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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Mating queens in confinement. I be- 

 lieve, has thus far been a failure, and 

 we must look in some other direction 

 for a means of controlling that mat- 

 ter. When we wish to improve the 

 blood of our flocks and herds, we con- 

 fine the males that we do not wish to 

 mate, and let those of our choice run 

 with the females. With this attach- 

 ment to our hives, we can confine the 

 impure drones and let those that are 

 pure fly with the queens. This con 



For tbe American Bee JoamaL 



Marshall County, Iowa, Convention. 



troller can be made of tin at any tin l all present. 



The Marshall County, Iowa, Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, met at the Court 

 House, in Marslialltown, Feb. 2. Five 

 new members were admitted. 



The subject for discussion, " Pro- 

 motion of Bee-Keeping," was taken 

 up, and well discussed by several 

 members, and, we believe, benefitted 



®" The Progressive Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet for their spring 

 meeting May ■", 18S4. at the apiary and 

 residence of J. B. Haines, Bedford, 

 Cuyhoga County. O. All interested 

 are invited. J. R. Reed, <Sec. 



shop at a small cost. 1 make them 



Earlly of wood. I form a box of thin 

 oards 12x6x6 inches, letting the sides 

 project above the ends witli grooves 

 m which to slide this cover. The 

 front is IJ^ inches wide ; the back 4 

 inches, with a groove 3 inches from 

 the top. Two inches from the right 

 hand corner, on the inside, tack a 

 perpendicular strip. From this strip 

 to the left hand front comer, slide in a 

 piece of zmc perforated from the in- 

 side, with holes 9 64 of an inch in 

 diameter. The left end should be in 

 two pieces, and put together with an 

 opening corresponding with the groove 

 in the back. Through this opening, 

 slide in a triangular piece of tin or 

 wood with a notch in the side next to 

 the perforated zinc 3x% inches, for 

 the queen to pass into the upper 

 room. Over this opening, and at- 

 tached to the zinc, form a wire cloth 

 tube reaching to within % of an inch 

 of the top, having the opening about 

 34 of an inch wide. Slide in on the 

 top a piece of glass or perforated zinc 

 for a cover. 



At the right hand corner form a tin 

 tube reaching into the entrance of 

 the hive about 3 inches, with the inside 

 opening 2x}-^ inches. 

 Farmer City, HI. 



For tlie American Bee JonmaL 



How to Settle the Pollen Theory. 



On the subject of ""Fair Exhibi- 

 tions," all desired to have a chance to 

 make a better display of bees and 

 honey products, and the Secretary was 

 appointed to confer with the officers of 

 the Marshall County Agricultural So- 

 ciety, and see what arrangements 

 could be made for the fair of 1 884. 



H was decided that the election of 

 oflicers for the coming year, should 

 take place at the next regular meet- 

 ing, April 5. Subjects for discussion 

 at the next meeting: "Spring and 

 Summer Care," and " Profits of Bee- 

 Keeping." 



The Society then adjourned to meet 

 Saturday, April 5, at 10.30 a. m., at 

 the Court House in Marshalltown, 

 Iowa. Bee-keepers of adjoining coun- 

 ties interested in bee keeping, are in- 

 vited. J. ^y. Sanders, Sec. 



Convention Notices. 



^ The Wabash County bee-keep- 

 ers intend to organize a county asso- 

 ciation on Friday, April 11, 1884, at 10 

 a. m., at the Court House in Wabash, 

 Ind. All bee-keepers of this and ad- 

 joining counties are requested to meet 

 with us. H. Crife. 



H. O. MORRIS. 



I have several times read that by 

 closing up a hive of bees so that they 

 could not escape, at the same time 

 giving them ventilation and sunlight, 

 the bees would have the dysentery in 

 three or four days, even in summer. 

 I think I have" read of some other 

 ways of giving them this disease in a 

 short time. If anybody knows of 

 other means that will surely bring it 

 about, I wish they would report. 



My proposition is this : Take 4 col- 

 onies of bees in normal condition. 

