. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 15, 1921. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 589. The Editors do rnt 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 name 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. Unique Home for Bees. [10592] T enclose some photographs of
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 15, 1921. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 589. The Editors do rnt 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 name 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. Unique Home for Bees. [10592] T enclose some photographs of what I believe to be a unique domicile for bees—it is an old thrown-away can, such as is usually used for paraffin. -It was found last year. 1920, occupied by the bees in a there is not the least trace of Italian in them, and they don't look much like Dutch. They seem strong and healthy, and, judging by the weight, have plenty of stores, though one can't in the least see which way the combs are built, or whether there is anything but them in the can, which is quite substan- tial but for the one hole; in fact, I think it would be a bit of a puzzle to get the bees out without destroying them, and I am afraid they are only useful as a curiosity. Before I had them I believe they were left quite exposed, and one wonders the hot summer sun had not melted all their comb into a mash, and the fact that it does not seem to have done so suggests the combs are old, and possibly the bees had been in the can for some time before they were found. I have improvised a box cover for them, and they have come through so far quite well. I wonder. Mr. Editor, if you, or anv of your. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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