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3. "Spring jSIanagement." 



J. H. Peck read the essay as pub- 

 lished on page 196 of last week's Bee 

 Journal, on spring management, iiy 

 Allen Pringle, of Selby. Ont. The 

 concluding paragraphs, riot there pub- 

 lished, are as follows : 



I Lave said nothing about early 

 queen reai-ing, or the protluction of 

 drones. Xor is it necessary for me to 

 do so, as almost every bee-keeper of 

 any experience has a plan of his own 

 for queen rearing, which he considers 

 the plan and the very best plan. Of 

 course, like all the "rest, I have my 

 plan too, but as I have never made 

 queen rearing a specialty — having 

 simply raised for my own "use— I do 

 not suppose I could instruct many of 

 you ou this point. And my paper is 

 already long enough, perhap.s too long. 



In conclusion I must express my 

 gi'eat satisfaction at the present bright 

 prospects of apiculture in this Prov- 

 ince. We have now not only some 

 very able practical apiarists in On- 

 tario, but we are getting a corps of 

 good writers and exponents as well. 

 In both respects we will, I hope, soon 

 be able to hold our own very credit- 

 ably with our American "brethren 

 across the Lake. D. A. Jones, our 

 fellow countryman, as an enterpris- 

 ing, practical and successful bee- 

 keeper, stands in the front rank, is 

 perhaps the greatest, in these respects, 

 in the world. In Western Ontario 

 the bee-keepers are, no doubt, ahead 

 of ns here in the East, that is, in the 

 extent of the business. That they 

 know any more about the science anci 

 art of apiculture tt)an we do, we will 

 just have the egotism to deny. 



Bee-culture in this sectioir of On- 

 tario lost a valuable representative 

 when the Hon. L. Walll)ridge, ex- 

 President of Ontario Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation, left the Province. The 

 science of apiculture ought, in the in- 

 terests of its literature and cultured 

 exposition, to have among its devotees 

 in any country a few learned and cul- 

 tured men to creditablv represent the 

 system in its scientific aspects. In 

 this respect the learned Chief Justice 

 of Manitoba is a .serious loss to us as 

 bee-keepers. 



In conclusion be assured of mv best 

 wishes for the success, and mv active 

 co-operation in the work, of the Bay 

 of Qitinte Bee-Keepers' Association. 



A very hearty and unanimous vote 

 of thanks was tendered to Vice-Presi- 

 dent Pringle for his able and exhaus- 

 tive paper on " Spring management of 

 the apiary." After a brief discussion 

 on the paper, the association ad- 

 journed till 9 a. m. 



Feb. 20 the association resumed at 

 10 a. m. The question of " Spring 

 Management "" was taken >ip. Mr. 

 Sarles spoke on the advisability of 

 spring feeding of "weak colonies," 

 and Mr. Dempsey disapproved of that 

 system. 



Mr. Dempsey advocates heat under 

 the hive, by means of manure pits, 

 with a board placed over the manure, 

 for the hives to rest on, therel)y re- 

 ceiving bottom heat, and by jufli"cious 

 feeding he had caused his weak colo- 

 nies to become strong mucli earlier in 



the season, and ready to commence 

 with the natural flow of honey. 



J. A. Gilbert says his l)ees "will pro- 

 duce young brood at a temperature of 

 oO-\ He put 13 colonies in the cellar, 

 and in the spring had about " 3 pecks 

 of dead bees." but he never had bees 

 come out stronger. 



B. J. Ilawley realized about 20 per 

 cent, more liy "jiroducing comb honey 

 than by extracting. 



P. C. Dempsey could make more 

 money by selling liis comb honey at 18 

 cents per pound tlian by extracting, 

 but it was more trouble to produce it. 



T. A. Chapman said that extracted 

 honey wovdd be the honey of the 

 future. 



4. " Best method of removing bees." 



Mr. Staft'ord had removed bees at 

 all seasons of the year, but did not 

 like to remove themin winter. 



