Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-06-10
Reported for ihe democrat.
MEETING or THE WESTERN MAINE
BFE.kEEPERS ASSOCIATION


before oxford went 20 bed one night
with the buds only Just starting on The
tree. oxford got up the next morning
and 10 the leaves were green and bali
their usual sire. very late spflng aud
farmers arc awful busy bees are swarm
log on The tlght hand aud 90 The left
consequently there was the smallest A..
tendance there has ever been a, any Of
these meetings The genial President,
Morton Of Bethel. usually The very lie OF
the meetings, dld not come, dli not write
made no sign. l. he dead or only sleep
Ing Secretary Welcome was not on hand.
And Mr.. Abbott. the talented Agricultural
editor OF the Joura1'. where was hef That
easy chair which the loving hands Of The
Association prepared fof bis porily form
u press, stood lonely ani empty at ihroagh
the meeting The bee msn fuitered aboui
the hal Ike colony without queen.
During the Afternoon. IN which there was
no meeting, picked up The following Items
% Interest
The Western Maine Bee. Keepers Assoc
citation Wa organized FEB 2., i.'i u
numbers BE- members % meets on The
la, Tuesday ani wednesday ln feofuafy'
May. August ani Noyemher
Asihe bee men from ar sections came
10. ,hey said gra.. .nd fruli trees were
booking unusually well There is pros
pee, OF one ~ ihe largest crop, of apples
for years. bat other crops are backward
JB Mason. of Mechanic Pals. sold
over 5000 worth OF bees and hee supplies
A.i year Ile ,ay. folk. are 'eri.ng more
money with order. th.s year Than ever 'e-
fore Almost every order hc gct- has ihe
money with 10. lle has .o.i between ID
AMI fD fau coionlc. of bees hIs spring.
Be-. are ~ hive. Last years price was
. There has been much competition IN
b,cs. forcing ihc price. below living rates
but reaction 0. beginning. IT, sends
good many Into vermont
W W. Durham o' Paris, has sold q
hives of bees thls spring, ani expects 90
send some into Vermont soon.
PROFIT. of bee keeping Average amount
of honey taken from each h.yc .n Maine
3. pounds but ih.s Includes dead bees. 20
n. real average Is about io pounds AMI
The doubling OF ,he stock hy warming
q. c. Hatch of M.no' has kcp' bees 30
wears. Nlnc years ago Del hal four colo
nlcs In Kiidcr hives ani one in box hl'c.
H. began using the honey To- bis family o'
four July 4. and used 10 eXiratagani'y
SIN be had enough len 10 thc h.i 20 come
sigl. ani had Eve new swarms besides.
w.P. Gerand OF Caribou. bal lasi year
lsi colonies. llc soli f.5i0 pounds of
honey .ni Increased hi. plant io POD col.
ouies
Mr. Hatch suggested hii thc A''ocia
ton hire a room aud condue thc President
and Secretary th,rciu. so A. to have ihem
handy when wanted .n future. Soon amer
went out ani len the poor bee men alone
In their misery.
TfrNfvG.
Az O'Clock 10 the evening. Secretary
Welcome bad come and President rro o'.H
Mason opened the meeting The Secretary
read A report of the last meeting Treas
ufer Dunham made she briefes, report oi
record" Cash on hand SIN" This Il a.
increase of a. since February. Then came
An essay on what shall We raise fol
proa,-bee. or honey hy WIN. Hoyt, o.
Ripley. MI Ioyts paper Wa very ln
terestlug Aui pointed one on thc relative
proa,s og raising queens, bees. or honey
lie didn't wish 10 % De published. Th'
discussion was opened by w W Danham
who thought raising honey paid the best
1, costs a good deAl In The way of hive
and supple. % no up for raising bees q
sell. and moreover, 10 trying % make col
oules increase too fast they become veal
ani 90 not winter good oren The cutir
colony dies strong colonies s 'ie to q
uresu iu fse.trViug. Tie had, think
L. colonies last year. Go. between ~
ani son pounds OF honey, ani large In
crease A colony will make ahou' Al
worth Of queens, q worth of bees by %
pound. or 30 pounds OF honey -prcsen
price, CSC. pound
E.P. Churchill OF Auburn. doesn't kno'
80 much about keeping bees A. De ii0
Most OF his bees died last winter, but b.
courage i good. lie has learned lots. II
went TO raising queens and weakened hi
colonies Had 3j stocks In midsummer
but they were 80 weak he sold part OF hi
queens and doubled up. February oih ,
opened bis hives % commence feeding
Eigh, swarms were dead. Went % Fee
ing. and the bees went 30 dying On
reason was poor sugar which when nike
with cream tartar hardened upunti it wa
like a rock. Damp cellar another reasor
Tried feeding sugar candy. Bees keI
right on dying. when his bees were a
mos, all dead aud gone his trials and iri'
ula,lons came % an end IIcthluks hone
pays best.
J.B. Mason thinks honey the most pro
table. Bee men should make a speciali
OF one thlng-honey, bees, or queens. -
sides the drawbacks In raising bees to.se
mentioned by Bro. DuuhAm, railroad az
express companies are not responsible q
bee. or queens sent through their hand
and many are lost In transit. which y
seller has 10 replace. The swarms 20
have 10 be the very best % be satlsfactoi
leaving the poorer ones on The seller
hands.
I'd. Welcome had two colonies. u
vlded them into four Ought TO have kel
them together, for three OF them die
Tried 70 raise queens and lost the. .nr
batch. Got two queens the second .irl'
One was 80 poor he gave IL away. SO
the other TO W W Durham for sl. Ia
season, however, be had splendid luck vii
his bees.
SECOND DAY.
The rained poured down 10 perfect "a
rents, keeping away many. Opened q,
An Question box opened
1. What l. the best method OF gcttlI