State Bee-Keepers' Association. '63 



A.I. Root — Would it not pay better to contract and get the honey in 

 the sections where we can sell it for 18 cents, and then feed up on granulated 

 sugar? 



C. P. Dadant — We have found it pays better to leave in plenty of honey, 

 as the bees breed up better in the spring. 



President Miller — Is a comb full of honey that will not be used in the 

 winter or spring of any advantage? 



0.0. Poppleton— Yes; it gives the bees confidence to go ahead and 

 use what honey they need . 



B. Taylor — I am willing to go to the trouble of taking out any extra comb 

 in the fall, and returning it in the spring. A comb not covered with bees 

 can be kept much better out of the hive. The more completely the combs 

 are covered with bees the better, provided there is sufficient stores . It is 

 surprising to see into how small a space bees can be crowded in the fall. 



VERBAL STATISTICS. 



President Miller said that after reaching home and reading over a report 

 of a meeting we often .find that some man was there whom we were particu- 

 larly anxious to meet, but we did not know he was there . If, by means of 

 a badge, or some other manner, we learn that a stranger whom we meet is 

 bee-keeper, we immediately wish to know, and probably ask his name, then 

 his place of residence, next how many colonies he has, then how much 

 honey he secured this year. That is about the way it goes. 



He proposed that each one stand up in turn and tell his name, residence, 

 number of colonies and yield per colony. This was done and proved quite 

 interesting, as well as amusing in some instances . If this could be done 

 sometime during the first day, it would help some in making acquaintances . 



P<iEVENTION OF SWARMING. 



A.I. Root said: Get a race of bees that will not swarm, the same as 

 we now have non-sitting strains of poultry. 



President Miller — Is not the thing possible? 



0.0. Poppleton — I have several times tried buying queens that were 

 cracked up for this or that — among other things that of non swarming — but 

 I have quit it. It is no go. 



J. A. Green — Bees may not swarm for a year or two, then they go at it 

 again . 



C. P. Dadant — For 15 years we have had very few swarms. We give 

 plenty of empty comb in which to store the honey. If we wait until the bees 

 have the swarming fever before giving the room, it will not prevent swarm- 

 ing. Excluding the queen from a portion of the hive also has a tendency to 

 cause swarming. 



J. A. Green — I did not have a swarm from 60 colonies where queen- 

 excluders were used. 



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