Mr. Manum remarked that it was important to have good queens, he advised all to raise their own; old queens were best to rear queens from, say 2 years old or more; it is best to rear queens in warm weather, when honey is plenty.
The question “how to prevent bees from dwindling” Mr. Leonard answered thus: In this case as in all other ills to which bee-keepers are heir to, keep the colony strong and healthy. Mr. Leonard read an essay on “Bee-culture for Women,” giving instances of marked success. He said women in Vermont were as capable and had as good facilities as in any part of the country, and would succeed as well, if attended to.
Adjourned to meet at Bristol, Vt., in May next.
T. Brookins, Sec.
Local Convention Directory.
| 1881. | Time and Place of Meeting. | |
| April | 2 — | S. W. Iowa, at Corning, Iowa. |
| 5 — | Central Kentucky, at Winchester, Ky. | |
| Wm. Williamson, Sec., Lexington, Ky. | ||
| 7 — | Union Association, at Eminence, Ky. | |
| E. Drane, Sec. pro tem., Eminence, Ky. | ||
| 7 — | N. W. Ohio, at Delta, Ohio. | |
| 13— | N. W. Missouri, at St. Joseph, Mo. | |
| D. G. Parker, Pres., St. Joseph, Mo. | ||
| May | 4 — | Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., O. |
| J. A. Bucklew, Sec., Clarks, O. | ||
| 5 — | Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. | |
| 10— | Cortland Union, at Cortland, N. Y. | |
| C. M. Bean, Sec., McGrawville, N. Y. | ||
| 11— | S. W. Wisconsin, at Darlington, Wis. | |
| N. E. France, Sec., Platteville, Wis. | ||
| Sept. | — — | National, at Lexington, Ky. |
| — — | Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. | |
| Oct. | 18— | Ky. State, in Exposition B'd'g, Louisville, Ky. |
| W. Williamson, Sec., Lexington, Ky. |
☞ In order to have this Table complete, Secretaries are requested to forward full particulars of time and place of future meetings.—Ed.