616 



'E^mm mmmmi^mm mmm j,Q>Jsmmmi^, 



instance, in the spring of the year 

 when the flowers are fragrant and 

 loaded with perfume, the nectar gath- 

 ered from them is likewise fragrant 

 and delightful, and seems to emit the 

 sweetness of the fields, and the wild 

 flowers themselves. The delicate fra- 

 grance of the white clover bloom is 

 well-known, and, as if in keeping with 

 its delicate nature, the honey it yields 

 surpasses all others in flavor and pleas- 

 urable taste. 



On the other hand, the honey from 

 the fall flowers, while equally sweet 

 and pure, is devoid of the fragrance 

 and pleasant smell that the early sea- 

 son honey possesses. Likewise the 

 autumn flowers seldom emit a pleasant 

 perfume, although they rival in beauty 

 their kindred of the springtime. 



CANADA. 



Report of the Haldimand, Ont., 

 Convention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY E. C. CAMPBELL, SeC. 



A meeting of the Haldimand Bee- 

 Keepers' Association was held at Fish- 

 erville, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 1, 

 1888. The minutes of the previous 

 meeting were read and conflrmed. 



How and \l'bat to Feed Bees. 



The President said that granulated 

 sugar should be fed, as it was safer 

 than to risk feeding cheap sugar. He 

 made a thick syrup by putting the 

 granulated sugar into boiling water, 

 and stirring it frequently to keep it 

 from burning. He exhibited a Cana- 

 dian feeder, showing how it worked, 

 and urged early feeding, so that the 

 bees could cap tbeir stores before cold 

 weather. It was also necessary to feed 

 in the evening, so as to avoid robbing. 



Mr. W. Kindree's plan was the same 

 as the President's, only that he boiled 

 the sugar a little more than Mr. Arm- 

 strong. He thought that by doing so 

 the syrup was not so apt to granulate. 



Mr. Mehlenbacher described his plan 

 of feeding, which was by tipping the 

 hive up in front, and pouring the syrup 

 behind the division- board. 



Mr. Overholt used a similar feeder to 

 the Canadian, and found it ahead of 

 any other. 



Mr. Best had always used honey, but 

 this year he would have to try sugar, 

 as he had no honey. He had wintered 

 a colony on 15 pounds of honey, and it 

 had wintered all right. 



Mr. Atkinson made syrup the same 

 as described by Mr. Armstrong, and 

 used inverted glass jars as feeders. 



How to t'uite Colonies of Bees. 



The President gave his plan of unit- 

 ing colonies, which was to gradually 

 move the colonies to be united, towards 

 each other until they were close to- 

 gether, and then spreading the frames 

 apart, and putting in frames alter- 

 nately, he then gives the bees a good 

 smoking, and the work is done. 



Thirteen members reported 252 colo- 

 nies, spring count, and 375 colonies, fall 



count ; from which it is seen that the 

 increase has been very small, besides 

 no surplus honey taken ; and what is 

 worse, the bees have not stores enough 

 to winter on, and will have to be fed. 



The next meeting of the association 

 will be held at Cayuga, at the call of 

 the President. 



HONEY-JUMBLES 



Of the Xortli Ainerieau Couven- 

 tion of 1SS7. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY A COUNTRY BEE. 



'' All N. A. B. K's (wrote H., the recorder) were 

 Summoned to appear bfefore the President Miller, 

 Each bringing one dollar in paper or silver ; 

 And at the Commercial Hotel please register, 

 In Chicago, Ills., the I6th of November." 



A No. I Root responded with his " A B G's ;" 

 Armstrong came on with his hive and T-supers ; 

 And Aspiiiwall wrote that if we'd organize. 

 All delegates should receive that "Magazine'* of 



his— 

 "Life ne'er exulted in so rich a prize." 



Bees (Oenus Homo) were Baldridge.Baldwin,Barber, 

 B'tardtnan, Miss Bennett. T F. Bingham,the smoker, 

 Betsinger. T. S. and Joshua Bull (not Johnny), 

 Bedell, and Burnett, who is not a B{ur)master, 

 Although he well knows how to handle the honey. 



" We may live without friends, we may live without 



books "- 

 But this Society "cannot live without A. J. Cook.'* 

 Compton. of GlQnvtoodt Croiker, Cumins and Com.- 



stock, 

 "Were very modest, and did not give us much talk, 

 But the deficiency was made up by Mr. iVilcox. 



"While a-gathering of bee-bread for their living," 



l/ubftard, whose ancestor "went to the cupboard," 

 anrl 



Found Hopkins, of O. (kin of Hop-'o-ray-thumb). 



Speaking of H'b, Lemmer see ; Dr. Haskin, Hutchin- 

 son. 



ntlton and Heddon-the "banner" goes to Michigan. 



Lyman, Fomcrook, and TJiomton, no doubt ought 

 to be, 



" I the man in the moon, this thornbush, my thorn- 

 bush." 



D. G. and O. W. Webster (decendants of Daniel and 

 Noah) ; 



Hear our BefsfTifffr, "Oh, velvet bee you're a dusty 

 fellow. 



You've powdered your legs with gold," all yellow. 



