. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 12, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 81 as one does not see bees all fanning at the entrance, which is hateful to watch. I have heard they bend, and allow the queen up, which is all rubbish, A careful man need never bend a wire; heavy- handed men, who throw things about, deserve to get their honey spoilt. The only alteration I have made is to add two board cheeks to the porch, to protect the bees from the wind. Some hives have an apology for a porch; wind and rain play havoc with the bees not protected. Watch a new brood come oiit for t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 12, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 81 as one does not see bees all fanning at the entrance, which is hateful to watch. I have heard they bend, and allow the queen up, which is all rubbish, A careful man need never bend a wire; heavy- handed men, who throw things about, deserve to get their honey spoilt. The only alteration I have made is to add two board cheeks to the porch, to protect the bees from the wind. Some hives have an apology for a porch; wind and rain play havoc with the bees not protected. Watch a new brood come oiit for the first time, with no proper porch, and see them blown on to the grass, in many cases never to rise again. I also use a Swiss entrance, which is a boon against robbing and wasps; but if a zig-zag entrance, this is removed in the winter, and an 8-in. " Silver " entrance put in its place to stop dwindling from sunlight, and it is removed in May. I hope to send photos of this hive working at a future date. I am in favour of small apiaries keeping one hive for feeding bees in autumn.âCyril Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue should send questions to tench this office NOT LATER thanthe FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to hy 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 ds a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. PRICE OF SUGAR. In answer to numerous inquiries as to the price of sugar, we are at present unable to give any information. We are makins? inquiries, and will reply soon as we hear anything. A. L. Jackson (Walsall).âFeeding wifh golden sj/rwp.âNeither this or treacle are suitable for bee food. "Swarm" (Worcs.).âTrert^meni of skeps.âLH'the bees stay as they are until the skeps are almost full of bees, which will probably be from early April to
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