BEEKEEPING ENTERPRISE 
Analysis into Jobs.—The following jobs or teaching units include the 
main operations in the pursuit of a beekeeping enterprise. References are 
to pages in New Agriculture, Davis’ Farm Projects and Problems, and to 
numbers of available U. 8. Farmers’ Bulletins. See Pellet’s Productive 
Beekeeping. 
1. Deciding to keep bees and what form of business, p. 434; Farm 
Projects, 500-502; Bulletins, 447, 653, 1084, 1215, 1216, 1222. 
Local inquiry.— (a) What favorable or adverse experiences have 
beekeepers had in your region recently? (b) Are beekeepers 
increasing or decreasing their numbers of colonies? (¢) Talk 
with beekeepers concerning the cost of equipment for producing 
comb honey; for extracting honey. 
2. Choosing the race, p. 434; Farm Projects, 502; Bulletin, 447. Local 
inquiry.— (a) Get opinions of beekeepers regarding the different 
races of bees. (b) Decide what race you prefer and give reasons. 
3. Selecting and procuring colonies, p. 434; Farm Projects, 503; Bul- 
letin, 447. Local inquiry.— (a) Ask experienced beekeepers how 
to judge a good colony before buying. (b) Find what prices 
should be paid for good medium and inferior colonies. (¢) Learn 
from them how to judge a good hive and what it should cost. 
(d) Ask regarding the best time for buying colonies. 
4, Procuring hives and equipment, pp. 434-435; Farm Projects, 504, 
505; Bulletin, 447. Local inquiry.— (a) Show catalogues of hive 
makers to experiencd beekeepers and get their hints regard- 
ing equipment. (b) Make a list of equipment for comb-honey pro- 
duction; for extracted honey production. (¢) Calculate the total 
cost for each list and for the number of hives you plan to keep. 
5. Moving purchased hives, p. 435; Farm Projects, 504; Bulletin, 961. 
Local inquiry.— (a) Talk with beekeepers and find the plan of 
each for moving purchased hives of bees. (b) Compare these and 
decide on the best plan. (¢) Find how to prevent losses of work- 
ers when bees are moved. (d) What losses have thus occurred 
locally ? 
6. Locating the apiary, p. 435; Farm Projects, 505; Bulletin, 447. 
Local inquiry.— (a) Study the apiary locations of your region. 
(b) Compare them and decide which are most favorable. (c¢) Talk 
with owners regarding your proposed location or changes which 
they propose to make. 
7. Providing bee pastures, pp. 437-438; Farm Projects, 501-502; Bulle- 
tins, 1215, 1216, 1222. Local inquiry.— (a) Make a list of the 
best honey plants of your region and ask beekeepers to compare 
them. (b) What crops should be sown for bees locally? (c¢) 
Compare the honeys produced from different types of pasture. 
(d) Ask orchardists regarding the value of bees near the orchards. 
8. Managing the colony, pp. 438-439, 440-441; Farm Projects, 507- 
509; Bulletins, 447, 961, 1012, 1014. Local inquiry— (a) Ask 
good beekeepers how to divide colonies. (b) Ask these or others 
how to re-queen colonies. (c¢) Get their opinions regarding the 
advisability and methods of feeding in early spring. (d) Ask 
them how they rear queens. (e) Get local plans for uniting two 
2olonies. 
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