. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BULLETIN No. 489 A fit 18 "**SJ .L\-m^ Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. *>L»u <^m- J^Y^J-U L. O. HOWARD, Chief. j£&*S&U Washington, D. C. ? December 2, 1916 A SURVEY OF BEEKEEPING IN NORTH CAROLINA. By E. G. Cark, Specialist in Beekeeping. Page. Introduction 1 Present conditions 2 Possibilities under North Carolina conditions 13 CONTENTS. Page. Needs of the beekeeping industry in North Carolina 16 Summary 16 INTRODUCTION. A survey of the State of No
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BULLETIN No. 489 A fit 18 "**SJ .L\-m^ Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology. *>L»u <^m- J^Y^J-U L. O. HOWARD, Chief. j£&*S&U Washington, D. C. ? December 2, 1916 A SURVEY OF BEEKEEPING IN NORTH CAROLINA. By E. G. Cark, Specialist in Beekeeping. Page. Introduction 1 Present conditions 2 Possibilities under North Carolina conditions 13 CONTENTS. Page. Needs of the beekeeping industry in North Carolina 16 Summary 16 INTRODUCTION. A survey of the State of North Carolina recently has been made in order to determine the present conditions, possibilities, and needs of the business of beekeeping, with .special reference to the best means of supplying these needs. It seemed desirable to learn why North Carolina beekeepers are receiving relatively small returns, whereas there was a reason to believe that opportunities for profit- able beekeeping were on every hand. This survey began October 1 and ended December 22, 1915. In this survey, counties of Surrey, Henderson, Clay, Haywood, Jackson, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, McDowell, Iredell, Ran- dolph, , Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance, Pamlico, Beaufort, Pender, Washington, Martin, and Sampson were included. The census figures for the year 1909 show 36,248 farms reporting bees, with a total number of colonies of 189,178, thus giving the State fourth rank for number of colonies in the United States. The honey produced was valued at $211,607 and the wax at $18,979, a total valuation of $230,586, which gives the State eleventh rank in Note.—This bulletin treats particularly of beekeeping conditions in North Carolina, but is of interest to beekeepers generally. The author wishes to express his appreciation to the beekeepers visited for many kind- nesses, also to the county agents, who greatly facilitated the work by arranging for meetings of beekeepers. He also expresses his appreciation of t
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