GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



ArGuST, 1920 



HEADS OF GRAIN l I?PQM^a rDIFFMENT FIELDS 



because I offered objections, that I was re- 

 fusing to sign. I most heartily agree with 

 anything that will make for better service 

 in any respect. The code as submitted to 

 me would compel a man to go 'out of the 

 queen business if he found a few cells of 

 American foul brood. The question I raised 

 M^as, "Would he do it?" I don't think he 

 would. The latest "reservation" adopted 

 would compel him to advertise that he had 

 disease in his yard. Will he do that? In 

 the rush season when the queen-breeder is 

 working almost night and day and is so 

 busy that he hardly has time to acknowl- 

 edge orders, will he take time to write the 

 customer that he has foul brood? I rather 

 think not. Now, as we are agreeing to do 

 certain things, let's have a check on each 

 other to see that it is done. Here is a 

 scheme that I think will work. When sub- 

 mitting ads to Gleanings, let those ads be 

 accompanied with a health certificate from 

 the state inspector. If the breeder cannot 

 furnish this, he should state which disease 

 his colonies have so that after the ad can 

 be printed "American" or "European" or 

 both as the case warrants. A new certificate 

 should be furnished each year. I am en- 

 closing my latest certificate and will send 

 another as soon as the inspector can get to 

 me in the spring. I paste one of these on 

 all shipments I make. Anyway, I am for 

 the Code for Queen-breeders, either with or 

 without "reservations." Jay Smith. 



Vincennes, Ind. 



The American Honey While the new nation- 

 Producers' League, al association, the 

 American Honey Pro- 

 ducers' League, is an organization of bee- 

 keepers, for beekeepers, and by the beekeep- 

 ers, it must not be assumed that it will be 

 antagonistic to any dealer or manufacturer 

 who is willing to co-operate in bringing 

 about better beekeeping and marketing con- 

 ditions. However, it is well to be on our 

 guard against any propaganda issued for 

 the purpose of spreading dissension in our 

 ranks. That suCh propaganda is being sent 

 fcrth by one or more individuals, working 

 ostensibly in the interests of beekeepers, 

 hut, it is believed, really for the advance- 

 ment of outside interests, is a fact which 

 should not pass by unnoticed. 'Statements 

 that the League is "impracticable," " vis- 

 icnarv," and "illegal," together with 

 prophecies of failure, should be considered 

 carefully with respect to their source and 

 the reasons back of it all. It is quite cer- 

 tain that it does not originate with bona 

 l\de beemen who understand the nature and 

 purposes of the League. 



Beekeeping, it seems, is about the only 

 important industry which remains yet un- 



organized, and it is evident that the time 

 is now opportune for a national organiza- 

 tion of actual producers. The fact that the 

 meeting at Kansas City was attended by 

 delegates from 25 or more State and re- 

 gional associations, representing more than 

 half of the commercial beemen of the Unit- 

 ed States, that the utmost harmony prevail- 

 ed, and that the action of this meeting was 

 unanimously endorsed at the Buffalo meet- 

 ing, are proofs that there is a demand for 

 an effective organization. 



Let us understand fully that it is not an 

 object of the League to form a nation-wide 

 selling agency, as claimed by its detractors 

 in spite of repeated denials, but its pur- 

 pose is to assist all member associations in 

 whatever activities will benefit the member- 

 ship and the industry in general. Kead 

 again the objects as set forth in the first 

 League bulletin: Better distribution, legal 

 aid, uniform equipment, beneficial legisla- 

 tion, a secretary not three days but every 

 day in the year, crop reports, advertising. 

 We can not afford to turn these down. The 

 League will be what the beemen make it. 

 If the constitution is defective, it can be 

 amended. If the officers do not properly rep- 

 resent us, we can elect others. There is 

 nothing gained by staying out and criticis- 

 ing those who are laboring to improve ex- 

 isting conditions. The fellow who stands 

 back and prophesies failure is not a friend 

 of progress, and for us to give ear to false 

 criticism and propaganda of interested par- 

 tics is not the part of wisdom. Of course, 

 the League, in order to succeed, must have 

 the moral and financial support of the bee- 

 keepers, for without this it will be powerless 

 to carry on its work. Let us get in line for 

 the League, for now is the opportunity of a 

 lifetime to put the industry on its feet. 



Valparaiso, Ind. E. S. Miller. 



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A Veil That 

 Keeps Bees Out. 



A beginner w Ii o 



says this veil 



keeps the hees 



out. 



Diamond, Ind. 



I liave a nice start, 11 

 colonies all in stan- 

 dard hives, with wired 

 frames. The bees in tlu' 

 jiacked hives were 75 per 

 cent stronger in the 

 spring than those in the 

 ones unpacked. The veil 

 1 use is made of gal van - 

 ized-wire screen, the toj) 

 being covered with cloth. 

 It also has armholes, with 

 rubber bands at the bot- 

 toms of the sleeves and 

 around the waist. This 

 is a good arrangement for 

 shutting the bees out. 

 C. E. Killion. 



