. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 442 THE BKITISH BEE JOUENAL. Sept. 7, 1922. tomers of Messrs. D. W. Clarke & Sons, Ltd.—I, M. Partrige: 2, M. Meanley, Norton. Class 145.—Cannock and District Bee-keepers' Association.—1, A. Berresford; 2, M. Meanley; 3, M. Partrige. Staffs Bee-keepers' Association.—Silver medal, J. R. Leighton; bronze medal, M. Partrige.—(Com- municated.) Middlesex Bee-keepers' Association A very interesting lecture on wintering bees was given in the grounds of Wood- house, Woodhouse Lane, Finchley, on Saturday, August 26. Mr. J. Herrod- Hempsall, the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 442 THE BKITISH BEE JOUENAL. Sept. 7, 1922. tomers of Messrs. D. W. Clarke & Sons, Ltd.—I, M. Partrige: 2, M. Meanley, Norton. Class 145.—Cannock and District Bee-keepers' Association.—1, A. Berresford; 2, M. Meanley; 3, M. Partrige. Staffs Bee-keepers' Association.—Silver medal, J. R. Leighton; bronze medal, M. Partrige.—(Com- municated.) Middlesex Bee-keepers' Association A very interesting lecture on wintering bees was given in the grounds of Wood- house, Woodhouse Lane, Finchley, on Saturday, August 26. Mr. J. Herrod- Hempsall, the lecturer, kept his audience keenly interested for nearly an hour, after- wards answering numerous questions. It is a pity that bee-keepers living in the immediate neighbourhood did not take more interest in the lecture, the majority of the audience coming from a distance, Enfield, Harlesden and Highgate all sending listeners. Members of Associations should remember that attending such functions aids the work of the Association, and that no matter how much we know, we can always learn. Brentford Honey Show. I would call the attention of intending ex- hibitors at this show on September 9 to an alteration in the prize list. Through the kindness of Mr. R. Lee, of Uxbridge, the exhibitor securing the second highest number of points will be entitled to appliances to the value of 10s. 6d.—G. James Flashman, Hon. Feeders. [10682] It may prove of interest to your readers to give the following facts re feeders. With reference to syrup tins, and making the holes in top lid or bottom, viz., Rev. rfemming's idea, I have tested the matter thus: In the bottom of a 2-lb. can I made four fine holes in a circle of about 1 in. and a fifth hole in the centre. Filling as rapidly as possibly, and replacing the lid I found that the " deluge " amounted to three dessertspoonsful of summer-feed syrup. The holes were made so that the burr was in the inside. This leakage
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