The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-10
THE BEE CONVENTION.
The Recent Meeting in the
a City Hall.
SOME PLANS AND SUGGESTIONS.
Reports and Speeches by a Number
OF Bee-keepers-Ideas and
u Items.

SALT LAKE HERALD, at pm. A. NJ.
Musser called the meeting to order.
Prayer by E. Stevenson.
Tooele City was represented by Presi-
dent T. w. Lee, of Tooele County.
There are thirty bee-keepers in Tooele
City. Last fall they went into winter
quarters with 214 swarms of bees, and
during the winter their losses were 50
sWarms and their increase was only 10,
hence decrease of %, leaving now only
191 colonies. They have taken S51
pounds of honey this season. President
T. w. Lee has sixty of the above swarms
and has taken 240 pounds of honey.
In the spring their bees did
very well, and their prospects
were rather flattering, but the cater
pillars and worms damaged vegetation
and deprived the bees of good pasture,
hence their report would not be as
favorable as last year. There was no
foul brood in the county, and their bees
are now in as good a condition as in the
fall. Bees gathered honey fast, although
in the spring and sOmmer. He could
recommend Hills device for wintering,
as that left an opening over the bees,
clothes and chaff sack they kept warm
and dry and wintered splendidly. Honey
was selling for 20 cents per pound and
in good demand.
John Morgan, of Mil Greek, took care
of two swarms OF his daughters bees,
and increased them to six swarms,
and took considerable honey. He
was beginning to enlarge his stock
of bees, but his ill-health had kept him
from paying attention to his apiary.
Although the smelters, he thought, were
detriment to bee culture, yet he
thought it was not that alone which
had caused so much loss, as the two
swarms being increased to six was a
proof to the contrary, and further said,
we must keep up the bee and honey
interest, the Territory could not afford
to go back on so profitable an industry.
Alvin Stewart, of Mesa, Naricopa
County, Arizona, reported that their
new settlement had sent to California
and imported twenty-five hives OF bees.
Daniel Bagley took seven swarms and
increased them to twenty-seven. He
also tells of q neighbor who took two
hives and now numbers six. Bloom was
very abundant, and the season long,
SO much so that he cut his lucern FIVE
times. (Let US hear from Arizona again
of your continued success.)
George Baily, of Mill Creek had taken
about $500 pounds of honey, kept his
bees in two divisions, one part of them
ar mis- home in Mill Greek the other up
on the bench, about $50 colonies he had
been too busy TO give his bees full atten-
ton or the results would have been
better.
VIM. NJ. Egan of this city intends to
devote more attention to bees; he began
this spring with nineteen swarms and
has now twenty-five, and has taken ], 500
pounds of honey; the season he con.
siders q very poor one for bees and
honey; for wintering he approves of
HIPS device, as an opening on top or the
bees with chaff protection proves sue
cess with him. When necessary in early
spring he gives them smut dust placing
il outside where they can work on it for
poleen, he thinks that it is far better than
-four, and when they are scarce of
honey he gives them frame of comb
honey.
T. B. Clark, of Davis County, said
that in Pennington there are -abOut $50
swarms of bees. His hives had aver
aged 80 lbs. of honey to the swarm.
Was pleased to say that the foul brood
that has infected their bees so lament
ably is fast disappearing. Protect the
bees and spare the toads. In France
gardeners often bought toads TO devOur
the vermin in the gardens.
Charles Monk, George Myers and
Charles leah are recovering from their
losses two years ago and hope soon to
be able to give good reports from one Of
the best bee fields in Utah County
Spanish Fork. Keep up good courage,
and let Us hear from you often.
G. w. Bean, of Sewer County, says
the bees have done poorly this season.
Although they are Increasing in both
bees and interest, they can get the sweet
that way easy, and consider 1t very
healthy. Aurora has done better this
season than We have. -.
In st. George, in our Dixie, John
Campbell says the bees did well in the
spring, but protracted rains followed
with drowth disappointed the bees and
the keepers too, in early spring; some
hives cast three swarns; there are
about 400 sYarms in the place; but on
account of the poor season one keeper
lost ten swarms, the keeper being sick,
consequently had to neglect them, and
they became infected with moth and
starvation.
Samuel Novel, of this city, had two
hives in the spring, has six now and has
taken 200 pounds of honey.
Z. Stevenson, of this city, has forty
FIVE swarInS on Cottonwood; has been
absent one year; considers the season
very poor. His bees have given the
keepers / 500 pounds of the prize honey
that We cannot afford to do without,
as the bees work for nothing
and board themselves.
]. T. Murphy, of Mill Greek, has In
care sixty-six swarms, thirty-six OF them
Oh Mill Creek bench has taken 2,500
pounds of honey, and has about 900
more of comb honey yet to take.
1t was advised by the meeting to ex-
tend the organization of bee associa-
tons through the various counties. and
It might be expected that Elder Steven
son would visit the settlements In this
interest.
The convention adjourned until next
April.
Benediction by President Musser.
e. STEVENSON, Secretary
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