KEEPING BEES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 10

KEEPING BEES

PAPERS &. DEMONSTRATIONS A SIMPLE FEEOER, , At .ilie : recent BoEkefrpers' Cortfe-rcnee several interesting papers were read, and. demonstrations were given of the use p£ aj>i-;iry appliance's, ,' Mr. P. C. £it>ncs (Taranaki) 'showed «M oxjjj&hieiJ the use of. a new of feeder. Ifc .is n bottoiii-beart} itv-laiigeiftt-Vit (knisistifeg.oi ii tiu ,ti;a;y ami ftoat, the' eyhSp U&it'ir'.poured m' froiii' 'tlie r baok. The advantages of. the eoil|tn\*afice are that tlwre 'is lio'dteturbs-nea of frees; tlio food is right under tiie 'citistpr; thct'cr-Js ivo.-cljaiTcrj of robbing; slid the tee/ier itself is Jiev'sr in tbe way. Mr. Baihes; explained that the itsoclers eouW ' 6'asiiy be Mia-tle- from ■korosckf tins,, and tiio cases would- gripply tlto flowing tor tiie .bottom fedareis. Tjjc eajijiifig "aw.ttcr ' «ras constructed; of galvanised iwr a'n<J''£aiisist<xl. of ; V double tank having. twelve''triangular tubes running across two inches higii and■".-oite-e-igth of an' inch apart. Tba tilbas are. a quarter '«f ail inch ib'ofa ■tho b.otfaiiv'of tlx© ianef tank, tlie outer tank being .fified'with wat:cy afld ,ftaie4 ••Air. Barnes' explained lus nunhod of KMti.g the melter'ivlien Extracting, atirl Statefl- tliat' the iv;»s so rapid jlY'operation that lie" was 'usu-.iiiy tujeappmg into an ompty receptacle the yrto'ldHime. A •sattvpife of honey takou ifrdm the mrfwr' -was 'esliibi.t'ed.,by 'Mr. JBiinca ty slyai\'' that titers was- no depreciation in its quality. He found ■"tiits honey -never'- went allodia' 110''5<igrees, and' 'mentioned that' one. 'of the See-keeper's ' ijv his' .listriet' tvlib "Use? tijis «.ette:r gra(}«dv the Mighest -number 'of .-poirits 'oui" Wf'l6 tons'<yipar'ted;'' .Beekeepers, lie said, need not, bo aVfaid to copy ami :ise a simib.i" 'applinnc?. Hy the use of f his simple appliance. cappi rrgs were oonverfed into .i Solid block of wax by j-inj fr.llosving.niqrn.'ng, and every ownce of heffiey was' savedi 1%.e rapid granulation of'hc.ii.Gy, Mr, Tiaiuos stated, call -easily' Ijo geftO!Kp.lislte4 bj a little extra -jvafk, atid- 'itcit-'only. cn!i it. .be ' gram.lated, but' ini.proiWi liatl'i hi gi;ai:i ai'd flavour. Tho .method adopted by a large wais .to sliglitiy lieat the houcy from. -the e.xTraeior : by" ruiiiiiiig ii over qt heated Way, sn.tl also the beny fran-. his cap.-, l'.ing melt-er -into a shailo'.v tank lieldljig s.'bWt laoivt. By st-iiTiug tli-'e Avboife how - and again, ■ t-lie "bulk :is ;just' 'Siigli-tly • ' w"ariji f thereby.' epalsliijg the .scun'i it> rise rapidly. This sballoiv tank is ;.cO;£iifcetfid iviiji a lttt'ser sballow tank holding two and » hah tons, and wlieh, fchfe scimi is tak«u off ilip sma|lrr tisi-ik tfe honey is jillowed t-t> ju-n. ijito the larger, -one. i-his is coHtismcd until --the ■large tank is full, and iiito this t'lie ' beekeepr-r plate."; wliat he eills a "starter," which is a sixt\vpoi.md tift of honey -gramiiatwi J'sirly stiffly. 'I'lrrn vritij a. stroiig he stirs', for obeiit half a-n hour, mixinc tl-.e. gramiiat.rd therougldy with it'fe -IkiuM .h.o.iwy. . in. three d'aVs.-tlie «i;ole tajik will show evident, ■sig.ii's. (if itranalation., a-fld it 'is stirred a.gAin for liajf aii hour, -and' again the next day ■and the following, when it will bo found thai unless it fe n'ui off' quickly a spado , Will bo li'afitcil to dig 'it put." • s.iir!ring |.<id also ttiiptjiej' in tji-nt, i.t |i,Pft6tieplij-' elj nl?natetl the {?riiin, ■the honey, batijg alinnst as smoytli as lard. ■ :

