1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1235 



after the first freeze sets in. There will be a 

 steady continuous cold until spring comes; and 

 when it does come, the cold weather will be 

 clear out of the way. Here, obviously, bet- 

 ter not wait. In other localities, such as we 

 have here, for example, we may have two 

 or three weeks of chilly weather interspersed 

 with hard freezing days and nights, followed 

 finally by three or four days of what we call 

 here Indian summer. When the bees can 

 fly on such days it does them a world of 

 good. The shorter the period we can keep 

 the bees in the cellar in the case of strong 

 colonies, the better. 



WINTERING PRATT BABY NUCLEI IN A CEL- 

 LAR NOT A SUCCESS. 



We tried the experiment of wintering a 

 few Pratt baby nuclei in the cellar on two 

 frames, six to the Langstroth size. Most of 

 them had all died out at the end of three 

 weeks, showing that the cluster was alto- 

 gether too small for the bees to be able to 

 winter there. One or two baby nuclei of 

 larger size in twin hives, such as are de- 

 scribed elsewhere in this issue, are holding 

 their own in nice shape. Here we have a 

 cluster divided by a very thin partition, 

 which is the equivalent of IJ Langstroth 

 frames all squeezed down to a cube. 



MOVING bees. 



Repeatedly we are being asked if it 

 would be possible to move bees after cool 

 or cold weather sets in. Most certainly. 

 There is no danger of suffocation, and a 

 whole yard of bees can be picked up and 

 moved without mu(;h trouble, either a short 

 or a long distance. I would, however, avoid 

 very cold weather, selecting a moderate day 

 when the mercury is above freezing. 



Don't fail to attend the local conventions 

 that may be held in your vicinity; and if 

 possible be sure to attend the big meeting 

 in Chicago, of the National. 



Convention Notices. 



The New York State Association of Bee-keepers' 

 Societies will hold its annual meeting at Geneva, N. Y., 

 at the Nester Hotel, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 18 

 and 19. New and interesting subjects are to be intro- 

 duced and discussed at this meeting, and all bee-keepers 

 of New York should make arrangements to be present. 

 Good and reasonable accommodations have been secured. 

 Headquarters will be at the Nester Hotel. 



Romulus, N. Y. C. B. Howard, Sec 



A series of bee-keepers' institutes have been arranged 

 to be held in New York State as follows: Amsterdam, 

 Dec. 11th; Syracuse. Dec. 12th; Watertown, Dec. 13th; 

 Fulton, Dec. 14th; Auburn, Dec. 15th; Romulus, Dec. 

 16th; Geneva, Dec. 18th and 19th. Dr. E. F. Phillips, 

 acting in charge of apiculture. United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, will attend and address these 

 institutes on subjects pertaining to bee-keeping. 



A bee-keepers' institute will be held in the parlors of 

 the Central Hotel, Market Street. Amsterdam, N Y., 

 on Monday, Dec. 11, 1905. This meeting will be held 

 under the direction of the Bureau of Farmers' Insti- 

 tutes of New York State Department of Agriculture, 



by the Fulton and Montgromery Counties Bee-keepers' 

 Societies, assisted by the United States Depaitment of 

 Agriculture. Dr. E. F. Phillips, acting in charge of 

 apiculture. United States Department of Agriculture, 

 will attend and address the meeting. A good attend- 

 ance is earnestly desired. T. I. DuGDALE, Sec. 

 West Galway, N. Y., Nov. 18. 



On account of the change in the time of holding the 

 National convention in Chicago, the Minnesota Associa- 

 tion has decided to hold its annual convention as usual, 

 Dec. 6 and 7, at First Unitarian Church. 



Minneapolis, Nov. 18. Mrs. W. S. Wingate, Sec. 



Another slight postponement of the National conven- 

 tion seems to be unavoidable. The fat-stock show, upon 

 which we have depended for reduced rates on the rail- 

 roadSjhas been postponed two weeks. The reason giv- 

 en is " the inability of the builders of the amphitheater 

 to secure structural steel for the same," and they don't 

 wish to hold the show out of doors, hence the delay. Of 

 course there will be no excursion rates during the first 

 week in December; and as it would be suicidal to at- 

 tempt to hold a convention without excursion rates the 

 Executive Committee has decided to postpone the con- 

 vention two weeks in order to take advantage of the 

 stock-show rates. The dates for the convention will 

 now be December 19, 20, and 21. 



The place of meeting has also been changed to Brunt 

 Hall, in the Bush Temple of Music, corner of Clark and 

 Chicago Aves. This was done because it was feared 

 that the accommodations at the Revere House might 

 prove too limited. The Chicago bee-keepers, with their 

 customary enterprise and liberality, will pay for the use 

 of the hall. It is only five minutes' walk north from the 

 Revere House, which will be headquarters for the mem- 

 bers. This new place of meeting is in a new building 

 where everything is modern. There are adjoining com- 

 mittee-rooms, toilet-rooms, good drinking WE'eir, and el- 

 evator service, both day and night. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Secretary. 



PROGRAM FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. 



The National Bee-keepers' Association will hold ita 

 annual convention at the Bush Temple of Music, corner 

 of Clark and Chicago Aves. during the fat-stock show, 

 when exceedingly low rates may be secured on the rail- 

 roads. The dates for the meeting are Dec. 19, 20, and 21. 

 The program is as follows: 



FIRST DAY. 



Evening session, 7:30.— " Wax-rendering Methods and 

 Their Faults," O. L. Hershiser, Buffalo, N. Y.; "Can 

 the Tariff on Comb Honey be "Tinkered to the Advan- 

 tage of the U. S. Bee-keeper?" by Hildreth & Sesel- 

 ken. New York. 



SECOND DAY. 



Morning session, 9:30. — "How many Bees shall a Man 

 Keep?" by E. D. Townsend, Remus, Mich.; "Short 

 Cuts in Bee-keeping," by M. A. Gill, Longmont, Colo.t 

 " Producing Comb Honey and Extracted Honey on 

 the same Colony," by Jas. A. Green, Grand Junction, 

 Colo.; question-box. 



Afternoon session, 2:00.— "The Control of Increase," by 

 L. Stachelhausen, Converse, Texas; "Migratory Bee- 

 keeping," by R.F. Holtermann, Brantford, Can.; The 

 Dietic and Hygenic Relations of Honey, by Dr. Eaton; 

 question-box. 



Evening session, 7:30.— " Contagious Diseases among 

 Bees, and how to Distinguish Them," by Dr. Wm. E. 

 Howard, Ft. Worth, Texas; "Experimental Apicul- 

 ture," by Dr. E. F. Phillips, Washington, D. C. 



THIRD DAY. 



Morning session, 9:30.— "The Honey-producers' League 

 — Can it Help Bee-keepers?" by R. L. Taylor, Lapeer, 

 Mich.; "The Business End of Bee-keeping," by N. E. 

 France, Platteville, Wis.; "Successful Experience in 

 the Making of Honey Vinegar," by H. M. Arcd, 

 Chicago, 111.; question-box. 



Afternoon session, 2:00. — " In what Way can Bee-keep- 

 ers Secure Their Supplies at Lower Prices?" by W. H. 

 Putnam, River Falls, Wis.; "How the Producer and 

 Dealer may Advance their Mutual Interesits," by 

 Fred W. Muth, Cincinnati, Ohio; question-box. 



Evening session, 7i30.— "What h^ve We to Hope for 

 from the Non-swarmimg Hlvp-r ' by L. A. Aspinwall, 

 Jackson, Mich.; " Poultry->ka6ptng for the Bee-keep- 

 er," by E. T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Mo. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