 No. 1 to have plenty of honey and 

 pollen, Xo. 2 to have honey and no 

 pollen, Ko. 3 to have sugar syrup and 

 pollen, and Xo. 4 to have syrup and no 

 pollen. Treat these all alike, with 

 the conditions necessary to produce 

 dysentery. If the colonies that are 

 provided with pollen have the dysen- 

 tery and the others do not, we will 

 have evidence that is conclusive, 

 much more so than the winter test ; 

 for in some seasons and in some places 

 bees are not affected with it at ail. I 

 will make this test next summer and 

 report, and hope others will do the 

 same. 



Tiskilwa, HI. 



^^ The next meeting of the Bee- 

 Keepers' Association of Central Illi- 

 nois, will be held in the office of the 

 County surveyor, in Bloomingtoh, on 

 Wednesday April 9. 



W. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



C^ There will be a meeting of the 

 Kansas Central Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion at the Grange Hall in Manhattan 

 on April .5, 1884. The following papers 

 have been secured : " Forage plants 

 for bees," by Thomas Bassler,K. S. 

 A. C. ; " Pleasures and dangers of 

 bee-keeping," by Robert Corbet, of 

 Manhattan; "Ancient and Modern 

 beekeeping contrasted," by S. B. 

 Kokanour, of Manhattan, and a paper 

 by Aug. L. Entsminger, of Silver 

 Lake, Kans. There will be election of 

 officers, etc. 



Thojias Bassler, Sec. 



^ The Union Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation of Western Iowa, will meet 

 at the Emmett house, in Dexter, on 

 Saturday, March 29, at 10 a. m. sharp. 

 All who are interested in apiculture 

 are invited to attend. 



M. E. Darby, Sec. 



W. B. Kenyon, Fres. 



^ The Western Bee-Keepers'f'As- 

 sociation will meet at Independence, 

 Mo., Thursday. April 34, 1884. 



C. M. Crandall, Sec. 



i^" The sixth annual convention of 

 Texas bee-keepers will be held at the 

 " Bee Garden " of Judge W. H. An- 

 drews at McKinney, Collin Co., Tex., 

 on April 24 and 2-5. 1884. A larger 

 number of leading bee masters than 

 ever assembled on a similar occasion 

 in the South, is anticipated. 



Wii. R. Howard, Sec. 



Kingston, Tex., Jan. 16, 1884. 



^"The Western Michigan bee-keep- 

 ers, will hold their spring meeting at 

 Berlin, on April 24. 



F. S. Covey, Sec. 



^" The fourth semi-annual meet- 

 ing of the Western bee-keepers wiU 

 be held at Independence, Mo., April 

 24 and 2.5, 1884. This will be the most 

 interesting convention of bee-keepers 

 ever held in the West. The associa- 

 tion numbers among its members 

 some of the most successful bee-keep- 

 ers in the country, and many outside 

 the association, from abroad, will be 

 here to take part in the discussions. 

 Let each one come prepared to take 

 part in the discussions, and bring 

 something to exhibit. The program- 

 me, when completed, will comprise 

 all the interesting subjects of the day. 

 The committee appointed at our last 

 meeting on " marketing honey," will 

 report the first day. and it will be of 

 great interest, tor the committee 

 IS composed of thorough men who 

 have given the subject a large amount 

 of attention since our last meeting. 

 Jerome Twichell. of Kansas City, has 

 kindly consented to address the con- 

 vention on the subject of " Preparing 

 honey for market." 



C. M. Crandall, Sec. 

 Independence, Mo. 

 H. ScovELL, Pres. Columbus, Kans. 



®" We will organize a bee-keepers" 

 association at the Court House in 

 Franklin, Ind., at 10 a. m.. April 5, 

 1884. All beekeepers are invited to 

 attend and take part in the organiza- 

 tion. L. R. Jackson. 



Urmeyville, Ind., Feb. ^6, 1884. 



^" The Lorain County Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, will meet at Elyria, 

 O., Wednesday, April 9, 1884. 



O. J. Terrell, Sec. 



Xorth Ridgeville, O. 



1^ The Mahoning Valley bee-keep- 

 ers will hold their next meeting in the 

 Town Hall at Newton Falls, O., on 

 Thursday, April 10. 1884. at 10 a. m. 

 :E. W. Turner, Sec. 



L. Cakson, Fres. 



^" We can supply photographs of 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth, the Baroo of 

 Berlepsch, orDzierzon, at 25 cts. each. 



