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CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1891. 

 April 9, 10.— Missouri State, at Boonville,Mo. 



J. W. Rouse, Sec, Mexico, Mo. 



May 6.— Bee-Keepers' Aes'n. and B'air, at Ionia, Micb. 

 Open to all. Harmon Smith. Sec, Ionia, Mich. 



May 7.— Susquehanna County, at Montrose, Pa. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec, Hariord, Pa. 



In order tohave this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requestigd to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting.— The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— P. H. Ehvood. . ..Stark ville, N. Y. 

 Secretary— C. P. Dadant Hamilton, Ills. 



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National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon ..Dowagiac, Mich. 

 Sec'y and Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago. 



Bee and Honey Gossip. 



Ants in the Apiary. 



Sow kalnit around the hives, and in 

 about a week, sow again. Two applica- 

 tions per year, has l<:ept my apiary free 

 from the pest for the last three years. 

 Try it. D. M. Ketcham. 



Newark, N. J. 



Somebody^s Error. 



In the notice, on page 360, of the or- 

 ganization of the Brookfield Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, the President's name 

 should have been J. B. Stanclift, instead 

 of Lorin Stariclift. Whose error it was, 

 I do not know. J. B. Stanclift. 



Brookfield, Me. 



Salt as a Preventive. 



Last Spring I had 125 colonies, from 

 which 4 swarms were cast during the 

 Summer, and my surplus honey only 

 amounted to 50 pounds. I do not dread 

 foul-brood as much as diarrhea. In the 

 Spring I often find considerable chilled 

 brood, that cannot be removed from the 

 combs, so I uncap them, sprinkle fine salt 

 over them, and hang the combs up until 

 needed for swarms, and never have any 

 bad results from such combs. I believe 

 that foul-brood exists in apiaries that are 

 never suspected, and it has often oc- 



curred to me that salt might be a good 

 preventive. When I am extracting, and 

 happen to uncap any brood, I sprinkle 

 salt over them before putting the combs 

 back again. E. F. Meekeb. 



Duncan, Ills. 



No Loss of Bees. 



In the Spring of 1890 I had 22 colo- 

 nies, which increased to 54 colonies, 

 and gave me less than 400 pounds of 

 honey. In the Fall I united them until 

 the number of colonies was reduced to 

 45, and fed the bees to provide Winter 

 stores, and shall have to feed them 

 again this Spring. . They have been very 

 quiet all Winter, with no loss as yet. I 

 hope for a good honey-flow the coming 

 season. Jos. L. Flint. 



Marion, Iowa, March 26, 1891. 



Bees Tearing Out Brood. 



What is the cause of bees tearing out 

 sealed brood, in patches from the size of 

 a silver dollar to the size of my hand ? I 

 had 3 colonies do it in June and July of 

 last year, when the combs were filled 

 with brood on both sides. 



W. B. Southard. 



Lone Rock, Wis. 



[Scarcity of food induces the bees to 

 prevent the increase of the family to be 

 felt. At such times they kill the drones, 

 and even destroy the brood. — Ed.] 



Scarcely any Surplus. 



I have 3 colonies, which are in good 

 condition. We had a very poor season 

 last year, and received scarcely any 

 surplus. Bees are dying of starvation 

 in this vicinity. One of my neighbors 

 lost 30 out of 32 colonies, and others are 

 feeding their bees. There are prospects 

 for a good honey crop this season, for 

 the white clover is looking well, there 

 having been plenty of rain last Fall, and 

 I have hopes of a good yield. 



Horace Rushton. 



Manchester, Mich., March 22, 1891. 



Poorest Season in Six Years. 



I have been engaged in bee-keeping 

 for the past six years, and last season 

 was the poorest in my experience, the 

 honey crop not averaging over 20 

 pounds per colony. Bees seem to have 

 wintered fairly well. Mine were left on 

 the summer stands for the first time. 



