A Manual of Bee Husbandry 
By Eimer G. Carr, Deputy Bee Inspector 
INTRODUCTION 
In 1915 the writer, in “A Manual of Bee Husbandry,” attempted 
to set forth some of the principles of profitable bee management. 
Many persons have found this publication helpful, and the edition 
has been exhausted. 
Interest in better beekeeping in New Jersey has immensely in- 
creased, and requests for information on the subject continue to 
be received. For these reasons it has been considered wise to rewrite 
the Manual and embody in it the information gleaned in the past 
five years in bee disease control and honey production, both from 
the writer’s experience and from the experience of others. 
In beekeeping, as in some other vocations, it is a human trait 
to look to some distant field as the one where the greatest success 
might be achieved. Undoubtedly this results in many cases in the 
beekeeper giving his bees less attention than is necessary for good 
results, under the impression that in some places bees require little 
or no care, 
At the outset it should be borne in mind clearly that, although 
bees do not need constant attention, if a reasonable amount of success 
is to be had their needs must be anticipated and adequately met. 
The record in New Jersey of 400 pounds of extracted honey 
from one colony, and another record of 1500 sections of comb honey 
from five colonies of bees in one season, are sufficient to show that 
there is good honey-producing territory in New Jersey. (See Frontis- 
piece). Good stock, a good location and good management are needed 
to produce such results. 
These data are not shown to give the idea that such yields are 
common, but they do show that heavy yields under favorable condi- 
tions are possible in New Jersey. The data gained in the work of 
bee inspection and the inquiries of beekeepers received by mail 
clearly indicate that beekeepers of this state need a clear presenta- 
tion of the principles of good beekeeping as they apply to New Jersey 
conditions. 
Honey bees cannot be classed as domesticated in the sense in 
which that word is used in relation to other farm animals. It is 
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