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American Hee Journal j 



June, 1916 



which caused the bees to rear brood 

 and draw heavily on their stores. The 

 few warm days early in April gave the 

 bees a cleansing flight, and their gen- 

 eral condition now is reported as very 

 good. Few really heavy losses have 

 been reported from extensive beekeep- 

 ers. More report forms than ever 

 have been returned marked " Not a 

 beekeeper." These are mostly from 

 the smaller beekeepers, who are find- 

 ing that specialization pays best. It is 

 an indication that the industry is get- 

 ting on a better business basis from 

 year to year. 



Clover prospects seem very good 

 throughout the Province. The latter 

 part of the season of 1915 being wet 

 gave the new seeding an excellent 

 start, and the scarcity of farm labor 

 has increased the acreage seeded down. 

 On the whole, present indications are 

 for a good season, and beekeepers are 

 even more optimistic than usual. 



MORLEY PeTTIT, 

 Provincial Apiarist, 



Obituary. — Dr. J. J. Brinkerhoff, aged 

 47 years, a physician and beekeeper of 

 Minooka, 111., died at Joliet, 111., April 

 4, following an operation on his throat. 

 Dr. Brinkerhoff was a scientific bee- 

 keeper, and because poor health kept 

 him from his practice much, he 

 became interested in bees. He did his 

 share to get the foulbrood law in Illi- 

 nois, and worked early and late in help- 

 ing rid his community of foulbrood, 

 often giving his services gratis to bee- 

 keeping neighbors who needed help 

 in cleaning up. He was well known at 

 the Illinois and Chicago-Noithwestern 

 meets and always a booster. Beside his 

 his wife he leaves four children, John 

 17, Eva 16, Rachael 9, and Gertrude 7 

 years old. His beekeeping friends ex- 

 tend their sympathies to them. 



Kennith Hawkins. 



Death of C. C. Clemons. — It is with re- 

 gret that we chronicle the death of Mr. 

 C. C. Clemons, of Kansas City, Mo. 

 Personal acquaintance with Mr. Clem- 

 ons had given us the highest opinion 

 of him both as a man of kind and con- 

 siderate personality as well as a busi- 

 ness man of integrity and honesty. 



Mr. Clemons, who was 76 years old 

 at the time of his death on May 4, had 

 been engaged in the commission busi- 

 ness for many years, and in that time 

 made the handling of honey one of 

 his specialties. He also handled bee 

 supplies to some extent, working un- 

 der the name of the C. C. Clemons Bee 

 Supply Company. So far as we are 

 informed, this company will continue 

 in business, his associates assuming 

 charge. 



Ninnesota to the Front Again. — The 



division of bee-culture of the Univer- 

 sity of Minnesota, under the manage- 

 ment of Prof. Francis Jager, helped by 

 L. V. Fiance, is taking steps to secure 

 a complete survey of beekeeping con- 

 ditions in the State by sending to each 

 beekeeper cards with blanks asking 

 him to reply to questions and join in 

 the effort and become observer for his 

 special locality. 

 The ground to be covered includes 



the success with different methods of 

 wintering, information concerning the 

 e.xtent of spring dwindling, pollen 

 and honey plants, honey flows and best 

 locations (for honey production. The 

 distribution of the oeekeepers and the 

 extent of bee-diseases will also be 

 looked into. Such a survey will be 

 invaluable to the beekeeping interests 

 of any State. 



Queens are bred in the State Farm 

 :piary and offered to the beekeepers 

 of the State at 50 cents each, no one be- 

 ing entitled to more than three at this 

 price. If good queens are produced, 

 as aimed, this will give opportunity for 

 greatly improved breeding. 



Attention is called to the fact that the 

 Minnesota State Fair is offering $1168 

 in premiums, the largest* amount, by 

 far, of any State in the Union. 



The Fair secretary, in his 1915 report 

 says : " The exhibit of honey and bees 

 in the Apiary Building attracted more 

 than usual interest this year. The fact 

 that one Minnesota beekeeper brought 

 •30,000 pounds of honey (15 tons) to the 

 Fair, worth $4500, seems almost un- 

 believable; nevertheless it is a fact. A 

 large part of this honey was used in 

 extracting and bottling demonstrations 

 during the Fair. It is said that the 15 

 tons was only about one-half of the 

 owner's crop for the year." 



Minnesota is at the front, surely. 



