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Title: British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser
Identifier: britishbeejourna1900lond (find matches)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Bees
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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July 26, 1900.J THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 295 HOMES OF THE HONEY-BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. Mr. Edgar Wilson's apiary, seen below, is typical of the bee-gardens of a large class of readers who keep bees more for the pleasure they afford than for actual profit. For one so situated, our friend has not only- succeeded well, but has done o;ood work for the craft, as shown when he writes : — " In response to your request for a few notes to go along with the photo of my apiary, I have very little worth saying with regard to myself, all my knowledge of bees and bee- keeping having been acquired from reading the ' Guide Book' and your journals the B.B.J, and L'ecord. It is now nearly seven years since I took to bee-keeping as a home hobby. cessful one for honey, but we in the neighbour- hood of the Crystal Palace can never hope to get a large amount of surplus, our district being practically in the heart of ' Suburbia,' and our harvest depends almost entirely on the limes, along with a little clover in the parks and open spaces. The bee-house and the hives seen are all my own handiwork and are made to take the standard frame. My work keeps me from home for some twelve hours a day, yet I find my bees a source of great pleasure and a fair amount of profit, while to be among them at all times is to me a joy. I have only had one swarm during all my bee- keeping, for by giving plenty of room at the right time I manage to stop it efl'ectually. I had a touch of what I am sure was foul brood early this spring, and not wishing to make any
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MR. EDGAR WILSON .S APIARY, UPPER NORWOOD, SURREY. my interest in the craft being first aroused after being shown some hives belonging to a friend and also sections he had for sale. Our conversation took somewhat after the form of a lecture on bee-keeping, and, carpentry being one of my chief pastimes, I resolved to make a hive and buy a swarm of bees. This I did, but my first venture was a failure, owing, as I think, to loss of queen. However, I took the hive and what bees remained to my friend, who divided one of his stocks to give me one half of the bees and combs to make up my stock again. He also kept them under his charge for me till the fol- lowing spring, when I removed the colony home again. In the following season I bought another stock and have increased till my hives now number twelve. Last year was my most suc- mistake I promptly made away with three suspected stocks. I now fancy I was a bit too drastic in my method of dealing with the disease, for when the expert came and examined my hives he gave a clean bill of health for the whole of the others. I am also proud to say my bees do not owe me a penny, for they have always more than paid for hives and keep since I began with them. I have been the means of inducing several to take up bee- keeping, among them my friend and co-worker, Mr. Tom Pogmore, seen in photo (hat in hand) along with myself. He is the most promising of six beginners, who mainly owe their start to myself, and the favourite topic among.st us is always bees and their doings. " I conclude by wishing good luck to all in the craft and a prosperous year 1900."

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