J. A. (jilbert removed bees at all 

 seasons, and had always been success- 

 ful. 



P. C. Dempsey had removed bees at 

 all sea.sons of the year, but he had 

 sometimes had sustained losses, 

 which, on investigation, was the re- 

 sult of mismanagement, but, on the 

 whole, he had been successful. 



5 ■■ How to prevent swarming." 



jMr. Stafford said plenty of room and 

 lots of air would keep down the 

 swarming impulse to a large extent. 



6. " Best hive for comb honey." 



Mr. Stafford .uses the two-story 

 Lungstroth hive, and never had a 

 section of honey to melt from exces- 

 sive heat. 



L. W. Sarles makes his hives and 

 frames all the same size. He thought 

 the Langstroth hive the best. 



T. A. Chapin liad been troubled con- 

 siderably by the use of different sized 

 liives and sections. 



A. McClatchie kept only one size, 

 and preferred the Langstroth. 



After some routine business, the 

 Convention adjourned. 



Convention Notices. 



W Tlie Wabash County bee keep- 

 ers intend to organize a county asso- 

 ciation on Friday. April 11. 1.S84, al 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. II. Cru'e. 



^^ There will be a meeting of the 

 Kansas Central Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion at the Grange Hall in Manhattan 

 ou April -5, 18S-1. The following papers 

 have been secured: "Forage plants 

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

 A. C. ; " Pleasures and dangers of 

 bee-keeping," by Robert Corlbet, of 

 ilanhattan; "Ancient and Modern 

 bee keeping 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. Thos. Bassler, iSec. 



i^" The Eastern Indiana Bee- 

 Keepers' Association meets at Rich- 

 mond. Ind.. April 24, 1884. 



C. X. Blount, Pres. 



G. Reynolds, Sec. 



&" The jS'orthern Ohio Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold its annual 

 meeting in the Citv Council Chamber 

 at Norwalk, O., April 24. 1884, com- 

 mencing at 10 a. m. A full attendance 

 is requested. S. F. Newman, Sec. 



1^" The bee-keepers of Tuscarawas 

 County will meet in the Town Hall at 

 Port Washington, O., on Thursday, 

 May 1.5, 1884, to organize a bee-keepers 

 convention. All are earnestly invited 

 to attend. A. A. Fradenburg. 



1^" AVe will organize a bee-keepers" 

 association at the Court House iu 

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

 1884. All bee-keepers are invited to 

 attend and take part in the organiza- 

 tion. L. R. Jackson. 



Urmeyville, Ind., Feb. 26, 1884. 



i^° 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, jSec. 



L. Carson, Pres. 



^' The Progressive Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet for their spring 

 meeting May 3, 1884. at the apiary and 

 residence of" J. B. Haines, Bedford, 

 Cuyhoga County. O. All interested 

 are invited. J. R. Reed, Sec. 



i®° 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. 



^° 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. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



Kingston, Tex., Jan. 16, 1884. 



^" All bee-keepers of Northern 

 Kentucky, and persons wishing to en- 

 gage in bee-culture, are requested to 

 riieet in the citv of Covington, on 

 April 9, 1884, at 10 a. m., for the pur- 

 pose of organizing a bee-keepers' as- 

 sociation. The meeting will be held 

 in Walker's Hall, southwest corner of 

 Sixth and Madison streets. — L. A. 

 Armstrong, H. J. Aylor, Alex. Stith, 

 Peter Mc"^ane. 



The Marshall Co. Society will meet 

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

 tlie Court House in Marshalltown, 

 Iowa. Bee-keepers of adjoining coun- 

 ties interested iu bee keeping, are in- 

 vited. J. W. S.\NDERS, Sec. 



i^° The Northwestern Illinois and 



Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 



Association, will lie held at Rockton, 



Winnebago Co., Ills., on May 20, 1884. 



Jonathan Stewa'rt, Sec. 



