. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, 1908. American Hee Journal Conventions ^^* Proceed inds. Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Convention. The 17th annual convention of the Chicago - Northwestern Bee - Keepers' Association was held in the Briggs House, Chicago, Dec. 5 and 6, 1907, with Pres. George W. York in the chair. Mr. Dadant, Mr. Kannenberg and Dr. Bohrer were appointed as an Auditing Committee. Dr. Miller, Mr. Kimmey, and Miss Candler were appointed a Committee on Memorials. Cooking Sugar Syrup for Feeding Bees. "Is syrup best cooked for bees?" R
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, 1908. American Hee Journal Conventions ^^* Proceed inds. Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Convention. The 17th annual convention of the Chicago - Northwestern Bee - Keepers' Association was held in the Briggs House, Chicago, Dec. 5 and 6, 1907, with Pres. George W. York in the chair. Mr. Dadant, Mr. Kannenberg and Dr. Bohrer were appointed as an Auditing Committee. Dr. Miller, Mr. Kimmey, and Miss Candler were appointed a Committee on Memorials. Cooking Sugar Syrup for Feeding Bees. "Is syrup best cooked for bees?" R. L. Taylor said not to cook it if fed early enough. The question arose as to whether to use a double cooker. Some said "No," but others said, "Yes, if the one who •does the cooking is careless, but usually It is not ; Mr. Taylor advised feeding earlier, the food not heated, when the bees will digest it. Dr. Miller said if fed late, feed warm and thick, but it is much preferred to feed early, as the bees will work it over better. E. J. Baxter said it was not neces- sary to have it boil at all. Dr. G. Bohrer had fed bees 40 years ago, with warm feed. He claimed boil- ing was not necessary. He fills shallow combs in a super with syrup, and the bees carry it down, and seem to do well. Sugar Candy for Bees. Dr. Bohrer said scorching the feed rendered it poisonous to bees. Dr. C. C. Miller said creamed candy will stay soft. Mr. Taylor asserted that if soft the bees will use it all, and there will be no loss, while if hard and grainy there will be a waste. Mr. Dadant advised pouring candy over coarse paper and then break it up before too hard. Dr. Miller asked Mr. Dadant why they had made no candy for a long time. Mr. Dadant replied that the bees had not needed very much lately. Bees go to the water-trough a great deal when fed on candy. Candy is an emer- gency food. Dr. Miller said that he had fed honey to the bees in winter, and prefers it to candy.
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