Show KEEPS BEES BUSY New Jersey Apiarist Works Them All Year Around He Keeps Them In North During Summer Sum-mer and Ships Them South In Winter Thus Averting Season Sea-son of Hibernating Mount Holly N JTho beekeepers of Mount Holly Moorestown and Burlington Bur-lington are competing closely with those of the Woodbine colony and the experts of Bordontown since fresh Interest In-terest was aroused In tho Industry at the recent meeting df tho Now Jersey State Beekeepers association This was one of the most interesting gatherings gath-erings of beekeepers that have hold converse and xchanged views on the Industry in New Jersey The association associa-tion met on the farm of Charles n Hornor at tho edge of Mount Holly where Is located the apiary of Harold Hornor a member of tho association and a business man at Jenklntown Pa There were two sessions and those in attendance declare that It was one of the most profitable of the organizations assemblages A quaint method of working the bees overtime was given by one of tho enthusiasts who claims that tho bees really enjoy the busy lIfo throughout the year when they find themselves where honey producing blossoms are plentiful My bees now work overtime ho said No hibernating hiber-nating for them In the spring I send them down south and they toll like blazes among tho southern flowers In tho summer I bring them hero to tho east working them till the honeysuckle honey-suckle and the clover are quite gone The autumn season finds them In Florida where they make a peculiarly rich and aromatic honey from tho Florida flowers California gives them all they can do In tho winter Its a splendid Idea I got It from those hotel keepers of Europe who have winter hotels on tho rivers and summers hotels at DInard or Trou cllle My I traveling bees yield thrice na much honey ns Btayathome ones Thank goodness there are no labor unions among these Insects The beekeepers who on the other band are content to have their bees remain in the same place throughout through-out tho year and work during tho blossom blos-som time of fruits flowers the barley bar-ley and clover and wayside flowers onsultod as to the best methods of lousing tho bees during the winter home experts are In favor of shelter ng the colony by placing all tho hives n a sort of open pen snugly Inclosed m the north and left open to the outhern exposure Those Inclosuies re prgferably long and narrow aiil ut little higher than the lives which I re set close together In a straight I line Here the summer workers hibernate during the coldest winter weather and so cozy and warm are their winter quarters that they are strong and hardy and ready for work at the first possible suggestion of early ear-ly spring bloom There wore various discussions as to the best makes of hives and conveniences con-veniences for extracting tho honey and some excellent types of homemade home-made hives recommended are now In use among the beekeepers of Mount Holly I and Moorestown These meets of expert New Jersey apiarists are now of such widespread Interest that it Is decided not only to have them ah annual affair hereafter but also to Invite beekeepers from other states to exchange views at the meetings |