The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-15
THE BEE-KEEPER'S CON
VENTION.
SALT LAKE Cry, April 10, go.

GALL LAIN NA4 II AAPil Az Co.
Editors Herald:
The Territorial Bee-keepers Con-
vention met at the Council House,
Salt Lake City, April 5th, at Z p. m.
President A. NJ. Musser, presiding.
Prayer was offered by Mr..
Franklin Spencer, of Sewer County.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Messrs.
Stevenson and Egan, committee ap-
pointed at last meeting to prepare
blanks to be filled out by branch
associations, reported that they had
printed one thousand and distrib-
uted some of them. The report was
accepted and the committee dis
charged. Some reports from various
organizations were read.
Spanish Fork was represented by
BIZ. Charles Monk, who said
that there are 81 beekeepers and Az
sWarms of bees in that place, prob
ably so swarms not reported. They
have taken 15,60S pounds of honey.
and 1877 pounds beeSWax. Losses
during winter are 1SS swdrms. All
Wintered on summer stands.
Nj. Henry Wagner of Salt Lake
City has 43 stands, and has taken
LOO pounds of honey, 10 pounds
beeswax, and 2eO pounds honey in
comb. No losses.
Jens Olson and B. Judson, Salt
Lake County, have AS colonies, and
have taken 1000 pounds honey.
Wintered on summer stands, with
no losses.
Henry Tanfree, Salt Lake County
has 10 hives; has taken 300 pounds
honey, pounds beeswax, and so
pounds honey in the comb.
Mr.. G. Cololy of Box Elder re-
ports 26T colonies of bees in that
county. Losses during winter 11e
SWarms; affected by foul brood
eleven. Could not report in full.
He had, after sales last fall, seventy
three BWarms; has now fifty-seven.
Lost four from starvation. He
wintered successfully in chaff hives
with upper ventilation. He uses
twe-storY hives. BY ventilation he
prevents dampness and mould, also
sour honey, thus keeping off dissent
cry and procuring healthy colonies.
Sewer County was represented by
Mr.. Franklin Spencer. He said
that Mr.. Thurber had FIVE swarms
and Mr.. Martin four, all of which
died during the winter. Mr.. Yam
luVin has ten or twelve. Although
5000 feet above sea level, the people
hope to make success of this i'm
portant industry.
Mrs. Helena Madsen, reports FIVE
Dee-keeEers with good prospects in
Gunnison, S4npete County.
Utah County was represented by
Mr.. Farley NJ. briggs, president OF
PaySOn branch association. He says
that there are 799 swarmS OF bees
in thai county. Losses during past
winter lS3, mostly wInLered on sum
mer stands. He believes the weak
Swarms aud small stores are the
causes of such heavy losses.
VIM. Leary, Jr., of Harrisburg
Southern Utah, writes that he and
MT. y. b. Adams are trying
to do something IN the bet
business, He started one yeal
ago with ten swarIns, il
old fash oned hives, the cracks OF
which were calked with rags etc.
and has taken FIVE hundred pound;
OF honey. Although it has been the
severest winter for twenty years
the bees have been flying almos
every week; and Mr.. Adams had 4;
swarm come off in January. HI
hived them and they lived. Vice
President Mckay said that he ha
lost seventeen sWarms during tilt
winter. He has at present thirty.
five. He has discovered no fou
brood, and thinks that when discov
cred, it should be Immediately de
IstrOyed.
Mr.. T. w. Lee said that bees ar
| doing well in TOoele County. By
vote of the convention, he was au
thOrized to organize a branch assO
citation in Grantsville, Tooel
County.
| Mr.. C. o. Folknan, of Plain City
Weber County, said that they in
crease their bees By natural swarm
ing, do not use the extractor, an
doing well at the BUSINESS.
| Mr.. William Egan, Of Salt LAX
Co Inty, had four sWarms last fal
has lost three: thinks that, if from
now on, a frame OF honey be give
to weak swarms, that it y i'll stimu
late them to broOding.
| On account of the secretary bein
unable to attend, 7. w. Lee acte
as secretary pro TEN.
Convention adjourned sine die.