start. Keremeos is an excellent locality for the apiarian. From Keremeos 

 to Penticton by auto stage is very interesting travelling, and one sees a 

 veritable Eden of flowers, and the nature of the road over the hills affords 

 enough excitement to make the trip very enjoyable. 



More bees should be kept at Penticton, it will prove to be a very good 

 district for bee culture. There are very few here at present. A good deal 

 of interest was shown, and quite a few are to get bees next spring. 



I was unable to locate any beekeepers at Naramata, but there are several 

 interested, and anticipate getting bees. 



Summerland and Peachland are well known to be very good locations 

 for the beekeeper. Having no names of persons keeping bees at the time 

 I was in the district, I did not go to Westbank so am unable to say any- 

 thing at all about the possibilities for beekeeping in that region. I believe 

 liowever that some bees were taken into this district lately. 



Kelowna appears to me as being one of the best locations in the Okan- 

 agan, but as no great results have been obtained possibly I am not suffi- 

 ciently acquainted with the district to know the conditions that prevail; 

 anyhow, I would like to see a few hives tried there. 



Vernon compares equally with most of the other districts in the Okan- 

 agan, "no better, no worse." 



If bee flora is any indication of the suitability for bee culture in any 

 particular district, then Armstrong, Enderby, and Mara should prove good 

 locations for the beeman. But taking the Okanagan Valley generally, I 

 "believe the same conditions prevail in a more or less degree from one end 

 to the other. The same remarks apply to Revelstoke and district. Here 

 I was told that the flowers begin to bloom very early in the spring, and con- 

 tinue to blossom up the sides of the hills until quite late in the fall, so 

 that this should be a good bee country. 



Going from Revelstoke to Arrowhead, immediately around Arrowhead 

 we do not find much to encourage the beekeeper, no large areas of bee 

 pasture. Halls Landing might be good for bee-keeping, I did not get an 

 opportunity to go over to that side of the lake, but by what could be seen 

 from the Arrowhead side, there appeared to be huge crops of something 

 growing, so that no doubt there would be something for the bees. 



Nakusp is fairly good for bee keeping, and will greatly improve as ths 

 land gets cleared up and cultivated. 



At East Arrow Park there are two or three enthusiasts in bee keeping, 

 and I believe that their location is good for the business. Westley, Robson, 

 Castlegar, does not appeal to me as being an ideal position for bee keeping. 

 Area in bee flora too limited. Brilliant "Kinnard" is good for the bees. 



The Doukhobors keep a number of hives, and a man gives the whole of 

 liis attention to the bees. Last season from 21 hives, spring count, ther 

 secur|d over 2000 Ibs. of surplus honey, which is disposed of among their 

 own Community. 



Rossland would appear to be an excellent district according to results 

 we have seen, but it might be overdone if there were too many hives 

 kept there. 



The district along the valley between Thrums and Nelson would support 

 a respectable number of colonies, plenty of clover, milkweed, willow-herb, 

 and other plants valuable to the bees. The district immediately around 



