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![British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ps, the queen hum-ble-bees are brnl in the Jiests in largenumbers towards the end of the summer(July to September). They then leave thenests, and -diU^r being fertilised they bur-row singly into the ground or into thickmoss or thatch, and there pass the winter Sept. 27, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 388 in a torpid or semi-torpid condition, wak-ing up in the spring to found fresh colonies.Many species prefer to hibernate in banksor slopes facing north or noi-th-W?st atdVptlis varying from 6ins. to 2ft., wherethey are often dug up by gardeners,labou Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AN30FW/british-bee-journal-bee-keepers-adviser-ps-the-queen-hum-ble-bees-are-brnl-in-the-jiests-in-largenumbers-towards-the-end-of-the-summerjuly-to-september-they-then-leave-thenests-and-diur-being-fertilised-they-bur-row-singly-into-the-ground-or-into-thickmoss-or-thatch-and-there-pass-the-winter-sept-27-1906-the-british-bee-journal-388-in-a-torpid-or-semi-torpid-condition-wak-ing-up-in-the-spring-to-found-fresh-coloniesmany-species-prefer-to-hibernate-in-banksor-slopes-facing-north-or-noi-th-wst-atdvptlis-varying-from-6ins-to-2ft-wherethey-are-often-dug-up-by-gardenerslabou-2AN30FW.jpg "British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ps, the queen hum-ble-bees are brnl in the Jiests in largenumbers towards the end of the summer(July to September). They then leave thenests, and -diU^r being fertilised they bur-row singly into the ground or into thickmoss or thatch, and there pass the winter Sept. 27, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 388 in a torpid or semi-torpid condition, wak-ing up in the spring to found fresh colonies.Many species prefer to hibernate in banksor slopes facing north or noi-th-W?st atdVptlis varying from 6ins. to 2ft., wherethey are often dug up by gardeners,labou Stock Photo")
RM2AN30FW–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ps, the queen hum-ble-bees are brnl in the Jiests in largenumbers towards the end of the summer(July to September). They then leave thenests, and -diU^r being fertilised they bur-row singly into the ground or into thickmoss or thatch, and there pass the winter Sept. 27, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 388 in a torpid or semi-torpid condition, wak-ing up in the spring to found fresh colonies.Many species prefer to hibernate in banksor slopes facing north or noi-th-W?st atdVptlis varying from 6ins. to 2ft., wherethey are often dug up by gardeners,labou
RM2AN3GDF–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
RM2AN3E3N–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . fore theseason ended 109 1-lb. sections were takenfrom them. This will, I think, not beaccounted as a bad beginning. In the fall of the same year, Mr. Sim-mons had the bees of three straw skepsgiven to him for the trouble of driving,which was successfully done ; the three lots foundation, etc., together with fourteennew section racks. The honey sold realised£11 2s. Provided the coming bee-seasonproves at all favourable, theee Coggeshallhives may be reasonably expected to yieldexcellent financial results in the courseof the present year. But should th
RM2AN36ER–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ast twelve years. Hehas taken many prizes at the CrystalPalace and elsewhere for honey in yearsgone by, but I was most interested in hishive, which I take to be a Nutts Col-lateral Hive. It was given to him fiftyyears ago, and the person who gave it hadit many years before that, so it may be putdown to quite 60 years old. As far as theinterior is concerned it is still as sound windows. You will notice that the legsare nearly gone, and I had to prop therelic up to take a photo. What anelaborate entrance door, with its tinnedand ornamental roof! It con
RM2AN36K5–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . yed in the samevillage in which he afterwards commencedfarming on his own account. His connection with bee-keeping extendsback for a period of twenty-five years,during which time he has. taken thekeenest interest in the pursuit, not onlyas an ardent supporter, but as a very activemember of the committee of the countyassociation. As an exhibitor he was one of the mostsuccessful of (Derbyshire bee-keepers,having won numerous gold, silver, and classes for bees and honey were included ;indeed, he held appointments to ofl&ciateat three coming shows to be
RM2AG98JJ–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. sharp, strong jerk, which dis-lodged it and sent it right into the hive. There 64 Buz. was no hesitation, no indecision about him; it wasall the work of a moment. Instantly, a cloud ofbees ascended all round him, and many alighted onhis arms, and some even on his face. Of these hetook no notice whatever; but, seeing that a greatcluster remained in the hive, he was satisfied thatthe queen was among them ; he then turned it overin its right position and stood it on four bricksplaced on the ground, so that the bees outside couldeasily join their