Air. W. Waters, of Papotowai, exhibited ami explained tlm working of a few and improved i'ypo of .hive, which is fatended,-amongst other things, to Facilitate Ike -introduction of young queen bees without disturbing tlj-o' activities of the boe colonics.. Hints for Beginners* A paper oil "Fourteen VearS of Bcckoepi.ng" was rfiarl by Mr. W. P. Barter (Canxurbiiry), who stated that he f'orintriv I:ept a few box' hives to fertilise the fruit of a large orchard, whop he xi-as recommended to gt) itt for patent htvts. Ho thought over the' whole iwsutess, a.nd read up all lie eor.ld find on modem bee culture. Experience ted Ij.itn to tho conclusion that anyone keeping bets without expert knovtlcdgo Avouid obtain, a profit of £.1 per. Jiite, atid 'with, careful' sfciilftd flttel^ioii' the .profit would be 355. to. £2.. The apiary ctiVild be.buiit upon small capital. Selling the produce needed careful thought: be knew H irta4 who sold KKiQlb. of hiotiey in C-hristchnrcli by ralliiig on grocers. Phitlijig. .tl?.e., valHo..&f personal.. touch witfe' he- .liked.' 'to tffcd-: a padirt or two of lioitey til a, handbag into a. fresh town cnc-j a year, mid do a personal cai!vaß.«. of grocers,. Once he gAiwd tlie comrectiim, iiHlrt had to dp was to circularise the. g.rose:ts on a. pq.sr.eard asking for ilew season's ortfcrs, As for the. A£riqii.ftaral,.,Pep»ftiMii.t , 's, in-spot-tors, bo paid a, cordial fiibuto.tri the help given by Mr. Isaac Hop-Kills when 1 that .gpiitlora-ftß ieicl the position.' it WaX seldom, a jiaan ef soitse did, not ■profit, by jive visit.'b,l' an inspector. Th's* .fflht'Meijee ought to Fcol j/rateuil to 'the liepattifeit mid its itjspcistofs for tte trouble-thev had gono in "Itelpfiig tib pla.ee (he Engfeli mnrlset at the disposal pf. hancy pvor&eS'rs,. lis "Hopedt hat as producers' realise'! more completely the requirements of the graders, th'ei-r.w'prk would. bo less arduous, and as honey hecasue. iii«re' sijifi&wHsed', pro;liic?r* 1 profits would bccom® iiittre assured. Xotwitlistandinrc foul brood, lie had never regretted 'introrhic.iii?; Italians, "flicra ires no doubt, that, although in*. vc-U'ratft robbers, (hey were, iar better earlier and at work laier. ft si-ewed t<> liir.i thai they had .3. rnor# mbust. covi-stittftioii., abie to resist foul brand, though undoubted!;. they ©raid at tl:»> same time _ a«'{ as carriers of disease'. In ,eMteriii.;i tile 'business' the amateur s&ould.: gc> slowly' at first. "Feel your .way. along, am) make.. th« business pay. 'for itself, jrettinc year by .■pea.r. ftiortt coiivefti'eiiGc*..''' His "'distriot was a particularly favourable' 0110, and W tad.iieye.r strvclj an "off" "seasiH), Tllis be- attribiited to tjie, assistaitet) of the native .flora- : -lsnccv.v>o.d. fuchsia, golden' niapim. 'oilivond dr. pvttosponini. koivhsi, pte,, keeping; the bfies, gtiiitjj iyii"!! the .©later bus not- available,'. . f

Numerous q'uestiffli'i in-re addressed vo. tbr Lfctnrprs. and thev n-efe all heattily thaw-fced' for their papere and d<strionstTatsonei»