. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1896. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 53 A Visit Among Some Utah Bee-Keepers. BY E. S. LOVESY. At this writing I am located up near the clouds, near the top of the Wasatch Mountains. I came out here thinking to take a rest and to visit an uncle that I had not seen for over 26 years, but as soon as I stepped off the cars at Echo, in Summit county, I walked into Mr. Hopkins' store, to inquire about Uncle Blackwell, when I was greeted whitb a hearty hand-grasp, and an " Oh, yes, you are one of our prominent bee-keepers, I believe !" I admitted that I
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1896. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 53 A Visit Among Some Utah Bee-Keepers. BY E. S. LOVESY. At this writing I am located up near the clouds, near the top of the Wasatch Mountains. I came out here thinking to take a rest and to visit an uncle that I had not seen for over 26 years, but as soon as I stepped off the cars at Echo, in Summit county, I walked into Mr. Hopkins' store, to inquire about Uncle Blackwell, when I was greeted whitb a hearty hand-grasp, and an " Oh, yes, you are one of our prominent bee-keepers, I believe !" I admitted that I owned some bees. So I was taken in tow by the bee-keepers of Summit and Mor- gan counties, and while I came out here without even think- ing about bees or bee-keepers, and although I was taken by surprise, I have had a pleasant time visiting the bee-keepers in the different townships, and a more kind, generous lot of people I never met. We held two bee-meetings—one in Croydon county and one in Morgan—and the result was the organization of the Morgan County Bee-Keepers'Association, Dec. 5, 1S95. The officers of the association are: President, T. R. G. Welch; Vice-President-at-large, Robert Hogg ; Secretary, David Cool- heds; and P. A. Jackman Vice-President of north Morgan county. Very interesting sessions were held, and many sub- jects discussed. I was called on, and talked about how to make our bees profitable. I tried to show that with proper management bee-keeping is one of the best paying industries in Utah. Dear old Uncle Blackwell, now nearly 81 years of age, is about the only one left that links us with our bee-keeping days in old Gloucestershire, nearly half a century ago. He re- minded me of the days when I was a little bee-keeper. I used to watch the bees, and when they swarmed I often fancy even now that I hear the racket I used to make with a cobble-stone and a tin pan in trying to settle them. Uncle B. asked my opinion about trying to settle bees by this metho
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