. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Peb. 12, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 77 479. If a hive be kept without a queen for, say, 12 days during a nectar flow what effect might be expected on (1) honey production and (2) the swarming fever? 480. Give a full explanation of spring dwindling. 481. Describe the heart of a bee and state where it is located. 482. Make notes for a 15-minute lecture on " How to make the best use of an inferior location for an ; J. L. The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No no
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Peb. 12, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 77 479. If a hive be kept without a queen for, say, 12 days during a nectar flow what effect might be expected on (1) honey production and (2) the swarming fever? 480. Give a full explanation of spring dwindling. 481. Describe the heart of a bee and state where it is located. 482. Make notes for a 15-minute lecture on " How to make the best use of an inferior location for an ; J. L. The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. Bee Legislation. [10126] There seems to me to be only one /real objection to asking for legisla- tion ; that is, that a Bill may be intro- duced which insists on the destruction of " parasite carriers " which show slight signs of " ; This would be a dis- aster, as it would mean the elimination of many partially immune strains of bees. Provided we are given an assurance that this will not be done, I, for one, am heartily in favour of legislation. May I, in conclusion, suggest that Miss A. Parker (and anyone else who is dis- posed to agree with her) should spend a little time meditating on what we owe to research. Scientists, like other people, sometimes make mistakes; but, as Huxley said, the only people who do not are those who do nothing.—Annie D. Betts, Cam- berley. [10127] I have with particular interest read the various letters on legislation which have resulted from your generous invitation. I regret, however, that I have learned nothing practical from them. Surely there must be some sound argu- ments for or a
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