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the brood-nest, and the bees will open 

 the entrance the next day as soon as it 

 gets warm enough for them to fly. 



The Secretary then read an essay by 

 F. H. Cy renins, on " New Uses of Queen- 

 Excluding Zinc Boards." 



N. D. West — We only have use for 

 queen-excluding boards about ten days. 



B. E. Foster — I have produced comb- 

 honey for 15 years, and never have had 

 occasion to use queen-excluders. 



Wesley Dibble — We need queen-ex- 

 cluders when using a shallow frame. 



G. H. Knickerbocker — I have boxed 

 25 colonies over shallow frames (half 

 depth, closed-end Quinby) for the past 

 two years. I had on hand a number of 

 queen-excluders, but have had no occa- 

 sion to use them. I box over 12 to 14 

 of these shallow frames, which are equal 

 to six or seven of standard size. 



U. Harmon — I use the Heddon hive, 

 and have used but few excluders, and 

 have never yet found any brood in the 

 boxes. In hiving I give the swarm the 

 two sections of the hive. 



It was thought by several members 

 that queen-excluders were necessary 

 where not more than eight shallow 

 frames were used. 



The Committee on Exhibits then re- 

 ported as follows : 



B. E. Foster, Utica, N. Y.-Wire frame-lifter. 



I. L. Scofleld, Chenango Bridge, N. Y.— Scales for 

 weighing colonies in the apiary. They have a broad 

 platform, and are very good for the purpose. 



M. E. Hastings, New York Mills. N. Y.— Tin pail 

 bee-feeder; a good feeder for stimulating and feed- 

 ing weak colonies. 



G. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains, N. Y.— Queen 

 nursery, which is very good. 



C. W. Costellow, Waterborough, Me.— Cages for 

 mailing queens; good. 



F. H. Cyrenius, Oswego, N. Y.— Queen nursery and 

 sample of Given comb-foundation; good. 



Dr. G. L.. Tinker, New Philadelphia, O.— Samples 

 of his perforated metal, the workmanship of which 

 was perfect. 



W. E. Clark, Oriskany, N. Y.— Smokers, wood sep- 

 arators, honey-knives, one-piece sections, Quinby 

 hive clasps. Van Deusen fasteners. 



N. D. West, Middleburgh, N. Y.— Wire queen-cell 

 protector, queen cages, bee-escape, and brood-frame 

 with fixed distances. 



Henry Segelken, New York City.— Samples comb- 

 honey, in paper boxes and glassed sections. 



J. Van Ueusen & Son, Sprout Brook, N. Y.— Fine 

 samples of flat-bottomed comb-foundation. 



H. K. Wright, Albany, N. Y.— Honey kegs, crate of 

 honey in glass pails ; crate of honey in tin pails ; and 

 a crate of comb-honey. 



Charles McCulloch, Albany, N. Y.— Two pictures, 

 one representing a house built of honey, as exhibited 

 by him at the New York State Fair in 1889, the other 

 showing his exhibit at the New York and New Eng- 

 land Fair, in 189(>. 



E. W. Philo, Half Moon, N. Y.— Machine for put- 

 ting together and automatically gluing the one and 

 four-piece sections. 



O. L. Hershiser, Bufl'alo, N. Y.— Samples of verv 

 fine extracted-honey, in bottles and glass palls. 



THOMAS PIERCE, 

 N. D. WEST, 



CHAS. Stewart, 



Committee. 



After a short discussion of miscellane- 

 ous matters, the Convention adjourned 

 for an informal meeting of the members 

 before departing for their homes. 



Hamilton Connty, Indiana, Conyeiition, 



H. COLLINS. 



The Hamilton County bee-keepers met 

 at Westfield, on Feb. 7. It was a dreary, 

 nasty day, and we willingly accepted an 

 invitation to take our lunch at Dr. 

 Herr's and add a cup of hot coffee. 



Mr. Frank Stonica, a student from 

 Cincinnati, gave us some music, and 

 with the music, warm dinner, hot coffee 

 and a jolly crowd, the day passed very 

 pleasantly. 



A review of the lessons learned at the 

 State Society was given by Mr. Cox, and 

 others who attended that meeting. 



It was held that the great cause of a 

 light honey crop last year was weak col- 

 onies, caused by light stores from the 

 previous dry Fall. 



Various methods of feeding were 

 carefully explained, and Hamilton 

 county will have a better honey harvest 

 next season, on account of the very in- 

 teresting discussion. 



Do not meddle with bees unnecessarily 

 in the Winter. The vitality of thou- 

 sands of them is low, and if disturbed, 

 they die before the season is warm 

 enough for young bees to take their 

 place. No queen can be given at this 

 time of the year. 



If they are short of stores, you can 

 place wax over the frames, or insert a 

 comb of honey, but do not break the 

 cluster ; let them alone as much as pos- 

 sible until warm weather. Bees are re- 

 ported in good condition. 



The death of Dr. Brown, a member 

 from Sheridan, was reported. The Doc- 

 tor had several colonies of bees. 



Only a fraction of the discussion is 

 here reported. — Indiana Faimer. 



If you tiave a desire to Icnow 



how to have Queens fertilized in upper 

 stories, while the old Queen is still laying 

 below — how you may safely introduce any 

 Queen, at any time of the year when bees 

 can fly — all about the different races of 

 bees— all about shipping Queens, queen- 

 cages, candy for queen-cages, etc. — all 

 about forming nuclei, multiplying or unit- 

 ing bees, or weak colonies, etc. ; or, in fact, 

 everything about the queen-business which 

 you may want to know, send for "Doolit- 

 tle's Scientific Queen-Rearing;" a book of 

 170 pages, which is nicely bound in cloth, 

 and is as interesting as a story. Price, bound 

 in cloth, $1.00. For sale at this office. 



