THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Why Bees Swarm Out, etc. 



Recently, a colony belonging to one 

 of my neighbois. swarmed out. He 

 inimediatelv endeavored to discover 

 the cause. "Combs all dry and clean, 

 and enough honev, were found in the 

 hive, but not a piirticle of pollen. If 

 others, wliose bees do likewise, should 

 Hnd like conditions in the hive, it may 

 prevent a swarming out by seeing 

 that the bees have a supply of pollen 

 as well as of honey. Two years ago, 

 I had the curiosity" to time the flight 

 of an Italian bee." She tilled herself 

 with honey, went home and unloaded, 

 and returned in -il-i minutes. The 

 hive being 2I4 miles from the place I 

 fed her. made her time 1 mile a min- 

 ute, including stops. AVhen honey is 

 coming in freely, I will try to find how 

 long a time is required for a bee to go 

 to a field, gather, load and return. 

 Wm. Morhous. 



Dearborn. Mich., April 9. 1S84. 



Bees Attending a Wedding. 



Mr. J. C. Wilms, of Waupun, Wis., 

 concludes he would rather be to the 

 expense of swarm catchers than to be 

 obliged to climb church steeples. lie 

 relates this anecdote : His daughter 

 was to be married July 10, 1883. at 8 

 p. m.. in the church nearby. About 

 one week prior to this event, he had 

 put 2 swarms into one hive. Later 

 developments proved they had gone 

 to house-keeping, on opposite sides of 

 the hive ; and when they happened to 

 get near enough to quarrel about the 

 residence, one swarmed out at 7 p. m., 

 July 10. deciding to locate in the 

 cliurch steeple by entering just above 

 the belfry, and passing through a hole 

 in the ceiling over the bell. They are 

 about 7.5 feet above the ground. " The 

 wood-work enclosing them is some 4 

 inches thick. Those bees were de- 

 termined to. and did attend the wed- 

 ding ; for it came off just one liour 

 after their arrival. This is one of the 

 peculiar freaks of bees. On Feb. 7, 

 1884, the bees were alive ; and upon 

 ringing the bell a few live ones drop- 

 ped down. J. ^Y. Badlby. 



Eipon, Wis., April 9, 1SS4. 



Backward Spring. 



r ily 44 colonies of bees wintered on 

 i the summer stands without the loss of 

 one ; but the spring is backward, and 

 they will have no peach bloom this 

 year, for the cold winter nipped them 

 all in the bud, and killed the most of 

 the trees ; but I expect there will be 

 plenty of apple blossoms. 



Jacob Copeland. 

 Allendale, 111., AprU 9, 1884. 



Convention Notices. 



^° The foiuth semi-annual meet- 

 ing of the Western bee-keepers will 

 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 tlie first day, ami it will be of 

 great interest; for the committee 

 IS composed of thorough men who 

 liave given the subject a large amount 

 of attention since our last meeting. 

 Jerome Twitehell. 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, 



i^° The Des Moines County Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will meet in R. 

 C. Crawford's Hall, in Middleton, 

 Iowa, on Tuesday. April 22, 1884, at 

 10 a. m. sharp. All who are interested 

 in apiculture are invited to attend. 

 We will have a programme on various 

 subjects of interest to bee-keepers. 

 John Nau, Sec. 



i^ A general meeting of the County 

 of Oxford, Ont., Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation, will be held in Woodstock, 

 Ont., on Saturday, April 19, com- 

 mencing at 10 a. ni. Important sub- 

 jects will be discussed, among which 

 will be, " Foul Brood " " Spring Man- 

 agement of Bees," " Best Methods of 

 Increase." etc. M. S. Schell, Sec. 



J. B. Hall, Pres. 



^° The Union Kentucky Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its 

 spring meeting at Eminence, Ky., on 

 April 24, 1884. 



G. W. Demaree, Sec. 



1^ A bee-keepers' association is to 

 be organized in ^Veste^l Xew York 

 on Tuesday, May 0, 1884, at Randolph, 

 Cattaraugus County. In this south- 

 ern-tier district there are a large num- 

 ber engaged in bee-keeping, and an 

 association of this kind has long been 

 needed. A general invitation is ex- 

 tended to all interested in bee-keepiug. 