RM2AG979W–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. know what to do. She thought itmust be the man ; but he was walking quietly away,and by the time she had recovered herself, and madesure that the queen was gone, it was too late to doany thing. ^ Oh dear ! but this is all very bad, said Buz. What next ? Why, the next thing we did was to come backhere. You see, added the bee apologetically, wehad no queen, no honey, and no hive ; so what werewe to do ? *^ I dont know, answered Buz; **but /shouldhave felt ashamed to return. *^ So did we ; we felt very much ashamed, and havehad to listen to all s
RM2AN3HFD–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . well, for when, at the railwaystation, the guard picked up one by takinghold of the roof the nails gave way,the heavy weight being too much for them,and out came the bees with a rush. Theguard, who was an old school-chum jfmine, beat a hasty retreat, and I had tofix the bees uji as best I could, and getthem into the guards van, in which therewas an Irish terrier in the corner, who Scotland and elsewhere. I packed themin boxes with a piece of perforated zinc,after feeding them well with syrup, andthey went all right. One year I made some exliibite. at
![. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG95B9/buz-or-the-life-and-adventures-of-a-honey-bee-vi-preface-than-to-attempt-instruction-but-at-the-same-timeexcept-for-such-parts-of-it-as-are-obviously-imagin-ary-his-story-describes-nothing-that-he-has-not-wit-nessed-in-his-own-hives-in-case-any-of-his-readers-should-wish-for-practicalinformation-on-the-subject-he-may-mention-that-alittle-book-called-modern-bee-keeping-has-been-pub-lished-for-the-british-bee-keepers-associationand-contains-the-collective-experience-of-the-bestbee-keepers-in-the-country-2AG95B9.jpg ". Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country. Stock Photo")
RM2AG95B9–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country.
RM2AN3D9J–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . Surrey, skirting the Johannesburg Rail-way line, until the Irene railway stationwas reached. Here we turned to the right,passing through the magnificent IreneEstate (now occupied by Mr. Van derByl), with its charming; residence, lovelyflower gardens, well-cultivated lands, andimmense fruit-orchards, our journey con-tinued amid hundreds of acres of d^nse a staff consisting of the master andmatron, assistant school teacher, nursingsister, laundress, and cook, along witheighty children, thirty-five being girls andforty-iive boys. A non-resident doctorma
RM2AN39T9–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . cal flower show in 1902. Inthe autumn of that year I purchased astock in a frame-hive, not knowing any-thing about bees, and in the followingspring they were found to be queenless,and died out. But this did not put a stopto the fascinating hobby. My ambitionwas to become not only a bee-keeper, but a courage to face the ordeal. The bees hadbuilt their combs to a slate laid on the topof the chimney. I got badly stimg, butmanaged to secure 60 lb. of beautiful lightclover honey for my trouble, and I esti-mated that 30 lb. or 40 lb. fell down thechimney o
![British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ndott^s; Whit© a.nd Silver, 59. ; Partridge,10s 6d. (H. Wrights prize strain). Also SimminBComueror Hive, with 3 secUon racks, and 300 sec-tions far same ; wh.at offers?-KEIGHLEY, K.rk Ham-merton, York. T70R Sale, 12 STONE EXTRACTED HONEY^ mainly.r sainfoin and clover, 548. per cwt.-G. DELL11.K,GTirishall, Grange, Eoyston. Dec. 20, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 501 Editorial ^(rtitts, &t DEATH OF DR. DZIERZON. Early in the year we announced thatthis veteran bee-keeper had celebrated hisninety-fifth birthday on January 16, andthat he was in very fee Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AN2TH8/british-bee-journal-bee-keepers-adviser-ndotts-whit-and-silver-59-partridge10s-6d-h-wrights-prize-strain-also-simminbcomueror-hive-with-3-secuon-racks-and-300-sec-tions-far-same-what-offers-keighley-krk-ham-merton-york-t70r-sale-12-stone-extracted-honey-mainlyr-sainfoin-and-clover-548-per-cwt-g-dell11kgtirishall-grange-eoyston-dec-20-1906-the-british-bee-journal-501-editorial-rtitts-t-death-of-dr-dzierzon-early-in-the-year-we-announced-thatthis-veteran-bee-keeper-had-celebrated-hisninety-fifth-birthday-on-january-16-andthat-he-was-in-very-fee-2AN2TH8.jpg "British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ndott^s; Whit© a.nd Silver, 59. ; Partridge,10s 6d. (H. Wrights prize strain). Also SimminBComueror Hive, with 3 secUon racks, and 300 sec-tions far same ; wh.at offers?-KEIGHLEY, K.rk Ham-merton, York. T70R Sale, 12 STONE EXTRACTED HONEY^ mainly.r sainfoin and clover, 548. per cwt.-G. DELL11.K,GTirishall, Grange, Eoyston. Dec. 20, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 501 Editorial ^(rtitts, &t DEATH OF DR. DZIERZON. Early in the year we announced thatthis veteran bee-keeper had celebrated hisninety-fifth birthday on January 16, andthat he was in very fee Stock Photo")
