November, 1922 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



709 



FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



A tlower trellis with several lioney pro- 

 duciug llowers was placed on the front of 

 the float, while on a dais scores of honey 

 jars of various hues surrounded two mod- 

 ern frame hives. On top of these was placed 

 a "skep" or hive that is used in Europe. 

 When half a score of pretty beekeepers were 

 seated on the float, above which was the 

 legend, ' ' Have You a Little Honey in Your 

 HomeV" it was agreed by all that there 

 could have been little added to increase its 

 effectiveness. 



' ' There is no reason why Louisiana should 

 not rank with the leading honey-producing 

 states, for nearly every kind of honey flower 

 known grows here," said Mr. Davis. 



''We have the willow in the central- 

 southern portion of the state, from which 

 the most delicious honey is made, not to 

 mention the white clover which lasts until 

 July. 



"With several hundred boys and girls 

 learning how to handle bees properly, we 

 may well expect some radical changes to 

 take place in the old hit-or-miss system, as 

 practiced heretofore," says the bee expert. 



For the first time in the history of Louisi- 

 ana a law affecting the bee industry was 



passed by the 1922 Legislature. This act, 

 known on the statute books as No. 88, in- 

 troduced by C. P. Couvillion, himself a bee- 

 keeper, was passed to prevent the introduc- 

 tion into and dissemination within the state 

 of contagious and infectious diseases of 

 honeybees; providing for the eradication 

 of bee diseases; authorizing the Department 

 of Agriculture and immigration of the state 

 of Louisiana to make rules and regulations 

 for carrying out the provisions of this act; 

 prescribing a penalty for violations, and pro- 

 viding a revenue. 



All honeybees shipped or moved into the 

 state shall be accompanied by a certificate 

 of inspection signed by the state entomolo- 

 gist, state apiary inspector or corresponding 

 official of the state or country from which 

 such bees are shipped or moved. These cer- 

 tificates must certify to the freedom of the 

 bees, combs and hives from contagious dis- 

 eases. 



The Department of Agriculture is also 

 given full power to deal with American and 

 European foul brood. Isle of Wight disease, 

 and all other infectious and contagious dis- 

 eases. The shipment or movement of sec- 

 ond-hand beehives, honeycombs, frames or 



Attractive bee club float in parade during the ninth annual boys' and girls' short course at Louisiana 



State University. 



