Another good year for bees in most sections of Massachusetts, 

 altho the surplus honey reports were variable. Inspections were made of 

 all the colonies in Barnstable, Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire and Berkshire 

 counties. About 50% of Haimpden, Bristol, Plymouth, Middlesex, Norfolk 

 and Essex counties were inspected. Diseased colonies of bees decreased 

 in number, probably due to the better nectar supplies and the efficient 

 inspection work of the previous year. Beekeepers have shown a marked im- 

 provejiient in attitude toi;ards the disease control program. Intensive in- 

 struction by the six county beekeepers associations in their monthly meet- 

 ings is of great help to the state work. 



The exliibits at Brockton, Topsfield, Weymouth, Foxboro fairs 

 were assisted by the Chief Apiary Inspector. The special exhibit at Past- 

 ern States Exposition September 1962 was planned and supervised by this 

 department, assisted by a committee from the Hampden County Beekeepers' 

 Association and the Massachusetts State Federation of Beekeepers. The 

 second year of the competitive honey show at Eastern States ^uosition 

 was held ani increased in numbers participating. Extracting honey in a 

 glass enclosed cage was the highli^t of the exhibit. 



The 9th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Apiculture Society was 

 held this year in Canada, at Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Again, 

 the Gadget Show was supervised and one device for feeding bees in a way 

 that helps clean up disease, made up by our Deputy Inspector Raymond Crow, 

 won the sweepstakes trophy. Several beekeepers won ribbons in the com- 

 petitive honey show. 



Improved techniques in the use of anti-biotics has helped the 

 disease catrol program. Many hives vrtiich contracted European foulbrood 

 were successfully treated i-dth Terramycin and returned to a clean health 

 status on our records. The number of colonies used in pollination service 

 has increased. More than 2500 colonies were trucked to southern Maine for 



