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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



task great interest, great experience, 

 and a mind probably better titted for 

 his peculiar work than any of his suc- 

 'Cessors. Hence, in using his hive, 

 we trust to authority than which there 

 iis none better. 



2. The Langstrotli hive lias steadily 

 igrovvn in popularity, and to-day is 

 .much more used than any other hive. 



We thus have the sanction of time 

 and experience, which are of the 

 greatest value in testing the useful- 

 ness of any invention. 



3. The Langstroth hive and furni- 

 iture being standard articles, may be 

 more easily procured than any otiier. 

 There are few supply dealers tbat do 

 not keep in stock these hives. 



4. The Langstroth hive and furni- 

 ture being standard articles, may be 



.procured at a less cost than any 



•other. 



o. Bees in Langstroth hives can be 

 more readily sold, and at better pri- 



.ces, than if in odd frames. 



Thus there are 5 good reasons that 



• cover the whole ground why begin- 

 ners would do best to adopt the 



.Langstroth hive. The best authority, 

 the test of time, tlie certainty of get- 

 ting hives, etc., readily, the certainty 

 of getting hives, etc., cheaply, and the 

 certainty of having bees and brood in 

 tJie most salable shape, should they 

 afterwards wish to sell. 

 Henderson, Ky. 



S. W. 111. and S. W. Wisconsin. 



A special meeting of this Associa- 

 tion was held at the apiary of Jona- 

 than Stewart, in the village of Rock 

 •City, May 16. President R. M. Mili- 

 ken being absent, the meeting was 

 presided over by Vice President Levi 

 Kiester. 



After receiving and acting upon 

 the report of the Treasurer, the Asso- 

 ciation proceeded to discuss a number 

 of very important questions relating 

 to bee-culture. The meeting was un- 

 usually interesting, and all the mem- 

 bers present exhibited a deep interest 

 in their work, and joined in the dis- 

 cussion of the questions before them 

 with much ability and enthusiasm, 

 and clearly showed careful study and 

 close attention to progressive bee- 

 culture. 



The attention of the Association 

 was called to several species of fraud- 

 ulent practices by some unscrupulous 

 apiarists, whereby an inferior quality 

 ■ of honey is imposed upon the public, 

 and the following condemnatory reso- 

 lution was passed : 



Resolved, That we strongly protest 

 against, and severely condemn, the 

 nefarious practice of feeding bees 

 glucose or grape sugar, or the adul- 

 teration of honey in any manner, as 

 • dishonorable and dishonest ; that we 

 pledge ourselves individually and col- 

 lectively to expose any person or per- 

 sons who, to our knowledge, may en- 



gage in such fraudulent practices; 

 that no person so engaged shall be ad- 

 mitted to membership in this Asso- 

 ciation, and that it shall be deemed a 

 sufficient cause for expulsion from 

 membership. 



The Association adjourned to meet 

 again at Rockton, Winnebago Co., 111., 

 Sept 5, 1882. 



Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



i^" The Northwestern Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Society will meet in La- 

 crosse, Wis., June 9, 1882, in the City 

 Hall. A good attendance is desired, 

 as arrangements have been made for 

 articles from practical apiarists. 



G. J. Pammel, Sec. 



Local Convention Directory. 



18K2. Time and Piace of Meeting. 



May II— Champlain Valley, at Middlebury, Vt. 

 T. Brooking. Sec, East Shoreham, Vt. 



16— N. W. III. and S. W.Wis., at Rock City. III. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec, Rock City, III. 



25 — Iowa Central, at Winterset. Iowa. 



Henrv Wallace. Sec 



June 3— Hart County. Ky#. at Woodsonville, Ky. 



y— N. W. Wisconsin. atLaCrosse. Wis. 



G. J. Pammel, Sec, LaCrosse, Wis, 



Sept. .'i-N. Vf. III. and S. W. Wis., at Rockton, 111. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



Oct. 5— Kentucky llnion, at Shelbyville, Ky. 



G. W. Demaree. Sec. Christiansburg, Ky. 



Tuscarawas Valley, at Newcomerstown, O, 

 J. A. Bucklew, Sec, darks. O. 



ty In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetinus.— El). 