" O Woodman spare that (Dahl linden honey) tree," 



Cried Funk. Staininger. "'mid the trees, where hum- 

 ming-bees ' 



Extract the nectar from the bright flowers. 



Here the Redmond, who once chased lifv^olds, the 

 fox. 



Now extracts the "extracted honey "with the ex- 

 tractor. 



Beside Our President, were B. J. and M. M. Miller, 

 Gilson who sent to fetch a pail of (Afc) Whorter: 

 Tliat reraindsusof that young "Tribune" reporter, 

 Who thought our " countrifled look peculiar ;" 

 If he'd seen one buzzing drone, he'd not have been 

 80 jocular. 



Mrs. Searles—" hark to the music, the Idrum and the 



life." 

 A Taylor. Cumitis, Davenport with his wife. 

 Janes, Esher, Murphy, unit Gander. Dethloff-ray life. 

 Neimel z I Vm Fullmer than Hawks, when chickens 



are rife. 

 Another room for exhibits, would lessen the strife. 



I hear the bees swarming, and while watching for 



the queen. 

 Oh, Gould. I see the one who sang, "Keep our 



Graves, Green.'' 

 " I Lovett. (Sweet. Hart), or Stantoyi, in the Parks, 

 With Wilson, Thompson, Robertson, or even the 



Holtermann. 



When the Oatman was Stow (ed) in the hopper. 

 With Newman, Secor, and McLain the Professor, 

 By the hardest of Davis work our Strong Miller, 

 Turned us out a grist ot very Good tlower. 

 "And here by thee, will hum the bee, forever and 

 forever." 



The flower was left with the Cook, by Chapman; 

 Wiio turned it over to the ladies and gentlemen. 

 Seme iVfiirum that the flavor was equn\ to linden— 

 ' E.\\:use me. but will our Good friend. Dr. Mason, 

 Be so kind as to see to the ventilation ?'* 



Our hearts went out to Father Langatroth, 

 With the hope that his remaining (lays on earth. 

 May be filled with sweetness around his hearth, 

 And the conscious thought of the good he has 



wrought. 

 For the bee-keeping people, bring joy to his heart. 



Thanks were tendered to Mr. Thomas W. Cowan, 

 Who, being such an able " microscopian," 

 Gave pleasure and profit to all who met him : 

 While regretting his absence, at Prof. Cook's sug- 

 gestion. 

 He was made honorary member of this Convention, 



Thanks to Thomas G. Neivman again and again. 

 For his excellent arrangements with the hotel-man. 

 For his thoughttul guod-will shown on every hand ; 

 To mention this Society, is to think of his name. 

 *' He has served thee as none would," still sounds 

 the refrain. 



For President, the genial Dr. A. B- Afoson, 

 Kor Secretary, the effifient W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 For Treasurer. i\/rs.H^orrison, who uses nooeception, 

 They were Secor (ed) oflBcers at the election. 

 Without a Wakeman's or Woodman's dissension. 



"We may learn of the bee, the wise man's lore, 

 The hand of the diligent gatheretli store." 

 At Columbus, Ohio, " If this life be not o'er," 

 On the 3rd of October, '* May we meet once more." 

 Till then, success to you all, Au revoir. 



MAPLE TREES. 



Insect Enemies ITIowing Tbem 

 Down — Plant Lindens. 



From the Detroit, Mich., Tribune 

 September 3, 1888. 



Dr. W. C. Stevens of Fourteenth 

 avenue has devoted considerable atten- 

 tion to the destructive insects from 

 whose ravages the maple trees are suf- 

 fering so severely. He expresses the 

 belief that there is not one sound maple 

 tree in a hundred under Ave years old 

 in Detroit. Ou some whole streets he 

 has been unable to And a single tree 

 unaffected by the pest. The same state 

 of affairs seems to prevail among the 

 shade trees throughout the country east 

 of Detroit. 



Dr. Stevens recently wrote to Prof. 

 Cook of the Agricultural college relative 

 to the matter. The professor in liis re- 

 ply says that the same destruction of 

 maples in Detroit referred to by the 

 Doctor is noticeable in Lansing and in 

 every other city in the state. He pro- 

 nounces a specimen insect, which Dr. 

 Stevens sent him, the grub of a common 

 maple tree borer, Playionotus s^Kciosus, 

 which is very harmful to trees all over 

 Michigan. They attack large, thrifty 

 trees and have destroyed many maples 

 in Jackson, Lansing and other places. 

 The beetle, which appears in July and 

 August, is a large, handsome longicorn, 

 black in color and striped with a rich 

 yellow. 



The pupa case which the Doctor sent 

 is pronounced by the professor that of 

 a caterpillar, jEycrla acerni. This beau- 

 tiful moth lays her eggs in July, and 

 the caterpillars feed on the inner bark 

 for one year. It is black, striped with 

 yellow and orange. This insect. Prof. 

 Cook says, is also doing much to destroy 

 the maples. 



More harmful than either of these 

 varieties is the big-headed apple tree 

 borer, which is a very serious enemy of 

 the maples, especially young or newly 

 transplanted trees. This beetle attacks 

 trees whose vigor has been checked. 

 Thus it is that it is so destructive to 

 trees recently transplanted. Prof. Cook 



