. Beekeeping in the South; a handbook on seasons, methods and honey flora of the fifteen southern states. Bees. 100 BEEKEEPI.\(; I\ THE SOUTH. Fig. 49. Texas inspector giving a demonstration of transferring. southern state is known to the writer to be maintaining an adequate inspection service at this time. Two Big Hindrances. In the eradication of bee diseases, there are two great hm- drances: first, too many box hives, and second, too many non- commercial beekeepers. Both can be ob\iatcd by extension work. The box men can either be taught to adopt modern meth- ods or be forced to get out of
. Beekeeping in the South; a handbook on seasons, methods and honey flora of the fifteen southern states. Bees. 100 BEEKEEPI.\(; I\ THE SOUTH. Fig. 49. Texas inspector giving a demonstration of transferring. southern state is known to the writer to be maintaining an adequate inspection service at this time. Two Big Hindrances. In the eradication of bee diseases, there are two great hm- drances: first, too many box hives, and second, too many non- commercial beekeepers. Both can be ob\iatcd by extension work. The box men can either be taught to adopt modern meth- ods or be forced to get out of business. Modern beekeeping has no place for the man who kec^ps bees in other than a movable comb hive, whether it be manufactured or home made. The primar}^ object is the ability of examination afforded by the movable comb hive. The non-commercial l)eekeo])ers will be largely done away with when modern methods have been taught by the extension. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hawkins, K. (Kennith). Hamilton, Ill. , American Bee Journal
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