British America — Regulations of Bee 



Importations Owing to the existence 



of foulbrood, the Province of British 

 Columbia has passed the following 

 order: 



"Notice is hereby given in con- 

 formity with Section 12, of the Foul- 

 brood Bees Act, 1911, Chap. 18, that anv 

 or all bees imported with their hives 

 into the Province of British Columbia 

 shall be quarantined at the point of 

 entry into said Province, or at such 

 other place as may hereafter be ap- 

 pointed for a period of not more than 

 nine months, and if such bees are 

 found to be infected they shall be de- 

 stroyed ; and to further recommend 

 that bees imported by the poufid, in 

 packages, or crates, may be admitted 

 into the Province of British Columbia 

 upon production of a satisfactory cer- 

 tificate, from a State or Provincial In- 

 spector, of freedom from foulbrood at 

 point of origin." 



Shippers of bees and queens will 

 need to comply with the above require- 

 ments. The need of inspectors of bees 

 in every State is becoming more and 

 more apparent. 



Inspection Warning. — When inspect- 

 ing an apiary for disease, one is apt to 

 look for it in the weakest colonies. 

 This is correct. But if the disease is 

 in the incipient form, it may have been 

 gained from the bees of some neighbor, 

 by robbing. In that case it will be 

 found most likely in the strongest col- 

 onies. Therefore, after examining the 

 weak ones it is well to go to the strong- 

 est for possible initial stages. 



An Inspector. 



nic on June 18, in San Antonio. The 

 meet will be held in the apiary of Mr. 

 E. G. Le Stourgeon and the Bexar 

 County Beekeepers' Association will 

 be host, having invited the attendance 

 of the other county associations. State 

 Entomologist F. ' B. Paddock, Prof. 

 Louis H. SchoU, and other well known 

 beekeepers of Texas will be on the 

 program. Demonstrations in handling 

 bees and an object lesson in foulbrood 

 treatment will be made for the benefit 

 of visitors. A large number- of bee- 

 keepers and their families are expected. 



Summer Course in Ontario. — -A sum- 

 mer course in beekeeping is being 

 arranged at the Ontario Agricultural 

 College for the week of June 12. It , 

 will consist of apiary demonstrations 

 and practice. Day sessions will be 

 conducted in the apiary as far as possi- 

 ble, and illustrated evening lectures 

 will be given. 



Such special subjects as Wintering, 

 Swarm Control, Bee Diseases, Queen 

 Rearing, Requeening, and the like will 

 be taken up in turn, and demonstrated 

 by means of the bees and appliances in 

 the apiary. Instruction will be given 

 by the Provincial Apiarist, assisted by 

 prominent beekeepers. 



Mr. Frank C. Pellett, State Apiary 

 Inspector of Iowa, has consented to 

 spend a few days of the week in attend- 

 ance and assist in the instruction. He 

 will also give illustrated evening lec- 

 tures on " Beekeeping in the Miss- 

 issippi Valley," and on "Our Backdoor 

 Neighbor." The latter subject deals 

 particularly with the economic impor- 

 tance of wild life, including bees and 

 insects. 



The Wellington County Beekeepers' 

 Association is arranging to hold a 

 field day at the college during the week 

 of the summer course. 



MORLEY PeTTIT. 



Bexar Co., Tex., Field Meet.— The bee- 

 keepers of south Texas will hold their 

 annual field meet and and basket pic- 



New Brunswick Meeting. — The New 



Brunswick Beekeepers' Association 

 met in annual convention at Frederic- 

 ton March 2. While the attendance 

 was not large those who were present 

 made up in enthusiasm for what they 

 lacked in numbers. 



Mr. L. T. Floyd presided. The presi- 

 dent's address was most interesting 

 and optimistic in tone. It spoke of 

 good crops of honey, good markets, 

 and a greatly increased demand for the 

 products of the bee. 



The secretary-treasurer reported a 

 membership of 53. He also reported 

 that several hundred dollars worth of 

 supplies had been purchased through 

 the association by its members at a 

 very considerable saving to themselves. 



The Provincial Apiarist, Mr. H. B. 

 Durost, told of greatly increased inter- 

 est in bees. Many inquiries for bees 

 and for information for their care were 

 being received from all parts of the 

 Province. 



Mr. F. W. L. Sladen, Dominion Api- 

 arist, delivered a most interesting and 

 helpful address on general beekeeping 

 practice. The many questions with 

 which the speaker was plied and the 

 lengthy discussion which followed the 

 address showed the amount of interest 

 aroused. 



The election of officers resulted as 



