December, 1909. 



403 



American "Bee Journal 



work progress so nicely, and I am hop- 

 ing that the bee-keepers will make up 

 their minds even now to make next 

 year's showing better still. The fol- 

 lowing are the awards : 



Texas State Fair, Dallas, Tex., Oct. 16 to 

 31, 1909 



Golden Italian bees and queen in single- 

 comb observatory hives— ist. Louis Biediger. 

 Ss: 2d. Brazos Valley Apiary Co.. $?. 



Three-banded Italian bees and queen in 

 single-comb observatory hives— 1st. Louis 

 H. SchoU Apiaries. S5: 2d. Willie Atchley, Si. 



Carniolan bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatory hives— ist. Brazos Valley Api- 

 ary Co.. S5: 2d. Scholl Apiaries. $?. 



Cyprian bees and queens in single-comb 

 and observatory hives— ist, Schol! Apiaries. 

 Ss; 2d, Smith & Scholl. S3. 



Holy Land bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatory hives— ist. Scholl Apiaries. Ss; 

 2d. Brazos Valley Apiary Co.. Si. 



Black queen and bees in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hives— ist, B. M. Caraway. $5: 2d. 

 Louis Biediger. S;i. 



Best and largest display of bees of various 

 races in observatory hives— Scholl Apiaries. 

 Siii; 2d. Brazos Valley Apiary Co.. %b. 



Best case of white section comb honey. 12 

 l)Ounds or more— ist, W. W. Lowrance. S? 



Best display of special designs of comb 

 honey— 1st, Wm. Wiede, $5; 2d. Scholl Api 

 aries, $3. 



Best 12 pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb honey— ist, Scholl Apiaries. Sj; 2d. W. 

 .\I. Jones, $2. 



Best 6 pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb honey— 1st, Scholl Apiaries. S3; 2d, W. 

 M. Jones. S2. 



Best 3 pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb hone> — ist, Scholl Apiaries, S3; 2d. 

 Brazos Valley Apiary Co". S2. 



Best display of bulk comb honey— 1st. 

 Scholl Apiaries. Sio; 2d. Smith & Scholl, S6. 



Best dozen jars of white extracted honey-- 

 ist. W. M. Jones. Sv. 2d. Wm. Wiede. S2. 



Best dozen jars of light amber extracted 

 honey— ist, J, E. McClellan. S?; 2d. Smith & 

 Scholl, $2. 



Best displayof extracted honey, granulated 

 form— ist, SchoU Apiaries, Ss; 2d. Smith & 

 Scholl, $3. 



Best and largest display of extracted honey 

 —ist. Scholl Apiaries. $10; 2d, Smith &Scholl, 

 S*>. 



Best sample cake of bright yellow beeswax 

 not less than 2 pounds— ist. J. E. McClellan. 

 $3; 2d. Scholl Apiaries. $3. 



Best display in special designs in beeswax 

 — 1st. Scholl Apiaries. $5; 2d Smith & Scholl. 



Best and largest display of beeswax— ist. 

 Scholl Apiaries. J8: 2d. Smith & Scholl. $5. 



Best diplay of fruit preserved in honey— 

 ist. Scholl Apiaries. $5. 



Best honey-vinegar, with recipe— ist, Scholl 

 Apiaries. S3; 2d. Smith & Scholl. S2. 



Best collection of Texas honey-yielding 

 plants, pressed and mounted— 1st. Scholl 

 Apiaries. S3; 2d. Miss Mcta Hillje. Si- 

 Best instructive display in apiarian pro- 

 ducts and of thevarious uses made of honey 

 and beeswax— 1st, Scholl Apiaries, S20: 2d, 

 Smith & Scholl, $10. 



Best and largest display of bee-keepers' 

 sui>plies— ist, The A. I. Root Co . Diploma. 



San Antonio International Fair, Nov. 6 to 

 17, 1909 



Golden Italian bees and queen in single- 

 comb observatory hives— ist. Smith & Scholl. 

 SS; 2d. Toepperwein Hi Maytield. S3. 



Three-banded Italian bees and queen in 

 single-comb observatory hives — ist. Scholl 

 Apiaries, $5; 2d, Toepperwein & Mayfield, Sj. 



Carniolan bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatory hives— 1st, Scholl Apiaries, Ss 



Caucasian bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatorv hives— 1st, Scholl Apiaries, SS- 



Cyprian bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatory hives— 1st, Smith & Scholl, 

 Js; 2d. Scholl Apiaries. $3. 



Holy Land bees and queens in single-comb 

 observatory hives— ist. Scholl Apiaries. Ss; 2d. 

 Toepperwein & Mayfield. Si. 



Banat bees and queens in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hives — Scholl Apiaries, $5; 2d. 

 Smith & Scholl, J3. 



Black queen and bees in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hives— ist. Smith it .Scholl, $5; 2d, 

 Toepperwein & Mayfield, Si. 



Best and largest display of bees of various 

 races in observatory liives— 1st. Scholl Api- 

 aries, Jio; 2(1, Smith & Scholl, $6. 



Best case of white section comb honey, 12 

 pounds or more— 1st. Toepperwein & May- 

 field. Js. 



Best case of light amber section comb 

 honey— Toepperwein & Mayfield. S3. 