RM2AN2TH8–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ndott^s; Whit© a.nd Silver, 59. ; Partridge,10s 6d. (H. Wrights prize strain). Also SimminBComueror Hive, with 3 secUon racks, and 300 sec-tions far same ; wh.at offers?-KEIGHLEY, K.rk Ham-merton, York. T70R Sale, 12 STONE EXTRACTED HONEY^ mainly.r sainfoin and clover, 548. per cwt.-G. DELL11.K,GTirishall, Grange, Eoyston. Dec. 20, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 501 Editorial ^(rtitts, &t DEATH OF DR. DZIERZON. Early in the year we announced thatthis veteran bee-keeper had celebrated hisninety-fifth birthday on January 16, andthat he was in very fee
RM2AN37KH–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . pers are unbusiness-like ioaccept whatever an advertiser chooses tooffer. They should work as hard to get agood price as they do to get the honey. Baising Queens.—I am now able to statepositivelj- that large sealed queen-cells in-serted in small mating-boxes, witli a fullsupply of bees and a little brood, will de-velop into fine queens, quite as satisfactoryas those hatched out in a large stock. Ican also say that the only queen I have (who assists me, and often gets violentlystixng), and myself pretending to know alot. Hoping it will interest B.B.J,
RM2AFK833–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. ect by cutting with a sharp knife through twoof the bands of straw, in two places, about threeinches asunder. The windows are generally cutopposite the entrance, and about the centre, but 99 may be made at any part of the hive. The endsof the cut straw-bands may be secured by stitchesof packthread, or, what is better, with softenedmole snap wire, and the panes of glass may befastened with putty. Out-door hives should have a protection notonly of straw caps, but of a shed also, which ifmade open m front only, would afford much sh
RM2AFK8R9–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. Gailenes of art! and schools of industn- How Oft T °^^^ ^^yn.y f M^r ° r , ^^^g far and erring long, Man m,ght learn truth and virtue from the BEE -- ?£otvnn£. THE ^ HONEY-BEE; NATURAL HISTORY, PHYSIOLOGYAND MANAGEMENT, BY EDWARD BEVAN, M.D. A bee amongst the flowers in spring, is one of thecheerfullest objects that can be looked upon. Its lifeappears to be all enjoyment: so busy and so pleased. Palev. LONDON:BALDWIN, CRADOCK AND JOY. 1827. Js PRINTED BY KICHAKD TAYLOR,SHOE-LANE, LONDON. TO THE REV. RICHARD WALOND, RECTOR OF WES
RM2AN3ERP–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . who undertook to drive the beesfrom the skep and put them in a new hivefor me. Unfortunately, however, heplaced the combs of honey cut from skepon the ground outside hive for the beesto carry back the contents into their newhive. The consequence was that on re-turning home at night I had mv firstexperience of an uproar among thehives, with the resiilt that all my bees stocks of Carniolans on hand, I hadeighteen or nineteen swarms and nohoney. At this time I was living overtwo miles away from my work, and aboutevery three or four days the cry came, an
RM2AFK6EY–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. n of the perfect regularity in thecell-work of a honey-comb ;—particular circum-stances, however, induce a departure from thisexactness: for instance, where bees have com-menced a comb with small cell-work, and after-wards wish to attach to it a set of large cells, asin the case of drone-cells being required to beappended to workers-cells. These deviationsfrom the usual regularity renew our admirationof bee-ingenuity, though Reaumur and Bonnethave regarded them as examples of imperfection.They efiect their object by interposing
RM2AN3H57–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ing canvas, or of sackingthat can be seen through when held up tothe light, laige enough to cover the topof the brood-chamber. A strip (fig. 1, ss s) measuring ^in. by17in. is j)laced in each nucleus to act as awedge to keep the frames in their place ;before a nucleus is examined the strip islifted out, and so room is obtained forshifting or lifting out, or in, the frameswithout cnishing bees. The above are the essential features ofthe nucleus hive,, and good results are tobe obtained from such a hive, but for thosewho would like to make this hive in
RM2AN35EH–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . CALLUNA VULGARIS(Common Ling).P. A. J. Watson (Sussex, J. W. (Notts),and three other correspondents send sprigsof bloom from the above - named heath,Calluna vuh/aris, along with samples ofErica Cincrea, or bell-heather. We there-. ERICA CINEREA{Bell-heather).fore insert illustrations of both vaiietiesof heather so that there may be no mistakemade by correspondents and bee-keepers,generally, as enabling them to judge forthemselves with regard to the best bee-forage for heather honey.B. E. C. (Devon).—Bees Attacking Neigh-bours:—If your neighbour can p
