182 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 
63 VICTORIA, A. 1900 
Up to June 1 there were many flowering trees and shrubs in bloom, but there was 
no increase in honey. From June | to 6, the bees were flying well, gathering pollen, but 
no increase in honey. On June 6 Alsike Clover came into bloom. Upto June 17 
there was no honey gathered. From June 18 to 30, the bees gathered a great deal of 
honey from clover and raspberry. 
On July 3 the first honey was taken off. July 8 the basswood trees were well 
out in bloom, bees appeared to be very thick on the flowers, but there was very slight 
increase in weight of hives ; during the balance of July, bees gathered very little honey, 
and there was no increase in the weight of the hives after August 1. The autumn 
flowers gave no surplus, and there being no buckwheat sown in this district in 1899, no 
honey was gathered from that source. 
The season being such a poor one for honey gathering, all the summer experiments 
have been left for another season. It is intended to test the different hives with equally 
strong colonies—Langstroth 8 and 10 frames, Jones hive and Hedden hive—also to test 
each kind for comb-honey and extracted honey ; different-sized sections and further 
different-sized pieces of foundation in the sections. 
House APIARY. 
The House Apiary was again tested with two tiers of hives. This plan can be safely 
recommended for cities or towns where space is limited, and two tiers can be arranged 
just as well as one in the same building. This plan can also be highly recommended in 
sections of the country where the hives are continually being disturbed by boys or in 
any unused buildings which can be looked up. 
RETURNS. 
The past season has been a very poor one, both as to the quality and as to the 
quantity of honey. The returns per hive of the Central Experimental Farm Apiary for 
the season of 1899 show an average of only eighteen sections per colony. The colonies 
which were run for extracting gave 23 pounds per colony. Swarming was well kept 
under, very few colonies being allowed to swarm. The total number of colonies at the 
end of the season is sixty. 
NOTES ON SUMMER MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 
There is scarcely a place in Eastern Canada where bees cannot be kept profitably. 
There are, of course, some localities more favourable than others for the purpose, and 
there are certain seasons which are so unpropitious that bees have to be fed and little 
or no surplus honey is stored ; but, on the whole, with careful management, bee-keeping 
may be made not only a remunerative occupation but a source of a great deal of pleasure 
to those engaged in it. 
The keeping of bees may be practised almost anywhere, even in large cities, in 
towns or villages, as well as on the farm. In cities or towns the hives may be placed on 
the roof of any building where they get some shade, or, what is better, the hives may be 
kept inside a room, as explained under the head of House Apiary in previous reports. 
An important point, however, is to place them where they can be watched carefully 
during the swarming season. 
I would advise placing the hives on their summer stands early in spring without 
waiting, as is done in many sections, until the soft maples and early willows bloom ; 
but advantage should be taken of the first calm day when the temperature is about 60 
degrees. When carrying the bees out, have weighing scales near at hand, also clean 
bottom boards to replace those which have been in use all the winter, and which must 
be cleaned before using again. Weigh at once and note the number and weight of each 
hive, the number for reference, and the weight to know whit amount of stores is still left 
to carry tha colony over until the honey flow. Ona very warm day when there is no 
