. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 332 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 18, 1917. thorough system of packing, and, be it noted, ventilation at the same time, and it appears from his arguments that this will make stores last further towards the spring, which is very desirable, ,as I take it there will be many a hive go into winter short of its full complement of 30 lbs. I am also a hearty supporter of ''standardisation'' in hives, to he run by the :—" ; IS BLUE AN ATTRACTIVE COLOUR TO BEES? [9-357] Surely our friend Mr. Kettle is a little bit off the li
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 332 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 18, 1917. thorough system of packing, and, be it noted, ventilation at the same time, and it appears from his arguments that this will make stores last further towards the spring, which is very desirable, ,as I take it there will be many a hive go into winter short of its full complement of 30 lbs. I am also a hearty supporter of ''standardisation'' in hives, to he run by the :—" ; IS BLUE AN ATTRACTIVE COLOUR TO BEES? [9-357] Surely our friend Mr. Kettle is a little bit off the line when he says in your number, October 4, " Blue is said to be an attractive colour to bees, but I have not found it ; What about Borage, Seilla, Cbionadoxa, Cornflower, Veronica, just to mention a few that occur to me? I don't think bee-keepers should be without the above blue flowers. Perhaps some other of your readers have written to you re this subject, if not, you might like to put a small note in your Journal.—TV. A. K., Surrey. [We have an article on " Bees and the Colour of Flowers" in type, which we hope to publish shortly. A table of visits of bees to flowei'is of various colours is given which supports the view of Mr. Kettle.—Eds.]. Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue should send questions to reach this office NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All questions must be accompanied by the sender's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. T Milur (Lanark). -Cloth for honey press- Scrim or cheesecloth, or muslin are best. Any material that is open and strong will serve. You can get them at any draper's. The length ot time they will last depends to a great extent on how you use the press. Do not put too much pressure' on at fir
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