THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 95 



to ten dollars saved on 100 cases of GO-pound tin cans. Looking to- 

 ward co-operation in the sale of members' honey. Difficulty seems 

 to be to get the members to co-operate. Thus far members left to 

 communicate direct with dealers in the sale of their honey. Co-oper- 

 ation is a large question, not thoroughly solved yet. The inspector 

 of apiaries is a very important factor in the education of a certain 

 class of bee-keepers. The Canadian National furnished their mem- 

 bers breeding queens at a reduction, bought through their local secre- 

 taries. Thus far it was not a matter of selling queens, but of buying 

 enough to supply the demand. Bee institutes in connection w'lth 

 Farmers' Institutes \A'ere held each two weeks, twenty bee-keepers 

 attending each meeting on the a\'erage, some driving twenty miles 

 to attend. Fifty-nine demonstrations were held during last summer 

 at different bee yards, with an average attendance of 32. Prof. Pettit 

 recommended that we visit our neighbor; many valuable things are 

 learned this way. An automobile is an excellent vehicle to do this 

 with. Low price of honey caused by lack of educating the public 

 of its value. The price of honey low according to food value. Flavor 

 in honey is the main factor in its sale. This is retained by keeping" 

 it in air-tight receptacles. Hard to liquify honey and retain the 

 aroma and flavor. Speaking of organizing a bee-keepers' association, 

 Prof. Pettit said in part: Continued advertising and the sending 

 out of thousands of circulars had brought their association up from 

 a very small number to over 1,400 members and this during the last 

 two years. One of the circulars sent out asked the bee-keeper: "Are 

 you a member of the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association? If not, why 

 not?" A stamped envelope was enclosed with each circular and a 

 blank to fill in the would-be member's name, and requesting- that one 

 dollar membership fee be inclosed and mailed to the Secretary. More 

 than 10,000 of these application blanks were sent out to prospective 

 members. Advertising honey something to be taken up later. 



Mr. David Running, Fillion, Mich., described his cellar for win- 

 tering bees, where he has wintered without loss for several years. 

 As we have an article from him, also illustrations to describe his cel- 

 lar, we will pass this over until some future number. 



One feature he mentioned that will likely be of value is his 

 method of remelting honey in 60-pound tin cans. His Townsend 

 uncapping tank of galvanized steel is eight feet long and two feet 

 wide. Fourteen 60-pound cans are remelted at a time in this tank. 

 A wooden frame is placed in the bottom of the tank to lift the cans 

 up off the bottom of the tank, so the water which surrounds them 

 can circulate under the cans as well as up the sides. The whole is 

 heated with a three-burner gasoline stove. 



"Hozi.' to Manage Fh'c Hundred Colonics for Extracted Honey Jl itJi 

 the Least Labor," by Mr. Dadant, was listened to attentivelv. 



