. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 337 a healthy condition to regain their wings, if they should alight on the snow. MARKETING HONEY. " Would it not be better for bee- keepers to be united in demanding a reasonable price for their honey at home, and not send to commission men and overload some markets, thus knocking down prices in all sections, and having to take whatever the conscience of these men will not allow them to keep for their commission, which, by the way, in some instances, isn't much ?" The above question received some spirited remarks, espe
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 337 a healthy condition to regain their wings, if they should alight on the snow. MARKETING HONEY. " Would it not be better for bee- keepers to be united in demanding a reasonable price for their honey at home, and not send to commission men and overload some markets, thus knocking down prices in all sections, and having to take whatever the conscience of these men will not allow them to keep for their commission, which, by the way, in some instances, isn't much ?" The above question received some spirited remarks, especially upon the unlimited resources of " ; SECTIONS PARTLY FILLED. " What shall we do with the partly filled sections?" was asked. Some had tried feeding a few colonies in the en- deavor to get the sections completed, but with indifferent success. It was thought best to extract those which were not full enough to be profitable to sell as light weights. KEEPING COMBS FROM MOTHS. This was the last subject discussed. Some preferred hanging them up singly ; others fumigate them ; placing them on hives, and allowing the bees to protect them, had been practiced with success where the colony was large. The only objection to the latter method seemed to be the lowering of the temperature of the brood-nest by the addition of unnec- essary room in early summer. The convention then adjourned sub- ject to call of the committee. C. W. W1LKIN8, Sec. Report of the Central Bee- Keepers' Convention. Written for the American Bee Journal BY J. E. LYON. The Arapahoe and Jefferson county bee-keepers met at Methodist Episcopal church in Berkeley, Colo., on Feb. 15, 1893, for the purpose of organizing a local bee-keepers' association. The meeting was opened by prayer by H. D. Seckner, and then organized themselves into a bee-keepers' associa- tion, to be known as the Central Bee- Keepers' Association, with 22 charter members. The following were elected as officers : Presi
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