U. S. D. A., B. E. Bui. 75, Tart V. A., January 19, 1909. 
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICULTURE. 
A BRIEF SURVEY OF HAWAIIAN BEE KEEPING. 
By E. F. Phillips, Ph. D., 
In charge of Apiculture. 
INTRODUCTION. 
Bee keeping on the Hawaiian Islands is one of the minor industries 
which is being conducted with profit. As in all other places, this 
business can never, from its very nature, become a leading industry, 
but there is reason to believe that there is yet room for considerable 
expansion. The modified methods made necessary by a tropical 
climate and other conditions of a local character present some new 
phases of the keeping of bees, and in view of the fact that these modi- 
fications will be of interest to bee keepers on the mainland, as well as 
to those in Hawaii, it seems desirable to put on record a brief account 
of what the author was able to observe personally and to learn from 
others in the four weeks spent on the islands in making an apicul- 
tural survey. 
The author would express his thanks to the bee keepers of the 
islands for the cordial way in which they anticipated his every desire 
in planning the trips of investigation. He would also mention the 
particular assistance of Mr. D. L. Van Dine, entomologist of the 
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, who accompanied him 
on all his trips, and from whom much of the information in this 
paper was gathered. 
PUBLICATIONS ON HAWAIIAN BEE KEEPING. 
Different phases of Hawaiian bee keeping are discussed in other 
publications, a list of which is appended.** The bee keepers of the 
"Reports of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society (1851-1856). 
A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, by W. D. Alexander, 1S99, p. 286. 
Report of the Entomologist, by D. L. Van Dine, in Report on Agricultural 
Investigations in Hawaii, 1905, by Jared G. Smith. Bulletin 170, Office of 
Experiment Stations, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1906. 
Report of the Entomologist, by D. L. Van Dine, in the Annual Report of the 
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station for 1907, 1908. 
Introduction of Honey-Producing Plants, by D. L. Van Dine; Hawaiian 
Forester and Agriculturist, Vol. V, pp. 9-13. 
Hawaiian Honeys, by D. L. Van Dine and Alice R. Thompson. Bulletin 17, 
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 1908. 
Chemical Analysis and Composition of American Honeys, by C. A. Browne, 
including a Microscopical Study of Honey Pollen, by W. J. Young. Bulletin 
No. no, Bureau of Chemistry, V . S, Dept. of Agriculture. 190S. 
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