. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 310 THE AMERICA!^ BEE JOURNAL. door wintering would not do in tliis climate. Ttie time of taking bees out of the cellar was discussed, and the opinion was tliat they should be kept in as long as possible, or until the weather warranted removing them ; also, that in taking them out consid- erable caution should be exercised in order to prevent mixing. Mr. Wm. Fuller read an essay on " Italianizing ; He first gave some points of superiority possessed by the Italian bees as follows: 1. They stick to the combs better, so their work is not i
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 310 THE AMERICA!^ BEE JOURNAL. door wintering would not do in tliis climate. Ttie time of taking bees out of the cellar was discussed, and the opinion was tliat they should be kept in as long as possible, or until the weather warranted removing them ; also, that in taking them out consid- erable caution should be exercised in order to prevent mixing. Mr. Wm. Fuller read an essay on " Italianizing ; He first gave some points of superiority possessed by the Italian bees as follows: 1. They stick to the combs better, so their work is not interrupted by handling. 2. They are quieter in winter quarters. 3. Tliey will work in rougher weather than other bees. 4. They are proof against moths. His method of Italianizhit; is to take a comb with a queen-cell in it, or put one in it, and then put the comb into a hive with other combs, move the hive with bees which you wish to Ital- ianize, some distance iiway, and put the new hive where tlie old one was, and tlie returning bees will go into the new hive and build up a colony of Italians. Black bees vs. Italians as honey- producers was debated. A difference of opinion prevailed, and the discus- sion was lively, but the majority were in favor of the Italians. An essay was read by Mr. A. C. Sanford, on " Marketing ; He said that honey should be put up in as neat and attractive a manner as pos- sible, and in such sized packages as the market demands ; also that sum- mer and fall honey should be graded separately. Those present reported 294 colonies, last fall, and ISl this spring. The Association then adjourned until the first Tuesday in September, 188-5. B. J. Thompson, tSec. Gleanings. Apis Dorsata, the Large Bee of Java, Captured at Last. A. BUNKEK. I have at last captured a swarm of Apis chrsata, and have it safely hived in an observatory hive. There are about halt a bushel of bees, and are they not magnilicent fellows V My hive is about (i feet tall, and
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