Gleanings in bee culture . beekeeper will never be stray swarms are caught about as fastas foul brood cleans them out. Thoro in-spection is keejiing disease under controlwhere the majority of the beekeepers are ofthe careless variety. A few learn from theinspector, but tlie majority have too manyother irons in the fire to pay much attentionto bees. Mr. Ames idea seems to be I hat educa-tional effort should supjilant inspection lawsand inspection work. If he really thinksthis, as the editors quotations lead one tobelieve, it cannot be too strongly con-demned. We must improve the
Gleanings in bee culture . beekeeper will never be stray swarms are caught about as fastas foul brood cleans them out. Thoro in-spection is keejiing disease under controlwhere the majority of the beekeepers are ofthe careless variety. A few learn from theinspector, but tlie majority have too manyother irons in the fire to pay much attentionto bees. Mr. Ames idea seems to be I hat educa-tional effort should supjilant inspection lawsand inspection work. If he really thinksthis, as the editors quotations lead one tobelieve, it cannot be too strongly con-demned. We must improve the inspectionmeUiods, so they will be highly educational;but the individual resi)onsibility of the bee-keejiers to tlie welfare of their neighborsyet needs enforcement. We could get no-where if we tried to enforce our city healthordinances by educational m^thocls must be power behind any effectiveeffoit. wliether it is bee-disease control orinlernational treaties. Boulder, Colo. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 1 vM| ^ ^^. The first meeting of the beekeepers in Burke Co., N. C, at the apiary of L. E. Webb, Morganton, N. splendid lecture and demonstration was given by G. H. Rea, just recently assigned to the state. made such a hit that his spring trip will be anxiously awaited. The good results of his work are alreadybeing felt and a county association is under way. GOVERNMENT EXTENSION WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA BY L. E. WEBB While North Carolina ranks high in thenumber of colonies in the state it is far be-low in the production of honey, due to thefact that so many bees are neglected, beingkept in box hives. Furthermore, a greatdeal of the stock is black, and weak at that. Mr. Geo. H. Rea, the new governmentexpert, is making a hurried trip over thestate to get familiar with the different con-ditions in the mountains and lowlands. Wedid not have a chance to advertise his visitat Morganton the first week in October; butnevertheless we had a nice field-day Rea
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