RI Beekeepers Association in the 1940s/1950s

The exact dates of these recordings in unknown. Based on the names that appear in the titles, it seems likely that the bulk of the first hour was recorded in the 1940s. Brayton Eddy, who appears in the film, died in 1950. The single apparent date in the film is May 1954. I believe these films were probably recorded over fairly long stretch of time and then edited together into a single long film. Research into the history of this film (and RIBA) is still ongoing.
RIBA Film Committee: Brayton Eddy, Rudolph Wallitsch, O. Evert Janson, and Howard A. Pike
Photographed by M. Ellery Judson and Howard A. Pike. Edited and titled by Howard A. Pike
The final 40 minutes are a USDA film from the 1930s, The Realm of the Honeybee
Thanks to Betty and Carlo Mencucci for transferring the original film reels to dvd. Thanks to Chas Mraz and the Vermont Beekeepers Association for helping to identify some of the Vermont footage.

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0:0:09 Opening Credits
0:1:02 Tools of the Beekeeper
0:1:28 Standard Frame and Comb Honey Sections
0:2:01 April - May : Pussy Willow, Early Pollen Source
0:3:05 Installing Package by Spray Method
0:6:04 Bees in the Orchard
0:6:14 Sayles Steere and Brayton Eddy
0:7:25 Bouquets Aid Cross Pollination
0:7:53 Bee Inspector Pays a Visit
0:9:17 Clips Queens at Owner's Request
0:9:57 Clipped Queen - Swarm Returns
0:10:10 Supersedure Queen Cell
0:10:36 Locust Blossoms
0:10:43 Yellow Sweet Clover
0:11:02 Boisenberry Blossoms
0:11:25 Field Day at West Kingston
0:11:41 Hiving a Swarm at a Field Meeting
0:12:40 Dividing a Strong Colongy
0:15:09 Bees Sting But Die Later
0:16:02 July - White Sweet Clover, Sumac, Clethra
0:17:48 Colony Swarmed - CP Cornell Cuts it Down
0:18:49 Demaree Method of Swarm Control
0:21:15 Outyards of CP Cornell, Howard Pike, Lester Perkins, Webster Goodwin
0:22:30 Bee Exhibit at Goddard Park
0:23:06 Homeyard of Mrs Amy F. Brown
0:23:37 Outyard of O. Evert Janson
0:23:51 Bees Work in Greenhouse
0:24:00 Outyard of Rudolph Wallitsch
0:24:16 H.H. Pope, Rockville - Oldtimer
0:24:28 Homeyard of Carl Gustafson
0:24:48 Neglected Bee Yard
0:25:00 August: Queens Sent by Mail
0:25:48 Mrs Gilbert Requeening
0:26:17 Removing the Crop: Two Methods
0:28:33 Extracting Honey With Portable Outfit
0:30:51 Separating Honey From Cappings
0:31:34 Cleaning Out Wet Combs - Robbers Delight
0:32:19 Italian Queen With Caucasian Bees
0:32:28 Caucasian Queen With Italian Bees
0:32:43 Unsealed Brood and Emerging Bees
0:33:07 September - Sacaline, Called Bamboo
0:33:23 Goldenrod and Asters
0:34:20 Uniting by Newspaper Plan
0:34:55 Entrance Closure
0:35:29 October/November - Feeding Sugar Syrup
0:36:11 Pulling Out the Drones
0:37:22 Destructive Work of the Wax Moth
0:37:30 Winter Packing is Good Insurance
0:40:35 December - All Snug For Winter
0:40:55 January/February/March - Winter in the Apiary
0:41:31 Different Color But All Good (Honey)
0:42:13 (untitled outdoor meeting
0:42:54 Evert Janson's Skyscraper (rooftop hive)
0:45:01 Field Meeting in Cumberland
0:46:28 (untitled - meeting at Greene Herb Gardens, Arnold Farm)
0:51:52 (untitled - BCBA May 1954 meeting)
0:54:06 (untitled - swarm in tree, climbs tree, cuts limb)
0:56:30 (untitled - another swarm)
0:57:00 (untitled) Champlain Valley Apiaries honey shop and Charlie Mraz extracting
0:57:20 (untitled - meeting of Vermont Beekeepers Association)
1:03:36 (untitled) Charlie Mraz speaking
1:04:10 Artificial Queen Rearing
1:05:59 (untitled - 2 queen system sharing common supers)
1:06:54 Queen Grafting Tools
1:09:12 Double Wall Hives Owned by Rudolph K. Watson
1:12:09 (title unreadable - two women performing hive inspection)
1:13:33 (title partially unreadable - ? Bosworth, Barrington)
1:15:00 (untitled - inspection, repeated smoking necessary)
1:17:01 (untitled - hives in field)
1:17:30 (untitled - outdoor meeting, smoker contest)
1:18:48 (untitled - outdoor meeting)
1:19:05 "The Realm of the Honeybee" USDA film, 1930s