Show UTAH BEEKEEPERS The Utah Beekeepers association met according to adjournment at 8 o'clock Thursday afternoon There were present resent the regular officers except the secretary George E Dudley of Provo was chosen secretary in ill place of ot Mr Air John JohnO JohnC O C Swaner resigned The president addressed the meeting making interesting remarks upon the shipping ol of Utah honey to distant markets and aDd also upon the best methods of ot wintering bee bees and strengthening weak colonies so as to have them hem strong at the dawn of the honey flow On motion molon of J S 8 Scott of at Springville a committee ot of three WM was appointed by the president to conJ confer r with the proper officials of the various railways in regard to obtaining lower rates for the shipment of ot honey tram from this Territory to eastern markets The following members were selected tor for the aforesaid committee Mr Scott Mr Reese Beele and Mr Dudley Dadley It H appeared from rom the discussion that followed that hat railway rates were much higher from Utah to Chicago and in intermediate iu- iu intermediate points California California- to those places Such discrimination bythe by bythe bythe the railroads met the disapproval members and steps were taken to place the matter before the proper iu iL order to get rates reo re- reduced re reduced A discussion followed relative to fixing the pr price ce of honey for tor the home bome market Nothing definite was arrived at on this proposition Wintering of at bees next claimed the atte of ot the convention As much loss has been sustained in winter winter- wintering wintering wintering ing colonies of at bee bees in Utah Mr Scott of at Springville Spring was requested to I give his bis me method bod of ot wintering as he be bebas has bas been lucce successful successful tal in his hie home I He said lAid he be used the eight frame Langstroth hives and set let them side aide by side and close together on two by tour four inch strips of lumber He packed the backs With sawdust after having nailed boards along the back en ends s of at the hives bives about one inch from tram the hives to receive it He placed an empty super upon each hive and nearly filled it with leaves or saw dust and put the flat fiat board hive covers hive which he uses usel on the top of the super Over all these be placed a simple board roof root that lies loosely Joost-Iy upon the covers By this thia means there is a light upward ventilation through each hive that tuat carries off the dampness and keeps keepe the bees dry dr and healthy and prevents loss Interesting remarks were also made by George Hone of ot Benjamin and others on the same subject A paper was received from Mr A Alex D Frazier bee be inspector ot of Tooele county which was read and ordered placed on file This report stated the total number of colonies In Tooele county was and the number of pounds of at honey boney produced l was about President Lovesy in a very able manner presented to the convention the necessity of crowding the hives with bees by the time the honey Sow honey comme commences ces in order to accomplish the best belt results The business of at the convention being satisfactorily accomplished the meet mElet meeting ing adjourned to the usual time next spring GEORGE E DUDLEY Secretary |