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EXHIBITION CIECULAK No 18.
JKJ.MIMON or CANADA.
T)KP.\IM\li:.\T OF .V(il!I(II.TI UK
EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.
J. H. GRISOALE, B.Agr.
Director.
F. W. L. SLADEN,
Apiculturist.
DIVISION OF APICUtTURE.
BEE-KEEPING IN CANADA.
bv
V. W. L. Si Aiii:\.
titt..,l win, ..v.rv r..,Mi.',o ,,rn, ,h n '^""•"■.'' "" '"'-"""'"' building
-o .t,.di..d and also .i^u^ .^^ ^^J':^^^! ':: ""V'^'-:'.--"' ^-.v 'he farm
;;;.^.. .oa. .e Be. „.,,... . .^ .n^.trra::'^ ^--Itl^Z
Bco iirt- (,f valiio for two pnrposox---
,...lIon. In .nan. ,U.. th.. lild ,,.J ^ n ^ ;. 11 l"^'^"'" '" '"r^''''"*'^ «*•«
-mt this work .SHtisfa.t.irilv ,>.,«.,. div «h. , , , "'" •■"''■"s or «.t.v.> t., ..arry
h«.>_aron......s..ry to ,..,.;.• Zf^j'Zlj!::^' '^ '•''"'■'^'"'•''■- -'' '--
i. .;'u:r:7„;;i;:'::,.;i:;'. '"0^;;^':;..:-^';;; ^-- '^ "— -' ^- -•-
r.-KionH to about two hundr.vl po„n.ls witli vkill,.,l , '"""" "■"'^""'* «"*'
«..>o„ i„ th,. lH..t regions, wh. r,. ,lu in. -"'.n ^,.n>P„t ■„ a p.r.i.-ularl.v froo<f
- pr..Hta..h. an o....,;,,,,' ,1 :,,';.; tj™ '" ""^ -' ''>• ^-•"i~<-. »1- find it
fifty f., „ hniKlr...! .ul,.,,!,., ,„„y 1... k.-i i„ ,,„„ ,„„, , . ,
-wr. shoul.l b.. not h.>. lh„M thrr,. n.ih.. „ ,' T ' ""'■''' "^""'"'' '""*-
'""). l.-kwl , , Ontario „ .1 q',k • ba! ".A ^'"'"^ "'"' '*""^'' ^'■""•>-
rSonthorn A«b..r,a,. ra.pb..rry. SI:: ,:.,!':.;:'., ^:'':h ""'' V'-'T'^ "'f-'f"
Itu' >pnn«. wiMovvs. ,h,n.l,.lion. fn.it bloon, ■ n. , H '", ""' "'"' '''^'■'- '"
A lo..aI .li'mand ),,r l.-.ri<.v i> ,..i.ilv ,.r,..|t,.,l \Vb I i " ^"'-- .
rauK- from h-v..,. ,., ,,.„ ,.,„,, ,,., ,„, ,;,; , , ^^ '"''""'" '"•';'- '"^ -xtn,..,.,! bo„. v
;-•■ •" -" - 1 i::"i:i:!::' "^!,w ;;,::';;'•"' """^■^■- "-'' '
<«..nty ,•..,„. p..r p.,,,,,.! nn.v !«■ ^.,, f.,r ..vua. l.-d h. v m, if " .' '";:'.""-^- "■" '"
-••..tiori.- ..f ,...nib hoi„.y. • ''''"" '*' 'I'Tli '■vnt> for
Ilonc.v is ii(>.si>rvo(ll.v popular, not only on a'vouiit of its dclii-iitt-ly Havoiircil
sweetness, but btvaiiso it is a valuab'e foi>d, snppl.vinjf onertj.v ami heat to tlio system.
The natural eraviii); of ehihiren for aoniethii jr s«(H>t is well ami satisfai-torily met by
ffivinir them honey. Bread, butter an<i hoiu-y make a pleasant ami wholesome eombi-
nation both for ehihiren and adults. I'sed in baking aiul conftH'tionery, honey has the
useful proiK-rty of keeping eakes and sweetmeats moist and fresh for a eon>iderabIe
time.
The severe eold and lenffth of the Canadian winter are not serious obstacles to
the UivpiiiK of Ihh's, as the U'e.s can be sueeessfully wintered in the cellars of dwellins
houses, or, packed in shaviiifts. in lar(fe wintering eases out-of-doors.