Best and largest display of section comb 

 honey— 1st. Toepperwein & Mayfield. Ss; 2d. 

 Toepperwein & Mayfield. S3. 



Best display of special designs of comb 

 honey— 1st. Wm. Wiede. S5; 2d. Scholl Api- 

 aries. S3. 



Best 12 pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb honey- 1st. Scholl apiaries. $1; 2d. 

 Smith & Scholl. S2. 



Best pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb honey- 1st. Scholl Apiaries, S3; 2d 

 Smith & Scholl. S2. 



Best 3 pounds friction-top pails white bulk 

 comb honey — 1st. Scholl Apiaries. Si; 2d. 

 Smith & Scholl. S2. 



Best display of bulk comb honey— ist. 

 Scholl Apiaries. S3; 2d. Toepperwein & May- 

 field, $3. 



Best dozen jars of white extracted honey — 

 ist. Scholl .Apiaries. S3; 2d, Toepperwein & 

 Mayfield. S2. 



Best dozen jars of light amber extracted 

 fioney— 1st. Smith ;t Scholl. S3; 2d. Toepper- 

 wein & Mayfield. S2. 



Best display of extracted honey, granu- 



lated form— 1st, Scholl Apiaries. S3; 2d. Toep- 

 perwein & Mayfield. S2. 



Best sample cake of bright yellow bees- 

 wax, not less than 2 pounds— ist. Smith & 

 Scholl. Ss; 2d. Scholl Apiaries. S3. 



Best display in special designs in beeswax 

 —1st. Scholl Apiaries. Ss: 2d. Toepperwein 

 & Mayfield. Si. 



Best and largest display of beeswax— ist. 

 Scholl .Apiaries. Ss; 2d. Toepperwein & May- 

 field. Si. 



Best display of fruit preserved in honey— 

 1st. Scholl Apiaries, Ss; 2d, Toepperwein & 

 Mayfield, $3. 



Best honey-vinegar with recipe— ist. Toep- 

 perwein & Mayfield. $1: 2d. same. $2. 



Best collection of Texas honey-yielding 

 plants, pressed and mounted— 1st. Scholl 

 Apiaries. S;; 2d. Miss Meta Hillje, Si. 



Best instructive display in apiarian pro- 

 ducts and of the various uses made of honey 

 and beeswax— ist. Scholl Apiaries, S20; 2d. 

 Toepperwein & Mayfield. Sio. 



Best and largest display of bee-keepers, 

 supplies— Toepperwein & Mayfield. Diploma. 



Grand special award, best entire exhibit— 

 Scholl Apiaries— Diploma. 



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Chaff Packing for Wintering 

 Bees 



BY G. C. GREINER. 



The various methods of wintering 

 bees successfully have been for years a 

 source of many animated discussions 

 among professional bee-keepers, but to 

 this day a satisfactory solution in every 

 respect has not been reached. Bee- 

 cellars have certain advantages, and 

 where suitable ground for their con- 

 struction is available, they are certainly 

 paying investments for the specialist. 

 Wintering on the summer stand with 

 proper winter protection has also its 

 good points, and for the amateur bee- 

 keeper with only a limited number of 

 colonies to winter, it is probably, tak- 

 ing everything into consideration, the 

 most advisable management. 



As it is not the object of this article 

 to discuss the pros and cons of either 

 method, we will assume that wintering 

 on the summer stand has been decided 

 upon, and with a view of giving some 

 helpful hints to the beginner or pros- 

 pective bee-keeper, who may look to us 

 older ones for information, I will ex- 

 press a few thoughts based on many 

 years of practical experience along this 

 line. 



We will take it for granted that win- 

 tering bees outdoors in single-walled 

 hives, without some kind of winter pro- 

 tection, is extremely risky in this lati- 

 tude — Western New York — or climates 

 of like nature. I do not claim that 

 chaff-packing is under all conditions 

 an infallible safe-guard against all win- 

 ter losses, neither is it probable that no 

 extra protection will always cause a 

 colony to perish. There are other con- 

 ditions — some beyond our control — 

 that determine the fate of a colony, but 

 I know from experience that a good 

 chaff-packing will go a long way to- 



ward keeping a colony comfortable 

 during a continued zero spell, when 

 under like conditions, without protec- 

 tion, disastrous results may be the con- 

 sequence. 



We have two distinct methods of 

 providing chaff-packing for our bees ; 

 one may be termed permanent, and the 

 other adjustable. A small number of 

 my colonies are in what we call chaff' 

 hives for single colonies; although 

 home-made, they embody the regular 

 chaft'-hive principle (permanent pack- 

 ing), as those put on the market by all 

 our established bee-supply manufac- 

 turers. While they are all right for 

 wintering, they are too heavy and cum- 

 bersome to manipulate conveniently, 

 and, what is still more objectionable, 

 they are not readily accessible. For 

 the small bee-keeper, who has no de- 

 sire to investigate the inside of a hive 

 or manipulate his bees in a professional 

 way, they are preferable on account of 

 being less work to prepare them for 

 winter, or summer either. But to ban- 



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die bees on a larger scale, and no ob- 

 structions to contend with, I prefer the 

 adjustable packing, which admits of 

 being removed during summer. 



To make this practical, I use for win- 

 ter quarters temporary sheds (see illus- 

 trations Fig. 1 and 2), They are made 



