British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . mendsitself to the queen-breeder as a safe mating place. It may also explain theloss of queens in spring, of which Mr.Xewbigin complains, if—as some bee-mensay—queens take an airing flight at thatseason. Messrs. Gibson and Co., Gates-head-on-Tyne, have apparently also hadtrouble in getting a good light for photo.Of himself our friend writes : — I have kept bees for over twenty years, all. Two of my queens were lost this year,also two last year in this way. But these bees are grand honeygatherers, while the queens are also veryprolific, produce very h
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British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . mendsitself to the queen-breeder as a safe mating place. It may also explain theloss of queens in spring, of which Mr.Xewbigin complains, if—as some bee-mensay—queens take an airing flight at thatseason. Messrs. Gibson and Co., Gates-head-on-Tyne, have apparently also hadtrouble in getting a good light for photo.Of himself our friend writes : — I have kept bees for over twenty years, all. Two of my queens were lost this year, also two last year in this way. But these bees are grand honeygatherers, while the queens are also veryprolific, produce very hardy workers, andare easy to manage when manipulatingthem. I buy all frames and fill each with a fullsheet of best foundation, and never keepthe combs more than three yeai^s. I findthis plan necessaiy because of a slight out-break of foul brood, but by this means thebees are always in good, healthy condition.1 send them to the heather every year, the moors being five miles away, but I can-not boast either this vear or last of securing. ME. J. NEWIUGINS APIARY, HUMSHAUGHON TYNE NORTHUMBERLAND. so that dates back to a time long beforeI left school. Although my occupationis that of game-keeper, I am a fairly goodamateur join -, and nearly all the hivesseen in phc j were made by myself. Itwill be seen that all are painted white.With regard to my bee-keeping, it may besaid to take more of making it a hobbythan anything else, but I like to go in forhaving bees of as good a strain as can behad. Seven of the hives shown are headedby Golden Queens. The only fault Ifind with these bees is that the queensoften leave their hive and get lost, and itis most difficult to find a reason for thisfault. In fact, I cannot account for it at good takes of honey. This year every-thing in summer was dried up for want ofrain, the white clover yielding next tonothing, and most of my sections at theheather were full but not sealed. My besthive only furnished 18 1-lb. heather sec-tions. I believe it