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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



the desolation, my hopes were com- 1 

 pltady blinlitt^il, l)iil 111 a low (iays 

 the clnvcr sUirlcd ii|> and ModiikhI hii 

 tlial I H'A, iUiiiiil l,()()()|iiimi(lH()r lioiK^y 

 by. Inly 10. Tlit'ti tlii' hci's i^iA. shiik^ 



hiUM-y I'liiiii biissw 1 oulsidcMif Uw. 



track of Uic haii-storiii. II has been 

 a lianl hdiicy season I'or nic. My in- 

 <!reHHe of (colonies was .'iti, mostly liy 

 naliinil swaiiniiiK. Aflei- ilonblirif? 

 \ip Konin colonics 1 had l(l."i left, nearly 

 all of vvliirli \vt'|-c ill f^ood condilion 

 to pill inlo llid cellai- I'oi' winter, 

 •Nvlii<di 1 (lid on Dec. 7. They aie now 

 111 a very (|ni(^sl^(Mlt state, at a tem- 

 perature of Ki '. Diirini,' the season I 

 look 1,.^II0 iionnds of exlraclinl honey 

 and -Oil pounds of comb honey. My 

 expenses were $120. Sir) and my rcM^oipt'w 

 $i:'.2.is. 



Hives from Artificial Stone, -.lolm 

 Tnriibiill, La ('resceiil,o,.Mimi., writes 

 thus concerning a new malcrial for 

 jiiakin^; hive.s : 



I have been keeping Ixh^s for Is 

 years, but I never ^ave 



them much 

 years a^o. 1 



i..in. but I never 

 attenlion until alioul 

 now have l!i; colonies in the cellar. 1 

 liave learned more about be(^s in the 

 few inonllis since 1 have been takiii).! 

 the .Vmkiiican Hk-h ,l()i)HN ai,, than 

 1 had ever learneil in all my life up to 

 thai time. I recently had a (H)nversa- 

 tion Willi a sloiu^-iirm lier(\ about 

 inakiiit; be(vhives out of their arti- 

 iicial sl(ln(^ They said that such 

 ijiives would be much better than 

 wooden ones, as lliey would not be 

 aflecteil by the hot sun in siimmei-, 

 and as the material is a non-conduc- 

 tor of heal, neither would it be 

 affected by the cold. Hives coii- 

 Blrncled of sncli material would be 

 li;;lit and (birablc, and a hive of the 

 LaiiKstroth size would weiKh about 

 ;«) pounds, and cost :!() cents. I in- 

 tend to (jive them a trial. I would b(^ 

 pleased to hear tliroii;;li tint (M)!iimns 

 •of Uie A^n';l!l(^\N liicic .Iouiinai, 

 what our practical bee-keepers think 

 in regard to stone houses for Our beos. 



Reversible Frames, Section-Cases, 

 •6tc. — '1'. M. ("olenian, (tlendoii,«olowa, 

 on .Jan. 4, IhkO, writes : 



In tint report of Mr. .leffrey, of 

 Connect icnt, onpaueK'Jl of the Aimuk- 

 icAN Hkk .loiiUNAi, for I.SH;"), I notice 

 that he says, '• One apiarist has triinl 

 the l-',r>nch wide end-bar, with re- 

 versible wire," etc., and I would like 

 to know more about tluMii. I am puz- 

 zled to know how to rever.se frames, 

 liives, and section-cases, in th(< best 

 nianiu'i'. 1 use a Simplicity hive of 

 the Lanustrolh size, M inches vvicUi, II 

 frames, "|,-iiicli top and end bars 

 sawed out of plasterinj; lath, and 

 spaces between the frames lilled with 

 sticks sawed oil of lath used for 

 frames. The ends of the hive are 

 rabbeted, ami have tin strips lor the 

 frames to rest upon. When tiering up 

 1 take llie st ii'ks out and place another 

 liive, or half hive for sections, on top ; 

 all hav(^ S{piare joinls, and no fasten- 

 int,'s of any kind. Tht^ top and bottom 

 boards are alike, is inches wide and 

 iM inches loiifj, with cleats only on the 



ends to keep them from warping. 

