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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



David Running uses two eight 

 frame brood nests, until opening of 

 the honey flow, as a brood nest. At 

 this time they are separated and 

 an extracting super placed between 

 and an excluder placed over the 

 lower story, with the queen below. 

 Fifty percent of the brood nest 

 placed on top build queen cells. If 

 an entrance is given them at this 

 upper portion of their hive so the 

 young queen can fly out and mate. 

 a queen is usually produced above. 

 If no attention is paid to the cells 

 above, no swarming is had on this 

 account. 



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At the Michigan State Convention 

 at East Lansing. Dec. 9-1 0th the 

 following officers and delegates were 

 elected for the ensuing year: Pres- 

 ident, David Running, P'ilion, 

 Mich.; V. President, G. Frank 

 Pease, Marshall. Mich.; Sec. Treas- 

 urer. F. E. Millen, East Lansing. 

 Mich. Delegates to the Denver con- 

 vention were elected as follows: 

 David Running. Filion, Mich. Alter- 

 nates: E. D. Townsend. Northstar. 

 Mich.; F E. Millen. East Lansing. 

 Mich. Delegates were instructed to 

 cast their vote in favor of the Na- 

 tional continuing the publication of 

 the Review, the selling of supplies 

 and charging a National fee of 50c 

 per auHiim. 



A good ventilator for a bee cel- 

 lar is to lay an intake pipe at the 

 lower corner of the cellar. ex- 

 tending out say two rods, then el- 

 bow to the surface. A pipe is now 

 attached to the inner end of the 

 ventilator tube, extending to the 

 cellar ceiling. With this arrangement 

 the cool air from outside is let in- 

 to the cellar at the TOP. to mingle 

 with the hot. With this arrange- 

 ment the air in the cellar is more 

 evenly mixed, consequently, a more 

 even temperature throughout the 

 cellar. An eight inch intake is bet- 

 ter than smaller, for if not needed, 

 it can be shut off. 



The largest intake is used during 

 warm spells, or toward spring, when 

 the bees may be getting uneasy 

 and liable to cause the temperature 

 to run too high. The ventilator, 

 proper, is at the opposite corner of 

 the cellar from the intake, and 



should be of good size for the 

 same reason mentioned in describ- 

 ing intake. It extends to the cellar 

 bottom and up through the roof. 

 This rather large ventilator draws 

 the poisonous gases from the bot- 

 tom of the cellar, for there is no 

 opening at other points. At the 

 Michigan. 



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Bee diseases, hard winters and 

 poor seasons are responsible for 

 many dropping out of our beloved 

 pursuit. Only the more advanced, 

 better posted persons surviving. It 

 is up to the individual whether you 

 succeed, or be numbered with those 

 w;ho have "fallen by the wayside." 

 Get clear up to the lop! You will 

 have more faith in your business in 

 the future if you turn out to the 

 National convention at Denver next 

 February. 



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The best talent in the world will 

 tell you how to do things in the 

 best way at the National convention 

 at Denver Feb. 16. 17, 18th. Will 

 ycu profit by it? You are invited 

 to share in the good things that 

 will surely be given at that meet- 

 ing. 



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We copy in part from a private 

 letter from Sec. Williams, as follows: 



"Just had an interview with the G. 

 P. A. of the A. T. & Santa Fe R. R., 

 in regard to transportation to the 

 Denver meeting. I suggested that it 

 would be a good plan for the Eastern 

 people to meet at Chicago and all 

 go together from there in a special 

 coach. Of course, I did not give him 

 any assurance that we would use the 

 Santa Fe, or any other special road. 

 They will "come across" all right. 

 There are a couple of other roads that 

 are wanting the business of the bee- 

 keepers. There is a plan on foot to 

 arrange a series of consecutive meet- 

 ings in the Central-Western states 

 and have a party to go from one to 

 another in succession. I am having 

 some railroad men plan out an itin- 

 erary with probable cost, etc., to con- 

 nect in the best manner the different 

 points. 



Several of our folks would prefer 

 the C. B. & Q. R. R. out of Chicago, as 

 its connections or rather routing is 

 superior to any other. How would 

 it be to go one way and come an- 

 other? Get two roads interested that 

 way. 



