The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-12
BEE-KEEPERS CONVEN-
TI0N.

SALT LAKE, April SIns 1857.
Editors Herald:
The Territorial Bee-Keeper's AS
ISOLATION assembled at the Council
House, April 9Th 1882, President A.
NJ. Musser, presiding.
Salt Lake County was represented
by Vice-President Samuel Mckay,
E. Stevenson and others; Davis
County, by M. T. Porter: Weber
County by County Bee Inspector r..
M. Birch; Box Elder County, by
Chas. Connely, county inspector ;
TOoele County, by Secretary T. w.
Lee and John Mechanic; Sanpete
County by G. A. Madsen.
Letters were read from various
parts of the territory. Mrs. Annie
G. Woodbury. of st. George, Wash
ington County, writes that in the
spring Of 1881 she had in her forty
five hives of bees, increased sixteen /;
lost five during the summer, leaving
fifty-siX in good condition; had
taken 1920 pounds of honey, mostly
from top boxes. No disease Of any
kind in the place.
Mr.. John Price Of Washington,
Washington County, writes March
10Th 1882: "Six years ago / began
Bookkeeping with one swarm, and
now l have lightweight hives Of
bees in good condition; have lost six
swarms by bee moth no foul brood
in this place. There are It's hives
OF bees in Washington no trouble
wintering on summer stands, under
shed roofs to shield them from our
hot Dixie sun. We average seventy
five pounds of honey to each hive,
but l have taken 1929 pounds from
one hive"
Mr.. Silas Richards, of Union, Salt
Lake County, writes, March 9th,
that they have eleven bee-keepers
there, had sixty-SeYen hives, but
have lost twelve, leaving a balance
of fifty-fve this spring; winter on
summer stands; generally cultivate
natural swarming; do not use eX-
tractor, neither disturb the lower
hive or brood nest; use scarcely any
bee rails or gloves.
Mr.. Joseph E. Johnson writes
from st. George, March 3lst, 1882,
that there are about 500 colonies in
Washington, Kane and Iron coun-
ties, yielding from twenty to one
hundred pounds to the colony,
honey varying from fifteen to
twenty-five cents per pound. The
supply is equal to the demand. Not
single case OF foul brood has been
known in these parts. The best
honey season there is is during May
and June If there are late rains
they have some fall bloom, and as
the winters are warm bees fly nearly
every day. Consequently, there is
liability TO about twenty-five per
cent. loss by starvation unless the
bees are fed when supplies are short.
President James CullimOre writes
from Pleasant Grove, Utah County,
that press of business prevents him
from giving full report of the as
ISOLATION. He has 115 colonies, and
has lost only one up to this time
winteTed on summer stands. After
so long a winter honey is scarce in
the hives. Some in the neighbor-
hood have lost but few, and others,
none of their bees.
Mr.. T. w. Lee says in TOOele
City there are siXteen bee keepers,
and 1O6 colonies of ices. They were
put into winter quarters on sum
lner stands. Losses, twenty-foHr
leaving eighty-twO stands in toler-
able good condition. No foul brood
Bees are mostly hibrids.
Mr.. Charles COnnely says, as bee
inspector, he had destroyed twenty
one colonies of foul brood in Box
Elder County in one season, and
fourteen colonies the following sea
son; and on his return home
expects to destroy others infected,
and try to rid the county of this
dreadful pest. He started with two
stands and now has forty-siX. There
are about $50 colonies in the county
He wintered his bees on summer
stands about four inches apart, fills
in with hay, chaff or straw. Give;
upper ventilation, puts cloth ovel
the lower hive, keeps them dry anC
warm, and has no trouble in winter
ing. Honey sells there, at zoe. pei
pound.
Bee Inspector R. NJ. Birch, OF
Weber County, said the county only
paid him for destroying foul brood
when he was called upon, and as his
calls were rather scarce, he had mo-
done much at it. He winters bees
on summer stands in shed; puts
cloth on lower hive and fills the up
| per box with hay. They winter
well.
Bishop C. A. Madsen, of Gunni
son, Sanpete County, said their bees
although but few in number. mac
wintered well, and as he learned
more about bees his interest in.
creased. Intended to progress in
bee culture in GunnisOn.
Mr.. n. I. Porter, of Davis County
said they had been sOrely troubled
with foul brood, and cOnseGuently
heavy loss. He had lost his bees
but was starting again with better
success. He had placed chop feed
near his hives and the bees Worked
wonderfully in it.
President Musser explained the
law on foul brood.
! Vice-President Samuel Mackev
took pride in bee keeping. and al.
ways had good success in winterinq