 They are dressed and paintiMl on both 

 sides, but have no fasteiiiiiiis, thus 

 making the cheapest and simplest 

 hive 1 ever saw. I'.ut I want somi^ 

 way to invert frames and cases for 

 sections, and Mr. .Jeffrey's plan seems 

 to me llu^ best I have heard of, but I 

 do not understand the " reversible 

 wire " nor '• t^iiinljy standing frames," 

 or how they could be used one time 

 as slundiiifj; frames and at aiiothei' 

 lime as han;,'in^; frames. I have 

 kept be(!S for I! years, hav(^ read books 

 and pajn'is, and liav(^ Icarnt^d enouf,'li 

 to make me anxious to know more. 

 Last wint(^r 1 lost 17 colonies out of 

 ai in an outside cellar or "cave" 

 where il froze considerably. Now I 

 have lit colonics in K<'"<1. warm cel- 

 lars, and I obtained l,l(it pounds of 

 hoiK^V from them last season, about 

 half of it b(^int! comb honey and the 

 balance extracted honey. 



Colonies Packed for Winter, etc.— 



Ilobert Osborm^ Danville, oi Ills., on 

 Dec. .'11, IHK.''), writes: 



In the fall of Issl I had 74 colonies ; 

 I sol(I 0, and started in the winter 

 with OS— .')!) packed on tlu^ summer 

 stands, '2 without packing, and 7 1 put 

 into the cellar. When the time came 

 that bees could make their liviiif,' 

 again, 1 had 48 colonies hd't, i. (., if 1 

 call every one that had a (pK^iMi a 

 colony, but there was (jiiite a number 

 that were very small nuclei colonies 

 that reipiinMl'lots of h(d|i to get them 

 rtvMly f<ir the honey-llow, which was 

 good in this locality, whih^ whili^ 

 (clover and basswood lasted, liy. July 

 20 1 had incri^ased my apiary to .S7 

 good c(ilonie3, and had taken 2,000 

 pounds of comb honey in 1 and 1 '4 

 pimiid sections, and 1 had extra(!ted 

 1,000 pounds. The bees did not do 

 much in the sections after that, but 

 stored everything full in llii^ brood- 

 chambers. My hoiu^y crop for Iss.') 

 amounted to '2,;!00 pounds of comb 

 lioiiey, 1,400 pounds of extracted 

 Iionev, with an abumlance to carry 

 the bees through without feeding 

 sugar. I have 00 colonies packed on 

 the summer stands, and 27 colonies 

 and 1 nucleus in the cellar under the 

 house. I liave sold nearly all of my 

 comb honey and about iialf of the 

 extracted. 



ment ; but no one could prescribe for 

 them. I WHS not in a mood to drive 

 with becoming respect to a colony of 

 bees ; however, contrary to my (ex- 

 pectations, after the good shaking up 

 ofa40-niile ride, they imiiroved very 

 rajiidly, and are now tucked ui) snugly 

 in the cellar, and I (expect to get thorn 

 through the winter in good condition. 

 They however kept a few drones up 

 to llie last examination, which I made 

 about Dec, .1.'^). My adviiUMs to take 

 bees to your local (ionventions. if you 

 \u[\'i'. any that are troubled with the 

 new malady ; and if you have no dis- 

 easiMl been to take, do not let that 

 detain you from attending, for there 

 is money in it. 



Convention Notices. 



C^.^" Tlic unniml ('(nivontJoii of tlio Tndl- 

 Him Slate lt( c-KcM|icrs' Societ.v will lio lurhi 

 lU lii(liMiiM]Kiiis, hill., iin .Inn.:.'() ami 'M, issii. 

 'I'lic iiicctiMyH or IhlH SodU'ty Juu'c hc(.Mi wry 

 succi'ssl'iii In tlic pilHt, and llic coming lucot- 

 inif pi-oinlscs Ici be slill licllc]-. Tlio nicctintf 

 will he l.cid in Ihc roinns ol' t\w Slate Hoard 

 of A«Ticlillnrc. and it is oiUMtl' a B(^ri(^B of 

 nu'ctiiiKM held liy the dill'crcnt Sofiottcs of 

 the Slalc, which iicrlain to tlu) Bpcoialtlos ot 

 AKi-iciillnrc, vi/.., Uairylnjf, Wool-Orowinir, 

 S« inc-lliccilinif, I'onllry-Jtalsintf. (!'<.'. Uo- 

 ilnccil niIcK arc oUcrcil at HiiIcIh, and every- 

 IhiiiK [Mi.'isihlc will lie (lone to make iho 

 MiiTiiiitr cntcilaiiiiiiK' and instniulivo. A 

 \'cr-\- coinplcli' prowrani iH liciiif^ prepared, 

 witii ample time to (iiK(;ilKS the important 

 suii.leelHol' pari ienlar interest to beedicep- 

 ei'.-*. A <'<il'dial invitation is extended to all 

 liee-Ueepers. wilh I he hope that they will at- 

 tend, and thus make the ("onvenlion ot still 

 lireater impoi'tailco. 



