GLEANINGS IN B K E C I' L T U R E 



July, 191 J 



1^ FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



loth and 17, 1919, and also to take over all 

 used beehives, frames, etc., and burn them, 

 and to disinfect extractors, honey-boards, 

 etc. The honey-boards in apiaries that had 

 disease I was ordered to burn. 



The area has been quarantined for one 

 year. No bees are to be kept within it and 

 no one can take bees thru the area without 

 a permit. A reward of five dollars is given 

 to anyone who finds a swarm or bees within 

 the area and reports the same. All impor- 

 tation of foreign honey into the island is 

 also prohibited. 



There is no doubt that the prompt action 

 of the Director of Agriculture saved the 

 situation, and also that this method of 

 stamping out foul brood the moment it 

 showed itself was effective and thoro. To 

 my knowledge there is no foul brood in the 

 Island. The total number of hives burnt 

 WRS 1,719. Ch. Noel Eddowes. 



Gov. Inspector of Apiaries. 



Jamaica, B. W. I. 



[That was certainly very radical treat- 

 ment. "We shall be interested to learn 

 whether it proves effective. — Editor.] 



BIG BEEKEEPING 



ly until extracting ceased. Fires were kept 

 burning both day and night to make extract- 

 ing possible. The comb-honey colonies were 

 tiered up until they resembled miniature 

 skyscrapers. Whenever the bees needed 

 room an additional super was given, but 

 time was valuable and the honey remained 

 on and was given an extra ripening, whether 

 it needed it or not. The honey j>roduced 

 was of a \ery high grade and fine quality 

 and flavor. 



If Mr. Warren was rushed with his thou- 

 sand colonies and other work, we predict a 

 busy season for 1919 when he has in excess 

 of 3,000 colonies. In his part of the Union 

 enormous crops are produced, and beemen 

 reckon their produce by the ton and carload. 



San Jose, Calif. Bevan L. Hugh. 



Largest Transaction in Pound Packages and Queens 

 in the World's History 



In this age, when beekeepers are becoming 

 numerous, there are many who are never 

 heard of and who receive little or no pub- 

 licity thru any of the bee journals. Such 

 a beekeeper is Harry E. Warren of Nevada, 

 who has been operating over 1,000 colonies. 

 While Mr. Warren has run 1,000 colonies in 

 the past he ordered 6,000 pounds of bees 

 and 2,000 queens from J E. Wing of San 

 Jose this season, to increase his yards both 

 in number and size. This is the largest 

 tiansaction in pound packages and queens 

 in the history of the world. It represents 

 an investment of over $16,000, and is surely 

 proof of the magnitude of the beekeeping- 

 industry _ today. 



Last season Mr. Warren, who is young and 

 energetic, produced, or his bees did, four 

 cars of extracted and comb honey, the source 

 from which it was derived being alfalfa 

 and sweet clover. The bees are hauled on 

 two Ford trucks which he claims are very 

 serviceable. Last year, in addition to the 

 four cars of honey sold, Mr. Warren dispos- 

 ed of two cars of alfalfa seed from his 

 ranch. 



Owing to the rush of other work and to 

 being short-handed on account of the war, 

 extracting had to be postponed until winter 

 when the honey was removed from the hives 

 while the temperature was below zero. The 

 supers were hauled to the extracting-house 

 on sleighs and were kept warm continuous- 



RAISING COMB HONEY 



Minnesota Beekeepers Decide on Best Comb Honey 

 Plan 



The Minnesota Beekeepers ' Association 

 appointed a committee to report on the best 

 comb-honey plan for beekeepers with not 

 more than five colonies (March issue, page 

 16.5). 



The plan they decided on does not go 

 into all the details of comb-honey produc- 

 tion, but rather has to do with the control 

 of swarming. Two plans were suggested. 



The first is for the beekeeper who fre- 

 quently examines his colonies and knows 

 what is going on inside of the hive. When 

 there is any j^robability of the bees prepar- 

 ing to swarm, the beekeeper should examine 

 each colony every 8th or 9th day and cut 

 out any queen-cells which may have been 

 started. If the colony persists in building 

 queen-cells and some are found to be well 

 advanced toward completion, then he must 

 treat the colony. Remove the colony from 

 its stand and in its place put another hive. 

 Find the queen and put her on a frame con- 

 taining brood in all stages, and place this 

 frame in the center of the new hive. Fill 

 out this hive with frames having full sheets 

 of foundation, or starters. On this hive 

 place the supers that were on the old colo- 

 ny. Then proceed to brush off the bees on 

 the ground in front of the new hive, leav- 

 ing plenty of bees on the combs to care 

 for the brood. Care must be taken not to 

 shake or jar the combs containing queen- 

 cells. Then place the old hive containing 

 the brood to one side of the new hive, with 

 the entrance at right angles to that of the 

 new hive. Each day turn the old hive so 

 as gradually to bring its entrance close 'to 

 that of the new hive. At the expiration of 

 seven days from the time of brushing the 

 bees, remove the old hive to another part 

 of the apiary some distance away. The fly- 



