1895. 



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government reports, and is the highest authority on spraying 

 in this country, was read : 



Clarkmont, Calif., April 2, 1895. 

 Mr. E. S. Lovesy— Dca?- Sir .-—Say to your people that 

 the codling-moth do not lay eggs until the blossoms fall. Say 

 also that the poison is slowly removed, so that it is never wise 

 to apply it until necessary. Thus, to spray before the blos- 

 soms fall is unwise, to say nothing about its effects on the 

 bees. No one should spray until blossoms fall. Policy and 

 justice alike affirm this. Yours truly, A. J. Cook. 



SIZE AND STVLE OF HIVES, ETC. 



The subject of size and style of hives for this section of 

 the country was considered. Various opinions were given, 

 but nothing satisfactory was agreed upon. Various hives are 

 used in Utah, but no particular kind is adopted. By a large 

 number of bee-keopers in Utah county, the S-frame dovetail 

 and American hives are used. Mr. Lovesy prefers the 8 or 

 10 frame Langsiroth hive. He gave an interesting sketch of 

 his method of handling bees in them. Mr. Smith, of Heber, 

 uses the S-frame dovetail hive, and while he lives at an alti- 

 tude of 7,000 feet, he reports that his bees wintered well. 



Mr. Flack, of Idaho, gave the convention some interesting 

 remarks regarding bee-keeping in that State. He uses the 

 Langstroth hive. He gave a sketch of his bee-keeping experi- 

 ence in Illinois, but thought that Utah and Idaho were pref- 

 erable. He had never regretted adopting his present location 

 for a home. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as 

 follows : 



E. S. Lovesy, President; G. N. Dow, Vice-President-at- 

 large ; and George E. Dudley, Secretary and Treasurer. 



The following County Vice-Presidents were elected : 



Weber county, R. T. Rhees, of View; Cache county, J. J. 

 Bell, of Logan ; Davis county, J. B. Clark, of Farmington ; 

 Tooele county, George Craner, of Tooele ; Salt Lake county, 

 J. B. Fagg, of East Mill Creek, and William Phillips, of Salt 

 Lake City ; Utah county, 0. B. Huntington, of Springville, 

 and George Hone, of Benjamin ; Wasatch county, J. A. Smith, 

 of Heber City ; Kane county, James L. Bunting, of Kanab ; 

 Washington county, Mrs. Woodbury, of St. George ; Juab 

 county, H. C. L. Jorgensen, of Levan. 



Messrs. H. Taufer, J. B. Clark, G. N. Dow, Wm. Phillips, 

 and George E. Dudley were appointed a committee to draft a 

 new foul brood law, to be presented for the approval of the 

 next bee-keepers' convention. 



The convention adjourned to meet at the call of the 

 President. Geo. E. Dudley, Sec. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. 



Ten Weeks for Ten Cents.— This is a "trial 

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 can Bee Journal. Undoubtedly there are thousands who 

 would take this journal regularly if they only had a " good 

 taste" of it, so as to know what a help it would be to them in 

 their work with bees. In order that such bee-keepers may be 

 able to get that " taste," the very low offer of " 10 weeks for 

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Now, dear reader, you cannot do a better service than to 

 show this offer to your neighbor bee-keeping friends, and urge 

 them to send on their 10 cents and get the next 10 numbers 

 of the old American Bee Journal. In fact, you could afford 

 to send the 10 cents for them, and then after the 10 weeks 

 expire, get them as new subscribers for a year. They will be 

 easy to secure then, for the 10 numbers will be a fair trial, 

 and they will want the Bee Journal regularly if they are at 

 all interested in bee-keeping. 



Remember, it's o?ifj/ JO cents for 10 iveeks, to all not now 

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ABC of Bee-Ciiltiu-e. — We have some o£ these books 

 left, and in order to close them out quickly, we renew the low 

 offers we made on them. This is the fine cyclopedia of bee-keeping 

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DR. a. p. H. BROWlSr, AUGUSTA., GA, 



[Please send all rjuesttons relating to bee-keeping In the South direct 

 to Dr. Brown, and he will answer in this department.— Ed. 1 



7So. 1.— Locatiugr an Apiary — Bec-]flanagcnient. 



