The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-15
Proceedings Of the Bee Associations.

Pursuant to adjournment the society
met at the Lindsey House, President
Bair presiding. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and adopted. The
chair announced that the first business
in order was the election of officers for
ensuing year, and requested the society
to present names Of persona for the diff
ferent offices. The following were cho-
sen; President, Adam Bair; Vice Pres
Iidents, Daniel Waggoner, Dr.. r. s.
Rice and 81. 81. Overmyer; Secretary,
B. B. Oyermyer; Corresponding Score
tary, p. s. Bowersox; Treasurer, Jones
F. Engler.
Short speerhes of thanks and encour-
agement were made by the different Of
ficSrs elect.
The report Of the condition of bees at
the present time was called for. All
members present reported that the con-
dition Of bees was fully as good as could
be hoped for thus far.
President BaiR having weighed his col
onies when he put them up for winter,
after deducting the hives and frames,
eighty-nine colonies weighed forty three
hundred and sixty-nine pounds, being
over two tons Of bees, comb and honey,
besides an immense amount of surplus
honey that had been removed.
A number Of letters were then read
that were received from absent mem
bers who were unable to attend. The
following are few extracts;
NORTON CENTER,
Summit Co., o. Dec 80, 1874.
l commenced with thirteen
stocks, last spring, and increased to
twenty-four by natural sWarming. The
honey season in this district was the
poorest have seen since 1 have kept
bees. I took but little honey from them,
In the fall doubled them back to nine
teen. l then brought one swarm from
Michigan, the first of November, so
am Wintering twenty swarms. / winter
in the cellar, and they appear to be do
ing well. l shall go at queen raising
again next summer. / am very sorry
that am unable to attend themeeting,
but my best wishes are with you,
hope you Will have a successful and har-
monious meeting, and that you may go
on in the good work, and post yourselves
in apiarian science, which willb a great
advantage to those who keep bees either
for pleasure or profit I am willing to
throw my little mite toward investiga-
ting and discussing questions relating to
the little pets. My whole attention is
incling towards the bee business. Some
times / think I will seek some better 10.
cality and make it my constant study,
and experiment and practice. 1t suits
me better than any thing that 1 have ev-
er engaged in. l viii now say to you all
that, l hope you will have success in all
your undertakings. I send my best
wishes to all. w. .P.I.
WESTON, Wood Co., o., Dec. %, IA.
l cannot be present at the
meeting, which 1 very much regret.
Last winter 1 kept most of my bees in
my bee house. It was difficult to keen
them cool enough. I had two ventilla-
tors above and two in the floor. had
to open the door whole nights, frequent
| ly, to keep them cool. / carried them
to their summer stands, early in March,
the weather was so cold many of them
froze and starved, as they couldnot leave
the cluster to get honey. Those kept
out all all winter protected came out all
right. My bees have done finely this
season. Ihad a swarm ofhybrids which
divided early. One made "a pounds
of honey and the other SO. Then one of
them swarmed August 26th' They were
hived and weighed. They made 49
pounds of honey and comb in the BODY
of the hive more than enough to winter
on. 1 sold the honey in Hamilton for
30 cents per pound-it was in 2 and 8
pound frames, and pound glass boxes
I-153 pounds at 80 cents made S45. 80
and two swarms of bees, say SO each.
would be $500 from capital of So.
This is big per cent. The swarm of
the 26th of August set ON the scales
and they averaged pounds per day un-
til they had 39 pounds, then their in
crease grew less, and stopped when they
had 43 pounds. This they made from
the Alsike clover. Lest L weary YOU ]
will stop. Fraternally yours, J.Z.P.
ELMoRE, Ottawa Co., o., Jan. /, rs.
1 am sorry to say that ]
must forego the pleasure of meeting with
you tomorrow, on account of sickness
In my family. Several persons interest
ed IN agriculture would have accompa-
MED me were liable toattend We hope
to be able TO attend the next meeting. as
the past season has been one of encour-
agement to bee-keepers in this locality.
YOurs &c w n