The smallest bees do all the
work.
The queen bee is the most im
portant in a bee colony.
Never swat a bee—just brush
him off.
These and much more informa
tion was given members of Rotary
Legal Notice
INVITATION TO BID
The City of Kodiak will accept
written, sealed lump sum bids for:
The demolition and removal of
one 50 by 200 foot warehouse and
supporting piling.
The construction of a rock-faced
fill containing approximately 6,000
cubic yards complete with concrete
building footings and the prepara
tion of the surface for asphalt
paving.
Copies of the Plans, Specifica
tions, draft form of Contract, In
structions to Bidders and Bid
Forms will be available after July
10, 1961, at a cost of $10.00, from
the Kodiak City Clerk.
Bids must be submitted in dupli
cate and in accordance with the
Instructions to Bidders. They will
be received until 4:00 p. m. July
24, 1961, at the City Hall, Kodiak,
Alaska and then publicly opened.
Douglas G. Preston,
City Clerk.
City of Kodiak
Box 685
Kodiak, Alaska
Publish: July 7, 14, 21, 1961.
ALUMINUM VS. STEEL
The amount of aluminum replac
ing steel in U.S.-made automobiles
is constantly rising. By 1970, Ar
thur D. Little, Inc., expects that
the average auto may contain 200
pounds of aluminum, as compared
to a 57 pound average in 1960.
who attended the club meeting
Tuesday at the 49 Room, by Mr.
Royden Greely, of Middleton,
iConn., who was guest speaker on
the subject of “Beekeeping.”
Mr. Greely prefaced his remarks
by stating his father has been in
the business for many years and he
himself has worked with him.
Terming it a fascinating business,
he said the harvest of a years crop
of honey was 5 tons.
Stating that the smallest bees do
all the work, he said the queen bee,
however, is the most important
with the drones—the males, the
least important of all. He said it
was necessary to destroy them in
order to prevent their overpopula
tion.
Refering to the honeycombed
cells, the speaker said they must
be perfect. The bees are housed in
colonys, in constructed sections
that are added on to as the colony
grows, sometimes in heights of four
or five feet.
The big mistake many people
make, he said, is to put up a fight
when attacked by bees. “We work
only with a netting over the head,”
he explained, “some workers use
long gloves, tying the bottom of
pants, and use other precautions,
but we have found these unneces
sary.” He explained the use of a
“smoker” which he said, is a round
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can, with a bellows, which throws
out a dense smoke. As a small
amount of this is blown into the
section the bee keeper is working,
it drives the bees downward, allow
ing the worker access to the area.
Another interesting point
brought out by the speaker was the
manner in which the bees are con
trolled to remain within a given
area. The queen bee’s wings are
clipped. This is done so that she
will not stray long distances away,
as she would be followed by swams
of bees. As she attempts flight, she
falls to the ground, and is easily
recognized, by her size and color
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Bake Sale Set
For July 29
A Bake Sale, featuring home
baked pies, cakes, cookies and
breads, will be held at Kraft’s Sup
ermarket on Saturday, July 29.
The sale, sponsored by the ladies
of the Russian Orthodox Church,
will begin at 9:00 A. M.
Mirror classifieds bring results.
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Cream Horns.150 E,
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