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gave it to anothur qucenless colony be- 

 longing to my little son, a colony that 

 he got from the woods. In a few clays 

 I exauiine<l the little boy's colony, and 

 again fonnd it queenless, so I went to 

 my black colony where the queen 

 came from, and found that they had a 

 queen laying, and so I supposed tliat 

 she had gone back home ; but now the 

 bees are nearly all nice Italians, and 

 no young black bees in the hive. Can 

 any one account for this ? 



Properly Attending to Bees — 



F. H. McDonald, Star, p Idaho, on Dec. 

 26, 1887, says : 



Those who attended properly to 

 their bees have reaped a bountiful crop 

 of honey in this neighborhood. Some 

 late swarms have but little food. One 

 of my neighbors put his bees into the 

 cellar last month, and in a few days 

 he had to take them out again, as they 

 had the diarrhea. He will winter part 

 of them in the cellar, and part on the 

 summer stands. Nearlj- all the bees 

 kept in this valley are, and have been 

 so far, wintered on the summer stands 

 without any protection, and also with 

 scarcely any loss. 



Half an Average Crop, etc. — 



George Spitler, Mosiertown,v3 Pa., on 

 Dec. 26, 1887, writes : 



The honey crop in this pait of the 

 State is not more than half an average 

 crop, being about 20 pounds per col- 

 ony, .spring count. I started in the fall 

 of 1886 with 20 good colonies, and 3 

 weak nuclei ; in the spring of 1887 I 

 had 18 colonies, 3 queenless ones and 



2 nuclei. I had them packed in .chaff. 

 Those that were weakest in the fall 

 came through in the best condition. I 

 have 23 colonies packed as they were 

 last j'ear, out-doors, and 11 colonies in 

 the cellar. One colony out-doors and 



3 in the cellar are veiy weak — nothing 

 but nuclei. There was but very little 

 swarming the past season. 



Oood Winter for Bees, etc. — 



Joshua Bull, Seymour, o Wis., on Jan. 

 5, 1888, writes :" 



On i)age 823 of the Bee Journal 

 fur 1887, I am made to say tliat bass- 

 wood yielded continually "from July 

 4 to July 27 inclusive," which is not 

 according to the facts in the case. I 

 intended to say, "from Julv -i to July 

 7" (not 27). 



My bees were in excellent condition 

 last fall to enter their long winter re- 

 pose, the colonies being very populous, 

 with an aljundance of stores. The 

 weather, during November and De- 

 cember, was unusuallv mild for that 



time of the year in this latitude ; and 

 although the mercury was below zero 

 several times, it was for a few hours 

 only. The year 1887 closed with a 

 driving snow-storm, which continued 

 into the beginning of the New Year. 

 When the storm cleared away, it turned 

 cold, and on the morning of Jan. 3 the 

 thermometer indicated 24^ below zero. 

 But it is quite mild again to-day, being 

 22° above zero. Somehow I feel a sort 

 of premonition tluit this is going to be a 

 favor.able winter fi>r bees, and I sin- 

 cerely hope that the results next spring 

 will be such as will justify that feeling. 



Nebraska State CoTentlon. 



The next meetlDs of the Nebraska State Bee- 

 Keepers' Aesociatlon will be held on Jan. 11, 12, 

 and 13, 1888, in Red Ribbon Hall, at Lincoln, Nebr. 

 The Linden Hotel will give reduced rates to raem- 

 berB. Those who come should get a receipt from 

 their home railroad agents on starting to Lincoln, 

 as railroad companies require fifty receipts to enti- 

 tle members to reduced rates. President Ryan re- 

 quests all members to have questions ready for the 

 first evening, so that they can be arranged in order. 

 The programme is as follows : 



What are the essential points lo locating an 

 apiary ?— J. G. Hodges and J. L. Blancbard. 



Apiculture as a profitable and permanent 

 occupation.— A. D. Keller and C. Ceelay. 



How does bee-keeplnsr pay compared with 

 other occupations?— R.E Leaob and J.Rodgers. 



How to obtain the most honey in the best 

 marketable shape.- Mrs. J. N. Heater and M. 

 Tower. 



How much. If any, comb foundation should 

 be used ?— E. Kretchmer and E. Tower. 



Diseases of bees, their causes and remedies. 

 — E. M. Hayhurst. 



Is spring stimulating advisable ? If so, with 

 what ?— T. L. Von Dorn and W. J. Lynch. 



How best to prepare honey to exhibit for 

 sale or for show.- Mrs. J. N. Heater and E. W. 

 Whitcomb. 



Which is more profitable, comb or extracted 

 honey ?— A. Johnson and M. D. Abbott. 



Increase, natural or artificial ?— R. V. Muir 

 and J. F. Poll£. 



Should bees be frquently examined ? and at 

 what temperature should the atmosphere be ? 

 —Mrs. L. Marshall and Jas. Jardine. 



Spring work with bees.— E. M. Hayhurst. 



