. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 44 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [February 3, 1887- When once the sympathies of such leading members â were aroused there would be no difficulty in making arrangements for lectures, and possibly for the dis- play of hives and honey. This last point would be certain to exert a powerful attractive influence. A third matter would be the securing of efficient lecturers or exponents of the elements of bee- keeping. This might be accomplished either by the Committee of the taking the subject in hand, or by individual and qualified members of
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 44 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [February 3, 1887- When once the sympathies of such leading members â were aroused there would be no difficulty in making arrangements for lectures, and possibly for the dis- play of hives and honey. This last point would be certain to exert a powerful attractive influence. A third matter would be the securing of efficient lecturers or exponents of the elements of bee- keeping. This might be accomplished either by the Committee of the taking the subject in hand, or by individual and qualified members of the Association offering their services to the branch of' The Teachers' Union ' nearest their own abodes. We have before pointed out the immediate ad- vantages which would be gained by teachers who might be induced to interest themselves in api- culture. The importance of this point will justify a repeated reference to it. In the first place, then, bee-keeping supplies a hobby admirably adapted to those whose profession makes a severe call on physical energy, and especially on brain power. A certain amount of bodily exercise is required in attending to hives, while no exhausting toil is needed. The mental faculties are quietly and healthfully called out in devising various little expedients for making improvements, meeting difficulties, or securing the best results in honey and strength of stocks. These considerations tell with great force in the case of female teachers, and we are thoroughly convinced that an immense development of bee-keeping is yet to take place through our gentler sex. A second benefit would be the certainty that pupils of these teachers would be aroused to take interest primarily in our pet insects, and later on in natural history generally. We need not point out to our readers the humanising and elevating consequences of such results. Thirdly, a fresh link would be forged in the happy bonds existing between many teachers and their pupils; and so an indi
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