. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 28, 1916.] THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. 405. TO OUR READERS. We shall be greatly obliged if our readers, when their subscriptions expire, will let us know as soon as possible if they wish to continue to take in the paper. We hope they will all' do so, and, if possible, recom- mend the Journal to other bee-keepers, and thus help to secure new subscribers. Subscriptions should be sent in advance, To prevent disappointment orders should be sent at once, as in the present state of the paper market we cannot afford to print papers to sell as w
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 28, 1916.] THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. 405. TO OUR READERS. We shall be greatly obliged if our readers, when their subscriptions expire, will let us know as soon as possible if they wish to continue to take in the paper. We hope they will all' do so, and, if possible, recom- mend the Journal to other bee-keepers, and thus help to secure new subscribers. Subscriptions should be sent in advance, To prevent disappointment orders should be sent at once, as in the present state of the paper market we cannot afford to print papers to sell as waste, and, in addi- tion to that, we feel that any waste, how- ever small and in whatever direction is at this time unpatriotic. We are, there- fore, only printing a very small margin over actual orders, and back numbers will soon be out of print. Failing any order of renewal the paper will be discontinued. A siibscription form will be found on page 412. Will all those, also, who are in arrears with their subscriptions kindly send the cash along as soon as possible, and thus save us the time and expense of continu- ally sending out small accounts. OBTAINING SOFT CANDY FOR BEE FOOD. Bee-keepers will be pleased to know that it will noAV be possible to obtain sup- plies of soft candy for their bees. The quantity of sugar we were able to obtaiTi for feeding; purposes grew " gradually less and beautifully small " until we were unable to obtain any at all. Under these circumstances our manager, Mr. J. Hcrrod-Hempsall, obtained an interview with Sir Walter Essex, , who, as a bee-keeoer, could grasp the situation, and asked if it was possible for him to persnadp the Royal Commission on the Susar Supply to allow a supply of sugar for the purpose of feeding; bees. Ho kindlv undeT-took to do what he could, and promptly set to work. After work- ins; hard for over a month, and overcom- ing; various obstacles, his efforts have been crowned with success, as the followina: questi
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