1910 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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fact that it is the finest table syrup, outside 

 of honey, that was ever produced, it has 

 been selling for the last twenty years or 

 more at the old regulation price of $1 00 a 

 gallon, and is still selling at that price. Some- 

 times it reaches the figure of $ .25, but this 

 is very rare. The price soon gravitates down 

 to $1 00 and stays there. 



This is more remarkable when we consid- 

 er the fact that the national pure-food law 

 has practically stopped the selling of all adul- 

 terated syrups bearing the name maple syr- 

 up This means that the competition of the 

 adulterated goods has been eliminated ex- 

 cept for that syrup bearing the name of 

 "mapleine, " wnich seems to be a legitimate 

 product — a cane syrup flavored from an ex- 

 tract from maple wood In spite of the lim- 

 ited productii)n of maple syrup, and the fact 

 that it has almost no competitor in the fi« Id 

 except honey, it is remarkable that the price 

 hovers around the dollar mark year in and 

 year out, not > ithstanding all staple articles 

 of food, outside of sugars, have advanced in 

 price. Unless there should be a marked ad- 

 vance in the price of the general sugars, and 

 that does not seem probable, in view of the 

 vastly increased production, we probably can 

 not expect any very marked increase in the 

 price of ordinary extracted, although there 

 will be some increase, especially among the 

 finer grades of comb honey. 



OHIO FOUL-BROOD LEGISLATION. 



Probably before this journal is in the 

 hands of the reader an effective State-wide 

 foul-brood bill having the general features 

 of the model law re.ommended by Dr. E. F. 

 Pnillips, of the Bureau o Entomology, will 

 be before the legislature. Senator Pa erson 

 will introduce the bill. 



Ohio has had for a number of years a foul- 

 brood law, but it is based on what is known 

 as the county plan; and, as we have before 

 explamed in these columns, it is a de .d let- 

 ter. The county pUn of fighting foul brood 

 has always been a failure except where the 

 counties are very large, as they are in some 

 of ihe Western States. 



This bill lias the sanction and support of 

 the Ohio State Bee-keepers' Association; the 

 Southwestern and Hamilton Co. Bee-keep- 

 ers' Association; Secre ary Sandles, of ihe 

 Ohio State doard of Agriculture; State Ento- 

 mologist ahaw, of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, and all the bee-keepers of the State. 

 This law calls for no appropriation, because 

 the Department of Agriculture will assume 

 the expense if we will only give it police au- 

 thority to carry its provisions into execution. 

 The fol owing is the text of the bill that is to 

 be introduced within a few days. 



AN ACT 



To establish a Division of Apiary Inspection in tlie Ohio 

 Department of Ag'iculture, and to repeal certain 

 sections herein named. 



Section l. The Ohio State Board of Agriculture is 

 herejy authorized to establish a Division of Apiary 

 Inspection in the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 

 and to appoint a competent entomologist as the chief 

 inspector of said division, and the necessary assist- 



ants, who shall, under the dirpction of the board, have 

 charge of the inspection of apiaries as hereinafter 

 provided; he may investigate, or cause to be investi- 

 gated, apiaries as hereinafter provided; he may inves- 

 tigate, or cause to be investigated, outbreaks of bee 

 diseases, and cause suitable measures to be taken for 

 their eradication or control. 



Sec. 2. The inspector or his assistants shall, when 

 notified in writing by the owner of an apiary, or by 

 any three disinterested tax-payers, examine all re- 

 ported apiaries, and all others in the same locality not 

 reported, and ascertain whether or not the diseases 

 known as American foul brood or European foul 

 brood, or any other disease which is infectious or con- 

 tagious in its nature, and injurious to honey-bees in 

 their egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages, exists in such 

 apiaries; and if satisfied of the existence of any such 

 diseases he shall give the owners or care-takers of the 

 diseased apiaries full instructions how to treat such 

 cases as, in the inspector's judgment, seem best. 



Sec 3. The inspector or his assistant shall visit all 

 diseased apiaries a second time, after ten days, and, if 

 need be, burn all colonies of bees that he may find not 

 cured of such disease, and all honey and appliances 

 which would spread disease, without recompense to 

 the owner, lessee, or agent thereof. 



Sec 4. If the owner of an apiary, honey, or appli- 

 ances, wherein disease exists, shall sell, barter, or 

 give away, or move without the consent of the in- 

 spector, any diseased bees (be they queens or work- 

 ers), colonies, honey, or appliances, or expose other 

 bees to the danger of such disease, said owner shall, 

 on conviction thereof, he fined not less than fifty dol- 

 lars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprison- 

 ed not less than one month nor more than two months, 

 or both. 



Sec 5. For the enforcement of the provisions of 

 this act the State Inspector of Apiaries or his duly au- 

 thorized assistants shall have access, ingress, and 

 egress to all apiaries or places where bees are kept; 

 and any person or persons who shall resist, impede, 

 or hinder in any way the inspector of apiaries in the 

 discharge of his duties under the provisions of this 

 act shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than 

 ififty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or 

 imprisoned not less than one month, nor more than 

 two months, or both. 



Sec 6. After inspecting infected hives or fixtures, 

 or handling diseased bees, the inspector or his assist- 

 ant shall, before leaving the premises, or proceeding 

 to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect any portion 

 of his own person and clothing, and any tools or ap- 

 pliances used by him, which have come in contact 

 with infected materia', and shall see that any assistant 

 or assistants with him have 'ikewise thoroughly dis- 

 infected their pers -ns and clothing and any tools and 

 implements used by them. 



Sec 7. It shall be the duty of any person in the 

 State of Ohio, who is engaged in the rearing of queen- 

 bees for sale, to use honey in the making of candy for 

 use in mailing-cage which has been boiled for at least 

 thirty minutes. Any such person engaged in the rear- 

 ing of queen-bees shall have his queen-rearing apiary 

 or apiaries inspected at least twice each summer sea- 

 son; and on the discovery of the existence of any dis- 

 ease which is infectious or contagious in its nature, 

 and injurious to bees in their egg, larval, pupal, or 

 adult stages, said person shall at once cease to ship 

 queen-bees from such diseased apiary until the in- 

 spector of apiaries shall declare the said apiary free 

 from all disease. Any person engaged in the rearing 

 of queens who violates the provisions of this se- tion, 

 shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than 

 one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dol- 

 lars. 



Sec 8. The Ohio State B©a»-d of Agriculture shall 

 make an annual report to the Governor of the State 

 concerning the operations of the Division of Apiary 

 Inspection, which shall give the number of apiaries 

 inspected, the number of colonies treated and de- 

 s'roved by the direction of the Chief Inspector, and 

 such other information as mav be deemed necessary. 



Sec 9. Sections SSS-^ 5854, 5855. 5856, 5857, 5858. 5869, 

 13368, 5860. 5861, 5862, 5863, and 5670 of the General Code 

 of Ohio are hereby repealed. 



It is very impo tant that every bee-kreper 

 write his Representative and Senator at 

 once, urging the^r support. If you do not 

 know who they are, incjuire of your post- 

 master, the editor of your local paper, or of 

 some lawyer. If possible, get a response 

 from both, signifying their support. 



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