There are very few places in our Southern country where 

 there are no honey-yielding plants. The location should, if 

 possible, be near the forage. The best forage is found along 

 the water-courses, and in the swamps and bottoms, but on 

 account of malaria that usually abounds in such low places, it 

 would be best to locate the apiary on higher ground. One or 

 two miles is not too far for bees to go for forage. I have 

 known them to go four miles, but this distance is too great to 

 enable them to store much surplus. 



hive arrangement and shade. 



In our climate hives should be arranged with special ref- 

 erence to shade. I prefer the shade of fruit-trees. An arbor 

 of the scuppernong grape vine makes a grand and dense 

 shade. Other varieties of grapes often shed their leaves so 

 soon that they answer a poor purpose. For a shade-tree that 

 does not get overly large, and has a close, compact foliage, I 

 can recommend the Caradeuc plum. While it is a shy bearer, 

 the fruit is very delicious. Some varieties of the Japan plums 

 also make good shade. The Mimosa, China-berry tree or 

 pride of India, and the Sterculia plalanifolin, or varnish tree, 

 are fine for shade and very ornamental. These trees are only 

 suited for culture in the Southern States. Where natural 

 shade cannot be had, the next best shade is obtained by using 

 pieces of boards for extra cover. The hives should be ar- 

 ranged with reference to avoid having the hot afternoon sun 

 glaring upon the entrance. In fact, it is best not to allow 

 this sun to strike the hive at all ; for nearly all the damage to 

 combs by melting is caused by the sun pouring on the hive 

 between the hours of 12 m. and o p.m. 



When starting to keep bees it is best not to commence 

 with too many colonies. A half-dozen in well-arranged hives 

 would be sufficient to start with. You must learn to handle 

 them — practice must be combined with theory. Then as you 

 gain knowledge you can enlarge your apiary to a profitable 

 size. As knowledge in bee-culture can be conveyed and ob- 

 tained more rapidly by the eye than by any other means, a 

 few days spent in some well-conducted apiary, under the 

 direction of an expert apiarist, would be of immense benefit. 



MISTAKES MADE BY BEGINNERS. 



Beginners often make great mistakes in making their first 

 purchases. Instead of consulting some skilled, practical and 

 reliable bee-keeper, as to the articles they need, they consult 

 some voluminous catalogue of bee-keepers' supplies, and pick 

 out at random articles that are not worth a pewter sixpence 

 to any practical apiarist. Of course their money is spent to 

 no purpose, and quite likely they will soon abandon the busi- 

 ness ill disgust. The beginner should be provided with one or 

 two good bee-books, which should not only be read but studied; 

 and, besides, should take the American Bee Journal, or some 

 other good bee-paper. 



I find many persons who keep bees are not book readers, 

 but they will take up a bee-paper and snatch out an idea. It 

 is to this class that I more especially address myself, and I 

 intend to make my talk on bee-matters plan, simple and 

 practical. 



KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEE NECESSARY. 



One of the very first requisites towards successful bee- 

 keeping is a knowledge of the nature and temper of the 

 honey-bee, and of the means by which the insect's irascibility 

 can be controlled. 



The bee when out foraging never acts on the offensive — 

 always on the defensive. But when its hive is threatened to 

 be disturbed ; or its stores taken ; or when excited by dis- 

 agreeable odors ; or by persons standing in its range of flight ; 

 or by striking at it or pinching it, etc., its actions may be both 

 defensive and offensive. 



WHAT TO DO WHEN STUNG. 



When stung, the sting should be immediately removed, or 

 the strong muscles that drive it, and still adhere to its base, 

 will force it deeper into the wound. It should always be 

 scraped out, and not pulled out with the thumb aud finger. 



