- 2. 

 ^Sevin, Good cooperation by those in charge of the airplane or 



helicopter dusting and spraying in the cranberry bogs seems to have 

 been secui^od by our beelceeners through mutual understanding. 



County organizations of beekeepers continue to hold nonthly 

 meetings, Norfolk, Worcester, Ji^ssex, Middlesex, iiaripden and Bristol 

 Counties are carryintj on an excellent orofram of instruction and 

 information for new and old beekeepers. Their total membership is 

 approximately 350. Franklin County is building ud interest and has 

 secured pood leadership this year. 



The state or<:ranization, Massachusetts A'^ederation of Beekeepers, 

 holds four meetin.r:s a year of their executive board, and one annual 

 meetinff in conjunction with Dr, i»haw. Apiary Instructor at the University 

 of Massachusetts. The annual meeting is spread over the state, this 

 year at Bristol County Agriculturrl ;:>chool in Dighton, The main 

 sneaker this year was William Clarke of Pennsylvania State University, 

 who has excelled in conducting youth bee clubs. The State Federation 

 also sponsors a lar^e exhibit of honey, beeswax and an educational 

 feature to inform the public of beekeeping methods and essential 

 service for food production, 



A national organization, L^stern i\picultural Society, receives 

 a great deal of interest from our >iassachusetts beekeepers who attend 

 in numbers second only to Pennsylvania or the state in which it is held. 

 In 1965 it was at the University of Maryland, Speakers were from 

 United States and several foreign countries, Australia is a large 

 oroducer of honey, also New Zealand, Eurone has always carried on 

 progressive beekeeping, and leads the world in membership on an 

 organization basis. In 1967 the world wide organization, Apimondia, 

 will come to United States and meet at the University of ^laryland. 