RM2AN3CH9–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . kwell, and will no doubt work well. For therest his bee-notes speak for themselves.He says : — I will endeavour to comply with yourrequest by sending a few notes to ac-company the photograph of my apiary. My first experience among bees datesas far back as 1867, and at that time thewhole of the bees in most apiaries weresacrificed in order to obtain the honey-. Nor hand them on to a friend, after havingread them, it would greatly help to spreadthe knowledge of bee-culture and create(in some cases) interest where hitherto noserious thought had been giv
![. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country.. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG9AWM/buz-or-the-life-and-adventures-of-a-honey-bee-vi-preface-than-to-attempt-instruction-but-at-the-same-timeexcept-for-such-parts-of-it-as-are-obviously-imagin-ary-his-story-describes-nothing-that-he-has-not-wit-nessed-in-his-own-hives-in-case-any-of-his-readers-should-wish-for-practicalinformation-on-the-subject-he-may-mention-that-alittle-book-called-modern-bee-keeping-has-been-pub-lished-for-the-british-bee-keepers-associationand-contains-the-collective-experience-of-the-bestbee-keepers-in-the-country-2AG9AWM.jpg ". Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country.. Stock Photo")
RM2AG9AWM–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. // vi Preface, than to attempt instruction ;] but, at the same time,except for such parts of it as are obviously imagin-ary, his story describes nothing that he has not wit-nessed in his own hives.[ In case any of his readers should wish for practicalinformation on the subject, he may mention that alittle book, called Modern Bee-keeping, has been pub-lished for the *^ British Bee-keepers Association,and contains the collective experience of the bestbee-keepers in the country..
RM2AN2YWA–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . o some brothjr bee-keeper situated like myself to see the re-sult. Your readers will see at a glancethat the boxes and skeps shown are empties which were returned after thfeb^es had been delivered to purchasers,and the pony in the shafts is yourhumbll? servant. The wagon is 6ft, long,and 15ins. wide, the wheels being put un-der the frame-work mucli in the same wayas any other wagon. The^- have a through Does bee-ke^ping pay ? I answer yes, andpays well undl^r good management. I alsoadvise all beginners to furnish themselveswith Mr. Cowans Guide-book,
RM2AFK77A–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. ngthened by coin-cidence with others. The bottom of each cellrests upon three partitions of opposite cells, fromwhich it receives a great accession of strength. As it is desirable that the reader shouldthoroughly comprehend this subject, I will re-state it in other words.—The partition whichseparates the two opposmg rows of cells, andwhich occupies, of course, the middle distancebetween their two surfaces, is not a plane but acollection of rhombs, there being three at thebottom of each cell: the three together form inshape a fla
RM2AG9AG9–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Page. Coming Out CHAPTER II.First Flights—Narrow Escape . .16 CHAPTER III.Dispute with a Peacock Butterfly—The Snail SETTLES it . . -34 CHAPTER IV.Swarming . . . .49 CHAPTER V. Building Comb—An Accident—Storing Honey— A Surprise . . . 65 viii. Contents, Page. CHAPTER VI. A Second Swarm—Idle Hours—Sent Back . 78 CHAPTER VII. Discontented Whispers—A Stormy Dispute—The Massacre of the Drones . .92 CHAPTER VIII.Death of Hum—Robbery—Restitution . loi CHAPTER IX.Caught in A Cobweb—The Spiders Plan . .115 CHAPTER X.Battle—Victory
RM2AN38FR–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . o aregardeners by profession, and are alsoenthusiastic and successful bee-keepers.His bee-keeping experiences, written atour request, will be found both use-ful and interesting to Jourxal readers.He sajs : — I commenced bee keeping in 1895through the influence of Mr. Ed. Stevens,of Latimer, Bucks, from whom I boughtmv first swarm and hive. He also lent me of fruit and lime trees, sainfoin, whiteclover, and charlock. I have never brokenany records in big takes of honey, mylargest lot from one hive being 110 lb. ;but, up to the present, I have alwaysma
RM2AN2Y0K–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . t, may diminish the number ofearwigs in his garden materially. Formyself, I let the. earwigs live, for they aregreat consumers of green blight, andalthough they do, undoubtedly, sometimesinjure flowei-s, yet, on the whole, I thinkthey deserve to retain their little place inNatures scheme. Mr. W. Loveday gives the following cul-tural directions for vowing the Chap-man Honev Plant ; — fi-ames, 6in. ; top-bar, gin. by |in. ; thesides and bottom, Sin. by fin. by ^in. ; andwhen nailed had an inside measuiementof Sin. deep and 4-9in. wide. My reasonfor fij
RM2AN306D–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . Bombus terrestris. disturbed as little as possible and kejjt ina cool place. Specimens that may befound flying or on flowers are not wanted.There are about twelve Bi-itish speciesof humbl?-bees, and any of these are ac-ceptable, except one common species, B.terrestris, and the very similar and closelyallied species B. lucorum, also the species. Bombus hortorum. of the allied inquiline genus Psithyrus(formerly called Apathus). The Psithyrimay be distinguished from the true hum-ble-bees by their dusky wings and hard,rather less haiiy bodies. B. terrest
