. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 16 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 8, 1920. bees is assured tliat his honey is pure, minus compounds that we see so much of to-day. Pure, unadulterated honey, ex- tracted from clean combs, or eaten in the form of sections, will produce a healthy condition of the body which no other food caji offer in like degree. - I was not aware, until I read it in these columns, that the swallow (Hirundo TJr- hica) was addicted to killing bees. It is a pity that this beautiful harbinger of spring should be guilty of such a charge. I have noticed swallows
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 16 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 8, 1920. bees is assured tliat his honey is pure, minus compounds that we see so much of to-day. Pure, unadulterated honey, ex- tracted from clean combs, or eaten in the form of sections, will produce a healthy condition of the body which no other food caji offer in like degree. - I was not aware, until I read it in these columns, that the swallow (Hirundo TJr- hica) was addicted to killing bees. It is a pity that this beautiful harbinger of spring should be guilty of such a charge. I have noticed swallows flying over the hives, but rather too high to detect any mischief. Fortunately for the bee-keeper this country contains very few bee-enemies, Last winter I was pestered with the blue- tit (Parus-cceruleus) clatcliing bees, and tearing away the head and thorax from the abdomen, the former was greedily eaten, while the latter was cast away. In the present winter I have, so far, only Been one, and thi|S was placed hors-de- comhat with gunshot. It is with regret that we have to destroy some of these bee-enemies, as they render valuable assistance to the gardener in destroying insects. The toad should never be allowed in sufl&cient numbers in an apiary to do any very serious damage. I have seen these on two occasions upon the alighting boards, waiting to devour any bee coming within reach of their long tongues. Every gardener knows the value of the toad as an insect destroyer. Mice at this time of the year work havoc in hiv«is if not kep't under, they seem to have a particular taste for honey, besides destroying the combs. If the entrances to hives are too large, as a good preventive place a wire across the entrance; this will prevent the entrance of mice, at the same time allowing suflB- cient space for the egress and iAgress of the bees, and for ventilation. Under the coverings of straw skeps is a favourite place for mice, holes being gnawed through the crown, and the combs t
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