APIARY WORK IN JULY

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1935, Page 12 (Supplement)

APIARY WORK IN JULY

NECESSITY TO WATCH FOOD. preparations for spring. (By D. S. Robinson, Department of Agriculture). If the bees were left with plenty of s“J when elwed -town «« it is unnecessary to touch them, a safeguard, give the backs of the hives a lift to test the weight. If the hives i are st all light the bees should be fed with sugar syrup made in the proportion of one of sugar to two of water. To facilitate the melting of the sugar make the water hot, pour it on to toe sugar and stir well. Feeding shoul done at sundown, and the entrances of the hives closed to the smalles p - ture, to prevent the bees from being robbed by other bees. • . , , . This month one should think of placing orders for supplies of beeware for the coming season. Much honey is often lost by beekeepers waiting until they actually want the appliances,and often by the time they get them the honey flow is over and the outlay is to no purpose for that season. As a rule bees swarm once, unless prevented, so that it is advisable to have the hives ready for them. Repair all spare supers and hive parts; a coat ox pai- ' will lengthen the life of roots, supers etc. considerably. Generally, July is the best month to move bees, as the- is the smallest number of the bees in the hives and little if any young brood is present. Beekeepers and those intending to purchase bees are advised, that under th Apiaries Act it is necessary before moving bees a,distance of more than ten chains to first obtain written permission from the nearest apiary Instructor of the Department of Agriculture, also that on no account may bees or appliances be sold or offered for sale from apiaries in which disease exists. The Apiaries Act rf 1927 provides severe penalties for persons committing breaches of this portion ' of the Act. This Month’s Honey Recipes.

Lemon honey cup cakes: Half cup butter, i cup sugar, grated rind of 1 lemon, li teaspoons baking powder, * teaspoon salt, J cup honey, 1 egg, 2 cups flour, 1J teaspoons cinnamon, i cup milk. Cream butter and sugar till light, add honey and beat. Beat eggs and add to first mixture, stirring well. Add grated lemond rind.' Sift dry ingredients three fimpg and add alternatively with the milk to the first mixture. Pour into well-greased gem tins, filling two-thirds full, and bake in moderate oven (350Fd) for 20 minutes. Makes 12 to 16 cakes. Milk and honey: Raw eggs, mixed with milk, sweetened with sugar and flavoured with orange juice have long been used for delicate stomachs. Substitute honey for the sugar and the combination becomes perfect.