a VOICE yan July 26, 1989 July 26, 1989 VOIC Gy uncer c3 continued from front page after that I get so as | don’t swell at all,"” Still hurt, though.”” Capping honey, the wax tops from the honey cells, i8 believed to cure hayfever, Hird says. It is darker and thicker than the honey stored beneath, and has more Pollen in it “People chew the cappings for hay-fever type allergies,'’ Hird says. He has also heard of people being cured of arthritis through bee stings. “Some people have been cured for up to 20 years, and others are never affected by arthritis again,”’ Hird says. If anyone would know these things, Hird would He’s had bees since 1965 and reads everything about bees he can get his hands on Among his *‘bee library"’ are books dating back to the mid- and late-1800s, One of those is the original 1853 printing of The Hive and The Honey Bee, written by L.L, Langstroth who invented wooden frames for hongycombs after discovering the secret to maximum honey production. Langstroth found that when the frames were one-quarter to three-eighths of an inch apart, the bees wouldn’t waste combs by filling some with just wax Honey-bee hives are different from other bee hives found in trees. They are made by hand from sheets of cell impressions constructed out of actual bee wax and framed with wood. Ten of these foundations are placed vertically in a wooden box constructed to size. It takes at least two boxes to make a hive. Hird’s ‘bee bibles’? may be dated, but he says the information in them still holds true today “There's nothing really new in bee keeping,” he he said. ‘They says Through his vast collection of books and articles, Hird educated himself on the ins and outs of bee keeping. His father had a swarm when Hird was a boy, but he wasn’t very interested in them then. He recalls finding a swarm in a tree when he was nine. He crawled up, wrapped a sheet around them, and cut the limb. He was stung several times, enough at least to put him off bees for awhile. When Hird was 26, his father was selling all his bee equipment. Hird bought it and his father threw in some old books and bee-keeping journals he had picked up in- the United States. “I got so interested in what I was reading,” **I bought five packages of bees.”” Each package contained 1.4 kilograms (three pounds) of bees and one queen. At that time, each package sold for around $7; now they sell for around $60. He bought those first packages in person, but says he has often gotten bees through the mail. He says that several years ago anyone could order bees through the Eaton's catalogue and have them shipped through the post office. Hird says in all his years of keeping bees and selling their honey, very few people have actually wanted to see the hives. But three years ago, someone did more than just look at them. * he says, **Someone stole a bee hive,"’ he says. ‘Must have been two guys, one person couldn't carry italone.’’ Most hives weigh up to 55 kilograms (120 pountds), and because of their size, carrying one alone would be too awkward, Hird says. A bee inspector could probably find it, he thinks, because each of his hives is branded. But he hasn’t had an inspector come around for over five years. Hird says inspectors operate out of the Department of Agriculture and are supposed to check registered hives once a year. They check for brood diseases and burn the hives if any are found. Bee keepers have a per- mit so the inspectors know where the hives are located. Hird says there has been talk about starting to. charge for the permits and is worried that if the gover- nmient does, people won't bother with them and diseases could get out of control. Hird keeps his hives year-round, leaving the bees ‘enough honey in the fall to live off through the winter. If it isn’t enough, he gives them sugar. When spring comes, he moves most of them to different locations so the bees in each hive are assured plenty of flowers to draw from. He keeps a few at home which feed off his flower garden and the wild flowers nearby Hird moves the bees once more in mid-summer af ter taking their honey. He brings them all home at the end of August. Whatever honey they have gathered in that timeis for their own consumption. The process of extracting the honey and getting it ready for sale takes about two days the bees have already done most of the work. Bees draw nectar, a sugary-like water, from flowers and store it in one of their two stomachs. The honey stomach is ahead of their own. They pass the nectar, which has already begun to process from the enzymes in their stomachs, on to the house bees through their tongues. Then they go out and get more. In the hive, the honey is put in cells and