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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
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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
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is the time to super, Clarke
said. Pennsylvania State
University has had some
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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-
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