. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March, 1909. American Vqc Journal that the Association has ever held. One enthusiastic member who has attended some National conventions, said: "It was the most profitable meeting I have ever attended ; But next year we expect to achieve just t%vice as much. Albert G. H.\nx. Siw Pittstown, N. J. Report of the Xoitheast Wiscoiisiu Convention. The Northeast Wisconsin Bee-Keep- ers' Association held its fifth annual meeting on October 8, 1908, at Mishicott, Wis. It has not as large a membership as many other bee-keepers' associations,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March, 1909. American Vqc Journal that the Association has ever held. One enthusiastic member who has attended some National conventions, said: "It was the most profitable meeting I have ever attended ; But next year we expect to achieve just t%vice as much. Albert G. H.\nx. Siw Pittstown, N. J. Report of the Xoitheast Wiscoiisiu Convention. The Northeast Wisconsin Bee-Keep- ers' Association held its fifth annual meeting on October 8, 1908, at Mishicott, Wis. It has not as large a membership as many other bee-keepers' associations, so the attendance was rather small, liut those attending are quite a live set of bee-keepers. The meeting was called to order by the president, John Cochems, at ID a. m. The report of Secretary C. H. Voigt was then read and approved. Then the treasurer's report followed, and was also approved. There were no papers read, the main feature being the question-box. AFTERNOON SESSION President Cochems called the meeting to order, and the question-box was con- tinued. The first question was, "What is the best way to get only one swarm from a colony, if you allow natural swarming?" The ideas ran quite apart, and could not be satisfactorily settled. A motion was then made and carried that the members present experiment on that line next season and report at the next annual meeting. "Is the Baldridge plan a good one for curing foul brood, or are others better ?" There was no one present that knew, but all were thankful that so far they did not have to make the accquaintance of foul brood. "Is honey taken from a colony affec- ted with foul brood all right for table use ?" The answer was, ''Don't ; But it was thought by some that it ought to lie all right when produced in a super with a queen-excluding zinc between. How to prevent swarming during a honey-flow, was an interesting topic. The first answer was to have no honey, and the bees would preven
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