AMERICAN BEE JOURNA 



81 



Chas. Penton read an essay on feeding 

 bees, followed by some very interesting 

 remarks by Rev. Vaught, during which 

 he gave the association a hearty wel- 

 come. 



Some very fine music was furnished 

 by Prof. Knott and Willie Pitcher. 



An invitation was extended for new 

 members, to which several responded. 



The question box was then opened, 

 and the following questions discussed : 



" How can I best increase one colony 

 to four, using full combs and sugar for 

 feed ?" 



S. S. Sleeper — Would increase by 

 natural swarming if at all. 



Luther Corey — Would increase by 

 division, and gave his method. 



"Will foul-brood exist in foundation?" 



Elmer O'Dell— Think heating to the 

 boiling point destroys the germs of the 



S. S. Sleeper— Heating to 212o will 

 not kill the microbes in all stages, and it 

 will be necessary to heat the wax several 

 times in order to entirely destroy them. 



" Is there any way of separating 

 pollen from beeswax ?" 



Addison O'Dell — Place the melted wax 

 in a warm place, so that it may cool 

 gradually. The pollen will settle to the 

 bottom of the cake, when it may be 

 easily scraped off. 



Luther Corey agreed with this, and 

 would always melt with water. 



" What do bees gather from tamarac 

 and balsam trees ?" 



S. S. Sleeper — Propolis. 



A. Graves — Propolis. 



S. S. Sleeper read an essay entitled, 

 " Bee-Keeping, a Proper and Legitimate 

 Branch of Agriculture." 



" What was the cause of our heavy 

 losses in bees last Winter ?" 



Mr. Briggs — My bees starved to death. 



Aaron Karney — Queenlessness and 

 starvation. 



Luther Corey — There were different 

 causes. 



Chas. Penton — Extracting from the 

 brood-chamber. 



Addison O'Dell— Lack of Fall flow of 

 honey. Did not breed late in the season, 

 consequently went into Winter quarters 

 with old bees. 



Milton Pitcher agreed with the last, 

 and the general opinion was that it was 

 on account of the lack of Fall flow of 

 honey, as several who had such wintered 

 their bees well. 



"Is it profitable to feed artificial 

 pollen early in the Spring ? If so, what 

 kind is best ?" 



S. S. Sleeper — When they cannot 

 obtain natural pollen, it will be profit- 



able. I use rye and beans, ground fine, 

 in the proportion of two parts of rye to 

 one of beans. 



Mr. Meaty ard— Have used wheat flour 

 with good results. . 



"What is the best way of stopping 

 robbing ?" 



Mr. Eastman — I contract the entrance 

 to one bee-space, and smoke the colony 

 that is doing the robbing. 



A. Graves — Would anger with a 

 feather those that refuse to guard the 

 hive. 



Chas. Penton — I find the colonies that 

 are doing the robbing and gash their 

 frames with honey. 



" How can we best preserve our sur- 

 plus combs ?" 



S. S. Sleeper — Store them in a dry 

 place, putting them about one inch 

 apart, and fumigate them frequently 

 with sulphur. 



" Which are the best bees, the Italians 

 or blacks ?" 



S. S. Sleeper — For gathering honey, 

 the Italians, by all odds. 



Elmer O'Dell — The Italians are far 

 superior when running for extracted- 

 honey. For comb builders, I prefer 

 hybrids. 



"Why does some honey candy while 

 others do not ?" 



Elmer O'Dell — Difference in the honey. 



Springville was chosen as the place for 

 the next meeting. 



After a vote of thanks to Rev. Vaught, 

 and to the people for the use of the 

 church, and to Prof. Knott for his fine 

 music, the meeting adjourned. 



Ellicott, N. Y. 



AJTice to Beginners. 



A. N. DRAPER. 



After reading the article under the 

 above heading, on page 283, by Mr. 

 Heddon, I thought that perhaps a few 

 facts and quotations would not be un- 

 interesting to beginners. 



First. On page 682, American Bee 

 Journal, Oct. 26, 1889, second column, 

 I find the following under Mr. Heddon's 

 name "in regard to the number of 

 openings needed in a honey-board." He 

 believed that one row would be sufiicient 

 for a strong colony, etc. If this be true, 

 what about the much-lauded break-joint 

 honey-board ? 



On page 642 of Oleaiiings, Sept. 1, 

 1890, first column near the top, I find 

 the following : "In connection he uses 

 a wooden thumb-screw to reduce propolis 



