The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY BEEKEEPERS
NEXT sEMLANNuAL CONVENT.
ION TO BE HELD AT
MOuNDSvIllE-
Two Sessions Held Yesterday-inter.
estins Topics Discussed
BY Members.

With several prominent members
In attendance and with much enthus-
iasm manifested. the tenth semian-
nual convention of the Panhandle Bee
keepers Association was held in this
city yesterday. when two very inter-
esting sessions were held in the board
OF trade rooms. The morning session
was taken up by the transaction OF
routine business. and in the afternoon
the annual election OF Officers was
held. resulting in the old officers being
reelected as follows:
President-Henry Lewedag.
Vice President-L c. Seabright.
Treasurer-W. L. Kinsey.
II was decided to hold the next
meeting In Moundsville, on Tuesday,
October 8. 1912.
With President Lewedag presiding.
the morning session convened at 10
O'Clock. A vote of thanks was extend
ed TO Judge T. ]. Hugus for securing
the place OF meeting. and a vote of
thanks was also extended to the Board
of Trade for kindly granting the use
OF the rooms. Tine principal topic for
discussion at the morning session was
is II impossible for bees to build
drone combs on both sides of brood
combs? This was asked by L. c.
Seabright. and was discussed by
Adam fahn, Syril c. Danner, NJ. W.
Miller and George Koontz.
During the afternoon. and interest
Ing program was carried out. Spring
Management of Bees" was spoken of
by l.. c. Seabright, who took as as es-
sentials in management; the colony
In good shape; a good queen; a hive
n h. nj
discussed by Michael Freismuth and
John Rood THE bes. methods OF
controlling the swarms, or artificial
swarming." was discussed by Messrs.
treismuth, Yahn, Hammond, Lewe.
dag. banner and others. The best
methods of preparing bees for the
honey harvest" was the subject of an
interesting discussion by Messrs.
Rood, Freismuth and Koontz.
Mr. Freismuth read a well prepared
paper on when is the best time to
spray fruit trees" and in part said.
1T is not advisable to spray fruit
trees while in bloom because, first.
IT is of no value to the fruit: second,
1t is dangerous to the bees and it Is
poison 20 the person eating the
honey; and third. it would injure the
bees which are beneficial in poloniz
ing the fruit" He added that the
spraying should be done either before
or after the tree is in bloom. Cyril
c. Dunner. gave an interesting adj
dress on How TO introduce the queen
into old colonies"
A number OF other topics of interest
to bee keepers was thoroughly dis
cussed. and those present reported
that the prospects are excellent for a
good honey season this year. as only
about per cent of the bees were lost
during the. winter. and the white
clover wintered we'll After a few
routine matters had been disposed of
the convention adjourned, after de.
Gliding to hold the fall meeting in
Moundsville President Lewedag stat
ed that the meeting yesterday was
the best in twenty-five years and was
the most interesting ever held by the
association.
The following members were pres.
ent: President Henry Lewedag. Of
this city; L. c. Seabright. Blaine; w.
l.. Kinsey. Bridgeport: John Rood.
Bellaire: Judge Hugus, this city:
Adam Yahn. Triadelphia: John Deaf.
enbaugh. Short Creek: y. w. Miller.
Moundsville: Cyril c. Banner. Ian.
caster. o.: George Koontz. Mounds.
Vile; W. r. Bleifus. this city. II. A.
Hammond, ST. Clairsville. o.: Michael
Freismuth. this city: a. G.. Shaffer.
Bellaire; f. V. Perkins. Aledena. o.;
and Col. John f. Day. OF this city.