RM2AN2YB7–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ed out thissummer may be of interest to readers ofthe B.J. The object of the experiment,apait from that of amusement, was to en-deavour to find out if it were practical to the block is m.ade to the right size theseboxes can be turned off at a good speed.The necessary foundation is then fixed bypressure, and the boxes, after being fitteilinto a shallow-frame, are ready for the bees.Inside the hive they present as much workas they did outside, and the bees seem in-clined to grudge the amount of extra waxrequired for the building out and cappingof all t
RM2AFK8FY–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. re the drones or males, to thenumber of perhaps 1500 or 2(JUU. TlTese maketheir appearance about the end of April, and areB 2 4 HISTORY AND PHYSIOLOGY. never to be seen after the middle of August, ex-cepting under very peculiar circumstances whichwill be stated hereafter. They are one thirdlarger than the workers, somewhat thicker and ofa darker colour; they have a shorter proboscisand are more blunt at the tail than either the(jueen or the workers; the last ring of the bodyis fringed with hairs, extending over the tail andvisib
RM2AN3M1X–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . s of shallow-frames, they neverswarmed. It will be noticed that thehiveis are placed very close together, so inorder to give the bees a better chance ofdistinguishing their own domicile, No. 1is painted a jaale blue, No. 2 oak-grained,No. 3 green, and No. 4 red. The hive uncovered and showing feed-ing-bottle had a queen which did not com-mence to lay until three weeks after fer-tilisation in autumn, and then began with In 1903 I gained my third-class expertscertificate, and hope to go still higher,though I do not tliink the pi-esent expertvisiting sy
RM2AN2W91–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . the way of home-made appliances as our friend, and judgingby the photo, he does his work well. Hesays : — I am only a young bee-keeper yet, so Imust not be giving advice, which is, ofcourse, better left to older members of ourcraft. On the other hand a few notes con-cerning my bee-doings may not be unin-teresting. I cannot remember when I was soon after hearing of it I joined, and, withthe help and advice of the hon. sec. andthe experts, I got on very well indeed.The hives seen (numbering twenty-three),including one Wells hive and an Ob-servatory, ar
RM2AN3FTX–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . or shakingthe bees into the hive. It was stated above that the nuclei shouldbe set up at least 30ft. from the parent hive.Where a horse and spring-cart can beeasily obtained it is advantageous to move 114 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 22, 1906. them several miles away, for then (1) nota single bee can return to the parent hives,consequently fewer bees may be put intoeach nucleus, and (2) the nuclei will obtaintheir food from a new district. This planis specially valuable where select fertilisa-tions are wanted—for instance, in breed-ing for the imp
RM2AFK6R3–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. ce of a ripenedqueen, the lodge which she inhabited is destroyed,and its place is supplied by a range of commoncells. The site of this range may always betraced, by that part of the comb being thickertlian the rest, and forming a kind of knot; some-times the upper portion of the cell itself remains,like an inverted acorn-cup, suspended by itssliort peduncle. Yet no fond dupes to slavish zeal resignd,ITiey link with industry the loyal mind.Flo^vn is each vagrant chief? They raze the dome,ITiat bent oppressive oer the fetterd comb
RM2AN3F8M–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . all with an assurance which can bebred only of ignorance. Almost every neophyte is an inventor inhis own estimation. Here is what theveteran, G. M. Doolittle, wrote of himthe other day: Nearly every beginnerthinks he can get up a hive just a littlebetter than others are using, so he goes at itwith a relish and a zest worthy of a loco-motive inventor, till he finds, after using,that most of the older hives work better 116 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 22, 1906. than his new idea/ which he reallythought was going to revolutionise theworld. These are
RM2AN3HP1–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . n thestorifying principle, and the best colla-teral hive. In the editorial giving anaccount of this show is the following re-mark : In all Mr. Hookers hives the5-24-inch perforated zinc i)lays an impor-tant part, as by its use the entrance of thequeen and drones to the honey-comb isprevented. Since that time the use ofqueen-excluder zinc has become generall>o(h in England and America. At theRoyal Show at Windsor, Mr. Hooker <x-hibiled a super weighing 751bs. nett, whichwas filled by the 14th of .Tune through iheRaynor |»attern of-perforated zin
