Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-17

An adjourned meeting Of the Apiariau
Association was held yesterday at tho
rooms of the Davidson County Farmer
Club, President Hamlin in the chair.
| The Secretary read the minutes of thu
last meeting, which were approved
The President then stated that the meet
ing was more especially called for the
| purpose o. listening to the remarks of
MIR. Elisha Gallup, of lows, practical bee
/ man.
Mr.. Gallup was frequently Intercepted
| by members of the Association as to his
views on various points connected with
bee culture, and answered the several in
terrogatories in detail.
In regard to the subject of bee-moths.
Mr.. Gal up stated that great many bee
men bad complained of their existence.
but he regarded them merely as seaveu-
gers, and did not consider them iDiurious
Practical bee keepers had no a. Of them
whatever. And small swarm of bees. in
a suitable receptacle, coSd guard against
moths of any kind
In reply to q question about the profits
arising from bee keeping, MIR. Gallup said
that a man who had sufficient enerqy 20 be
practical bee keeper, generally followed
some other business at the same time. For
instance, Mr.. Adam Grim, as successf.I q
bee keeper "a could be found in the West.
invariably followed some other business in
the winter. Bat MT. Quinley years AGO
advocated the idea that a man could be
successful in making money bybee keeping
alone, without connecting any other avoca-
ton with it. Wherever there was clover
and other houey-producing plants, bees
could be raiss b advantage.
The speaker then mentioned an instance
that cccurTed in his experience where hs
I'D obtained large amount Of honey thai
was all made in SIX days.
la answer to question rs to tho best
kind Of food, Mr.. Gallup said that buck
wheat was good, but AIsiks clover was ca
silly mRsticated and was well adapted for
bee food.
Mr. Gallup was asked whether he had
any experience in 'individualiziug" bees,
that Is in eultivating their acquaintance 20
as to have them answer to their names.
He replied that he had not made anv ez-
periments with individual bees. but be bad
frequently had swaTuns Of bees that Seemed
TO know him, and would come ND on Ms
arm.
In regard to the situation Of bee hives
with reference to their feeding grounds tbs
speaker said that II was best 70 have 2
hives lower then the feeding ground, 60
that the bees could carry their load ca
sler. The bees could carry twice as NJ %
load down hill a. they could up.
In answer to question about Wild bees
in the clefts of rocks, and their capacity
to defend themselves from their enemies,
Mr.. Gallup said that he had heard great
stories about these bees IN rocks, but be
did not believe them.
Mr.. Gallup was also asked what he
thought about stiDgless bees, and replied
that IN South America there WAS a sting
lass bee, but 1t did not store up any honey
Mr.. Oils, of Wisconsin, then addressed
the Association at some length. and said
that the Creator had so organized bees
that there cORld be but one queen in a
hive at one time; AID there never could
be more bees IN a hive than one queen
could generate. All the bees needed was
a suitable cavity where they could store
their honey and be protected from their
enemies, and Fl N the heat of the sun.
The speaker further said that he did rot
agree with the views advanced by many as
to wild bees; a swarm Of bees in the woods
was the same as a swarm of bees at the
door. The horse could be tanned, and
other domestic animals, but bees could
not be tanned
In regard to the profit arising from bee
culture, the speaker said that there were
three sources of profit; first, the honey;
second, the wax the bees secrete, and
third, the multiplication of swarms, or the
increase of stock. There were two modes
of managing bees-One for honey, and in
that case you should never let the bees
swarm; the other for the increase of stock,
which was at the expense of honey. Mr..
Otis further stated that a gentleman in
Wisconsin had obtained about eight thou
sand dollars in one year from his bees and
honey, and five thousand dollars Of this
amount was for honey.
Mr.. Gallup then fOlloged Mr.. Otis. and
in the course of some remarks about the
different kinds of bees, Mr. Gallup said
that in some seasons he had found that the
blacks would store up as much honey as
any other bees, but in poor season tho
Italians would lay up honey, when othar
bees would not
At the request Of the Secretary, an arti-
c'e on the Proper breeding temperature
AAc IA NAAo -lfftCl tttAit AJcC OtNf fttht
of which Article MIR. Gallup was under
stood TO be the author.
Mr.. OTIS said that there were four abso-
Lutte essentials in getting good stocks of
bees, fDd a failure in either one Of the
four essentials would cause a failure IN
raising bees successfully. The first essen
hal was queen, The second essential
v as to have cells for the queen to deposit
her eggs in. Another essential was a GER
tain degree Of heat to hatch the eggs.
The fourth essential was food
Mr. Otis was here called from the room
to attend another engagement.
Mr.. Gallup then answered several inter
rOgatories pTopoundsd to him, and while
speaking of the number Of queens in r
hive, stated that he was sorry Mr.. Otis had
to be called away, IS he differed with him
on the queen question. He (Mr. Gallup had
found two queens in the same
hive, and in his opinion this was COM
non occurrence.
The discussion was continued until
lac hour, and on motion, the Association
adopted a resolution rendering the thanks
of that body to Messrs. Gallup and Gus
for their entertaining and instructive re-
marks.
The Association then adjourned till the
next regular monthly meeting