struotion of tho beo. No hivo in the world ever has, or ever will, 
provide hone; for your bees, unless deposits of it are within their 
reach and they are allowod to gather'd. Yet where is the man 
that has expended a single dollar to cultivate trees in his yards 
and plants in his fields that will secret saccharine matter for his 
bees, resinous properties for Propolis and Pollen, or Farina for 
Bee-bread, in continued succession from Spring till Fall. Pro- 
vision against starvation is made by man for every domesticated 
animal, fowl or insect be makes use of, the honey bee excepted. — 
They aro left to provide for themselves, while the woodsman’s axo 
hews down with impunity tho tree that would aid them in Spring. 
Tho fields are overrun with teeming herds in summer; tho sickle 
steps in in Fall to fulfill the dosing scene. Nature shorn of her 
flowera from Spring till Fall ; tho first, the hist and only dopond- 
anco of tho bee taken from them without even giving them a sin- 
gle thought. Shame! For shame ! Men, who profess to be in- 
telligent, can you succeed? can you prosper in such a course as 
this ? Never. I say never. Tho very course you havo been 
purau ng lias been ono continued, suro and yet silent invocation 
to their destruction. Stop! Isay to my fellow countrymen, 
stop ! Let Wisdom take tho place of ignorance ; industry that, 
of negligence; happiness and prosperity instead of sorrow, disap- 
pointment and want;— and then, and not till then, can you be- 
come successful. The idea is suggestive. What are we <o do? 
and how commence to do it ? 
f will givo you my views on the subject. Will others do the 
same? “ The agitation of thought is tho beginning of wisdom.” 
First, let tho bee-keepers of every Town meet semi-annually in 
Convention ; elect a President, Vice President, Treasurer an t 
8eoretary. 
Then a mutual exchange of thoughts, opinions, practices. See., 
may be discussed with freedom, ou.all points tending to revolu- 
tionise the present destructive polioy towards ourselves and bees. 
Where Counties hold Annual Fairs, instead of meeting by Towns, 
let every Town bo well represented, and hold a Convention during 
such Fair, and, if possible, procure the services of some able per- 
son to address you on this particular subject. It will naturally 
stimulate the mind to exeroise itself on particular points, where 
failures havo occurred. Amongst questions to be ■‘discussed, I 
consider tho following vory essential: 
Honey producing plants or trees; Locations for Apiaries; Stylo 
of hives best adapted to protect your bees in winter, and facilitate 
their labors in summer, and effectually guard them against all in- 
