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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



A Sweet Meeting that Did Not Occur. 



In the Bee Journal, for Feb. 1, 

 1882, we meutioued the fact that a 

 Bee-Keepers' Coiiveiitioii appointed 

 to be held at Berlin, Wis., could not 

 be found by those who were looking 

 for it. We said we knew nothing of 

 the circumstances, but invited the 

 Secretary to "arise and explain." 

 The following explanation is received: 



In regard to the meeting of the 

 Northeastern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 

 Society, I am the Secretary, and sup- 

 pose 1 ought to explain. The Conven- 

 tion in Oshkosh, in Jan., ISSl, in view 

 of the small attendance and cold 

 weather, decided to amend the by- 

 laws and hold but one meeting a year, 

 and that in October ; but at the meet- 

 ing in Pewaukee, this was forgotten, 

 and I was prevented from attending, 

 at the last moment, by the illness of 

 my child. Had 1 been there, the mis- 

 take of appointing a meeting in Jan- 

 uary would not liave been made. I 

 wrote to the Secretary pvo teiii, telling 

 him of the change, and asking him to 

 see the different persons who were 

 present, and get their permission to 

 change the meeting to October, but 

 received no answer from him till a 

 few days before the time appointed 

 for the Convention to take place, he 

 having been very busy, and unable to 

 devote the time to it, but said no one 

 would be able to go from that part of 

 the country, or not more than one per- 

 son. It was too late to postpone the 

 Convention then, and I clid not know 

 what to do, not feeling I had any 

 authority in the matter, but I wrote 

 to Mr. Chas. Green, of Berlin, from 

 whom I had received a card a few 

 days before, sending the card to kivi 

 and telliny him it would explain the 

 matter. I send you leaf from my let- 

 ter-copying book with the letter. Mr. 

 Green has undoubtedly explained the 

 matter to the bee-keepers in his vicini- 

 ty, and I hope there is no harm done, 

 and that the meeting will be held in 

 October in Berlin, Wis. 



My regret in the matter is sincere ; 

 it was simply impossible for me to 

 leave home, so that I could not be 

 there to explain it myself. 



[As we expected, the matter was 

 caused by a train of unavoidable cir- 

 cumstances. Let us hope that a little 

 more care will be exercised, and that 

 hereafter the "sweetness" supposed to 

 be flowing around bee-conventions, 

 may be so definitely located that the 

 " busy bees " will all find it. 



1^ It would save us much trouble, 

 if all would be particular to give their 

 post office address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no 

 name, post-office. County or State. — 

 Also,if you live near one postoffice and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to 

 give the address we have on our list. 



lucorporatiug Bee-Keepers' Societies. 



Hon. L. Wallbridge, President of 

 the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Society, has 

 our thanks for calling attention to a 

 typographical error in the Bee Jour- 

 nal of Feb. 1st., page 68, where the 

 depth of the Langstroth frame is 

 erroneously given as T}s inches; it 

 should have read df/g inches. The 

 standard Langstroth frame is GJgxlTJ'g 

 inches, outside. Mr. Wallbridge adds : 



I use this hive 12J^ inches wide, with 

 9 frames OJg inches deep. Bees inva- 

 riably (a strong word) leave I3 of an 

 inch between combs when they are 

 allowed to choose their own distances. 

 Should not this be the proper space be- 

 tweenandatthe ends of comb frames, 

 and between the frames and honey 

 boxes V I am now about to make my 

 hives for next year, and wish to be 

 acciu'ate. You will confer a favor on 

 others besides the writer, if you will 

 give your views. 



I would ask : Are tlie bee-keepers" 

 associations in your State incorporated 

 by legislative enactment, or are yours 

 simply voluntary associations V The 

 Ontario bee-keepers desire to be crea- 

 ted an incorporation by law. Do you 

 feel the want of being incorporated ? 

