. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. .^A' ProceediniSs. Report of the Ontario, Can- ada, Convention REPORTED BY MORLEY PBTTIT. [Coatintted from paf?e 31] Stimulative Feeding— I would advise anyone who can not stay right with his bees to let stimula- tive feeding alone, and to bruise capped honey whenever the weather is favor- able, and when you can stay right with the bees and see that started larvae is kept fed. Mr. Pettit—You might have combs uncapped inside, and take them along to the yard. This saves the wax of the cappings. and saves keeping the hive open while you bruise t
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. .^A' ProceediniSs. Report of the Ontario, Can- ada, Convention REPORTED BY MORLEY PBTTIT. [Coatintted from paf?e 31] Stimulative Feeding— I would advise anyone who can not stay right with his bees to let stimula- tive feeding alone, and to bruise capped honey whenever the weather is favor- able, and when you can stay right with the bees and see that started larvae is kept fed. Mr. Pettit—You might have combs uncapped inside, and take them along to the yard. This saves the wax of the cappings. and saves keeping the hive open while you bruise the cappings. The Director's Report, Secretary's Report, and Treasurer's Report showed a successful year for the Association. The Transportation Committee's Re- port showed that some points had been gained from the Railroad Commission, principally the reduction of the mini- mum car-load of honey from 20,000 to 12,000 pounds. Beeswax has been changed from first-class to fourth-class rating. Mr. Grainger, representative to To- ronto Exhibition, reporting, urging bee- keepers to take more interest in the Exhibition as it offers a great oppor- tunity to educate the public on the food- value of iioney. He showed a plan for the new building which will stand where the old main building stood. It is pro- posed to have windows at the rear, so that the light can shine through the honey. There will be many improve- ments to make the best building we have had to exhibit honey in. There was more discussion on the Alexander method of strengthening weak colonies. Some considered it a help, and others thought it a disadvan- tage. FALL MANAGEMENT OF BEES Fall management consists of prepar- ing our bees for winter, for spring, for season, and in many ways it is laj'- ing the foundation for future success. The work of the fall season may be lessened to a great extent by the system of managing during the summer season. About the middle of September make an examination of each colony, find
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