The American Apiculturist 



3. lournal Moitii to BtmxMc anb Uractkal gcclufprng. 



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Puljlished Monthly. S. M. Locke, Publisher & rroji'r, 



VOL. II. 



SALEM, MASS., NOVEMBER, 1884. 



No. II. 



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BEEKEEPING 



IN A US THALIA AND 



NEW ZEALAND. 



By our New Zealand correspondent. 



The beekeepers of these colonies 

 owe so much to our American 

 brothers that I cannot refuse your 

 request, Mr. Editor, to furnish some 

 items of news for your interesting 

 journaL 



Beekeeping is yet in its infanc}^ 

 in this quarter of the globe, but has 

 made rapid strides during the past 

 five years. Previous to that time 

 bar-framed hives were almost un- 

 known. But few had heard of comb 

 foundation or extractors, and the 

 black bees were popularly believed 

 to be the onl}' race of honey-gath- 

 erers. Happily, things are greatly 

 changed now, bar-framed hives, 

 comb foundation, extractors, smok- 

 ers, sections, Italian bees and 

 many other of the useful and ingeu- 

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ious appliances which have been 

 brought into use in your country 

 are to be found in considerable and 

 rapidly increasing numbers here. 

 In the march of progress in these 

 colonies, New Zealand leads the 

 van, and can now boast of a real 

 live Bee Journal, three associations 

 of beekeepers, manufacturers of 

 hives, and rearers of queens. We 

 cannot boast a Langstroth, a New- 

 man or a Locke, but we have a num- 

 ber of promising amateurs, whose 

 names maj^ yet be emblazoned on 

 the scroll of beekeeping fame. In 

 South Australia a Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation is being formed, with 

 prospects of success. Victoria, New 

 South Wales, and Queensland will 

 not be long before they go and do 

 likewise. We believe in the suita- 

 bility of our climates and soils for 

 producing bees and honey in such 

 quantities as will amply re^^ay the 

 producer. Many parts of New 

 Zealand, especially in the North 

 Island, swarm with wild bees. The 

 bushman and back-woods setter 

 sometimes gather rich harvests of 

 honey from the forest. The abo- 

 riginal natives also obtain, in the 

 same way, quantities of honey, of 

 which they are very fond and are 

 very expert at taking. Many of 

 the native trees and shrubs yield 

 honey, but the quality is indiffer- 

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