 I know there are inconveniences at- 

 tending incorporation which I fear the 

 Ontario bee-keepers do not see. I 

 think we might dispense with it if 

 you do. 



After many years of observation and 

 experimental study, three-eighths of 

 an inch has been fixed upon with great 

 unanimity, by experimental bee-keep- 

 ers, as the proper bee-space. The dif- 

 ference between three-eighths and 

 one-third of an inch is so very slight, 

 however, that but little if any differ- 

 ence will be perceptible in the result. 



Our bee-keepers' associations are 

 all voluntary organizations, to join 

 upon the payment of a light member- 

 ship fee, and withdraw from at will. 

 Holding no realty in common, and 

 transacting no business requiring a 

 seal or bonded officers, no necessity 

 exists for, and no advantage would 

 be gained by being incorporated. If 

 it were intended to transact a general 

 business requiring the acquisition or 

 ownership of real or personal property, 

 or other transactions whereby legal 

 proceedings in law or equity might be 

 resorted to, it would be necessary to 

 file a declaration, take out a charter, 

 and organize under the general law 

 regulating incorporated bodies. 



1^ We will send Cook's Manual 

 bound in cloth, postpaid, and the 

 Weekly Bee Journal for«one year, 

 for $3.00 ; or with King"s Text-Book, 

 in cloth, for $2.75. 



A Correction.— In the Bee Jour- 

 nal for August 24, 1881, page 270, 

 Mrs. A. M. Sanders gave her report — 

 and about the middle of the letter this 

 sentence occurred : "I had one chaff- 

 hive, but that one did not 2osc a pint of 

 bees ; I like those hives," etc. By an 

 oversight our printer thought the word 

 lose was " have " (it looked much like 

 it), and it was so set up and printed. 

 As this completely changed the mean- 

 ing of the sentence we learn that Mrs. 

 Sanders felt aggrieved and wrote to the 

 maker of that hive complaining of 

 the matter, and intimating that it was 

 purposely done, to injure it, etc. Her 

 letter was a tew days since forwarded 

 to us for explanation and correction. 

 We are sorry that the error was not 

 observed and corrected at once — but 

 must ask our correspondents never 

 to think for a moment that we inten- 

 tionally change any idea. Sometimes 

 it is very difficult to read a word and 

 we often change the sentence to make 

 it grammatical, but never knowingly 

 change the idea. And we regret that 

 any one should be ungenerous enough 

 to intimate any such thing. 



Horticulture and Bees. — The Fre- 



donia, N. Y., Censor, of Jan. 26, 1882, 

 speaking of the Horticultural Socie- 

 ty's meeting at Brocton, says : 



An "Improved Bee Feeder" was 

 exhibited by the inventor, U. E. 

 Dodge, of this village, which good 

 judges pronounce of superior merit 

 as it is certainly practical and cheap. 

 Mr. Dodge also had specimens of 

 evaporated apples in boxes with glass 

 sides, which were very perfect. 



The way to bring honey to public 

 notice is to lose no opportunity of ex- 

 hibiting honey, bees, apiarian imple- 

 ments, etc., at fairs and shows of all 

 kinds. Persistent labor will always 

 win. Keep the ball rolling. 



^"The California Apiculturist, is 

 the name of a new bee paper published 

 in Oakland, Cal. It contains 8 pages 

 of the size of the Bee Journal, and 

 is to be publislied monthly at $1 a year. 

 It is edited by Mr. JS". Levering, who 

 is known to our readers as a practical 

 bee-keeper, and it is published by the 

 Apicultural Publishing Co. It is well 

 filled with good reading matter, and 

 we wish it success. 



Kecipe for Paste.— To make ordinary 

 Hour paste adhere well to tin or glass, 

 add a small quantity of honey or 

 brovvji sugar — say a tablespoonfull of 

 honey to a pint of paste. Glue size is 

 better than honey for pasting on wood. 

 Wm. C. Pelham. 



