. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 2, 1901.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 175 them very profitable, and have had no trouble in disposing of the honey and wax taken from my hives. Commencing with one frame-hive, I eventually increased to thirty stocks, a few being skeps, the bees of which, with the excep- tion of two skeps—kept for swarming—I transferred to frame-hives. I have been able to dispose of frame-hives to five bee-keepers who had not previously been acquainted with any hives other than skeps, and all ex- pressed their satisfaction with the new method. I gave to eac
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 2, 1901.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 175 them very profitable, and have had no trouble in disposing of the honey and wax taken from my hives. Commencing with one frame-hive, I eventually increased to thirty stocks, a few being skeps, the bees of which, with the excep- tion of two skeps—kept for swarming—I transferred to frame-hives. I have been able to dispose of frame-hives to five bee-keepers who had not previously been acquainted with any hives other than skeps, and all ex- pressed their satisfaction with the new method. I gave to each a few hints such as I had found to be generally useful, and such also as I had myself gladly received from friends when starting an apiary. Two of the hives seen are my own manufacture. "I exhibited honey at the village horti- cultural show for several successive years, and was a prize-winner each time, also at Bedding- should the hives be placed closer together than two yards. I also find that good honey results are largely attributable to strict attention to the cleanliness of the hives in- side, and to all accessories: Regularly every spring I thoroughly clean all floor-boards, scrape the frames, &c, and, lastly, paint the hives outside, which, besides preserving the wood, adds much to the neatness of the garden. As conducive to the prevention of swarming, I at the proper time place two frames of foundation in the centre of each hive, finding that when the brood-chamber gets crowded with young bees the heat is thereby lessened. "At one time on coming in contact with an ' old-style' bee-keeper, I inquired why he did not take to wooden hives. He replied, ' They arn't no good—yer carn't beat. HORACE J. JEFFREYS APIARY, SOUTH GODSTONE, SURREY. ton last August. The hive on the left of the picture, as may be seen, has a lift (my own making) which I work with shallow-frames, and find them very profitable. The double hive in centre of the photo had, when I purc
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