432 Beekeeping 



The special laws in which beekeepers are most interested 

 are those which provide for the inspection of apiaries for 

 the control of bee diseases. This work falls on the individual 

 states, there being at present no Federal laws on this 

 subject. The number of states having such inspection 

 has increased rapidly within recent years until now practi- 

 cally all the states in which beekeeping is an important 

 industry offer such protection. The desirable work now is 

 to improve and unify these laws and to bring about greater 

 co-operation in the inspection service of the various 

 states. The Association of Economic Entomologists now 

 has a section devoted to apiary inspection which is attempt- 

 ing this work. 



Some states have laws which prohibit the spraying of 

 fruit trees while in full bloom, the purpose of these being to 

 prevent the poisoning of bees at work on the blossoms. 



Supplies for beekeepers. 



It has been shown in earlier chapters that it is quite neces- 

 sary that hives and other apiary supplies be accurately made, 

 and for this reason it is usually desirable that a beekeeper 

 buy his equipment from some manufacturer, unless he is a 

 skilled wood worker. The American beekeepers are fortu- 

 nate in that the supply business of the country is adequate. 

 There are a number of extensive establishments, and most 

 of them have agencies or branches in various parts of the 

 country from which supplies may be obtained on short 

 notice. The manufacturers will gladly send catalogs on 

 request and give information concerning agencies. The 

 addresses of manufacturers may be obtained from adver- 

 tisements in the bee journals. 



The uses of honey. 



This subject might well form the title of a separate chap- 

 ter, were space available for a longer discussion. While the 

 production of honey does not include its use, this is a subject 



