Although the number of persons keeping bees and the number of hives showed considerable decreases in 1016, as compared with 1911, there was only a slight falling-off in the amount of honey produced, and an increase in the amount of wax, showing that" tho management of b^es lias improved. The doing away with bos hives lias no doubt been mainly responsible for the decrease in the number of hives, and 'at the same time has increased production. In 1916 there wore 8244 households keeping bees, 57,5-10 hives, 1,36a,3341b of honey, and 31,0321b of wax produced during the year. In 1911, tho figures were 11,011 owners, 71,605 hives, 1,457,4291b honey, and 23,0611b wax, and in 1906 there were. 15,396 owners, 74.341 hives, 1,003,9401b honey, and 31,6881b wax produced.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 37, 12 August 1918, Page 8
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