HOW TO KEEP BEES 



Arthur C. Miller, 

 Inspector of Apiaries. 



INTRODUCTION 



Since the first edition of this bulletin was issued bee-keeping in 

 Rhode Island has progressed considerably. Several commercial 

 apiaries have been estabhshed, numerous fruit growers have bought 

 bees for the pollination of the bloom, and two men have established 

 commercial queen rearing business which is proving a help to local 

 bee-keepers. 



Rhode Island offers excellent opportunities for profitable bee 

 culture. The soil is diversified, the flora is varied and extensive, and 

 the climate is not rigorous. Some of the more densely wooded parts 

 of the State are not adapted to the pursuit as a business, nor even 

 adapted to the support of more than a few colonies here and there. 

 Other parts, particularly those having considerable dairy farming 

 and fruit growing, are well adapted to bee culture on a substantial 

 scale and here and there are locations which compare favorably with 

 the best in the land and will profitably support large apiaries. 



The greater part of the Island of Rhode Island, the southerly part 

 of Bristol County, the southwesterly part of the State bordering on 

 Narragansett Bay and around the coast to the State line for one to 

 five miles inland and several places adjacent to the Great Swamp 

 are among the good locations referred to. 