RM2AN3K5W–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . my garden, and thepath which leads up to the main entranceof my house. In the door—as seen in photo—I have cut out a centre panel and fittedthe opening with a square of glass. Behindthis is fixed a shelf, upon which rests a of my honey to hnndreds of visitors, whotake it home to eat at their leisure, manyto write for more to be sent on to all partsof the British Isles. Tliis we know by theaddress we send it to by parcels post. Itis no uncommon occan-ence to see a dozenvisitors at once standing round ; at suchtimes yours truly is making hay while thes
RM2AN2X1J–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . although I made a start in 1904.In that year I began by purchasing aswarm in a skep from a neighbour. Thiswas left severely alone till 1905, when itwas placed above the top bars of a single-walled frame-hive for the bees to transferthemselves. It unfortunately happenedduring subsequent manipulation the queenwas lost, and so the transfer missed, swarm if one came off. But I had noswarms, as the bees were given plenty ofroom in advance. I like my hives on legs, and to havecalico-covered roofs, these being cooler insummer and quite rain-proof. I cannotr
RM2AG9BEJ–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. O 3 -, » O « NEW YORKHENRY HOLT AND COMPANY1898 •A i^V.:/buzorlifeadventu00noel
RM2AN3H13–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . wide, and holds about 21b.of synip.* There are two wooden partitions(b, b) to divide the feeder into three com-partments, one for each nucleus ; the bot-tom part of each partition consists of wire-cloth to allow the syrup—but no bees:—tojiass from one compartment to the other.The bees pass into the feeder through holesin the inside wall just above the top ofthe feeder, and there are cleated slats ofl-16in. thick wood standing in each com-partment for the bees to crawl on to pre-vent them from drowning. The syrup isjDovired through a funnel into a hol
RM2AN3BMW–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ALIANS, first cross, best honey gatherers, good-tempered. Strong ten frame stocks, with lastseasons quefcns; guaranteed healthy ; ready forsupers; package free ; 25s. each.—O. KNIGHT, Ejiney,Stonehouse, Glos. PRIME NATURAL SWARMS, May and June, 128. 6d.each. Boxes, la. Cash with order, or deposit—O. JORDAN. Steeple Aston. Oxford. o 91 PROTECT YOUR FRUIT.—Tanned Garden Netting,only best quality supplied. Order promptly, asnets are scarce and must be dearer. 25 x 8 yds.,80 X 4, and 100 x 2 yds., 98. each. Add ten per cent,for other sizes.-L. WREN AND S
RM2AN3JH7–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . h hive from the shed in photo.I had now an empty hive, but no bees, soin the following May I bought my firststock of bees in the hive painted red in thepicture (the third from shed on right). Igot it home allright, and about two daysafterwards had my first peep into a stockof live bees. The following autumn Ibought a driven lot of bees, and so stocked which I am giving a trial. I may say thatI have never lost a stock during winter yet,but this year I am trying Mr. Simminssplan of wintering, namely, feeding uppractically solid in the autumn, and withs
RM2AFR7DP–. Biological and systematic studies on the Bombidae of Illinois. Bom bus pennsylvanicud Genitalia of d X 30. Bom bus fervicLiis Genitalia of dX 30
RM2AG97N0–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. fallen. When we have fastened a few littlespecks of wax about, to hold on to, we shall be ableto manage. I wish it wasnt quite so light, though ;I like working in the dark. She had hardly spoken the words, when some-thing came down on the roof and round the walls,and in a moment the place was quite dark. ^ There! said Buz ; ** youVe got your wish : butwhat will happen next, I wonder? ** Whatever happens, I shall begin to work atonce, was the reply; so, come on. Come on, said Buz. *The gardener placed a cap of felt, or other thick material, ove
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RM2AN3N6G–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . hat he mavbe long spared to make converts, whowill, like the others, prove good and use-ful recruits to the craft. He says : — As requested, I will try and give a fewdetails of my bee-keeping, about whichmuch might be written, as my early experi-ence harks back to the seventies. My in- alas! my first lot of bees soon died fromexposure, through constantly opening thehive. I determined^ however, to startagain, and in the following spring pur-chased a strong skep, and transferred themto the frame hive, from which I obtainedmy first honey, and from that
RM2AFK7ET–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. d be provided with one of the long-hladed spatulas or knives, used by apothecariesand painters, which he will find useful in separa-ting the honey-combs from the sides of the hivesor boxes. In some cases it will also be necessaryto have an iron instrument, about ten inches long 108 DIVIDERS. and half an inch wide, the end of which shoidd beturned up about two inches and be double-edged,that it may cut both ways. This instrument,which shoidd be fixed in a wooden liandle, beingpassed between the combs, will enable the opera-tor to
