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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



THE annual 

 convention 

 of the Na- 

 tioiial Beekeep- 

 ers' Association, 

 which has been 

 previously an- 

 nounced to be 

 held at Hotel 

 Statler, Buffalo, 



N. Y., March 1 to 3, has been postponed to 

 March 9, at same place, and will probably 

 continue thru March 10 and 11. The meeting 

 is likely to prove the most important ever 

 held by the National Association, as its 

 chief business will be an entire re-organiza- 

 tion along the lines laid down at the meet- 

 ing held at Kansas City, Jan. 6 and 7, a full 

 report of which is found on this and the fol- 

 lowing page. Don't forget the place and 

 date— Hotel Statler, Buffalo, March 9. 



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Gus Dittmer, superintendent of the bee 

 and honey department of the Wisconsin 

 State Fair for 1920, is already sending let- 

 ters to the beekeepers of his State, urging 

 them to make entries at once for the next 

 State Fair. The premium list for beekeep- 

 ers for 1920 offers awards to the amount of 

 $1,075 as against $460 in 1919. Mr. Dittmer, 

 in his enthusiastic appeal to Wisconsin bee- 

 keepers to help beekeeping, says: "We 

 want the name of every beekeeper who will 

 consider the probability of making entries 

 for the 1920 State Fair at once. More than 

 $3,000.00 worth of honey was sold at the 

 1919 State Fair, during the week, at from 

 25 to 40e per pound. The publicity given to 

 honey, and the demand created for it, can- 

 not be estimated. You have had your share 

 of the benefit that resulted. Now do your 

 share in keeping it up at the 1920 State 

 Fair. Write at once." 



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The chairman of the extension committee 

 of the Wisconsin State Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation reported that the membership of 

 the Association was 530 (now increased to 

 543);that there were 30 local associations 

 in the State, 17 of which were affiliated with 

 the State Association. During the past year 

 the university has held 49 meetings in be- 

 half of the beekeepers, at which there was 

 an attendance of 1,453 people. 



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One of the best State conventions held re- 

 cently was the Indiana convention, which 

 met at Indianapolis Dec. 18, 19. Those pres- 

 ent spoke only when they were able to give 

 something they honestly believed worth 

 while. All worked in harmony and enthusi- 

 astically co-operated to make a success of 



the meeting. 



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Michigan beekeepers are on their way to 

 co-operative marketing. At the recent an- 

 nual meeting of the Michigan Beekeepers' 

 Association it was decided to organize a 

 co-operative marketing exchange. About 

 37 persons signified their desire to be mem- 



Februaet, 1920 



bers and pledg- 

 ed their finan- 

 cial support in 

 varying amounts 

 up to about $200 

 each. Any who 

 were not present 

 and desire to be- 

 long and share 

 in the benefits 

 of the organization should correspond with 

 the secretary of the association, R. H. Kelty, 

 East Lansing, Mich. A committee will soon 

 begin the work of organizing the exchange. 

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The Utah Beekeepers' Association will 

 hold its annual convention at Salt Lake 

 City Feb. 20-26. It is expected that it will 

 be the largest and most interesting bee- 

 keepers ' meeting ever held in Utah. 



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The Panhandle Beekeepers ' Association 

 will hold its spring meeting at the Market 

 Auditorium, Wheeling, W. Va., on Wednes- 

 day, March 10. The annual meeting of the 

 Tri-State Beekeepers' Association is an- 

 nounced for the same date and place. 



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The county bee inspectors of California 

 will meet at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 

 Feb. 7, to form a permanent State organiza- 

 tion. W. Lynch of Stanislaus County was 

 appointed corresponding secretary, to write 

 to all the inspectors of California and ad- 

 joining States as to laws and inspection. 



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The New York State College of Agricul- 

 ture at Ithaca, in co-operation with the Na- 

 tional Bureau of Entomology, will give a 

 short course in commercial beekeeping dur- 

 ing the week of Feb. 23. This course will be 

 similar to the one given last year, with some 

 important new features added. The indica- 

 tions are that the attendance this year will 

 be more than double that of last year. No 

 tuition fee is charged. All beekeepers are 

 welcome, and those wishing to attend are 

 asked to write to George H. Eea, Extension 

 Specialist in Apiculture, College of Agricul- 

 ture, Ithaca, N. Y., at once and have their 

 names registered for this course. 



The American Honey Producers' League 



In response to the call issued by the Na- 

 tional Beekeepers ' Association, there met 

 in Kansas City, Mo., on January 6 and 7 

 delegates representing the beekeeping inter- 

 ests of all parts of the country. It was 

 probably the most representative gathering 

 of honey-producers that ever came together 

 in America. 



They came together not to discuss indi- 

 vidual problems but to add their views to- 

 gether to form a composite image of the 

 needs of the American beekeepers. This re- 

 sulted in the launching of an organization 

 broad enough in its scope to include any in- 

 terested group or individual in North Ameri- 

 ca, and with policies so chosen and defined 



