. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAJ. 149 allowed to fashion his stocks as he pleases, but after then, feeding or any other kind of aid should be dis- qualifying. It is not intended to limit the number of entries afterwards, but we think as some criterion, every intending exhibitor should pay his shilling, and enter his own name as a competitor. Subscriptions promised to prize fund : â /â s. a. Hon and Rev. H. Bligh i i o S. Holman, Esq 2 Editor British Bee Journal 5 S. G. Litteljohn, Esq i 'anington, Esq 2 Mr. W. Abbott I C. Atlee, Esq 2 C. W. .S
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAJ. 149 allowed to fashion his stocks as he pleases, but after then, feeding or any other kind of aid should be dis- qualifying. It is not intended to limit the number of entries afterwards, but we think as some criterion, every intending exhibitor should pay his shilling, and enter his own name as a competitor. Subscriptions promised to prize fund : â /â s. a. Hon and Rev. H. Bligh i i o S. Holman, Esq 2 Editor British Bee Journal 5 S. G. Litteljohn, Esq i 'anington, Esq 2 Mr. W. Abbott I C. Atlee, Esq 2 C. W. .Smith, Esq 2 Mr. J. E. Acworth i i C. Peicival, Esq i i Mr. R. Aston, (bee and drone traps) o 10 S. Wyatt, Esq o 10 A " Lanarkshire Bee Keeper " o 10 A Friend o 2 , Esq I A " Renfrewshire Bee Keeper " 2 Miss Maud i F. Cheshire, Esq 2 Wm. Carr, Esq I G. R. .Symington, Esq o J. M. Birch, Esq i J. F. Newland, Esq i i I 2 2 I 10 o £2,^ 12 HIVES. âoâ When the body of a hive is completed, the next thing to think of is the stand upon which it vi to be placed, and the cover or roof with which it is to be protected. We arc perfectly aware that with many persons these are considered objects of minor import- ance, but as they are essential accompaniments toa com- plete hive we think they deserve considerable atten- tion. All experienced apiarians agree that bees thrive best when each stock is placed upon a separate stand, but there are few who do not violate the principle by placing them in two's, three's, or four's together on stools or planks, arranged for tlie purpose ; it may however, be t,\ken as a rule, that the materials of which such stalls are made, would, if properly applied, form single stands for as many or more hives, and would give the bee keeper all the advantages attend- ing the isolation of his stocks. Our late lamented friend, Major Munn, insisted that a hive to be perfect should be capable of removal from place to place without
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