Here is an interesting article from the May 7th 1942 edition of the
Branford Review and East Haven News.
Tammy Horn in her book,
Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation, states:
Sugar was rationed during WW II so a beekeeper was an important person in many communities.
In the information from The Connecticut Beekeepers Association
http://ctbees.com/history
website below, I have put Mr. Yates name, referred to in the article above, in italics.
The Apicultural
Department was established in connection with Extension work at
Connecticut Agricultural College, with Pro. L. B. Crandall in charge at
Storrs, Conn.
Beginning in
1909, the Association annually exhibited honey and bees at the
Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak Park, Hartford, to 1928, so long as the
Fair existed.
In 1928, during
the administration of A. W. Yates, a petition for State aid was granted
by the legislature, the Association inaugurated a broad educational
program with lectures, publications and motion pictures made available
to beekeepers throughout the state. In 1929, $2000 biennially was
appropriated for the issuing of periodicals and bulletins advancing the
Apicultural interests of the state.
A School for
Beekeepers, proposed by Chas. J. Rost, Secretary of the Association was
conducted under the instruction of veteran members of the Association.
During the first two years the sessions were held in the Apiary of A. W.
Yates at Hartford. During the session of 1950, the school and
demonstrations was held at the Experimental Farm of the Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station in Hamden, under the supervision of Roy
Stadel of Southington. It was felt that this school was of great value
to both experienced and novice beekeepers, as out of his vast store of
beekeeping knowledge, Mr. Stadel helped the experienced beekeepers to
solve their problems and started the beginners on the right path toward
practical beekeeping.