I'llASK L. DOUOUEliTY, SCC. 



J*'"" The animal meolliiK of the North- 

 western Illinois and Southwestern Wiseon- 

 sln llee-Ke(M)ers' Assoeiation will lie held in 

 Freoport, Ills., on Tuesday, .Ian. ni, ISSti. 

 Jonathan Stkwa iit, S(!C. 



The New Bee-Disease. — ^\'• U- 



Thorne, (;lenn,o» Kaiis., on .Jan. 1, 

 ISSO, writes : 



,\s I asked lihiery. No. l.'i.i, it might 

 be well if 1 should report progress 

 (Miucerning the bees there mentioned. 

 .\bont ;! weeks prior to the meeting 

 of the " Western lice- Keepers' ,\sso- 

 (Mation," held at Iiidt^iieniUince, ,Mo., 

 on Oct. 1.") and 1(), Iss.""), I determined 

 to try and see if the stores that the 

 colony had was th(^ causti of flue 

 inala/ly. 1 look the stores from them 

 and gave it to anothi'r coliniy that was 

 in a healthy condilion ; no injurious 

 etfi^ct. resulted therefrom. I then 

 gav(e the diseased colony sugar stores; 

 no benelil tippeared to result. I there- 

 fore determined to take them 20 miles 

 in a wagon, to the s(tr(ints, for treat- 



{1"~ 'Pheanlinal meet inwot tlie Chainplaln 

 Valley lleeKeepi'rs' Associalion will be hold 

 In Middlebiiry, \'t., on .Ian. -n. Issii. 



R. II. lloi.MKS, S(x;. 



£•",'•■ The Northeastern (Hilo and North- 

 weslern IN'nnsj'I\'ania llee-Keepers' Assoeia- 

 tion will hold iis sevordh annual eonventi 

 at Meadvllle, I'a., on Wednesday luid 'riinrs- 

 day, Jan. 20 and 21, 1S80. 0. H. Coon, Sec. 



n 



Z'-^ff~ 'I'he Kastorn New Vm-k Hee-Koepors' 

 Associalion will hold Its animal convention 

 in .\Krienllnial Hall at .Mbany, N. V., on 

 Tnesdav. Wednesday and Tlmrsday, Jaimary 

 211 .'JH, ISSl). The lll-st session will lieKlll on 

 'I'liesday, at 2 ii.m. All Interesled in boe- 

 keepiilK- are ri'ipiesled to allenil, and bring 

 apiarian supplies lor e.vhibition. The pro- 

 Kramnie will consist ot essays on Important 

 snlijeets, disenssions, ele. 



K. Vi'. Piiii.o. Sec. 



{*,'■■ The llaneoek Connty Itco-Koopers' 

 Assoeiation will meet at Kindlay, ()., on Sat- 

 nrday. Jan, 2:i. Issii. s. II. Doi.ton, Sec. 



t^ff The Illinois Central Ile('-K<>eper8' 

 ,\s.soeiatl<Mi will hold its no.\t mectlnjr at 

 Mt. Sterlinjc, Ills., on Tuesday and Woilncs- 

 day, Oct. lit and 211, issii. 



.1. M. Hamhauoh, See. 



J**" The Wisconsin State liee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet in llic Stall' Capitol at 

 Madison. Wis,, on Feb, 4, IHSii, at n a,m. All 

 who are iMlerested in bee keeinnn- are invi- 

 ted to alleud. The meelillK' will be held dnr- 

 iun the sessions ot the State Atrrieidtiiral 

 Soeietv. and bee keepers wdio are also inter- 

 esled in topics relnliim' to tannine will have 

 an 0]iportnnily to hear thi'in disen8S(?d. 

 ;\ny bee keeper havinjr anylhinK' new in the 

 ma'ml>,'emenl ot bees are reiniested lo brlnit 

 ItaloiiK' I'ov e.vhlbili'in. Persons paymir full 

 tare eomiiiK. may obtain a return ticket at. 

 onelltlh ot IhereKUlar rat(>, 



.1. W. V.vNCK, Sec. 



