103 ITALIAN BEES. 



At the Wisconsin Bee-keepers' Convention, in February, 

 1866, the following resolution was passed unanimously: 



"Besohed, That the Italian (or Ligurian) bee, fully sustains 

 its European reputation, and this association heartily recommend 

 it for general cultivation, as being more hardy, vigorous, and 

 fertile, and, as a consequence, more profitable." 



" Of their superiority there can be no question." — Dr. Metcalf. 



Dr. Kirtland, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "My colonies are 

 daily watched and admired by many visitors. So far as my ex- 

 perience has gone, I find every statement in regard to their 

 superiority sustained. They will no doubt prove a valuable 

 acquisition to localities of high altitude, and will be peculiarly 

 adapted to the climate of "Washington Territory, Oregon, and 

 the mountainous regions of California." 



Mr. Langstroth says : " If we may judge from the working 

 of my colonies, the Italians will fully sustain their European 

 reputation. They have gathered more than twice as much honey 

 as the swarms of the common bee. This honey has been chiefly 

 gathered within the last few weeks, during which time the swarms 

 of common bees have increased in weight but very little. The 

 season here has been eminently unfavorable for the new swarms 

 — one of the worst I ever knew — and the prospect now is, that 

 I shall have to feed all of them except the Italians." 



" The great German apiarian, Mr. Dzierzon, informs us that 

 his apiaries, (now consisting of more than six hundred colonies,) 

 having been thoroughly Italianized in 1858, produced him last 

 year (1859) more than double the quantity of honey ever ob 



