. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 5, 1897.]" THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 305 people living a few minutes' walk wera ignorant of it. But district secretarial work of the L. and C. , and the numerous bee-meetings held at the " Cottage,'' have made it a household word with numbers of enthusiastic bee-keepers, who soon make themselves at home there. Mr. Taylor wel- c-jmes all and any who love the honey bee, and spring, summer, and autumn the place is the rendezvous of those wishing to learn of bees and of bee-keeping. Writing us on the honey production of the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 5, 1897.]" THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 305 people living a few minutes' walk wera ignorant of it. But district secretarial work of the L. and C. , and the numerous bee-meetings held at the " Cottage,'' have made it a household word with numbers of enthusiastic bee-keepers, who soon make themselves at home there. Mr. Taylor wel- c-jmes all and any who love the honey bee, and spring, summer, and autumn the place is the rendezvous of those wishing to learn of bees and of bee-keeping. Writing us on the honey production of the rlsrict, Mr. Taylor says :—" One ciinnot fxpect great results so near a large city as .'.ranchester, yet I make the bees pay well. Jn 1894, four hives gave me 225 lb. of honey the ; The late Mr. Pettigrew of "big skep" fame kept his bees within a quarter of a mile from the apiary which is the subject of the present notice; but, as stated in his "Handy Book" on bee-keeping, he found it a poor neighboarhood for bees. " They can barely keep themselves in ordinary seasons,'' he says. Seeing, then, that Mr. Pettigrew failed with his famous skeps, it says much for modern management when so much better results are obtained by the intelligent use of frame-hives. The apiary now numbers eighteen hives— sixteen frame hives and two skeps—scattered all over the garden, as seen in the photo. The hives are built on modern principVs, and the. MR. F. H. TAYLORS APIART, FALLOWFIELD, NEAR MANCHESTER. and five swarms. The largest "take" from a single hive was 82i lb. of honey and one swarm, which latter yielded 28^ lb. of honey and a virgin swarm. Even in such poor seasons as 1895 and 1896 the average was over 20 lb. per ; On undertaking the duties of local hon. secretary to the L. and C. three years ago Mr. Taylor began with three members. There are now sixty on his list. Birch Fold Cottage in,spring has been compared t
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