f WILLIAM CLARKE, EXTENSION BEE SPECIALIST, examined bee colonies in the county Monday night. He found bees generally in good condition with very little win ter damage, but some weakening from lack of food during March Cold weather has held bee activity to a minimum this spring and the cool evening making the bees ill tempered kept all but the hardiest or heaviest-veiled at a respectable distance as Clarke, left, ex amines a frame of brood comb. Swarming has been relatively heavy this spring, Clarke said - ~ L - F - Photo County Bees In Good Condition But Season Poor, Expert Says Honeybees came through the winter in good condition, generally, county beekeep ers were told at a joint me eting with orchardists Mon day night. W. W. Clarke, extension beekeeping specialist from Pennsylvania State Univer sity, said quite a few bees weie lost during March be cause of lack of feed, but very few died during the winter. Swarming has been a prob lem, and is likely to con tinue to be a problem, Clarke said. When weather keeps bees confined for a long per iod, then there is a warm day or so, then more con finement, there is likely to be swarming during the next warm spell, he explained Bee activity has been very limited this spring, but now CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER New & Used Snavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL4-2214 Take the worry out of your poultry project by putting responsibility where it belongs— Good Feed with real service! Good Management that's you! Good chicks —that's us! There IS a difference in chicks. HONEGGER LAYERS J. HOWARD MOORE. 307 East Second Avenue LITITZ, PENNA. Phone: MAdison G 5408 Windle’s Hatchery COCHRANVILLE, PA. Phone: Alglen LY 3-5941 is the time to super, Clarke said. Pennsylvania State University has had some w CD ®L Jr-v * success in controlling swar ming by using nine frames instead of the normal ten, in both brood chamber and in the supers. Clarke warned beekeepers to stop feeding of sulfathio zole for the control of A- EARLY BIRD FEEDS and GOOD MANAGEMENT a WINNING COMBINATION for ANY MILLER >. , '