. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ilarch, 1910. lAmorican ^gc Joarnal. Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or to DR. C. C. MILLER. Mareneo. III. Dr. Miller does not answer Questions by mail. e; National Bee-Keepers' Association What is the use and advantage of belong- ing to the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- tion? West Virginia. Answer.—The thing that first started bee- keepers to uniting together was the fact that a Wisconsin bee-l<eeper. Mr. Freeborn, was prosecuted by a troublesome neighbor who kept sheep, and who charged that Mr. Free- born's bees d
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ilarch, 1910. lAmorican ^gc Joarnal. Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or to DR. C. C. MILLER. Mareneo. III. Dr. Miller does not answer Questions by mail. e; National Bee-Keepers' Association What is the use and advantage of belong- ing to the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- tion? West Virginia. Answer.—The thing that first started bee- keepers to uniting together was the fact that a Wisconsin bee-l<eeper. Mr. Freeborn, was prosecuted by a troublesome neighbor who kept sheep, and who charged that Mr. Free- born's bees drove the sheep and injured the pasture. The expenses of the lawsuit were retty heavy for one man to stand, and all ^ee-keepers were more or less interested. for if the suit went against Mr. Freeborn, and he had to pay damages, bee-keepers all over might be mulcted in the same way. So a number of us chipped in to help Mr. Free- born, and from that grewapermanentorgani- zation. which with some changes of name. has continued ever since. Prior to that time, in a good many instances bee-keepers had been obliged to give up bee- keeping or else to move their bees at the whim of some troublesome neighbor, but after this banding together they began to stand up for their rights, and the Associa- tion always stands ready to aid its members if trouble starts. In this way it stands as a sort of insurance company, for none of us knows what day he may get into trouble and need help. It has also influenced public opinion by its deliverances, and by some effective adver- tising. If bee-keepers were all as wise as they should be. and all of them unite with the .Association, there is no telling how much good might be done. Some think prices could be influenced to such an extent that the annual cost of membership would come back to the pockets of each member many times over. The annual report that each member gets free of charge is valuable. If vou are awake to your best interests you will send
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