Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

ately for eyplorative quests. They roam
around until they eventually find the
food source once again. Rapidly they
learn to recognize the green light as
the signal of the food station.
No matter where the food was placed
| In the range of that particular test, the
bees ultimately found 1t. And in every
| case with remarkable skill they soon
learned to identify any given color as
| the guide post to the commissary. All
/ the visible colors were employed in
/ these interesting and invaluable tests.
which prove conclusively that honey
/ bees possess the power TO think and
reason.
National scientists are now embarked
| in research campaign whose final goal
! is the production of honeybeeS which
viii live longer, fly farther and be more
| resistant to disease than the mill-run
of their species which now steal nectar
| from the flowers Of the field and gar
den. Previously 1t has been impossible
| to develop scientific breeding practices
among bees similar 10 those followed In
| the Improvement Of domesticated live
stock
| Credit is due to DIR. l.. r. Watson.
nov enrolled on the research stan at
! Cornell University but formerly en-
! uIoyed at the Government "bee farm,
: for the perfection of a practical method
and the adaptation Of special equip
ment for the mechanical dissemination
| OF queen bees This LIS great step
! forward In scientific bee culture. Al
/ though 1t is not adapted for use In the
average commercial apiary at this tins,
/. it will exert wonderful influence on the
+. future development Of the industry,
! through bee-family upbuilding at the
various state experiment stations, as
1 well as at the national Bee Culture
| Laboratory.
| The potential results will be the pro-
ductton of stronger worker bees quail
| fed TO scout for nectar and pollen over
! wider areas Apiaries are now located
IS q rule not farther than two miles
! from abundant bee "pagturagc" The
| longer winded and better flying bees
Of the future may permit OF establish
/ ing apiaries longer distances from
/ clover, alfalfa, sage and sweet clover
/ fields.
, Certain flowers such as red clover
! blossoms have deep corallis which only
/ the long-tongued bees. such as humble
/ bees. can reach In order 10 extract nee
I tar and pollen The hope OF the new
| breeding methods rests In the produc-
f. ton Of d multiplicity Of bees with UNI
! usually long tongues which will be quail
| ifted 10 harvest certain raw materials
| for honey manufacture which have
heretofore been inaccessible.
| Worker bees should be produced
| which will be better adapted 10 with
stand uufayorable weather conditions.
| For temperature fluctuations, extreme
| heat. cold, storms, humidity and other
/ climatic capers vitality affect the food
manufacturing activities I'm the honey
comb. The Winter losses In American
apiaries, due largely TO cold weather
| and inadequate preparations, are from
$4,000 900 To $l0000000 a year~~-be-
tween 10 and is per cent OF the total
| capitalization Of the bee-farming bust"
| ness IN these United States
Various diseases which seek 10 deci~
mate colonies and apiafiea from Maine
to Florida and from Atlantic 10 Pacific
also cause an annual loss Of about ST.
100000. b. breeding bees which are