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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAU 



A. A. Weaver — I have never taken 

 any special pains to educate them. 



APIARIAN EXHIBITS AT CONVENTIONS. 



The question was asked, " Is it advis- 

 able to have exhibits in connection with 

 the meetings of the bee-associations ?" 



L. W. Baldwin — I am much in favor 

 of it. I do not know but that as much 

 Knowledge can be gained from such an 

 exhibit as from the discussions. 



A. A. Weaver — In all the conventions 

 I have been in, whether agricultural, 

 horticultural, or others, the display was 

 the most interesting part of the meeting 

 to everybody; and not only that, but 

 you get more real information out of the 

 meeting Itself. 



EDUCATING FARMERS ON BEES. 



Mrs. Null — In lecturing before the 

 Farmers' Board of Agriculture, what 

 would be the best subject to treat on, to 

 educate the farmers on bees ? 



Mr. Weaver — There is one point, ac- 

 cording to my experience — the most 

 prominent point — educate them and let 

 them alone. 



Pres. Morton — I find that horticultur- 

 ists are willing to be educated on this 

 subject, but it is hard to edttcate others. 



A. A. Baldwin — I think it would be a 

 good plan to get a man, say like Prof. 

 Cook, to write an article to be distributed 

 among the farmers, teaching the bene- 

 fits of bees in the fertilizing of fruit, as 

 well as to its destruction. 



SECOND DAY— Morning Session. 



The second day's first session opened 

 with a clear sky, and quite a number 

 additional bee-keepers well loaded with 

 facts and experiences — harbingers of 

 added sweets. 



In the absence of the President, Mr. 

 A. A. Weaver occupied the chair. The 

 session was rather informal, beiDg taken 

 up largely with questions and answers. 



STORING AND FUMIGATING COMB HONEY. 



Mrs. Null asked if there was any one 

 present who had a good method of stor- 

 ing comb honey for keeping ? 



L. W. Baldwin — I want a dry, warm 

 place, whether in summer or winter, 

 with the temperature at 90°. After 

 comb honey is taken off the hive, in 

 about two weeks it should be fumigated 

 with sulphur to destroy the moth. If it 

 is all taken off the hive at the same 

 time, one fumigation will do, but if 

 taken off at different times, it should be 

 fumigated two or three times. 



Mrs. Null — How much sulphur do you 

 use ? 



Ans. — Five or six pounds to 30,000 

 or 40,000 pounds of honey. 



Ques, — How long do you allow the 

 fumigation to go on ? 



Ans. — Several hours. I tie my honey 

 in wide frames, and find there is no diffi- 

 culty in the way of the smoke penetrat- 

 ing it. 



Mrs. Null — Would you consider the 

 process of fumigation necessary every 

 year? 



Ans. — It would be the safest to do it. 



A. A. Baldwin — I did not fumigate it 

 this year. My honey was sold early, 

 and in crating it I did not notice the 

 work of any moth. In the winter 

 months it should be kept from freezing. 



HOW MOTHS GET INTO THE HIVES. 



L. W. Baldwin — Why is it that after 

 taking our comb honey off the hive, in 

 two or three weeks we find moth ap- 

 pearing ? How do the eggs get there ? 



S. A. Utley — I think the moth lay the 

 eggs in the hive. 



A. A. Baldwin — During the working 

 season, when the bees are storing sur- 

 plus, you do not find many moths in the 

 hive. 



L. W. Balwin — I have thought many 

 times whether or not the moths do not 

 lay their eggs on the fl®wers, and are 

 carried into the hive with the pollen, as 

 the moth hatch from the cells contain- 

 ing pollen. 



A. A. Baldwin — The moth-worm can- 

 not fully develop without pollen. When 

 the moth-worm hatches out it feeds on 

 pollen. I am not so sure that they 

 hatch from the pollen, but wherever 

 tbey do hatch, they go to the pollen to 

 feed. 



Mr. Weaver — I have come to the con- 

 clusion that there are two distinct varia- 

 tions of moth — one a dark, iron-gray, 

 and the other of lighter color. 



OVERSTOCKING AND THE LIGHT CROP. 



The question was asked, "Is it the 

 opinion of the association that over- 

 stocking had anything to do with our 

 light crop this season ?" 



L. W. Baldwin — I can hardly say that 

 my locality has been overstocked. I 

 have generally kept large apiaries, 

 usually 150 colonies in one apiary. It 

 will pay me better than to have a less 

 number, and hire more men. I cannot 

 say but that I get as good an average as 

 those around me who have only a few 

 colonies. 



Mr. Weaver — Generally speaking, those 



