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that while he could control the tempera- 

 ture in the cellar, he could not control 

 the long confinement. The fact that 

 bees out-doors could have frequent 

 flights, and get the benefit of the sun's 

 rays, was a great advantage in out-door 

 wintering. He believed, however, that 

 the wintering problem hinged upon the 

 pollen theory. 



Dr. Mason was fully in accord with all 

 that Mr. Heddon had said. 



Mr. Moore thought that there were 

 many points in favor of out-door winter- 

 ing. He had changed to out-door win- 

 tering, in chaff hives. 



Mr. Walker thought that it depended 

 more on the stores used, than the man- 

 ner of wintering. He had prepared a 

 cave with a stream of spring water run- 

 ning through it. He dammed up the 

 water, to the depth of 2 inches, over the 

 bottom, and occasionally drew it off, and 

 the dead bees all floated out at such 

 times. The temperature of the water 

 is 48^. 



Mr. Berg said that in the past season, 

 his bees wintered out-doors, had given 

 75 pounds per colony, while those in the 

 cellar had given but very little on ac- 

 count of being too weak at the com- 

 mencement of the honey-flow. Those 

 wintered out-doors seemed always 

 strong. 



Dr. Mason asked "What are the 

 symptoms of the nameless Bee disease ?" 



Prof. Cook answered : The bees ap- 

 pear similar to old robber bees, and 

 come out of the old hive in a trembling 

 condition. They will get on their backs, 

 and cannot turn over, and finally die. 

 The evidence was ample, that the chang- 

 ing of the Queen, cured the malady. 



:n^ext place of meeting. 



Invitations were received from Ply- 

 mouth, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, 

 Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Lansing. 

 After a lively competition, it was decided, 

 unanimously, to go to Grand Rapids, 

 and the time was set for Dec. 31, 1891, 

 and Jan. 1, 1892. 



The following officers were then elected 

 for the ensuing year : President. Hon. R. 

 L. Taylor ; 1st Vice President, M. H. 

 Hunt ; 2nd Vice President' W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson ; Secretary, Geo. E. Hilton; 

 Treasurer, Dr. A. B. Mason. 



EEPOETS OF COMMITTEES. 



Moved and carried, that H. D. Cutting, 

 Clinton, Mich., be appointed to arrange 

 for the bee-keepers' exhibit at the Colum- 

 bian exhibition. 



Moved and carried, that the committee 

 on legislation be permanent, and the 

 matter of spraying, and the Columbian 



Exhibition, be referred to them, with 

 full power to act. 



The report of the secretary showed 

 the following membership : 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 

 Daniel Stuart, Comber, Ont. 

 Wm. Anderson, Imlay City, Mich. 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, Lansing, Mich. 

 H. D. Cutting, Clinton, Mich. 

 M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 

 L. S. Walter, Fife Lake, Mich. 



J. T. Timpe, Grand Ledge, Mich. 



B. Knight, Utica, Mich. 

 Byron Walker, Capac, Mich. 

 A. O. Quick, Leona, Mich. 

 R. D. Parker, Climax, Mich. 



A. W. Fisher, Ganges, Mich. 



Dr. A. B. Mason, Auburndale, Ohio. 

 F. H. Miller, Brighton, Mich. 

 J. B. Berg, Traverse City, Mich. 

 R. Graden. Taylor Center, Mich. 

 R. F. Holtermann, Romney, Ont. 

 John Saver, Brighton, .Mich. 



F. M. Moore, Rockaway, Ohio. 



J. G. Kundinger, Kilmanagh, Mich. 

 H. L. Hutchinson, Mayville, Mich. 



G. H. Denmuth, Peru, Ind. 



B. F. Conley, Brighton, Mich. 

 Edwin Hodge, Plvmouth, Mich. 

 G. E. Copeland, Windsor, Ont. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 

 Chas. E. Cook, Starville, Mich. 

 E. Wright, Windsor, Ont. 



Mrs. James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 

 Mrs. R. B. Wheeler, Detroit, Mich. 



The next essay was entitled " Apicul- 

 tural Journalism ; its past and future," 

 by Thos. G. Newman. 



Prof. Cook was glad to notice the 

 harmony and good qualities of all the 

 bee-papers, and said we should heartily 

 support all the bee periodicals and in- 

 crease their circulation. 



Mr. Root said that the publishers of 

 the bee periodicals would be glad of any 

 suggestions or hints that would enable 

 them to serve their subscribers better. 



Mr. Hutchinson endorsed all that Mr. 

 Root had said. 



The next essay was entitled " Benefits 

 to be derived from honey exhibits," by R. 

 McKnight, Owen Sound, Ont. 



Dr. Mason thought that Mv. McKnight 

 was mistaken in regard to the amount 

 received for single exhibits. 



M. H. Hunt had received $192.00. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, $175.00. 



And Dr. Mason. $14:9.00. 



The Report of the committee on reso- 

 lutions was adopted as amended. and is as 

 follows : 