However, no one should embark on bee-keepin-r who is not reaily to study the k-es'
ro<piirements and to devote the necessary time to their care, for liecs are no more abli-
to take care of thems>lves than any other kind of live-sto<'k. Indeeil, uef;l<>ct in their
case is frc'iuently even more disa-itrous, for if cobuiies die as the result of Kuropeau
Koul I?rood or American Foul Brood, twr) very destructive and Infei'tious diseases of
the bee larva, bees from other hives in the apiary ami surniiindiim- districts will steal
the honey and tliercby carry the frerns of disease to tlicir own hives. .Many parts of
Canada, e.i;., British Columbia, the I'rairie Provinces, the ifreater part of the Mari-
Covtr
time proviiK'cs, Eastern Quebec and i-ertain section^ of Ontario are still pr.icticnlly
free from foul brood au'l it is important that bees should n it l>e iin|M)rtiNl into llic^c
rciriiuis from places where the diseases arc iirevaleut. Kspccially is tip., <o jn fhe
Cii-c of KuropiMii Foul BriMiil which it is har^l to stamp out .if a distric't that lias once
licconii badly infcctc I with It. Thi- di-ca-c is ^leadily sprcadinif, d f vi u' wlio|i>
apiaries of black bees in its course. Fiprtuuatc^ly the Italian Ix'i' is i,ir. or les*
re^i-tant to Furopean I'lod Brood, and the bee-ki-i-piT can «avc his be,., bv iiropc
trciitment and the timely introduction of Italian ipu-ens. Ontario, (Quebec ,;tid lirili-b
Columbia have passed legislation for the control of foul brood.
To treat forms of foul broiKl shake the U'c.. into a clean hive tifteil with franii>s
haviui! 'tarter'' of foundation not more than one incli wiilc, ami afterwards cover tli'
entrance of the now hive with a iput'ii ami drone trap for two or thrii- days to preveul
1 ;±"L'":!"i.^r':^^"^-. ^'r'^ ''- t!>e co„.b« in ...i,
"Id hive by s«.n-hi.iK til.. ii,si,i,> with-, "fl
boil
'ijf in watpr fcr iuiif an Ik
lanic.
Ih'os of health,
he carried out in tl
be
d(>st
liy eoloiiies fri
Wh
Otl
len only a few eoh.
I" Wttin- any of the inf.vte.l h
lin? water and di.sinf.vt the
tieles may be disinfix;t,^l by
ics an- treated. t« prevent tlu
■WT artieles n
•pread in fn)tit of tl
e eveiiinur, and if houev d
royeil.
Sauipli
tie hive to riM-eive Jt. Thes
rips from tl
>ney, the shakiriR should
'impers shcjiild
le eonibs nen-!
•I- newspapers are to be aft
erwards
Ceiifral K
about six ind
't diseasi'd brood coinb
xperiniental Farm, Ottawa f,
inav Ih' mailed to the I)
'u-
wiioden or tin b(
•'liiare. should coiit
II' exaniiiiati(
parcel
X. with till
:nn no
M-nders „..,ne and add
I'iney and >lioiild 1
'ivision of A.piculburo,
nd rcih.rt. They should be
ress written
enclos<.d
tin
The
in a stnmsf
iitside of the
tain tl
"Illy satisfactorv
The I,
he ciiMil
iinds of I
>t:uidard in all parts of Canad
nur-troth fr
liivcs ai-|. tbo>.. fitted with
line. 175 inches lonir bv !»'
able f
rallies tl
inches deep, is the
The followinjr list
kcepuiK:
<'oinpri>
that
•Nsaiy for iiiaki
in? a start in hi
One or two colonif.s of
may he olit.ijnpd
tlu
l>i*e.« ill lo-i'r
froiTi
ioiip LaiiKStnitti hives
•y more iha,, half flu the h
I'l-esent ami ihar the hroo |
a lor.ll hee-k
that
.eepei-.
I The 1)1
A«i'ertain
that
'"lality. < onillt on
is healthy.)
.voiini; fertile ,|iieeti
"lie poun.l In
Ke(! Mliioker. to.'
"ooil fouiKlatinn
'OKI time of year.
I 'o.st
eaeh.
iorilln« li
Bee
One-
'ts al)out.
eo.sts .iliout.
