6tatt of )owa 1930 REPORT OF THE State Apiarist FOR The Year Ending December 31, 1930 Also Report of the Convention of the Iowa Beekeepers' Association at Shenandoah, November 12-13, 1930 F. B. PADDOCK, STATE APIARIST Ames, Iowa Publlohed by THE STATE OF IOWA o .. 'Molneo TABJ,E tW ('O~TEXTS Pal(<' TA'llc>r of Tran-.mittal. ...... ......... 2 J J 0 I I I Rl'port of th<' ~tate Apiar·ist. .......................... .. :; Bel'k«'''Jl<''"'' ('on ve-nt ion ........... ......... .. ... ......... 26 Trt>ntl of the Time. Fr11nk C. Pellett........... .......... 26 The Rt·•·ent Drouth and the Effech on the Beckecpin,:: Industry. E. H. Hoot ............................................ 29 The l!I:JO In-.flt'dion Campaign, Jlowarcl Shipton ......... .... :10 .\piar·y Inspection in Mi,souri, Or. K. C. Sullivan ............ :12 fJET'l'E it OF 'I'HANSMI't"I'AL Califm·nia Contra F oulhrood, Fr·nnk E. Todd .. ......... ... 36 Thr Ohio Plan for Bee Di<,ease Eradication, Cha.'l. A. Heese .... !19 JloN .•JouN IlAM •w.r., Got•f'NWr- Thr \\'inter AC'ti,·ity in the Jlonrybec Clustt-r, C. L. ('orkin!! ... .44 Sir: As requirt'd by law, I herewith tran s~uit to Preparing B N•s for Winter, J. A. Munro .................... 50 annual repor t of State A . ·t f J • · you my twelft~ her ·n, 1930. ptarts o 0\\8 for the year ending n.,rll'· How Bec'> Wintt-r. F. B. Paddock .......................... 52 Qul't'n" and Packa~e BN•s from Houth to North, N. I. Lyle ..... 67 A F. B. PAOOOCK, Stal e Apiarist. ('aul'n.,ian Bees, ,J. 0 .•J e!>sup .......................... .... 70 mes, Iowa, Dt:>cember Hi, 1930. llom•s Produl'tion in ~l i.,.souri, I A'O R. BrHtlrord .. ............ 71 Bl'l'kl'c>prrs ,\rt• E du<'lltNI, C. H. Mill!'r... 7:J Extrrrsion Prohlrms with Nehraskit Berkrrprr11, 0. H. JIHrr .. .. 74 Tht• Oranulution of Honey, E. Jo'. Phillips ................... 77 'l'hl' Evaluation of Bl't"' for Pollination, ('. l1. Jo'arrar ........ 1!0 Srllilll( Jl onry );ocally, A. D. Worthin!(ton ................... !\!l )lt•;•tinl( .\[arkl'lin~r ;-./rNI'>, Erl. 0. Brown .................... !\5 Bl'rkt•t•pinl(' Observations En Houtr, ('alrCornia to Kentur ky, 0 . II. VanM•II ........................................... !\7 Dl.'rnonstration, "Bt'Jrinninl(' with Jlrr'l" . ..... .... ... ...... !\9 Catalog Li>it or Am!'rit·an Bee .Journah,, ...... .............. 91 REPORT OF THE STATE APIARIST THE HONEYBEE'S PLACE IN THE SUN Where is the person whose memories of childhood days d~ not inelud<' a swollen toe or a clost>d <'~·e as a r<',ult of a bt'e ,tin~t r Jsn 't it too bad that those disagreeable recollections comes to u" to challenge the thoughts of the goodness and the greatness of the honey bees f This insect has been closely associated with thr development of the human race, it was pret;ent on this earth from ' the earliest recorded times of mankind making honey which WM then a delicacy. The honey produced in those early ages \vns th~ only sweet available to man, little wonder that the peace and quirt dreamed by all was "the land of milk and honey." Then all desires would be satisfied. The honeybee bas ever held the respect and reverence of man, it bas been a symbol of leadership, industry and purity. The honeybee held a high place in the rituals de­ veloped by the early people of several countries. lloney was used in the ceremony of christening the babe, the maturity of the child was acknowleged with a service including the use of honey and marriage ceremonies included the free use of honey, even to the development of the term "honey-moon." It was the custom or newly weds to serve honey to all hou~e guests for the period of one moon. Beeswax bas been associated with the religious scrviceH of man from the earliest times and today the candles of purt' bet-'1- wax are the symbol of purity of thought and purpose. The political, social and economic development and habits of the bee colony organization have always been a mnttcr of intcn·~t and study by the human race. Every effort has been made to diagnose and interpret this community life in terms of our own thoughts, likes and dislikes. The thought was expr!'ssed by the late Dallas Lore Sharp that after a careful study of the great organization of the honeybee, "the social scheme of the human race must be considered in the process of perfecting or else a crude experiment cast aside in the making." A single pound of honey represents the lives of approximately three hundred bees, according to Dr. 0. W. Park of the Iowa Ex­ periment Station. "If it wrre po11.