e Hepobt of Maetland Agbiculttjiiai. Societt 



In addition to these radio talks, two talks about honey were given at 

 the regular weekly University of Maryland Extension Service's period 

 over Station WBAL, Baltimore, on the two Fridays immediately preced- 

 ing Honey Week. 



The Home Demonstration Agents, through their leader, were asked to 

 observe Honey Week by publishing recipes, using honey, in the local papers 

 and by demonstrating the uses of honey in their work of that week. 



The students in apiculture at the University arranged a very attractive 

 display of honey (supplied by a local beekeeper) in the salesroom of the 

 Dairy Husbandry Building at the University. 



Bakeries 



Three of the largest bakeries in the State, outside of Baltimore City, 

 using honey were contacted in an effort to gain an outlet for the darker 

 grades of Maryland honey. One bakery, using roughly 75,000 pounds of 

 honey per year, and formerly buying from New York brokers has started 

 buying Maryland honey. Another is now also buying locally as far as they 

 can be supplied. The third bakery is also buying some local honey but 

 being located in a comb-honey area the local extracted honey supply is 

 limited. 



Faibs and Displays 



Two fair exhibits were set up during 1935 by the extension worker; 

 one at the Timonium Fair, the other at the Harford County Fair. The 

 honey was supplied for both exhibits by the beekeepers and was for com- 

 petition. The large U. S. D. A. display teUing the story of honey was 

 obtained and used at the Timonium Fair Exhibit. 



Through the Washington and Frederick County Beekeeper groups, the 

 fair oflJcials of the Hagerstown and Frederick Fair Associations are being 

 contacted as an effort to open premium lists for bee products and it is 

 hoped to add these two large fairs to the list of fair exhibits next year. 



Inspection, Disease Control and Pests 



Brood Diseases 



Inspections for brood diseases were limited to those apiaries in which 

 infection was found the previous year. These apiaries were given an 

 inspection during the spring, seven yards, including two hundred and 

 eleven colonies being examined.. 



It had been planned to conduct an area clean-up campaign in seven 

 counties, an over ambitious plan rendered impossible not only by the 

 physical incapacitation of the extension worker through illness, but be- 

 cause of lack of funds. 



However, much educational work on bee diseases and pests was accom- 



