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Title: British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser
Identifier: britishbeejourna1898lond (find matches)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Bees
Publisher: London
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Sept. 15, 1898.) THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 365 HOMES OF THE HONEY BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. The apiary illustrated below belongs to Mr. W. E. Nutley, and if, situate at Dalton, Thirsk, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Like other parts of the county there are less of trees than thebroad acres for which the county is famous, and in consequence, that queen of bee flowers, white clover, is plentiful in the pastures and hay fields everywhere around ; so it goes without saying that the district is a good one for honeyâor to put it even plainer âis one for good honey. Writing to us of the place and of himself Mr. Nutley says :â" I began bee-keeping about seven â years ago, and honey, the orchards of apple, pear, and plum trees helping the bees along in the early season before clover is available. I am told that in years gone by nearly every cottager about here kept a few skeps and piously ' smoured ' them each autumn by means of the orthodox brimstone rag. Of all these old time bee-men, but one remains along with myself to represent the respective methods of ancient and modern bee-keeping in the place. " Personally, I must also acknowledge my indebtedness to your journals for much of what I know about bees. Nor need I tell our Editor that I am an expert of the B.B.K.A., having been examined by himself at the ' Royal' Show, Darlington, for my 3rd class
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MR. W. E. NUTLETS APIARY, DALTON, THIRSK. owe my initiation into the mysteries of the craft to our respected clergyman the Rev. C. E. F. Rees, an enthusiastic and skilful bee- master, well practised in all that pertiins to successful bee-culture. The photo enclosed was taken in January and thus shows how the place looks in winter, being an old orchard with but few trees save on the north side. The bees, however, while protected from cold winds by trees and high fences, have a free and uninterrupted flight in front without any interference or cause of trouble in that way, and a shallow stream of good water runs within a few yards of my apiary. Owing to the large acreage of clover grown in the meadows and pastures it is a good district for certificate in 1894. My hives, though of different shape, take only the Standard frame, and are all my own handiwork. So far I have been successful in getting satisfactory crops of good sections and extracted honey. Regarding our market, we have a little of the trouble felt by bee-keepers in other counties, but I find it best to cultivate a trade with private customers, putting up my produce neatly in glass jars and selling only good sections all labelled uniformly with my name and address as sample label enclosed. I also make a point of exhibit- ing at all available shows in the neighbourhood, and am assisted in this line by the fact that most of our Agricultural and Horticultural societies now include prizes for honey in their

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