RM2AG951Y–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. CHAPTER IV. SWARMING. ;NE morning early, Buz was onthe point of starting for thetop of Cothelestone Hill. Shehad been there several timesalready ; indeed it was a favor-ite place of hers. She sothoroughly enjoyed the longflight to it through the air: itwas so glorious to mount highup above the fields, and to seethe devvdrops sparkling like diamonds in the morningsun—to listen to the lark as he took his first upwardflight, and poured out his song for joy that anotherday had come—to inhale the fragrance of dawn,knowing that all the flowers which
RM2AN3528–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . rseryman whose apiary has been illus-trated, and we gladly welcome as a readerone who follows a line of business believedby some to be injured more or less by beesentering their greenhouses and doingdamage therein by their visits to bloomsfor the purpose of pollen-gathering, etc.His own experience as a bee-keeper is in-teresting, and needs no addition from us.He says : — br.ard laid in front of the prepared framehive, and the manner in which the littlecreatures all faced right about, andmarched like drilled soldiers into the? new Jiouse was a sight o
RM2AN398D–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . n the craft, but makes his own hives,manages his bees on up-to-date lines, and,notwithstanding natural drawbacks, is inevery way a successful bee-keeper, as thefollowing notes, written at our request,will show. He says : — When I was a very small boy my grand-father kept about twenty stocks of bees inskeps, which always proved a source of some trouble (being only an amateur car-penter-), was successful in making fivehives, to which I added two of theW.B.C. type, bought in the flat fromone of your advertisers in Gloucester. Itransferred my stocks from
RM2AFK8A2–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. hing for their new one. BEE-BOXES. 83 CHAPTER VII. BEE-BOXES. There has been some difference of opinion as tothe most suitable dimensions of bee-boxes. I pre-fer those of Keys, which are twelve inches squareand nine inches deep, in the clear. The best woodfor them is red cedar, the fragrance of which isregarded by some as agreeable to the bees ; butthe chief grounds of preference are its effect inkeeping moths out of the boxes, and its being abad conductor of heat, from its lightness andsponginess. Whatever kind of wood be madeu
RM2AN3NFY–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . ajid in 1852 proceededto Pembroke College, Oxford, where he tookhonours in Classics, Law, and History.In 1856 he was elected to the second Mas-tership of his old school under the Rev.C. J. Macleane. In 1858 he took his de-gree of M.A., and in 1859 became curate(in addition to his Mastership) at the Octa-gon Chapel, Bath, to Dr. Magee, the late become interested in bee-keeping in conse-quence of the able articles that appearedfrom time to time in Journal of Horticul-ture written by the late Mr. Woodbury.Visiting the Crystal Palace Show he was sostruck
RM2AN3K1B–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . nd honey sold. Imay .say that only swarms and stocks areallowed to have a look-in so far asregards my apiary. Driven lots andforeign bees I wont deal with at any price ;my experience with that class of stock isanything but profitable. Foreign bees Ihave had from our best dealers and paid abig price for them, yet after years of work section-rack on top yielded me 168 first-class sections in 1900. On several occa-sions I have taken over 100 sections from asingle hive. I find that a showery seasonsuits us best here, as we get more of thewhite clover blo
RM2AN3AHN–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . tes on myexperience in bee-keeping. I first took afancy for bees when a boy of about nineyears. The blacksmith in my nativeparish v/as a bee-man of, the old-fashioned skeppist type, and I often-accompanied him in his rounds amojigthe straw skeps, and at the endof the honey-season I saw the poor be?sdealt with in the only way known in those also to sell my eleven splendid stocks inskeps. I had no chance to keep bees againuntil 1896, when, having a well-shelteredgarden, I returned to the country and tothe hobby of my younger days. I pur-chased a good s
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RM2AN3J7E–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . regard to these bees, and it willtherefore be well to await ProfessorFranlc Bentons return from the missionentrusted to him by the U.S. Board ofAgriculture at Washington before venturing an opinion with regard to theCaucasian bee. Feb. 22, 1906.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 71 (Editorial ^olim, ^L JOHN MARSHALL HOOKER. The late John M. Hooker, whose death wementioned in hist weeks B.B.J., was bornat Bvenchley, in the county of Kent, onApril 26, 1829. He was the youngest sonof Stephen Hooker, Esq., of Broad Oak inthat parish, who inherited, and died pos-
