Show Import important ad factors jw car aaro oaro of bees much dep depends en on activity of bees and weather by the th batted states blat of tho the annual crop of it a colony of honeybee a sla its dependent upon a considerable sid erable number of factors part dealing with the activities of the bees and part resulting from the various e external factors influencing the secretion of nectar by the honey plants planta of the locality weather suitable for the secretion of nectar and the storing of it by the beeg Is one of these important factors although the weather Is beyond the control of the beekeeper a knowledge of the influence of weather factors upon honey crops in various parts of the country will be of great value in developing the best beat beekeeping region of the united states to gain this knowledge it Is first of all necessary to keep certain colonies under observation recording at frequent and regular intervals the weight of each and recording such accompanying compa nying phenomena of the weather as mity may be supposed to influence elther either the secretion of nectar or the w nativities nativi ties of the bees the results of 01 a careful record of tills thin kind with two colonies of bees at the bee culture laboratory of the bureau of entomology and the mathematical analysis of the records kept are included in united states deportment department of agriculture bulletin no 1338 1339 the effect of weather upon the change in weight of a colony of been during the honey flow by james 1 I hambleton Ham bloton apiculturist in charge of the bee culture investigations of the th department the bulle tin Is of technical interest to ers erg and others working on bee keep ing subjects and Is available upon application cation to the department while tho the supply lasts |