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Local Convention Directory. 



1882. Time and Place of Meeting. 



^ept. 19— Michigan Cenlra], at Lansing, Mich. 



E. N. Wood, Sec. 

 ■JG— Eastern Mich., at Petroit, Mich. 



A. B. Weed, Sec, Detroit, Mich. 

 26, 27— Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. 



^y. WilllamBOn, Sec, Jjexington, Ky. 

 2a-Norfolk, Ont., at Waterford, Ont. 



Eliaa Clouse. Sec. 

 ^ct. 3Hd— North American, at Cincinnati, O. 



Dr. Khrlck Parmly, Sec, New York City. 

 5— Kentucky Union, at ShelbyvUle, Ky. 



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

 10, 11— Northern Michigan, at Pewamo, Mich, 



O. It. Goodno, Sec, Carson City, Mich. 

 17, 18— Northwestern, atCblcago. III. 



0. C. Cofflnberry, Sec, Chicago, III. 

 Tuscarawas Valley, at Newcomerstown, O. 

 J. A. Bucklew, Sec. Clarks, O. 

 Nov. I— New Jersey & Eastern, at New Brunswick. 

 J. llasbrouck. Sec Bound Brook, N. J. 

 tW In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 'time and place of future meetings.— En. 



Ohio Bee-Keepers' Association. 



The Ohio Bee-Keepers' Association 

 miet at Grange Hall, on the State Fair 

 grounds, Sept. 1, 1882. 



Dr. Besse, of Delaware, was called 

 -to the Chair. 



The question under discussion was : 

 ^' Can bees be successfully wintered 

 "witliout pollen V" 



Mr. Benedict said yes, but pollen 

 was not the sole cause of dysentery ; 

 but one cause was impure honey, and 

 ieing gorged and confined to hive. 



Mr. S. D. Riegel, of Ross county, 

 thought it would be a mistake to false 

 all the pollen from the colony ; there 

 were other conditions necessary ; 

 thiuks in some winters bees would 

 winter without pollen. 



A vote was taken on the question : 

 " Is an excess of pollen one cause of 

 dysentery V" Decided in the negative. 



Question : " How shall we manage 

 ■our bees so as to be sure of wintering, 

 and to get the best results next 

 -season V"' 



Mr. Brigham, of New London, gave 

 his experience of two years ago. Had 

 in his care six colonies ; lost six ; did 

 not lose any of his own ; thinks 20 

 pounds of honey necessary for each 

 •colony ; he put burlap on top of the 

 frames, and then straw ; sometimes 

 straw immediately on top of the 

 frames, without burlap ; he has an 

 inch augur-hole in each end of his 

 hive, with wire-cloth over the holes, 

 in each end of the upper story, for 

 ventilation. 



Mr. Newton thought the thermome- 

 ter should stand at 4.5° for cellar win- 

 tering; he can wipter with less honey 

 if proper temperature and conditions 

 outside, than with inside wintering; he 

 believes there are other causes of dys- 

 entery than continued cold weather. 



Dr. Hesse thought the hard winter 

 of ISSl.and the mortality has left us 

 with tlie survival of the fittest, i. e., 

 the hardiest of bees. 



Mr. Reigel said some of the pioper 

 <;onditioiis for successful wintering 



are a good queen, plenty of good, pure 

 honey (not too much), sufficient quan- 

 tity of mature bees, Uiorough ventila- 

 tion and dryness. 



Mr. Powell, of Pataskala, wants 

 plenty of mature bees in the fall. He 

 winters on summer stands; only lost 

 1^ of bees during the severe winter of 

 lSSO-81. He would not stimulate too 

 early in the spring. 



Mr. 15enedict would rather have 30 

 than 20 pounds of honey to winter on. 

 He did not think small colonies protita- 

 ble to winter. They are more likely 

 to get dysentery than the larger ones. 

 Has had all the experience in in-door 

 wintering that he wants. His bee- 

 house was too warm. He gave a 

 neighbor his experience in in-door 

 wintering, who tried it, lost his bees, 

 and then blamed him. 



The general opinion of members 

 present on temperature for successful 

 wintering was, that it should be be- 

 tween .32-" and 45 . 



A discussion on organization fol- 

 lowed, and an election of officers. 

 President, Dr. H. Besse, Delaware, 

 O. ; Vice Pres't., Aaron Benedict, 

 Bennington, O. ; Secretary, Daniel 

 Spear, Covington, O. ; Treasurer, S. 

 D. Riegel, Adelphi, O. 



The next meeting will be held some 

 time next December, in Columbus, at 

 some date to be lixed by Secretary 

 and Treasurer. D. Spear, /Sec. " 



The National ConTention. 



