BEEKEEPERS' FIELD DAY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 23, 11 February 1937, Page 15

BEEKEEPERS' FIELD DAY

Outing at Miss Dalgliesh's Apiary DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN On February 6 a - very successfui field day was held under ideal weather conditions at Miss D. M. Dalgliesh's apiary, Hastings, by the Hawke's Bay branch of the National Beekeepers' Asj soeiation. In his openlng addresis the president, Mr J. N. Walker, said that the field day was to have been held at Mr A. Lowe's apiary, but unfortunately Mr Lowe was sufi'ering from a paini'ul aci cident, which had made it necessary for thd location of the field day to be changed at short notice. t'he first demonstration, removing of honey, was given by Mr W. J. C. Ashcroft. Mr Ashcroft clearly . explained the various methods which could be used and demonstrated the latest American method. Mr L. Eiesterer, apiary instructor of the Department of Agriculture, then gave a demonstratioii on aufcumfi queefe rearingi After explaining the advantages and disadvantages of autumn queen Tearing, Mr Eiestetet demonstrated the method of grafting which he said was tiie most successfui itiOthod. After his demonstration Mr Eiesterer answered questions on queeiirearing and other subjects in a most interesting way. . Two beekeepers travelled the 92 miles from Wairoa to attend the field day, and one remarked that he had learned more from this demonstration than he would have learnt froto morn than a dozen books on beekeeping. This proves the value of these demonstrations. The final demonstration, hive-streng-thening in preparation for winter, was given by Miss M. Dalgliesh. Miss Dalgliesh said that' Some' of the essehtial factors for the successfui wintering of colonies were: Strong clustefs of yotihg bees, good qUeens, amjle stores, and protection. The visitors then adjoUrned • to the lawn, where aflernoon tea was provided by Mrs and Miss - Dalgleish. Mr A. Lowe gave a mOst interesting address on the advantage of bees as fortilising agents. Mr Lowe 's address was much appreciated by all. Mr H. Shepherd then gave an address on the control of foul brood. Mr Shepherd clearly explained the symptoms, eau'ses of infection and treatment of the disease. Mt Shepherd said that burning was the most successfui treatment, as it wiig the only way to get fid of the infection completely. Mr Shepherd said that since Mr ttiesterer, apiary instructor, had been statiorled in the diistrict he had been more successfui in the control of foul brood than he had ever been before in, all his beekeeping expefieiice. The afternoon closed with a vote of thanks to all who had assisted in making the field day so great a success.