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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



whiff is just as good as though the 

 bees were suffocated witli volumes of 

 it. 



After blowing in the smoke, the 

 operator proceeds to the rear of the 

 hive, and waits a moment till the bees 

 are filled with honey, then he will 

 proceed to take off the cover of the 

 hive and lay it to one side ; the next 

 thing is to "remove the covering mat 

 from the frames ; this, as well as all 

 motions made around a bee-hive, 

 should be done slowly and deliber- 

 ately. Bees seem to detest any quick 

 motions, and will resent thetil with a 

 sting, when otherwise they would be 

 as amiable as you please. After re- 

 moving the mat, the center frames 

 ■on one side or the otlier should be 

 crowded together a little to give room 

 to remove the outside frame. xVs soon 

 as suflicient space is formed, the out- 

 side frame should be carefully taken 

 out, examined tor any desired pur- 

 pose, and then carefully stood up 

 beside the hive, or, wliat is better, 

 carefully set into an empty hive or a 

 light box made for that especial pur- 

 pose. 



After the first frame is removed, all 

 subsequent manipulation comes easy 

 enough, for all there is to be done is 

 to take out the next frame, examine 

 and replace it in the position occupied 

 by the first one, and so on till all the 

 frames are looked over, when the first 

 frame can be set in the place of the 

 last one taken out. In case, by reason 

 of any inequalities or bulges in the 

 face, it does not fit right, these ine- 

 qualities may be shaved off with a 

 sharp knife, or the frames may be set 

 again in their original position. As 

 the first method is much the easier, 

 the apiarist should take care to see 

 that each comb is interchangeable, 

 not only with every other comb in the 

 hive, but with every other comb in 

 the whole apiary. This will be the 

 means of simplifying his work, and 

 making it easier to perform than it 

 otherwise would be. Time is money, 

 and every step taken to save time in 

 an apiary is one in the right direction, 

 and will" be well appreciated on a day 

 with the temperature at 100 F. or 

 more, and fifty colonies to examme 

 before night. 



The manipulating of a colony is the 

 simplest work of tlie apiary as it is 



Eurely mechanical and manual, and can 

 e easily learned by practice. To know 

 when and why to manipulate is a far 

 more serious " undertaking, and one 

 that requires a vast amount of experi- 

 ence and study to fully learn, but 

 when learned, it comprises the larger 

 portion of what is required to make 

 an expert apiarist. 

 Poxboro, o Mass. 



interest of our Society. At the State 

 Fair we had a glimpse of our reward, 

 a beginning of what we hope will be 

 a grand success in the near future. 

 All those who are sorely afflicted with 

 remorse that they did not lielp us out 

 at the Fair, can now have a chance to 

 redeem themselves by coming and 

 bringing as many as they can to the 

 State meeting. 



We hope that the week of heat and 

 dust that we spent at the Fair in mak- 

 ing tlie acquaintance of bee-keepers, 

 and in making bee-keepers acquainted 

 was not time spent fruitlessly. There 

 is no reason wliy the Bee-Keepers' 

 Society should not be, I will not say 

 one of the largest, but the largest 

 society which meets in the Agricul- 

 tural rooms during this winter. We 

 have the numbers and talent to make 

 it the finest organization that will 

 assemble in this city this winter. 



I was surprised to meet so many 

 women bee-keepers at the Fair- 

 women who represent from 10 to 50 

 colonies ; women who had the stamina 

 to make a success of whatever they 

 turned brain or hand to. Xow, sister 

 bee-keepers, assert your rights, over- 

 come every difficulty and present your- 

 selves at the State meeting. Let it be 

 a meeting long to be remembered. If 

 you have not learned all about bee- 

 keeping, you can learn more in two 

 days at a meeting of this kind than 

 in a whole month of reading, for you 

 will not only hear of the successes but 

 of the failures of bee-keepers. On 

 the other hand, if you think you have 

 learned all, come and impart your 

 knowledge to others. This meeting 

 will be an important one. There will 

 be many matters of interest brought 

 before the Society in which we wish 

 to have the voice of as many bee- 

 keepers as possible. 



Mrs. C. Bobbins, Pres. 



For tbe American Bee JoumaL 



To the Bee-Keepers of Indiana. 



