. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. July 27, 1022. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 861 TK@ B<B<B°K(B(Bp(Bw§? CalcHadaiTc JULY, 1922 27 Thursday. 28 Friday. 29 Saturday. 30 Sunday. 31 Monday. AUGUST. 1 Tuesday. 2 Wednesday. " Chaunteth not the brooding bee Sweeter tones than calumny ? " Tennyson, " A Dirge. " Sing hid, sweet honey That no bee sips ; Sing red, red roses— And my Love's ; A. Dobson, A Song of the Four Seasons. " Still all attuned to nature's melodies, He loved the bird's song in his door-yard trees, And the low hum of home-retur
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. July 27, 1022. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 861 TK@ B<B<B°K(B(Bp(Bw§? CalcHadaiTc JULY, 1922 27 Thursday. 28 Friday. 29 Saturday. 30 Sunday. 31 Monday. AUGUST. 1 Tuesday. 2 Wednesday. " Chaunteth not the brooding bee Sweeter tones than calumny ? " Tennyson, " A Dirge. " Sing hid, sweet honey That no bee sips ; Sing red, red roses— And my Love's ; A. Dobson, A Song of the Four Seasons. " Still all attuned to nature's melodies, He loved the bird's song in his door-yard trees, And the low hum of home-returning ; J. G. Whittier, " The Pennsylvania Pilgrim.'" " My son, eat thou honey, because it is good ; and the honey- comb, which is sweet to thy taste ; so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy ; Proverbs, xxiv. 13. Remove surplus honey before the flow ceases, and thus avoid angry bees and robbing. Do not start robbing by leaving any honey or combs about where bees have access. "' With the open air and a leisurely life, Homespun, and spaniels, and honey, An eave full of swallows, a sun-browned wife He's never a thought for ; T. Seasonable Hints. The season so far has been disappoint- ing, and it does not appear that the " bumper " crop of honey will materialise this year. Some of our correspondents query whether a dry or a wet season is the better for honey production. So far as our own observa- tion goes we think a wet season is more favourable than a dry one, 'provided it also warm. Temperature is the decid- ing faotor, a wet, cold summer being the worst time of all. The last few weeks have given us weather of that description, and bees have been unable to do much foraging. Last week several days were much warmer, with more or less sunshine, and swarms were numerous for so late in the , season. This swarming is also one re- sult of the previous cold and wet weather. It is well known that the
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