The North American Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Society will hold their 13th an- 

 nual meeting at Washington Park 

 Hall, Cincinnati, O., across Washing- 

 ton Park from the Exposition build- 

 ing. Time, Oct. 3rd to 5th, 1882. 

 First session Tuesday, 10 a. m., Oct. 

 3. We are encouraged to hope that 

 this will be a very prolitable meeting, 

 as we are promised papers from, and 

 the presence of, a large number of 

 our most prominent bee-keepers both 

 in the United States and Canada, and 

 essays and implements of the apiary 

 are expected from abroad to add to 

 the knowledge imparted by the re- 

 search and inventive skill and meth- 

 ods of our countrymen. 



Ell KICK Paumly, Sec. 



Jfew York, July 12, 1882. 



i^°The Union Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation of Maryland, Virginia and 

 West Virginia, will meet at Hagers- 

 town, in the room of the County Com- 

 missioners, at the Court House, on 

 Wednesday, Oct.*n8, 1882, at 1 o'clock, 

 p. m., the .session to last two days. 

 The Washington County Fair will 

 then be in progress, which will give 

 persons an opportunity to attend the 

 exhibition. All iiersons intending to 

 go will please drop nie a card, so that 

 1 may secure for them half-fare rates. 

 J. J.UTHER BowEKS, Sec. 



Berryville, Va. 



®"The Northwestern Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention will meet at Chicago, III., 

 on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 17 

 and 18, 1882. The office of the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal has been kindly ten- 

 dered as a place of meeting. A cordial 

 invitation is extended to all bee-keep- 

 ers, and especially those of the North- 

 western States, to be present. The 

 meeting takes place during the last 

 week of the Inter-State industrial 

 Exposition, to enable all to obtain re- 

 duced railroad rates. First session at 

 10 a. m. C. C. Miller, Fres. 



C. C. COFFINBERRY, SeC. 



i^Tlie fifth annual meeting of the 

 Northern Michigan Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 vention will be held at Pewamo, 

 Ionia County, Mich., on the second 

 Tuesday and Wednesday (10th and 

 11th) of October, 1882. Pewamo be- 

 ing on the D. & M. and II. & M. R. 

 R., it will be accessible by rail. The 

 members will do all in their power to 

 make the meeting interesting. 



II. M. Roof, Pres. 



O. R. GooDXO, Sec. 



i^The Central Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet Sept. 

 19th, at Lansing, in the Capitol Build- 

 ing. We call the meeting two weeks 

 before the Annual Fair of the Central 

 Michigan Agricultural Society meets, 

 for the purpose of making the final 

 arrangements for a large exhibit of 

 bees, honey and apiarian supplies. A 

 cordial invitation is extended to bee- 

 keepers everywhere. The meeting 

 will be of especial interest, and a large 

 attendance is expected. 



E. N. Wood, Sec. 



^" The Kentucky State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Convention will meet in Louis- 

 ville, Ky., at the Exposition Building 

 Press Rooms, on Tuesday and \Ved- 

 nesday, Sept. 2(jth and 27Ui. All bee- 

 keepers are invited to attend, and send 

 essays, papers, implements, or any- 

 thing of iiiierest to the tiaternity. 

 The Exposition will be in full blast 

 and cheap. Railroad rates from all 

 points. W. Williamson, Sec. 



^' The bee-keepers of Boone Co., 

 Ind., are cordially invited to meet at 

 the office of Barton Iliggins, in Leba- 

 non, Oct. 9, at 9 o'clock, a.m., to com- 

 plete the organization of the auxiliary 

 County Bee-Keepers' Society. The 

 bee-keepers of Hendricks county , Ind., 

 are invited to be present. By request 

 of the Committee. 



igS°The Eastern Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers" Association will hold its fall 

 meeting Sejit. 2(5, commencing at 10 

 a. m., in room 10 Merrill's Building, 

 Detroit, Mich. A. B. Weed, Sec. 



To Southern Bee-Keepers.— I would 

 like to have announced in the \Veekly 

 Bee Journal, for the benefit of 

 those bee-keepers who desire to at- 

 tend tlie Convention at Cincinnati 

 from this )iortion of the South, that 

 round trip tickets from Atlanta, good 

 for 10 days, will be §19. Round trip 

 tickets from Augusta, good for 15 

 days. S27..55. At these reduced rates, 

 it IS lioped that many will shake off 

 their cares for a few days and go to 

 meet their distant bielliren in Con- 

 vention. J. P. H. I5R0WN. 



Augusta, Ga., Aug. 30, 1SS2. 



