SUMMARY. 



The moee important facts brought out in this Bulletin are as follows : 

 From a careful study of detailed reports from 360 bee-keepers owning a 

 total of over 10,400 colonies, we find that on the whole, the bee-keeping 

 industry is much wore lagely developed in the eastern than in the mid- 

 dle or western sections of the state, though the actual yield of honey 

 seems to be about the same in all sections. the italian bees are de- 

 cidedly superior to either the hybrids or the blacks, both as to honey 

 produced and as to resistance to bee-moth and other enemies, but (in the 



EASTERN PART OF THE STATE ESPECIALLY) IT IS NECESSARY TO FREQUENTLY IM- 

 port fertilized queens to keep the stock pure. there are three honey- 

 plants which are far ahead of all others, these being : 1. sourwood j 

 2. Poplar or Tulip-tree; 3. Clovers of all vareities. Sourwood, where it 

 OCCURS, outranks all other plants in quality and quantity of honey 

 produced, and also commands the best price per pound. those who deal 

 in liquid honey would do well to use modern extractors rather than to 

 "squeeze" the honey out by hand. The modern hives, made with movable 

 frames, yield much more honey, which also sells at a higher price, than 

 either the crude box hives or hollow-log "gums." bee-moth is especially 

 destructive in log "gums," but much less troublesome in frame hives. 

 The disease known as Foul-brood has been twice reported but not con- 

 firmed, AND IT IS OF HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THAT OUR BEE-KEEPERS SHOULD 



watch for this disease and report the facts if found. there is some sen- 

 timent in favor of a state bee-keepeks' association, but the matter 

 should be very carefully considered before attempting to organize. a list 

 of the leading bee-keepers of the state is given in the latter part of the 



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