800 



G'-E.'NINC4^ IX nV.K CULTURE 



llic bees liad accepted the "starters," and 

 that trouble was over. My stay was of 

 suffioient duiation to see some fancy finish- 

 ed spclion*, strnislit and smooth, sealed, 

 and r.-islencd to the edg'es. What more 

 couhl anv one ask? This stunt worked 



succeasfully, and tlie mountain beekeeper 

 was feeling better; but, listen! If any of 

 you Easterners get some sectiors of moun- 

 tain honey with a toothpick, kindly admit 

 that it didn't hurt the sample. Blame it on 

 to me. 



Portland. Oregon. 



TWENTY FOR A START 



BY iNIORLEV PEITIT 



Tlie first summer course in beekeeping 

 was held at the Ontario Agricultural Col- 

 lege, June 12 to 16, 1916. There were 

 about 20 in attendance, which was a good 

 number considering the busy season and 



Vice-president of the Ontario Beekeepers' 

 Association; Morley Pettit, Provincial 

 Apiarist, and Geo. F. Kingsmill, Assistant 

 to the Provincial Apiarist. 



Tlip woik was concluded to supplement 



Members of the first suiuDicr course in beekeeping' at the Ontario Asricultural Colleae. 



the fact that backward weather had put all 

 farmers behind with their work. 



The speakers included Mr. Frank V. 

 Pellett, State Apiarist of Iowa ; Mr. F. W. 

 L. Sladen, of the Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa; Mr. James Armstrong. 



the winter course, ajjplying in ihe a|)iary 

 the things learned in the classroom. Mem- 

 bers of the class were expected to supply 

 themselves with veils and smokers, and wcmc 

 given apiary practice. 

 Guelph, Can. 



HONEY METHOD OF INTRODUCING ^ A NEW WRINKLE 



\\\ i?nv n. TAiT 



.1 iiave noticed Mr. Baldwin's reference 

 (o introducing queens daubed with honey. 

 I have a way that has never failed me. 

 nor has it failed anv one T have induced to 



It is simj:)le, (|uick, and 



try the method 

 absolutely sure. 



After dequeening T liold the caged queen 

 in my left hand, pi'v out the little nails 



