Kansas Bee-Keeper du lieu suivant : Columbus, Kansas • 2

182 'THE KANSAS BEE nite to advance on the subject. Mr. Tread well said that he had given meal to his bees, but they "How does bee-keeping compare with other pnrsuits, and what are would not touch it. the essential qualities to make a bee-keeper?" Mr. King: If they would not take Mr.

Treadwell I believe it is just it, I think it shows very conclusive ly that they not want nor require it as essential to have energy, perse- but still I think that the feeding of cose-mixing establishments, etc. But to persons scientifically and practically familiar with this subject, the cleanly habits of the bees and their decided preference of the nectar of the flowers, to all other sources for their supplies to this class "citv bee-keeping" presents no insuperable barriers. When we consider the tireless vi-, gor of the bee, the wide range of its flight, far excelling in swiftness the fastest express train, coupled with a knowledge of the extent and variety of the honey-producing flora abounding in the yards, gardens, Darks, and in all the suburbs of our verence and intelligence in beekeeping as any other profession; for profession it is, and the man meal should be practised, for one colony in ten might have enough who has not these qualities has a pollen from last season to last until new pollen comes in, but the other nine should require it. I would put very small chance of being success the unbolted rye flour in shallow tans with spme cut straw for bees to light on, for we well know that a bee breathes under the wings, and if they get down in the flour they ful. Mr.

Tucker: Let the bee-keeper have an education in the bee-line and he is very sure of success, and could do as well, if no better, than in other pursuits. President Cook then called on Mr. J. N. Casanova, of Cuba, for his opinion as to the bee-business.

He said I went into the business to make money, and for no other rea city, the snbject not only looks pos- cannot get out, and will smother. sible of accomplishment, but it is Mr. Blauvelt: I have had hard work to get my bees to take flour, and at times have sprinkled it on perfectly feasible and inviting. It has been repeatedly demonstrated by men whose integrity no beekeeper doubts, that in times of the best honey-flows, single colonies them at the entrance, and found that in this way they would take it from the pan. I have used both rye have stored 10,20, and 30 pounds per day, and that the amount stored son.

I started with 100 colonies, and by my superintendent's not being used to keejing bee3 in Cuba, we lost a great many; so that they and wheat flour, and like one as well as the other. during the season was apparently limited only by the shortness of the Mr. Tucker My bees carry pol decreased from 5 10 colonies to 113 that could be counted on for honey. From these 113 colonies we obtain period of bloom ot the flowers affording the honey; yet in many in stances these sources have held out ed 43,000 pounds of honey, from 17 Dec. 1 to Feb.

1, the largest amount until 300,500, 700, and in one in from one colony being 650 pounds. They average about 400 pounds per stance 1,000 pounds were secured from a single colony. Thus it is proven to keep up the bloom, they flow would continue and the crop colony. I use the two-story electic hive, frame 10x15 inches. I made $2,000 over all expenses, or 100 per and now that we have of the season would be limited only- by its length and the number of bees employed.

had one year's experience, and know how to treat the bees at the proper time, I expect, The honey secreted to-day, not if gathered, is lost by evaporationr' and a fresh supply is furnished to- morrow. In estimating the amount 1 next season, to make -800 per cent, sent zv tierces oi honey to New York, and received 6 of honey which any given city, would produce, it would, be neces-sry to multiply the number of flow len in the fall, and store it with honey, and cannot see that ttaere is any need of feeding meal. 'Quteen fertilization" was next discussed. Mr. King: I believe that Mrs.

Tupperwas the first who had queens fertilized in confinement. takes a wire-cloth box 6 inches square and about 6 inches deep, then takes about half a dozen drones from favorite colonies and places them in the box, and places the box in the cap of the hive, in place of the surplus honey boxes. Th is, of course, is about the time that queens are ready for fertilization, and leaves them there about 316 hours; and when removing the box she finds one drone dead, and then knows that the queens is fertilized. I tried this in several cases, and did In one case find the dead drone, but that is the only time; then there is the Kohler process, which is to confine the drones of the colony from which you want your queen fertilized, and when, after 4 o'clock, the drones stop flying, then release the queen and the drones of this colony and generally you will receive gratifying results. Again, I can mention parties who have had queens fertilized in the cells.

Several member took part in cents per pound. I can send honey here, and make money on it at 5 cents per pound, but I will send no ering trees, shrubs, bushes, vines more to New York, as we can get plants and srrasses, by the number more money for it in Germany. of blossoms on each, which one will The following essay was read by readily imagine would be a hope Mr. A. J.

Ivingy on the subject Of less task, as it would doubtless run far into the thousands of millions. "Bee-Keeping in Cities:" and this would have to again be To persons unacquainted with the multiplied by the average amount natural history and habits of the loney-bee, their scientific manage of nectar each blossom contained. In the country where clover and basswood are yielding nectar, there ment, and also the flowers their natural counterpart and the source of their bountiful supplies of delicious honey to such persons we say, the idea of keeping bees in cit are few localities where more-than one in ten of the blossoms are visited by the bees, simply because of the disparity of their numbers in comparison with the number of es is simply preposterous, associat ed with syrup-soaked street- gar bage, sweepings from candj'-facto-! blooms to be visited; while in and aound a city ther are probably net this discuss! Ty ut had nothing defi-, ries, the refuse of sugar-Jiouser glu.