Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-12-28
POINTS m BCEKeEPlNG.
stimulatlve Feeding 1;i,rosing Of tho
Honey Crop-Iloncv PACKAGES

stimulative Feeding 1;i,rosing of tho
Honey Crop-Iioncy Packages.
At the last annual meeting of the
North American Deckcoping association
J. w. Rome of Mexico. Mo, in an essay
on the profits Of lie keeping, besides
mentioning the usual profits of honey
and wax, called attention to the TACT
that it would he profitable for fruit
growers to keep a few bees because Ct
tncir aid in fortiiz.ng blossoms a. /.
Root, Medina, o., told how ncighbor
fed his bees sugar in the spring and
continued The practice until the begin
ming Of the honey harvest This induced
the bees to rear large quantities Of brood
and filled the comb with food, and
when the honey was brought in it was
Of necessity stored in the sections be-
cause there was no other place to put it.
In this way surplus was secured when
otherwise 1t would have been lost.
~ to whether so called stimulative
feeding is profitable there was much dis
cussion. This certainly requires the
exercise of much Judgment, and even
then it may result disastrously. If the
rearing of brood is thus forced too carly,
an untimoly cold spell may clil the
young. and the colony will be worse off
than 1t would have been had TO feeding
b,cn done Then, again, if the harvest
comes early, the bees must b. strong in
numbers to take adyantalco Of the honey
flow. II the hives are well protected,
there is less danger of loss from early
cold spells
George ". Yorl, of Chicago read Il
paper ON disposing of the honey crop.
lie believed that the solution Of the
question lay in the development of the
home market. where the producer can
personally look after the details of the
business And when home market has
been worked up bcekccpcrs mako "a
great mistake in allowing themselves to
get out of honey. If they have not
enough of their own, moro should be
purchased i'm order to keep the market
constantly supplied. Commission men
came IN for thgir share Of abuse, al
though some defended thcm and said
the were many honorable men in the
ranks. The pist Of the advice was first
learn if the dealer is reliable, next learn
the plice at which honey is selling and
then limit the dealer to that figure.
Emney packages were also discussed
Glass is desirable fer retail package,
as whom held up to Tie light it showed
off to great advantage. If the honey cam
dies, il may he liquefcd by placing the
vessel in hot water. The Mason fruit
jar was recommended 10y many, as t pos
scsses value after the honey has been
used For shipping honey, barrels and
the 60 pound Jacketcd tins were recon-
mcndcd.
a disease called bee paralysis is now
making sad havoc in apiaries, especially
III the south and west. The bees seem
to become hluatcd dark and shiny
They crawl ont Of the hive, lie about
on the ground for some time, trembling
and shaking, before they die. 1t has
been decided that it is the work of a ba-
cillus Many remedies have been tried
Those most common are salt, sulphur
and change OF queens. The last men
toned seems the most promising
If bceswax Is dark i'll color, remelting
with comb containing large quantities
of pollen or bee bread will give it a
fine yellow color This was reported 10y
c. T. Lane Of Lexington, Mo, and he
thi' the color comes from the pollen
Some changes were made in the con-
stitution of the association, especially
in dropping lot of useless bylaws and
in agreeing to furnish each paying mem
Der a bee journal free Of charge. This
plan has been followed with great sue
cess i'll Canada for several years. The
next annual meeting will be held in To
ronto. The following officers were elect
ed; President, r.. f. Holteman, Brant-
ford, Ont; vice president, l.. d. Still
son. York, Neb; secretary, w. Il.
Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. treasurer j.,
t. Calvert Medina, O.