. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 23. ?^ ?^ ^ ?'^ ^ Ai N. E. OHIO and H. W. Pa. CoiiYenlion. REPORTED BY GEO. SPITLER. The 14th annual meeting of the Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania Bee-Keepers' Associatian was held at Union City. Pa., on October 25th and 26th, the Pres. E. S. Crooker In the chair. After the usual prelimi- nary business, the program was pro- ceeded with, the first topic being HOW TO BEST ADVANCE OUR INTERESTS AS BEE-KEEPERS. It was urged that a larger attendance at our bee-conventions would do much to advance our interest, because
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 23. ?^ ?^ ^ ?'^ ^ Ai N. E. OHIO and H. W. Pa. CoiiYenlion. REPORTED BY GEO. SPITLER. The 14th annual meeting of the Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania Bee-Keepers' Associatian was held at Union City. Pa., on October 25th and 26th, the Pres. E. S. Crooker In the chair. After the usual prelimi- nary business, the program was pro- ceeded with, the first topic being HOW TO BEST ADVANCE OUR INTERESTS AS BEE-KEEPERS. It was urged that a larger attendance at our bee-conventions would do much to advance our interest, because much would be learned that would help in securing a good honey crop. Plans could also be arranged for making sale of the crop when produced. As the con- dition now is, many small producers who have a little honey will rush it to mar- ket, taking no note as to whether it is ripe or whether there is a demand for it. Co-operation among bee-keepers for the sale of honey was urged as being impor- tant, as thereby better prices could be realized, and honey would be sold when there was a demand. BEE-KEEPING AS AN AVOCATION. It was urged that in time those who produced our honey would be specialists, not that they would make bee-keeping their only business, but they would pre- pare themselves by studying the subject so as to do the work in hand thoroughly. Success can only be attained by learning all the details ; first by reading up on the subject, and by experience. No person should keep more than two or three colonies to commence with. In- crease of colonies, if proper care is taken, will come with experience ; with- out a large amount of knowledge and experience, success would be impossible. It was urged that all farmers ought to have a few colonies of bees, because the study of bees and their manner of work- ing had a good influence; besides, in these times, when we are importing millions of dollars' worth of sugar from foreign countries, and at a time, too, when large numbers of
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