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Title: British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser
Identifier: britishbeejourna1892lond (find matches)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Bees
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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208 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. ; May .'6, 189?. practised eje, but are difficult to describe; among them are the crowded state of tbe colony, drones flying for several days beforehand, and a disposition od the part of tbe bees to hang about tbe entrance, instead of going and coming busily to and fro, intent on work only. 5. Chiefly at the sides or ba'-k of the hive. 6. There are numerous extractors suitable for sections, some of them expressly made for the purpose. 7. Nothing uncommon. '(mfcos ia €axat. June 1st to 6th.—Bath and West of England Show at Swansea. Bee Tent only. June 9th and 10th. — Suffolk Agricultural Society at Bury St. Edmunds. Entries close May 30th. For schedules apply C. S. Gough, Secretary, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds. June 14th and 15th.—Essex B.K.A., in con- nexion with the Essex Agricultural Society, at Harlow, Essex. Entries close May 28th. For entry forms apply to Mr. F. H. Meggy, Hon. Sec. E.B.K.A., Chelmsford. June 20th to 24th. — Royal Agricultural Society at Warwick. Entries closed. Apply J, Huckle, Kings Langley, Herts. July 22nd and 23rd. Bristol Association. Secretary, Mr. J as. Brown, 42 Baldwin Street, Bristol. Entries close July loth. August 3rd to 5th.—Yorkshire Agricultural Society's annual show at Middlesbro'. Cla89e& for bee-appliances, honey, &c. Entries close June 25th. For prize lists and entry forms apply to Marshall Stevenson, Secretary, York. Sept. 7th and 8th.—Derbyshire B.K.A. at Derby. Entries close September 3rd. Secretary, W. T. Atkins, 12 North Street, Derby. Notices to Correspondents and Inquirers) All queries forwarded will be attended to.and those only o personal interest will be answered in this column. J. M. (Glasgow).—Insect sent is the male of the genus Bombus, or common humble-bee. Radnor Forest.—We hope to give you some particulars regarding the twigs of bloom sent in our next. J. D. McNally.—We will hand your letter to the Secretary of the Show, who will, no doubt, see that your instructions are carried out. Jas. Morton (Govan).—The best way to get swarms into frame hives is to prepare the latter beforehand by fitting the frames with either starters or full sheets of foundation in readiness for the swarm. In hiving, fix tbe hive on a sheet or a newspaper spread on the ground, with its front propped up a couple of inches. Throw the swarm out in front, and the bees will run in. NEW SERIES OF BAR-FRAME HIVES
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