. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 22, 1921. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 599 tershire , and for the cakes and biscuits, Miss Baddeley, Gloucestershire School of Science. The show was held in the Oak Room, a beautifully panelled room, by kind permission of the County Authorities. During the summer several interesting meetings have been held in different parts of the county by kind invitation of members. These have been much appreciated, and form an important part of the work of an Association. Edward J. Bartleet, Hon. Sec, Preparing for Heather. Some months
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 22, 1921. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 599 tershire , and for the cakes and biscuits, Miss Baddeley, Gloucestershire School of Science. The show was held in the Oak Room, a beautifully panelled room, by kind permission of the County Authorities. During the summer several interesting meetings have been held in different parts of the county by kind invitation of members. These have been much appreciated, and form an important part of the work of an Association. Edward J. Bartleet, Hon. Sec, Preparing for Heather. Some months ago you had considerable correspondence an this question in your columns, and I wrote asking why so many advocated re-queening just before heather season, and giving reason® why I thought this either a mistake or unnecessary. As no one lias answered my "-query," I am compelled to conclude that it was unanswerable. I will now give my experience with a stock sent to heather last August 8, a grand lot of bees, headed by young unfertile queen (it had to be heir or none), put on ten frames of empty comb July 20. Waited far signs of fertility until August. 8, when two combs had small patch each of eggs. Sent to heather same day. Result, a dozen sections full of honey, all usable, but only four saleable, as others \\ ere not sealed sufficiently. Nine brood combs nearly solid with sealed heather honey and the tenth half full. Bees now cover eight combs. I might add that when sent away the combs held just about enough clover honey to. carry the bees on for a bare week. I do not want your readers to be under the impression that I am advocating this "style" of sending bees to heather, but that I am trying to uphold my contention that a good lot of mature foraging bees is the main step towards securing a heather honey harvest, and that the fewer bees reared while at the heather the better. The real ideal stock for the heather is one containing from six to eight combs o
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