GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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The first meeting of the beekeepers in Burke Co., N. C, at the apiary of L. E. Webb, Morganton, N. C. 

 A splendid lecture and demonstration was given by G. H. Rea, just recently assigned to the state. Mr. 

 Rea made such a hit that his spring trip will be anxiously awaited. The good results of his work are already 

 being felt and a county association is under way. 



GOVERNMENT EXTENSION WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA 



BY L. E. WEBB 



While North Carolina ranks high in the 

 number of colonies in the state it is far be- 

 low in the production of honey, due to the 

 fact that so many bees are neglected, being 

 kept in box hives. Furthermore, a great 

 deal of the stock is black, and weak at that. 



Mr. Geo. H. Rea, the new government 

 expert, is making a hurried trip over the 

 state to get familiar with the different con- 

 ditions in the mountains and lowlands. We 

 did not have a chance to advertise his visit 

 at Morganton the first week in October; but 

 nevertheless we had a nice field-day meeting. 

 Mr. Rea gave an excellent demonstration 

 and lecture in my apiary. A county organ- 



ization is to be formed. Mr. Rea made a 

 hit with the beekeepers, and every one is 

 much elated over the fact that the state is to 

 have him permanently. His headquarters 

 are at Raleigh. 



Mr. Rea is enthusiastic over the prospects 

 and possibilities in North Carolina. His 

 first great task will be to bring about the 

 use of modern methods and equipment. He 

 has issued a warning that, owing to the ex- 

 tremely wet season, at least half of the bees 

 in western North Carolina may die this win- 

 ter unless they are fed to supply stores to 

 carry them over. 



Morganton, N, C. 



A GOOD SHOWING FOR COMBLESS BEES FROM THE SOUTH 



BY S. II. BURTON" 



Tlie past season has been one of the very 

 best from the standpoint of honey produc- 

 tion and increase. Bees are going into 

 winter quarters in excellent condition with 

 plenty of stores of clover, bluevine, golden- 



rod, and some aster honey. The early 

 frosts stopped work in the supers and sent 

 the bees scurrying to the brood-chambers 

 to hold the heat necessary to protect the 

 brood. I have just finished taking off all 



