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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



May 12. 



instead of paying 50 cents or a dollar to a 

 local association, and a dollar each for 

 membership in the two national ones, 

 one membership fee would cover the whole. 

 Our local association would then be the 

 Minnesota branch of the United States Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. 



It needs no argument to prove that such 

 an organization is both desirable and pos- 

 sible, for we have already the material 

 from which to construct it, in our various 

 associations. 8ome changes in the consti- 

 tution of the United States Bee-Keepers' 

 Union might be necessary in order to allow 

 the increast membership as above indicated ; 

 and also some changes in the constitutions 

 of the associations joining, but in fact they 

 would have no constitution after being ab- 

 sorbed by the federation. They would have 

 to make by-laws in accordance with the 

 constitution of the executive. However, it 

 will be time enough to discuss details when 

 the matter gets underway. 



That is simply an outline of the organi- 

 zation for which I am willing to strive, and 

 in the meantime I can only afford to be a 

 member of the two to which I already be- 

 long. Wm. Russell. 



Hennepin Co., Minn. 



A Correction — Cold April. 



On page *2.")'J I am made to say that I cut 

 rabbets 3-16 of an inch deep. I said 13-16. 

 [Right you are.— Editor.] 



My colonies are mostly in good condi- 

 tion, with plenty of stores. April has been 

 a very cold month, and brood-rearing is 

 not very well advanced. Plum and peach 

 trees are beginning to liloom. Apple trees 

 are not in blossom yet. It was showery 

 last night and to-day. Edwin Beviss. 



Decatur Co., Iowa, April 30. 



A Carpenter Bee-Keeper. 



I had IT colonies of bees last spring. I got 

 1,000 pounds of honey from them. This 

 spring I have 31 colonies. I have had bees 

 for 10 years, just for my own use, but not 

 to make a business of it. I work at carpen- 

 tery, but it is dull at my trade this spring, 

 so I think I will see what I can do with the 

 bees this year. O. D. French. 



Jones Co., Iowa, April IS. 



Profitable Fun with Bees. 



I am not a regular bee-keeper, but a loco- 

 motive engineer, and keep a few bees for 

 fun; or, you may say, to rest up my head 

 after many a long run. I have 15 colonies 

 nicely arranged in the back-yard, and I be- 

 lieve it rests me up when I am at home to 

 go out among them and see them work and 

 caper around. They averaged about 125 

 pjunds per colony, half comb and half ex- 

 tracted, last year, so you see, we have a 

 fairly good location. 



Sanford Hartman. 



Lincoln Co., Nebr., April 23. 



Wintering— Spring Management. 



Last fall I prepared '2f> colonies for winter 

 — six colonies in the cellar and the balance 

 on the summer stands. Those that were 

 not already in chaff hives I put outer cases 

 over, packing the inter-space with fine 

 planer-shavings, or something similar. On 

 part of them were " sealed covers." On the 

 balance was Hill's device, covered with a 

 thick, porous cushion. The entrances were 

 left open full width, with a board leaning 

 against the hive, shading the entrance. 

 This I remove when warm enough for the 

 bees to fly. 



Last week I examined them, taking out 

 the frames from every hive. Contrary to a 

 late writer in the Bee Journal, I believe in 

 examining them at an early date, thereby 

 aiding them In "'house-cleaning." In al- 

 most every hive I find something I can do 

 to aid them — a moldy piece of comb to re- 

 move, dead bees and mold on the bottom- 

 board, a surplus frame of honey to remove, 

 etc. This examination through, I have 

 nothing more to do till swarming-time. 



I never have occasion to feed in the 



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