Fall breeding and spring dwindling.— J. N. 

 Heater and E. Kretchmer. 



Honey-plants of Nebraska.— Professor C. E. 

 Bessey, of the State University. 



Bearing queens and clipping their wings.— 

 J. M. Young. H. N. PATTERSON, Sec. 



Vermont State ConTention. 



The 14th annual convention of the Ver- 

 mont Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 at the Van Ness House at Burlinetou, Vt., 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18 and 

 19, 1888. The order of exercises is as fol- 

 lows : 



Wednesday Evenhsig, 1:30 p. m.— Con- 

 vention called to order by tlie President. 

 Reading of the minutes of the last meeting. 

 Reading of the Constitution, etc. 



At 2: 15. —A paper by W. H. Wheatley, 

 St. Johnsbury, on " Vermont Bees." Fol- 

 lowed by discussion of the subject by the 

 convention. 



At 2:4.5—" Experience of Fifteen Tears in 

 Bee-Keeping," by H.B. Isham. New Haven. 



At 3:00— Discussion : "Is it advisable to 

 insert empty combs in the centre of brood- 



nests for the purpose of spreading brood in 

 the spring ?" Opened by F. M. Wright. 



At 3:30— Discussion : " What is the best 

 method to prevent an increase in colonies ?" 

 Led by J. E, Crane. 



Wednesday Evening, 6:45 — Appoint- 

 ment of committees. 



At 7:00— Discussion : "Bee-keeping in 

 Vermont ; does it pay ?" "Its hindrances," 

 N. G. Webster, Bakersfield. " Its Expen- 

 ses," J. H. Larabee, Larabee's Point. Its 

 profits," Geo. Beecher, Essex. "As a busi- 

 ness," H. L. Leonard, Brandon. 



At 1:15- Essay : "The pleasure and diffi- 

 culties of bee-keeping ;" by a lady bee- 

 keeper. 



At 8:15— Essay: "Should women keep 

 bees and join the Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion ?" by a lady bee-keeper. 



Thursday Forenoon, 9:00— Reports of 

 the Secretary and Treasurer. Reports of 

 committees, organization, etc. 



At 10:15— Discussion : "Is it profitable- 

 to use full sheets of foundation in the brood- 

 chamber ?" Opened by F. H. McFarland, 

 St. Albans. 



At 10:45— Question Drawer. A.E.Manum, 

 Bristol. 



At 11:15 — Discussion : "Marketing 

 honey." Led by J. E. Crane. 



Adjournment. R. H. Holmes, Sec. 



The Vermont Association are to be con- 

 gratulated upon the nice programme of 12 

 pages which they have issued. 



Obio State Convention. 



The fifth annual Ohio State Bee-keepers' Con- 

 vention will be held in the United States Hotel, oq 

 the corner of High and Town Sts., Columbus, C on 

 Jan. 10 and II, 1888. An Interesting programme 

 will be arranged. Reduced rates at the hotel are' 

 11.50 for each person, double, or ^2.00 per day if 

 single. There will be reduced rates of travel, par- 

 ticulars of which will be given later. It is desira- 

 ble to know who can be present. Will you kindly 

 notify me by postal card, at Bluffton, Ohio. The fol- 

 lowing is the programme : 



TtrasDAY, 9 A. M.— Heading the minutes of 

 last meeting. Receiving members and col- 

 lecting dues. Reports of the Secretary and 

 Treasurer, and standing committees. 



Bee-conventions, how to make them a suc- 

 cess, and their value to bee-keepers.- A.I.Root. 



Discussion on the Sectional Brood Chamber 

 and its advantages.— Led by Dr. G. L. Tinker. 



Bflverslng, and has It come to stay ?— C. M. 

 Kingsbury. 



Tuesday, 1 p. m.— Discussion on Bee-keeping 

 In connection with other pursuits.— Led be F. 

 A. Eaton. 



Bee-keeping for women.— Mrs. Jennie Gulp. 



Beekeeping as an exclusive pursuit.— Dr. C. 

 C. Miller. 



Tuesday, 7 p. m.— Wood vs. tin separators: is 

 it profitable to dispense with either?— Dr.Bess© 



T-sup6rs and other surplus arrangements In 

 connection with bee spaces.— E. R. Root. 



Discussion on, Reiolved, That bee-keeping as 

 a business is more profitable than farming. 



Opening of the question-box.— S. R. Morris. 



Wednesday, 9 a. m.— Extracted honey : Its 

 production, and the best method of market- 

 ing it.— Dr. A. B. Mason. 



The commission man and his relation to the 

 honey producer, as affecting the sale and 

 price of honey.— Chas. F. Muth. 



Wednesday, l p. m.— Tlering-up : its advan- 

 tages. —J. W. Newlove. 



Freezing bees.— C. E. Jones. 



In-door vs. out-door wintering of bees, and the 

 advantages of the former.- H. R. Boardman. 



Election of officers for the ensuing year. 

 Frank A. Eaton, Sec. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