 W. A. Shewman. 



t^ The Iowa Central Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its semi-an- 

 nual meeting in the Court House at 

 Winterset, Iowa, on April 18, 1884, at 

 10 a. m. All are cordially invited. 

 All visitors from abroad will be hos- 

 pitably cared for. Members are re- 

 quested to bring their baskets well 

 filled, and we will have a general good 

 time. Any one having new apiarian 

 implements, or any thing that will ad- 

 vance the interest of the association, 

 are requested to bring them for exhi- 

 bition. J. E. Pryok, Sec. 



A. J. Adkison, Pres. 



Maple Grove Iowa 



^" The Western Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will meet at Independence, 

 Mo., Thursday. April 24, 1884. 



"C. M. Cbandall, Sec. 



he Western Michigan bee- keep- 

 ers, will hold their spring meeting at 

 Berlin, April 24. F. S. Covey, Sec. 



^ The Progressive Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet for their spring 

 meeting Mav •>, 1884. at the apiary and 

 residence of" J. B. Haines, Bedford, 

 Cuyahoga County, O. All interested 

 are invited. J. B. Reed. Sec. 



^" The Eastern Indiana Bee- 

 Keepers' Association meets at Rich- 

 mond, Ind., April 24, 1884. 



C. X. Blount, Pres. 



G. Reynolds, Sec. 



1^ The Northwestern Illinois and 



Southwestern AVisconsin Bee-Keepers' 



Association, will be held at Rockton, 



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



Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



^ The Kentucky Bee-Keepers'Con- 

 vention meets in Louisville, Ky., dur- 

 ing the opening of the Exposition (day 

 not fixed). N. P. Allen, Sec. 



1^ The Bee-Keepers of Tippecanoe 

 and adjoining Counties, will hold their 

 regular quarterly meeting at room Xo. 

 .3, in Purdue College, in the city of 

 Lafayette, Ind., on May 6, 1884. All 

 lovers of the honey bees are respect- 

 fully invited to be present and take 

 part in the discussions. 



Mrs. Jas. L. Havens, Sec. 



Dr. L. Snyder, Pres. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time and place 0/ Meetivg. 



April 18.— Iowa Central, at Winterset. Iowa. 



J. E. Pryor. Sec. 



April 22.— Des Moines Co., at Middleton. Iowa. 



John Nau. See. 



April 24.— Union Ky., at Eminence, Ky. 



G. W. Demaree, Sec. 



April 24.— Eastern Ind., at Kichmond. Ind. 



M, G. Reynolds. See. 



April 24.— Northern Ohio, at Norwalk. O. 



S. V. Newman, Sec. 



April -24. -Western Michigan, at Berlin. 



F. S. Coyey. Sec. 



April 24, 25.— Western, at Independence, Mo. 



C. M. Crandall. Sec. 



April 24, 25.— Texas State, at McKinney. 



W. R. Howard, See. 



May 3.-ProgresBive, at Bedford, O. 



J. K. Reed, Sec. 



May 6.— Tippecanoe Co.. at Lafayette. Ind. 



Mrs. Jas. 1.. Uavens, Sec. 

 May 6.— Cattaraugus Co. N.Y.. at Randolph, N.Y. 

 W. A. Shewman. 

 May 6.— Southern Wisconsin, at Janesville. 



J. T. Homeroy. Sec. 



May 15.— Tuscarawas Co. O., at Port Washington.O. 



A. A. Fradenburg. 

 jlay -xi.- N. W. Ills., andS. W.Wls.. atRockton. III. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



May -26.- Will County, at Monee, I'.l. 



P. P. Nelson, Sec. 



Oct 11, 12. —Northern Mich., at Alma, Mich. 



F. A. Palmer, Sec, McBride. Mich. 

 Oct. 15, 16.— Northwestern, at Chicago, III. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Dec. 10, u.— Michigan State, at Lansing. 



H. U. Cutting. Sec, Clinton, Mich. 



ly In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetinffs.- BD. 



^" Now is the time to plant young 

 basswood trees, for future pasturage 

 for your bees. You may see them 

 advertised in this paper. 