ItXX' 



A Puzzle.— I have heard of persons 

 running against a pozer, and it seems 

 Ihave now encountered one, on which 

 I want information. I introduced 6 

 queens last fall ; of course they showed 

 no progeny last fall. Two of the 6 

 showed their luogeny in February, 

 but none of the 4 have laid an egg 

 yet. Of course they were dollar 

 queens, but were well developed and 

 as bright as a dollar. What is the 

 matter V Col. R. Walton. 



Industry. III. 



[We could only guess at an answer, 

 which would be as liable to be incor- 

 rect as otherwise.— Ed.] 



The Journal a Necessity.— I cannot 

 do without tlie Bee Journal, and if 

 I continue to keep bees, you can de- 

 pend on me as a life subscriber, at 

 least while you keep so far in advance 

 of all other bee periodicals. My bees 

 are doing well thus far. Some are 

 working in sections, but I have three 

 different kinds of hives, and have to 

 use various sized sections. If the 

 bees pay well this year I shall 

 endeavor to get a uniformity of hives. 

 IIiRAM J. Ward. 



Farmington, Kan., May 14, 1882. 



Bees in Western New York. — My 



bees have wintered well on their sum- 

 mer stands packed in chaff, 42 colo- 

 nies. I have not lost any. The 

 spring weather has been very unfavor- 

 able for the bees, and cold vvinds have 

 prevailed most of the time. The elm 

 and soft maple blossoms have been 

 killed by frost. The early sweet cherry 

 and peach blossoms are opening now, 

 and the dandelion will, in a few days, 

 be at the hight of bloom. The orch- 

 ards have never looked more promis- 

 ing than they do this year, and pros- 

 pects are very good, if we only get 

 suitable weather. The white clover 

 prospects are not so good, for it has 

 suffered with other grasses greatly 

 from the many changes of weather 

 last winter, with no snow on the 

 ground. The reports from the sur- 

 rounding country are that colonies 

 have wintered well in cellars and on 

 their summer stands, and are very 

 strong in bees, and wherever there is 

 any loss it is from starvation, and the 

 bee-keeper is entirely to blame for it, 

 for we had splendid weather in the 

 latter part of February to look after 

 the bees and feed them. By the way, 

 I send you a little box with a plant in 

 it. It grows here on the railroad 

 track, and bees work freely on it. Can 

 you give the name of it, and its value 

 for the bees i* Wm. Bolling. 



Dunkirk, N. Y., May 10, 1882. 



[The plant is the corn gromwell 

 (Litliespenmmi arvense), naturalized 

 from Europe, and widely dissemina- 

 ted in the Northern States, especially 

 occurring on sandy banks and road- 

 sides. Its flowers are very small, but 

 contain a considerable amount of 

 nectar, easily accessible to bees. I 

 should not suppose the quality very 

 good, but have no certain knowledge 

 about this.— ]j. J. Burrill, Illinois 

 Industrial Institute.] 



Gone to Florida.— I brought here 

 last month from Gretna, La., 5 colo- 

 nies of bees, and did not lose a half 

 pint in the removal. They are doing 

 splendidly on the saw i)almetto at 

 present. A. T. Williams. 



Tampa, Fla., May 11, 1882. , 



Unfortunate. — I can symyiathize 

 with Mr. R. L. Shoemaker, of New- 

 comerstown, O., as stated in the last 

 Bee Journal. On April 2.5, in pre- 

 paring cages for shipping queens, in 

 drawing a fine tack with the point of 

 a knife, the tack flew into my left eye 

 and destroyed the sight, vvhich has 

 liad the effect of subduing my ardor 

 in the bee business somewhat. 

 Weather here is cold and wet. No 

 honey from fruit bloom — too cold and 

 windy. Bees are starving to death ; 

 am feeding every colony in my apiary. 

 Outside of the feed, I have given 

 them, I do not think there is one 

 pound of honey in my entire apiary, 

 consisting of 3.5 colonies. What the 

 future will bring forth remains to be 

 seen. Prospect is far from flattering. 

 M. II. Snyder. 



Elmwood, 111., May 12, 1882. 



