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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



quired to kill "one of the most resistant 

 pathogenic germs known." 



There is not, therefore, the slightest 

 excuse for further agitation of the 

 qiiestion, or for the suspicion that the 

 use of corab-foundation, when properly 

 made, can possibly aid in spreading the 

 disease. — Ed.1 



Colorado State Convention, 



H. KNIGHT. 



The semi-annual meeting of the Col- 

 orado State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was held in Arvada on Oct. 22. 



President Millison called the meeting ' 

 to order at 10 o'clock. 



The minutes of last meeting were read 

 and approved. 



The idea of holding a " honey day " 

 each year in some town outside of Den- 

 ver, was advanced by Mr. Rhodes, and 

 met with favor from all the members 

 present. 



Mr. Honnett said that Golden was the 

 most appropriate place for the first 

 " honey day." President Millison also 

 favored Golden. Mr. Higgins stated 

 that Golden would offer inducements in 

 the way of premiums on exhibits, low 

 railroad and hotel rates, etc. 



A committee of five was appointed to 

 arrange for a Honey Day, as follows : 

 B. Honnett, R. H. Rhodes, D. Devinney, 

 Thos. Crisman andG. W. DoHison. 



B. Honnett asked to have "The 

 Proper Time to Put on Sections " dis- 

 cussed. 



Mr. Ranchfuss said, when the colo- 

 nies are strong, and just before the 

 honey begins to flow. The exact time 

 cannot be fixed, for the season varies. 



Mr. Carlzen, of Montclair, puts on the 

 sections early, as an inducement for the 

 bees to go up into the supers to work, 

 and thus prevented swarming to a cer- 

 tain extent. 



Mr. Ranchfuss, of Harman, had prac- 

 ticed putting drone-brood into two or 

 three surplus sections, and said that it 

 will get the bees to work every time. 

 He also adds that bees must have proper 

 ventilation. 



The President said that all necessary 

 supplies should be on hand when the 

 season opened, so as not to lose the best 

 part of the honey-flow. 



Mr. Ranchfuss reported 100 pounds 

 of honey per colony, although the sea- 



son was short, and a hail storm de- 

 stroyed many of the flowers. Nearly all 

 of his honey was from cleome. 



Mr. Porter, of Arvada, gave his ex- 

 perience with natural swarming and 

 dividing, and prefers the latter. 



Mr. Porter, an expert from Longmont, 

 posed as an A, B, C scholar, and asked 

 for information, which he got. 



Mr. Miller, of Longmont, arose and 

 addressed the convention with much 

 eloquence and sweetness. 



Mrs. McDaniel, of Denver, called for 

 Mr. Adams, the inspector of Boulder 

 County. 



Mr. Adams came forward and talked 

 about bees and honey in his county. He 

 reports foul-brood there. 



The President adjourned the meeting 

 until we returned from Rhodes' ranch, 

 to which all were invited to partake of 

 Chickens raised by Mrs. R., 



The afternoon session was opened 

 with a song by the Rhodes sisters. 



Mr. Rhodes was called upon to read 

 the foul-brood law, which he did. When 

 Mr. Honnett asked how the inspectors 

 were to disinfect themselves, Mr. 

 Rhodes explained that carbolic acid, re- 

 duced, was the best disinfectant. 



Then followed a general talk on the 

 contagious diseases of bees. 



Mr. E. B. Porter thought that the 

 inspector should be compelled by law to 

 visit each apiary in his county at least 

 once a year. 



Mrs. McDaniel asks how to disinfect 

 hives. Mr. Ranchfuss burns gasoline in 

 them, others boil, or scald and scrape 

 them. 



Mrs. Boyd asks why the yellow jackets 

 destroy the bees. Mr. Adams and Presi- 

 dent Millison said that only weak colo- 

 nies are destroyed thus. 



The Secretary gave *an account of Mr. 

 Collins losing 35 colonies by jackets. 



Mr. Ranchfuss had noticed that the 

 "bee-killer" had been very numerous 

 during the past season, and many bees 

 were destroyed while in the fields, which 

 left colonies in a , weak condition, to be 

 finished by yellow jackets. 



Mr. Porter asked how near the hives 

 should be together. 



Mr. Ranchfuss said that it depends on 

 circumstances. If all the queens are 

 laying when given to the colonies, they 

 can be very close, but if young queens 

 are to mate from the hives, they should 

 be further apart. He recommended 

 painting the entrances different colors. 



Mr. Carlzen wants to know how to get 

 a good price for our honey crop. 



Mr. Honnett's opinion is that we can- 

 not regulate prices. 



