. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 128 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 24, 1887. Corrcspoittrewe. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions expressed by his correspondents. No attention will he taken of anonymous com- munications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side oj the paper only, and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, hut as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be d>awn on separate pieces of paper. Communications relating to the literary department, reports of Associations, Shows, Me


. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 128 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 24, 1887. Corrcspoittrewe. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions expressed by his correspondents. No attention will he taken of anonymous com- munications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side oj the paper only, and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, hut as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be d>awn on separate pieces of paper. Communications relating to the literary department, reports of Associations, Shows, Meetings, Echoes, Queries, Books for Review, &c, must be addressed only to 'The Editoe of the "British Bee Journal," c/o Messrs. Strangeways and Sons, Tower Street, Upper St. Martin's Lane, London, All business communications relating to Advertisements, &c, must be addressed to Mr. J. Huckle, King's Langley, Herts (see 2nd page of Advertisements). %* In order to facilitate reference, Correspondents, when speaking oj any letter or query previously inserted, will oblige by mentioning the number of the letter, as well as the page on which it appears. SECTION-CASES AND SECTIONS. [808.] The time is fast approaching, notwithstanding the frost and snow we have had during the last week, wiien bee-keepers should lay their plans and provide them- selves with all the requisites for the coming honey season. It is not an uncommon thing to put off obtaining these until they are wanted. The bees swarm, and the supply dealer is written to and expected to send hives at a minute's notice in which to put the bees. The honey harvest finds us without sufficient section-cases or sec- tions with foundation fixed ready to use when they are required, and a quantity of the early and best honey is put in the brood frames, the queen has not sufficient space of comb in which she can lay, and the desire to swarm is the result. This fever once started it is difficult to stop, although ha


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