Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 1905. BEE KEEPING.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42766, 17 August 1905, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 1905. BEE KEEPING.

'I his above all—to thine own self be true . And it must follow as the night the day Thou cansi not then be false to any man Shakespeare.

The great fiejtf which is evidently open to honey-producers in this country should cause farmers to consider the advisabilty of adding a new source of income to their pi*esent ones Mr Hopkins, the Government Apiarist, than whom no one in Australasia is better fitted for the position, is a complete master of his subject. The practical exposition and definite advice given by Mr Hopkins iu his lec'ureou Tuesday evening, must, indeed prove of in stimable value to all who are interested in this most fascinating subject. The advice given is the tmtcome of years of solid experience and watchful experiment given up to the gradual advancement of the industry. One cannot over-estimate the value attached to this fostering and development of one of the natural products, and which may at no very distant date, grow into an expoit trade of considerable dimensions. The comparatively small amount of capital required to commence bee-keeping is a great recommendation in its favour, and this fact renders the trade specially deserving of the attention of small capitalists. In spite <>f what has recently been said to the contrary, it would seem that there is a good mar ketin England for honey provided al ways that the quality is first-class and that it is shipped so as to arrive at the proper season. The introduction of the Foul Brood Act will no doubt lessen the risk of loss here in New Zealand as in Canada and other countries where the Act has been in force for some time. The Board of Agriculture, in seeking to awaken an interest in the trade by the arranging of these excellent illustrated lectures, seems to be taking a wise ster>, and it is greatly to be desired that their effort may uliimately be crowned with success.