~ible for a single bee to gath!'r enough nectar to produce a pound of honey, she would need to work all day long, 365 days in the year for more than 8 years to --------------·.. 6 REPORT OF THE STATE APIARIST REPORT OF THE STATE APIARIST accompli~h the f<'at. To gather th . lrlt\'PI Hpproximateh· 7.) ()()() 'I . c ncc~sary neetar this~ ~ . , rnl es or :l times ar "oaJ:l ing with impro,·ed practices of markl'ting and there i~ rwry rr1u,o11 I u I tlw, 11 holcsoml' M\'C'C't n t , , ound the earth " ' a ure s own <;weet . to IUllll'ipate a definite incrtnse m the demand for bon~''· It j, a ~ny and 1111 people in this Stille. Necta r is , ~~ a,·ailablt I neglectl-d sweet in tht present day diet of a publit' whi1·h· is ">~'1-kinJ:( Ill flollrrs as a natural resour<'r to the state pr~u~ by~~ .... wholesome food. 'I'he per capita. consumption of the l'uitt•tl Stnll's human as an nrti<•le or healthful f d . which ~~ l~t to ·•· · · oo unles!l th be ""' is two pounds and has not increased in the last fiftet-n , eal' Dur. II mto honey. ~ectar i'i unlike coal ., . e e can CODitr. ing the same period the consumption of sugar ha, in~rca-•~1 from good until the coming of the hand f ' OJ and ores wbieh l'fllll:a iO pounds to 12 pounds. If the consumption of honey bad en 1i\' t . o man to conve t th . C'C a1· m flowers is av11 ilablc but for a.li . r em 1nto l:!t.. joyed the same increase as sugar there would be a SCIU'I'h to all to r<'turn. rnlted lime, then gone ~1T 0 parts of the globe to meet the demand. It would mean an incr~o"' Iloney JH'oductiou is an industry in 1 of 1.66 potmds to each person or 200,000,000 pounds more than i' 18,000 people well distribute'! over the :~'::· ~here a~e more lhaa now being used in this country. Our export during the Jl8'-l yea1· ll honey crop. The vnlu<' of the 1929 ero e " o are ln!ert"l~ 1.11 was only 11,000,000 pounds yet it was looked UJ>Oil ns 11 big itt•m 111 than thnt of an,· other st t d . P of Iowa wa~ nut relatiou to production. The consumption of honey iu Iowa ba' " a e un m value of . t 1 of hon<'y was 20% O\'eJ· th . m cr.-..tate shipmtQII been estimated at 5 pounds per capita due to the fact that !x>C', art• l c next !>late E•ght,. owa crop is S('nt to outs'dI e mark etls but· h o per cent. or 1~ kept on so many farms and honey is a part of the farm production c·rea.~cd ~l'eatlv in the Jn"' fi . ome consumphon h~~; ill- which is consumed in the household. The consum ption of hoot•) . • ""'" 'C years The· h be In the tonnage of honey durin th .. •e as en an ioeru'l! in Italy iR 11 pounds, in Eugland 27 pounds and in Uerman)· :i:i a potential crop of ten times ";at ~s pba.~_t decade: but there is stiU potmds. Twenty per cent of the United Stat~ production of hone.1 the opinion of Dr p · cmg reahzed at present, i• I1 II is now being exported to these high consuming couutrics wherl' tht• • • ' • ammel of Iowa St 1 11 cstun11tc is based on the e.··!' . a e co ege. 11, people have learned the value of honey as 8 food, where it is con The honey indu"tr" ,.,.XIS Jill~ a~ r eage of clovers and fruil~ sidered a necessity and not a luxury, where the true worth und c·n,h crop in the for.nl'' ' ,..IVCSf ·. C u·ec•t re t urns to the r>rodueers., a real value of honey is realized. total of o,·cr "'3 000 o mcomc from ho ney anc1 be Cl>wax to a Any increase in consumption of honey in thia state would rc'Hult '"' • •000 annuallv Th 'bl · ea11 hP Ill lid<' to .)·icld ·: . c PO"SJ e mcome to tht ,utt in more returns to the farm for honey can be comudcrecl 11s a c•1t-.h . mttny milhon;, of doU crop. Also any increase in honey commmption would !(lloi.,cn tht 'rh<' lndirc:'et retur11:; of the h ~ more each yt!r arc• hnrrl to cstilnat b t one.: bee to tlgrJculture in 1!\'D•I'lll need for sugar, much oC which is imported to thi>~ country from {'lon•r seed produ ~ ~~ are_ far ID excess of the direct return, foreign countries.