Thursday, February 25, 2021

C.L. Sams Beekeeping Demonstration at J.R. Pinkham's Apiary,

To see a photo of C.L. Sams giving a beekeeping demonstration on bee colonies, at J.R. Pinkham's apiary, go to https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/ua023_007-001-bx0002-002-013#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-341%2C-88%2C4559%2C2453. Transcribed from the back of the photo: "C. L. Sams giving a demonstration and talk on proper arrangement of supers on a colony of bees to encourage the gathering and storing instinct of the bees and retard the swarming instinct. The super shown on end is nearly filled with honey. The new super, with foundation, is placed next to the brood nest and the nearly completed super over the new super. This arrangement induces prompt work in the new super and relieves congestion in the brood nest by attracting the bees to the new super." Taken sometime between 1926 to 1932.

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