. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19,1917. THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. 117. AN APICULTURAL BUILDING AT OTTAWA, CANADA. An apicultural building for experiments with bees at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, the Government build- ing of this nature to be erected in Canada, was completed and occupied on February 11 last. It is located with the apiary on a plot 160 ft. by 120 ft. in the north corner of the orchard. The building measures from wind. Adjoining the building is a small garden devoted to commercial honey plants, which are being grown in plots containi
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19,1917. THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. 117. AN APICULTURAL BUILDING AT OTTAWA, CANADA. An apicultural building for experiments with bees at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, the Government build- ing of this nature to be erected in Canada, was completed and occupied on February 11 last. It is located with the apiary on a plot 160 ft. by 120 ft. in the north corner of the orchard. The building measures from wind. Adjoining the building is a small garden devoted to commercial honey plants, which are being grown in plots containing different kinds of soil for studying the effect of soil, moisture and heat on nectar secretion. [The above shows how very differently the Governments of our Colonies treat the important industry of bee-keeping to that of the Mother Country. Here practically all apicultural work has to be done gratuitously, no permanent Government grants being allocated for the furtherance of the calling. In the Colonies a number of the best practical and scientific men are engaged at remunerative salaries to help on the. 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 London
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