The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-13
BOSSES OF THE BUSY BEE.
Beginning, Yesterday, of the Annual
Convention of American Apiarists.
An Association of Bee-0wners Who Have q
Yearly Product of Over One Hundred
Million Pounds of Honey.

The seventeenth annual convention of the
North American Bee-keepers' Society began at
Pfaffiin's Hall yesterday morning Attending
the meeting are number of members of other
bee-keeping organizations, chiefly of the North
western, Indiana State. and Eastern Indiana
associations. There are about one hundred
persons in attendance, including representatives
from New York, Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Maine, Kansas, and one representa-
tive from Canada. The territory covered by
this society of 125 members has over 100000
persons who keep BEES and the annual honey
product amounts to over 100.O 600 pounds,
with value of $l5, 100000. Mayor Denny
delivered the address of welcome on behalf of
the city, and President Cutting responded for
the association.
There was much regret expressed that the
venerable Rev l.. L. Langstroth, of Oxford, o..
called sine Huber of America" was sick and
unable to be present He is the most noted
apiculturist in the country, having invented the
hive that bears his name, and that is used by
more than three-fourths of the bee keepers of
the association The patent has expired and
its use is free. Among the noted apiarists pres
ent are A. l. Root, editor of Gleanings in Bee
Culture. published at Medina, O.; Thomas g.
Newman, editor Of the American Bee Journal
the oldest Bookkeeping publication in America.
Mr. Newman has been twice president Of the
association, and in 1879 visited most of the
apiarian societies in Europe, and labored to
dispel the prejudices which existed against
American honey. DIR. c. c. Miller is a we'll
known bee-keeper at Marengo, Ill. He has
about five hundred colonies of bees.
and has product of $4,000 pounds
of honey annually. G. p. Dadant, of Ham
iltoD. H., is the largest producer of
comb foundation" in the world, comb founda-
ton being the mid rib of comb on which the bees
build the cells on either side, made Of pure bees
wax. the object of the foundation being simply
to assist the bees during the honey flow, thereby
saving their time for more profitable work;
c. F. Muth, of Cincinnati, a dealer in honey and
an occasional writer, who keeps q large and
profitable apiary on fat roof in that city,
man whose practical knowledge of bee culture
extends over thirty busy years: Prof. n. w. Nc
Lain, of the United States Agricultural Station,
Aurora, ILL.,; N. n. Betsinger, Marcellus, N. Y;
4. L. Won Dorm, Omaha, Neb.; Rev. William
Ballantine, Mansfield, H.; James Heddon Dow
agiac, Mich, originator of the pollen theory; w.
2. Hutchinson, Rogersville, Mich; Dr. Albeit,
Noblesville.
Among the lady aparists present are Mrs. A.
Cox, Whitelick, Boone county, Indiana Mrs. NJ.
A vones Mrs. Irwin Robbins, city; Mrs Libbie
Michael, Palestine, O.; Mrs. Cooper, :.vrya..
town, Ind.
a. .e1oSiton. New Brunswick. this State,
makes fine showing OF honey plants common
to this region of country. A. Cox, Whitelick,
makes exhibit of lettering done by the bees
with honey quite as remarkable as the growing
lettuce showing his name pointed out by the
elder Washington to young George With
oil yyit dat mn
the bees have made an excellent sign for Mr..
Cox and bee foot long, done in honey
AT the afternoon session President Cutting
read brief annual address. He spoke of the
necessity of spreading bee literature that
knowledge Of this pursuit might be more gen.
eral. He believed in making judicious exhibits
OF products at agricultural and other fairs. and
spoke on the importance of bee-keepers' union
Charles Muth, C. G. Miller and A. |. Root were
appointed committee to consider the pres |
dents address and advise upon its publication.
Agricultural Journalism" paper by John |
Aspinwall, of Barrytown, n. Y, was read by |
Frank Daugherty and referred. Thomas G. |
Newman, Of Chicago read paper on Bee Lit |
erature," giving very full and complete list of |
all works OF bee culture written in the English |
language or translated into that tongue from 400 |
years ago down to Francis Huber's famous work |
in 1906. and from that down to Ilangstroth's |
Hive and Honey Bee" in 1853 and from that
on to Quinby's bee keeping Lubbock's '.Ants, |
Bees and Wasps." Hedden's Success in Bee |
Culture Hopkins Australian Bee Culture" |
Miilers "a Year Among the Bees and Buzz" |
a recent work declared to be as entertaining as |
novel.
G. +. Muth. of Cincinnati read an interesting |
paper entitled Success in Bee Culture"
The remainder of the afternoon session was |
taken up in the discussion of Mr.. Muth's paper, |
which was finally referred for publication. The |
evening session was devoted to the discussion |
of various points in bee culture number of |
papers will be read to-day and |
iorcen go -"'nd. as this will be the |
important day Of the session.