. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 12, 1900. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 233 a day. The points arising- may not always concern lionev- bees, but as all insects are much alike, any point could be explained by referring- to the bee, -which is the most fullv developt and perfect of insects. The superiority of the manikin over printed plates or maps is described by Prof Woodworth, who remarkt that "it makes the difference be- tween seeing: a man and seeing his ; The International Apicultural Congress at Paris.— This office is in receipt of an invitation to attend the Co


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 12, 1900. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 233 a day. The points arising- may not always concern lionev- bees, but as all insects are much alike, any point could be explained by referring- to the bee, -which is the most fullv developt and perfect of insects. The superiority of the manikin over printed plates or maps is described by Prof Woodworth, who remarkt that "it makes the difference be- tween seeing: a man and seeing his ; The International Apicultural Congress at Paris.— This office is in receipt of an invitation to attend the Congrress to be held Sept. 10, U, 12, 1900. The membership fee IS $ M. de Heredia is president of the committee of org-anization, and M. Caillas secretary. The program looks strange to American eyes, being divided into seven sections, with a different president and secretary for each section, as follows : FIRST SECTION.—APICULTURE PROPER. Advantages of bee-culture to agriculture. Fecundation of flowers by the bees. Quest of proper means to favor the sale and disposition ot direct and indirect products of the hive tion^of'^ne"trr°^ s°'l' climate, and altitude upon the produc- _ Means proper to fill vacancies in the supply of nectar in a given country. ^^ ^ nectar Culture of bees for selection and sale of swarms Culture of bees for the sale of their products. Investigations upon swarming-. Advantagres and disadvantag-es of feeding bees a rurlri"du"str;!'"^ '° ""'^' '''' manufacture of hydromel Study of ferments. SECOND AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BEE. Secretion of wax. honey.^""""'' °^ '^^ ^^"^*^ °^ *'^^"' *°°&"«^ ^^ gathering Parthenogenesis. Role of drones in the hive. THIRD SECTION.—APICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY. Hive and frames from an international point of view the sttll Sf" ^'-^-"^-^- of the ^arge frame-of Comparative study of different hives Which IS better, the warm or col


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