RM2AFR8D5–. Biological and systematic studies on the Bombidae of Illinois. In Charge of Major Work Head of Department Recommendation concurred in: Committee on Final Examination 197771 UIUC /. BIOLOGICAL Aim SYSTEMATIC STUDIES ONTI^ BCMBIDAS OF ILLINOIS.During the sujniner and autumn of 1910 the writer made somecollections and observations in order to get first hand informa-tion concerning the humhlebees found in the vicinity of Cham-paign and Urbana, Illinois. The following winter was spent inworking over the notes made and xnaterial collected, studying theliterature, and examining specimens in the col
RM2AFR7M7–. Biological and systematic studies on the Bombidae of Illinois. Borvbus awencanorum Genitalia of 6X 30. f. Bom bus pennsylvanicud Genitalia of d X 30
RM2AFR88H–. Biological and systematic studies on the Bombidae of Illinois. lready given, the erectionif a new genus seems unwarranted. In regard to the specificname, the displacement of pennsylvanicus can be riade only on theassumption that it belongs where fervidus has stood and that thelatter name should be thrown out entirely. As an argumentagainst this, we ma;/ compare the cojnpleteness of Fabricius sup-plemented description of Bombus fervidus with the inadequatenessof DeGeers description of Apis pensilvanica. Altho it is mere guess-work to say what species DeGeer hadin mind, there are several reaso
RM2AN3MJE–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . an enthusiastic bee-keeper of the best sort in adapting himselfto changed conditions. Not only so, butit shows how a real love for bees may beginin boyhood and continue undiminishedthrough life. For the rest, our friendsinteresting and useful Notes need noaddition from us beyond saying that wehope they will be taken to heart by readers.He says: — hints on bee-management; but, havinggiven up farming to -aVe up vn,ik in thetown shortly aftei, this change put an endto my bee-keeping for a time. The wi-it<rofthe Handy Book enter*tained a veiystrong op
RM2AG96H0–. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. aperture, instead of beingcovered by the slide, was now filled up with a softmaterial, which bulged out in the middle, and wascovered with drops of something sticky.^ Several bees were already sucking at these, andBuz followed their example. Whatever it mightbe, there was certainly no harm in it—it was sweetand pleasant to eat. The best of it was, that as fast as the beessucked up the drops, more were formed on the sur-face of the material; but the latter was too thickto allow them to fall right through : they only hungon, ready to be sucked.
RM2AN3C6X–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . equirefood to keepthem going. Ifind some of mystocks scarcein bees haveplenty of stores,mainly, I sup-pose, of therebeing no beesto consume thefood. I waslooking at abook lately (amodern one)and becamemuch interestedin it till a pas-sage occurredwherein theauthor advo-cated a 40 lb.feeder! Thiswas an Italianspecialty. Smallwonder thatour friend,D. M. M.holds on to theblacks. What-ever their faults, they do not require feed-ing at this rate ! I was also interestedin the exploits of your correspondent, Humble Bee (6271, page 144), witTi hisfishing-rod.
RM2AN35RB–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . 12, Hanover Square, London, W. Entriesclose September 12. October 18 to 21, at Waverley Market.Edinburgh. — Honey show in connection withthe Tenth Annual Edinburgh and Midlothian Indus-trial Exhibition. All open classes. Beautifully illus-trated prospectus, price 2d., from A. Hutchinson, 15,Leith Street. Edinburgh Entries close Sep-tember 27. November 9 and 10. at Chorley, !Lancs.-Honey Show of Lanes. B.K.A. in connection withOhorley Ohrysamtliomum S(X!ietyB Annual Show.Four Open Classes. Exhibitore allowed to bringlioney for sale. Schedules from W.
RM2AN3P74–British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . n quantity quite up to theaverage of most apiaries I read about—to quote our friend Mr. Golds own words.For the rest, his notes speak for them-selves. He says: — As a result of the gardener.s sugges-tion, I purchased a stock of bees in aframe-hive in June, 1900, knowing notliingwhatever at that time about bees ; but with to transfer each of my stocks in spring toclean body-boxes and newly painted hiveswith clean quilts, and by using naphtha-line between body boxes and the outer-cases of all hives, I am pleased to say foulbrood has never appeared amon
RM2AFK7TC–. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. he hinges were so contrivedas to admit of easy removal. Every box or leaf(as Huber called each separate frame), except thetwo exterior, was reduced in thickness to an inchand quarter, which, as there was a free communi-cation between all the leaves, afforded the sameliberty for the operations of the bees as the singlebox that was an inch and half wide. This con-trivance gave him the power of opening the leavesseparately, and inspecting the proceedings of thebees at all times : they soon became accustomedto this treatment, and M.