•5 1. ".II to I to no
no
«|.
quarter pound .\o. 3ii t
lur wile emhediler
<iiie or two Kti
are lO-frame I,
nrieil wire.
ariKstrotli hiv
e« with frames.
eh a 1)1
\i
■xtraclcl III
add llic f
lIxtlaotihK f
illiiwinu :
III
tisi
.supers fltte,Uy,thl^,i,K«troth fr
eaih hiv
11 leKiiiiis where the h
' ' 111 limit liriMxl
Hon
yueei'i
extraitor
e\i-luiler
I'll
f'lunilai
iimrs. (shallow supers may
loney Mow is llRht
ion for ea.-h sU|ier.
per 11,.
if I b hii
t'omh-lioney hu|i
I II). tl
■ '"ill .H|l
I'.ir eaili hiv.
waiiti'il S|||,,ti
■IS titteil with
or t'vo for
. Js.oo I
i I 00
tiiti. tor extract!
•■• t'li. fill,
lin sutler foumlatioii for ea,|,
lire Mections, .split to|i
I.vii fl
or eaeh iiiv,
per III
A colony Worked fur
iiie worked fi
omb hi
'■"tract..! honey will produce al
•out tw
Ice as III
Til
oiiey an
tl
c names of maniifaitiiri
•rs of
ic advertisinir
lishcil at ri'tcrboro. ()
•liitniis of the • (
'nt.
Il<'l-s 111
iinadian I!ce-k(
lee-kccpers'
■pc
~up[ili(
may be (
iiitiil
I'
11 monthly journal pub-
iif (
lere i> n,, tnystcry aliout tl
aiiada it may be briefly sill
le sU(y'cs>fii|
ony 1- ^truiiif
1.1 h;
ninaiiz.'.l ,is f,,l|
inaiuiKenient of b,
yciMitf f.Ttil.. .|ii(
!•
<-ics lip t,, III p,,i,,|,|s ,,r I.", poiiii.l
"ith siifTiir -yriip made bv
'I'll, mid about :i
n Septeml^.r s..,. t
or a |i,r«e p^irt
niaV
part ,,f wat.'r. stirred
if O.t.iber. It
liss.ilvini. twi
in win' I.
'"' mild.- «oo.| bv (,,,.,1
> Ihillllds ,,{ <u
liat e;i,.|i
Ib-ri.
part- bv measure of I
iiif ^'liout nii.|..S,.pt,,mlH,
finit the I
lei^s into til
water is |,„|, J'r,,,,,,., ,-,
H'st irraii
II , I , , ,, ■'■■ 'oi- . .iiiir ai
cellar shoul.l be w.'ll v..titilat..,l ami .lark. M
ill" illH.lit the mid.lle ,,f \
111 fbi. liitti.r
siiifiir ill
tempers tor.' sboiihl varv
decrees Kahrci
Id. It
II' Ill' than t\
'J 'I ndiable th.'rmom.-t.
v.'inbcr.
Tl
fiart
'1.' Uv
ih.'it. Hriiiif til.. I
•ar.'ity s..e (||.,t
•r threi- .l.^r.^es on ,.it|
fin for a f<
r in ii.
II' in April. |'ro»..ct th
syrup <Minpos...| ,,f ,,|||„| ,,„rt,, „f
<n>r»r ami water. (
foo.|. If
b'>r si.b. ,,f 4,j
•w weeks from
■■'iiry. f..,.,| with
•ive a super as s..on as the br.,,„d
chamber ii filled with b<*> mid brwKl. and homy is t-oiniiig in freely, and enlarge the
entrance, (iivc iuiditiona! snpt-r.s before tlm^e previously supplied are full of honey.
Swarms shcnld be put i.. a new hive on ihf old .sljind, the old .-..louy bting moved to a
new IcK-at'on. Hy clipping; tlie <iueen'3 wings (this should l>e done early in May)
then is no fear of losiiii: tl.e tirst swarm, but somekxly should be present to secure the
queen and hive the swarm when it issues.
Enc.uiries aUuit beckeepinjr should be ad(lr4'sse<l to the .■\pi<-\dtiirist. at the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
Copies of •The Honey Bee" by C. tiordon Hewitt, D.Se.. (Bulletin No. 69 of the
Dominion Kxixrinieutnl Farms), a -iS-page guide to apiculture in Canada, may be
obtuinetl on application to the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa.
Publishad by authority of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, Minittor of Agriculturo, Ottawa, Ont.