PRODUCTION OF HONEY
TEST AT RUAKURA. A queen bee test, which was commenced at the Ruakura State Farm last November, has been won by Mr. C. A. Smedley, of Te Awamutu. The.total weight of the winning hive, including pollen and honey taken on February 17, was 3721 b. Mr. Smedley’s queen produced bees which gathered and stored not less than 1991 b of honey.
The test, which is open to apiarists throughout the Dominion, was instituted with the object of encouraging the breeding of better honey-producing strains.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1931, Page 12
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87PRODUCTION OF HONEY Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1931, Page 12
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