000 beekeepers. 



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The field day of the Ohio Beekeepers' 

 Association will be held on Sept. 6 and 7 

 at Wilmington. An exceptionally inter- 

 esting program is expected. 



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The field day of the Rhode Island So- 

 ciety of Beekeepers will be held at Rhode 

 Island State College, Aug. 4. An excellent 

 program has been prepared. 



