AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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The Bee-Keepers of Eastern Iowa 

 will hold a Convention in the City Hall, 

 Maqnoke.ta, on Fob. 11 and 12, 1891. 

 A neat programme is issned, in which 

 are enumerated the following interesting 

 topics. 



Bee-keeping Compared with Other 

 Pursuits. A. T. Wheeler, Roseville. 



Which is the best Race of Bees ? — N. 

 S. Staininger, Tipton. 



Marketing Honey. — J. M. Jacobs, 

 DeWitt. 



Essential Qualities in Bees. — Wm. 

 Kimble, DeWitt. 



At What Price is the use of Comb- 

 Foundation Unprofitable. — H. L. Pang- 

 born, Maquoketa. 



The Progress of Bee Culture.— Ex- 

 Senator L. W^ Stuart, Monmouth. 



Section Case for Comb-Honey. — E. W. 

 Coe, Clarence. 



Production of Extracted Honey. — W. 

 H. Kimball, Davenport. 



Our Association to Affiliate with the 

 International. — Eugene Secor, Forest 

 City. 



Which for Profit, Comb or Extracted 

 Honey ? — L. C. Fuller, Dubuque. 



Bee Raising. — Frank Cloverdale, 

 Welton. 



Prevention of Swarming, While Pro- 

 ducing Comb-Honey. — H. L. Harrington, 

 Calamus. 



Best Method of Building up Colonies. 

 — Thos. O. Hines, Anamosa. 



Shall we Combine Bee-keeping with 

 another Pursuit ? — Charles Bixler, Hoyt. 

 Question — Is it Best to Clip the Queen's 

 Wings ? 



Increase, and Over-stocking the Bee 

 Pasture.— G. M. Tinker. 



Comb-Honey. — H. S. Bowman, Maquo- 

 keta. 



Rearing and Shipping Queens. — D. D. 

 Hammond, Malone. 



Prevention of Swarming. 

 Will a Queenless Colony work Satis- 

 factorily ? 



Shipping Crate for Comb-Honey. — 

 Edwayd Petch, Maquoketa. 



This meeting is of importance to all 

 the bee-keepers of Iowa, and they should 

 be present and help to make the Conven- 

 tion a grand success. Mr. Frank Clover- 

 dale, the efficient secretary, writes thus 

 about some of the details and arrange- 

 ments : 



Let all the bee-keepers of the State of 

 Iowa come and hold "sweet counsel," 

 and have communion with one another 

 on our chosen pursuit. 



The people of Maquoketa are proud of 

 the fact that the Bee-Keepers" Conven- 

 tion is to be held in their City, and will 

 give them a hearty welcome, and they 

 have provided an excellent hall for us, 

 free of charge. 



Mr. Alfred Neighbour, of London, 

 England, is dead. One by one we are all 

 passing away — who the next will be we 

 know not. A letter just received, from 

 Mr. Thomas Wm. Cowan, editor of the 

 BriUsli Bee Journal, informs us that 

 " Mr. Neighbour died on Friday, Dec. 19, 

 1890, after an illness of considerable 

 duration." 



Mr. Neighbour was an enthusiastic bee- 

 keeper, and a gentleman of considerable 

 ability and prominence-^among the apiar- 

 ists of Europe. He was the author of a 

 book on apiculture, entitled, "The 

 Apiary; or Bees, Bee-Hives, and Bee- 

 Culture," which has reached several 

 editions, and both as to the matter and 

 style of printing, is a credit to the craft. 

 Mr.. Neighbour will be " missed," by the 

 apiarists of England, for he was one of 

 the oldest, most practical and progressive 

 bee-keepers of the present age. May he 

 rest in peace. 



The Convention Reports, this week, 

 crowd out the News Department and 

 much that was prepared for this issue. 

 As these Reports are fresh, we give them 

 the preference— but we had to omit 

 many of the essays. These will appear 

 as soon as room is available. 



Another Bee-Keeper of New York, 

 has passed away— Mr. S. C. Green, of 

 Geneseo. He died on Nov. 18, 1890. 

 Mrs. Green will hereafter eare for the 

 bees. They number 69 colonies, and 

 are now wintering in the cellar. The 

 Bee Journal, extends sympathy to the 

 bereaved family. 



Our Catalogue will be issued in a few 

 days, and will be sent to our old custo- 

 mers, and many others, as soon as 

 possible. 