I want to talk with all the bee-keep- 

 ers of Indiana. Bee-keepers, the time 

 is set for our annual convention on 

 Jan. 22, 188-5. How many will be 

 present? For almost one year the 

 ■executive committee of the State As- 

 sociation have spent much time in the 

 way of talk and correspondence in the 



For the American Bee JoumaL 



International Bee-Keepers'Congress. 



J. p. H. BBOWN. 



■With this I send a call for an In- 

 ternational Congress of Bee-Keepers 

 to be held on the World's Exposition 

 Grounds at Xew Orleans. La., on 

 Feb. 24, 2.5 and 26, 18S-5. The time 

 selected seems to suit the majority of 

 bee-keepers the best. This has been 

 ascertained by much correspondence. 

 The Exposition offers a large hall and 

 space for exhibits free of charge. 

 Rates of board and quarters for bee- 

 keepers attending the Congress will 

 be made known through the Bee 

 Journal as soon as possible. 



It is likely that the Exposition will 

 withhold all apiarian exhibits until 

 the week of the Congress. The pros- 

 pects for a large attendance are very 

 flattering. I hope that honey-pro- 

 ducers will come well prepared to fully 

 tackle the question of the disposal of 

 the honey product. The question of 

 honey-production, and all the methods 

 and scliemes for securing the greatest 

 surplus have been most thoroughly 

 ventilated by our bee-conventions, 

 and now it is time to consider the 

 subject of the disposition of the pro- 



duct to the best advantage for the 

 producer. 



1 appeal to the beekeepersof Amer- 

 ica to send representatives to this 

 Congress. In this matter no section 

 or country should be known, but 

 wherever intelligent apiculture is 

 practiced, its interests should be rep- 

 resented. 



Aside from the Congress, the sight 

 of the foreign exhibits will alone be 

 worth all the expense of the trip. So, 

 fellow bee-keepers, lay aside your 

 cares and labors for a week or two — 

 strain a point— you have only got one 

 life to live in this world — pack your 

 valise and eo. 



Augusta,o Ga., Dec. 9, 1884. 



For the American Bee JoumaL 



The International Congress. 



1^ It is proposed to hold an Inter- 

 national Bee-Keepers' Congress on 

 the World's Exposition Grounds at 

 Xew- Orleans, La.. Feb. 24, 25 and 26, 

 188-5. An interesting programme of 

 subjects of great importance to every 

 bee-keeper in America will be pre- 

 sented and discussed. The disposi- 

 tion of our honey product, with a view 

 to secure better prices will be fully 

 considered. At the same time there 

 will be an Exhibit of Bees and Apia- 

 rian Supplies. Fuller particulars will 

 be given hereafter. At the time 

 selected, the Exposition will be at its 

 best, and excursion rates low. The 

 bee-keepers of our country should lay 

 aside business for a week or two, and 

 make every exertion to attend this 

 Convention. Come prepared with 

 facts and statistics, and ideas ar- 

 ranged, to take part in its delibera- 

 tions. 



Dr. N. P. Allen, Smith's Grove, Ky. 

 W. Williamson. Lexin^on, Ky. 

 Dr. O. M. Blanton. Greenville, Miss. 

 P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula. La. 

 Judge W. H. Andrews. MeKinney, Tex. 

 W. S. Hart. New Smyrna. Florida. 

 S. C. Boylston, Charleston, S. C. 

 Dr. J. P. H- Brown, .\ugrusta. Ga. 

 H. C. Austin, .Austin's Springs. Tenn. 

 B. C. Taylor, Wilmington, N. C. 

 J. W. Porter, Charlottesville, Ya. 

 S. Valentine. Hagerst«wn, Md. 



For tue Amerlc&n Bee Joamak 



Bee-Hive "Ventilation. 



J. F. LATHAM. 



On page 756, Mr. S. Cornell, in at- 

 tempting a criticism of the ideas ad- 

 vanced by some of the correspondents 

 of the Bee Journal respecting the 

 ventilation of bee-hives, including 

 mvself in the number, writes : " I 

 no'tice that some of the contributors 

 are in error in regard to the carbonic- 

 acid gas produced by the respiration 

 of a cluster of bees." 

 •' These writers seem to think tliat 

 because carbonic acid gas is more 

 than half as heavy again as air, it 

 falls to the bottom of the hive, and 

 provisions should be made for getting 

 rid of it at that point." 



As only that portion of his com- 

 ments which touches my statements, 

 is subject to my notice, in answer I 

 feel like saying "that I think I am not 