fanned until dehydrated down to 18 to 20 per cent moisture. Above that, the honey would ferment from the natural yeast in it. When dehydrated sufficiently, sealed honey will keep * in adry place for six to 10 years before its flavor starts to change. The weather plays an important role in the process, Hird says. If it is a cool, wet spring, not only can the bees not fly, but the flowers don’t give nectar. It’s also this kind of weather that makes bees vulnerable to disease. Hird says a bad spring can mean up to 910 kilograms (2,000 pounds) of honey won't be produced. What honey there is also tends to be lighter in color, thinner in texture, and milder in taste, he says. “*My honey is different every year,”’ Hird says. But that doesn’t stop his customers from coming year after year “We get a lot of tourists," he says. “*We’ve even had people from Hawaii, and we get a lot from Alber- ta.”" Hird’s honey is stronger than that produced in Alberta, he says, and he tries to move his bees where they'll draw from flowers that make the best honey. He sells from his farm on Highway 6 in seven- pound, 15-pound and 30-pound containers. Oc- casionally he takes a few small containers to the Co-op otal gh SMOKING BEES.. . Slocan beekeeper Thor Hird uses a senoke eal toh Ip flush bees out of their hive: to sell, he said, ‘*but that’s more for advertising. He keeps some for himself, mostly for his daily breakfast of pancakes. His wife, Joan, * but only really uses it for bread of recipes for honey,”” —CasNews photo by Donna Zuber ‘has hundreds own vegetables and a variety of fruit, including apples, pears and strawberries. “We really only shop for staples,”” Hird won't always be-able to handle as many bees Hird says. SCHOOL AWARDS W.E. Graham school Tracia Bixler, Nadia Schepkowski, (Denise Peter Amstutz, Sithra Campos, The annual awards ceremony was held recently at W.E. Grham elementary-junior secondary school in the Village of Slocan. MAJOR AWARDS pal’s Award’— Laure Perriere; outstanding all-around student (junior secondary) — John Barclay and Kerry izenship (junior secondary) Kerry Connelly; citizenship (elementary Wivision) arry Bell Ser- yice Award ay; top female athlete (junior secondary) Robyn Paimason; top female athlete (elementary) Manon Perriere; top male athlete (junior secondary) — Shaun Mercer; ‘top male athlete (elemetnary) — Ramon Rowland; Brian Winge Memorial Award — Chad Bexler. 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Physical Education Keith Larsen, Robyn Palmason; Natasha Flynn, Vanya Grade 9 — Jim Gordon, Grade? Grade 8 Schepkowsk Michelle Mo SERVICE AWARDS Marianne Amstutz, Eowyn Hughes, Salmo seconda Students and staff at Salmo secondary school gathered June 23 for the school’s annual awards ceremony. The following students were honored: SUBJECT AREA AWARDS Junior home economics (foods) — Sara Robichaud; runner-up, Patti Bishop; junior home'economics (textiles) — Chernenkoff; runner-up senior home economics (foods) ~ Konkin; runner-up — Janna Dzw home economics (textiles) — K: schoor; senior industrial education Jorgenson; honorable mention — Deikoff and Scott Lo! mechanics — Len Jergnnten; senior com: merce award — Lisa Burgess; runner-up Cindy Hall; junior band award — Christine Sneddon; runner-up — Jeannie Bishop; senior band award — Dylan Read; runner up — Stephen Troyan; senior science — Tammy Konkin; runner-up Janna senior art award — Vickie Grotkowski; junior French award — Sarah Albe French award — Jill jeau! Robin Overn; junior math award — Kris Kurbis; year. book award — Doralee Command; drama STUDENT COUNCIL AWARDS Taunya Bonderoff, Shannon Beck, Christine Sneddon, Bishop, Jean Carolyn Callaghan, Tara Aers: Mahar, Sherry Wickwire, Joanne Diamond. CITIZENSHIP AND SERVICE AWAR Outstanding junior citizen award Adrian Tarasoff; outstanding senior high citizenship and service — Lisa Burgess. MINOR ATHLETIC AWARDS Girls, field hockey — Kenna Beetstra; honorable mention — Robin Overn; junior girls volleyball — Tammy Gora; honorable mention — Patti Bishop and Kama Wilson; junior girls basketball — Kama Wleees honorable mention — Pat boys basketball — Kurt mention — Chris Kurbis. Three-mile run (The Leo Audet Trophy) — boys, Ian Spence; girls — Sarah Robichaud; track team (junior boys) — Jason Kileen; honorable mention Jeremy Pargeter; (junior girls) — Taunya Bonderoff; honorable mention — Kama Ryan py "Desrts, Bisho| ang; honorable Hird says he also likes it on fruit. Hird’s bees alone aren’t enovgh to live off, though as he does now because of their weight and size, he said But he figures then he’ll have more time for gardening, award — James Rorick. 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