. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. itittsh THE. [No. 93. Vol. VIII.] JANUARY, 1881. [Published Monthly.] ^bhnruil, Botucs, #c. JANUARY. Christmas has passed, and we trust it has been a merry one in all senses ; and we most sincerely wish all our readers and their friends a Happy New Year, and ' many ov 'em.' Coming after a year of disaster like 1879, which had itself been preceded by a ' trying' year, the season '80 was a blessing for which none of us can be too grateful, for it gave in profusion all that the earth could produce, and more abund- antly favoured its culturist
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. itittsh THE. [No. 93. Vol. VIII.] JANUARY, 1881. [Published Monthly.] ^bhnruil, Botucs, #c. JANUARY. Christmas has passed, and we trust it has been a merry one in all senses ; and we most sincerely wish all our readers and their friends a Happy New Year, and ' many ov 'em.' Coming after a year of disaster like 1879, which had itself been preceded by a ' trying' year, the season '80 was a blessing for which none of us can be too grateful, for it gave in profusion all that the earth could produce, and more abund- antly favoured its culturists. May God give us thankful hearts ! Fortunately for all out-door occupations, the winter weather thus far has been mild and comparatively dry, so that the work necessary in preparation for the year upon whose threshold we stand has progressed almost without hindrance, and (leaving out the question of rents, taxes, &c, the discussion of which is no part of our business) the prospect for agriculture, in all its branches, is a good one. In our speciality— bee-culture—there is eminent ground for satis- faction ; two years ago we were threatened with the extermination of our industry by the inpouring of vast consignments of honey from America, and elsewhere, which could, it was said, be produced and delivered here so cheaply, and in such readily saleable parcels, as to render its home growth unremunerative, and a kind of ' scare' was the immediate consequence. But, happily, American honey is not English, and not all the fancy labels or packages in the universe will cheat the English palate, or per- suade the people to swallow an inferior article if a good one can be had ; and as a consequence, it has been found that importing even the best American product does not pay. Naturally, in times of scarcity almost anything will sell; but the honey of home growth will always command the trade, and, thanks to the good year 1880, and the impetus given to bee-keeping by the Journal,
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