THE BEEKEEPERS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3795, 12 August 1932, Page 4

THE BEEKEEPERS

FEIJ. DINGS J NDFSTR Y MEETING OF MEMBERS Mr. D. G. Fraser presided over the -quarterly meet in" of the the Feilding liraufh of the National Beekeepers’ Assef iai ion. Apologiss for absence wore reeeived from Xlesisrs A. Anderson <*. Nairn. ,T. YV. Ga Bingham. Ed house, and T. A. Smith. A vote of sympathy with Air. Ual--1 iiifrlit:in. who is ill in hospital, was passed. A very interesting: and instructive ‘lecture on Judging honey was given by Air. Tj. S. Robiuson.i who explained the principle of rhe Pfund colour grader. how to select honey for show purposes and how points were awarded for flavour. colour, grain. con-dition. etc Miss Short was the winner of the Judging competition in the liquid class. Messrs. Fraser and A'. Andersen coining second. In the granulated class Messrs. Fraser and Short tied for first place and Mr. N. Anderson was second. Messrs J. A. Smith, of Palmerston, and A. Anderson were appointed judges for the year for the cup competition. New meml>ers wishing to .enter are asked to send tlieir names in to the secretary as early as possibl As delegates to the recent conference were unavoidably absent it was arranged that a full report of the conference bo presented at next -meeting.