The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-25
bee MEN HEAR
EXPERTS TELL
OF INDUSTRY
Honey and Wax Market
mot Yet Scratched"
Is Declared

The Henderson county pee
keepers association was in session
yesterday afternoon at the city
hall for about two hours, when
the members of this organization
and visitors from Buncombe ana
Polk counties heard noted author
tiles on the question Of bee cul-
ture, management, etc.
Dr.. John l.. Norris, president
of the local association, presided
over the meeting and asked May
or A. Y. Edwards 10 welcome the
visitors.
Mrs. n. A. Melton was intro
duced TO show woman's place
in the business of Bookkeeping.
She said that her mother in fad-
kin county taught the family
much about beckeeping and with
only one colony felt her way and
developed into successful bee
keeper. Mrs. Melton said that
she and Mr.. Melton had found Il
TO be an occupation whereby eX-
ira money was provided for the
family. Mrs. Melton said the late
fall bloom, especially white aster,
was favorable to beekeeping, a
helpful factor not found in some
sections. The occupation was not
crowded and competition should
not be feared, said Mrs. Melton.
NJ. c.. Dadant, one of the pub
fishers and business manager OF
the American Bee Journal and
manufacturer of beekeepers' sup
plies of Hamilton. H., discussed
the market for beeSwaX after CIV
ing q brief history of the honey
bee, which he said was not a ma
tive of America, but seemingly
first introduced into northern
Florida. He said the Italian
queen, now a popular breed of
bees, was introduced into this
country in 1861 and that his
grandfather went to Italy three
times TO import Italian queens,
which brought a price of SIS
each, such being sold now for as
little as 90 cents.
Mr.. Dadant said he preferred
the Italian to other breeds which
might be very satisfactory in some
sections and preferred by many
people. He looks forward to the
time when bees will be developed
for particular localities and con-
ditions, the same rs is done with
poultry, livestock. etc, but he
thinks this is probably half a
century off. He feels that re-
search will soon make it possible
to develop bees that will be more
disease resistant than the present
generation.
Mr.. Dadant demonstrated the
uses of beeSwax for which he
said there were growing demands,
heaviest being for candles used
in church services, cold cream and
foundations used i'll bee hives.
A. d. Hiett of Virginia, repre-
sentative of the G.. b. Lewis COM
bany of Watertown, Wis, which
provides supplies for beekeepers,
talked on methods Of advertising
honey and commented on the fact
that bee culture was not crowded
in this section, where the prive
averaged twice that of the ma
tional price because of local de-
mahd for the homegrown prod
uet. He said beekeepers had
hardly scratched the surface of
the honey market" and felt that
there was an unsatiSfied and
and growing market to cater to.
C.. l.. Sans, state bee specialist,
representing the extension de-
partrnent of State College of Ag-
rieulture and Engineering, con-
fined his remarks to only few
words, feeling that the time
should be given to the other WISH
tors, and for questions from the
audience.
Mr.. Dadant was asked how to
discourage swarming by bees. He
recommended re-queening often,
at least every two years, prevent
ing crowding and giving suffici-
ent ventilation in warm weather.
NJ. f. Garland of Asheville,
Route 2, was called on for his ex-
perience in beekeeping. He form
erly had l60 colonies of Italian
bees but had reduced to SO colon
les, mostly Caucasians, to which
he was partial because they were
easily handled and didn't show
much temper.
DR.. Norris asked Farm Agent
G. ID. White to conduct the ques-
tion box, which didn't result in
much discussion.