The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-13

late this afternoon. Its session has
been a most pleasant, entertaining
aud instr uctive one and Sedalia feels
proud to have had such a fine body
of busy workers in her midst.
BEE sTINGs.
Mr.. A. A. Weaver is acting
temporary secretary.
The membership fee is fifty cents
and the annual dues are only twenty
five cents
MIR. Fred Setback, of this city,
became a member of the association
this afternoon.
There are on exhibition samples
of fixtures, such as hives, sections, bee
escapes, of different patterns, etc.
Mrs. Null is the only lady men,
Der present thus far, though there are
several belonging to the association.
There are samples of the golden
Italian, the Carniolan and Albino
AZ nNeibiti9p at the convention.
in the court room. make q musical
hummipg that is delightful to listen
to.
"A queen Irali IN bee, is imported
from Italy, costs from ten to fifteen
dollars. Bologna is perhaps the
greatest bee market.
&C. P. Morton, of Cooper county,
and G. H. Ashworth, of Sedalia, have
on exhibition samples of comb-honey
and blocks of beeswsx.
Mrs. j. NJ. Null read an interest
ing paper this afternoon on "What
are the essential qualities of making q
successful bee-keeper."
Mr.. Byron Iiams, of Worchester,
NO., sent in an essay on "What is
the best way to build up colonies to
prepare for the honey harvest"
1t is to be hoped tina. the associa-
ton will be successful in having an
experimental bee department estab.
lished at the Missouri University.
There are six principal strains of
bees: The native black bee; the
brown German the Italian the Car.
NOLAN the Albino, the Punics.
The Italian bee is the most pop
ular and largely cultivated in Mis-
souri,, the native black bee still holds
a prominent claim on popular favor.
President Lehy, of Higginsville,
and Secretary Rouse, of Mexico, are
both absent. The convention Is pre-
sided over by Vice President Morton.
The honey season begins and ends
with the floral season. Jack Frost
puts an end to it all, hence the bee
season for 1891 is already thing of
the past.
The floral season of 1891 was the
best and longes. known for years past,
and the heavy yield would have been
extraordinary large but for the un-
fortunate weather.
-Five-banded bees are hard to get
and even four-bsnded ices are rare.
Queens raised from five-banded moth
ers, mated to drones of the three.
banded stock, produce mostly three
bands.
MIR. E. F. Quigley, editor of the
Missouri Bee-keeper, published at
Unionville. NO., is quite young man
and devoted to the bee business. His
is a very handsome monthly maya.
zine.
e. P. Morton, of Prairie Home,
Cooper county, who is vice president
of the association, is one of the most
thoroughly experienced bee-keepers
in NJ ssouri and is an enthusiast in the
culture of the golden workers.
The yield of honey in Missouri
will be only about half this season
what it usually is. The July nights
were too cold for the secretion of
honey and in August and September
the honey flow was light.
Mrs. Null of Miami, not only
has 124 colonies of bees, to which she
gives her personal attention, but she
is also the proprietress Of a hotel
there. She wears gold-rimmed spec
tacles. is a fluent talker aud is bust.
ness all over.
Said a member last night Il
know people who believe that bees
eat eat wheat, corn and even chickens.
They may do all this, but that they
deposit grapes, peaches, pears, apples
and other small fruits, is q myth,
pure and simple.
"A pyramid stand, about three feet
high, contained specimen bottles of
pure extract of honey crates of honey