. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Mar. 21, 1907.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 115 " For many years past bees have been my pet hobby, and I find the study of them very fascinating; always something new to think out; some new method to try ; and if your work is reasonably well done (and with ordinary luck), there is some hard cash in hand at the year's end. The great drawback to success in the eyes of .some who make a start in the pursuit appears to be foul brood, but I firmly believe that any intelligent man can clear his apiary of the pest by taking a little trouble at t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Mar. 21, 1907.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 115 " For many years past bees have been my pet hobby, and I find the study of them very fascinating; always something new to think out; some new method to try ; and if your work is reasonably well done (and with ordinary luck), there is some hard cash in hand at the year's end. The great drawback to success in the eyes of .some who make a start in the pursuit appears to be foul brood, but I firmly believe that any intelligent man can clear his apiary of the pest by taking a little trouble at the right time. My own ex- perience is that an almost certain cure will result if the starvation method, fol- lowed by the use of new foundation, is properly carried out in the spring. Those who find the disease present on examina- tion earlv in the season should on no reared queens in nucleus-hives for increase or sale. On the question of supering I find it best to always start with a box of shallow-frames with excluder under, even when intending to work for sections, and when the frames are partly full I place the section-rack underneath, after re- moving the excluder; and with me a spoilt section is the exception. Although so much has been said against foreign bees, my experience is entirely in their favour. They are no doubt confirmed robbers; but I believe a good ' robber' is a good ' forager.' A slight alteration of the father's advice to his son, ' Get honey; honestly if you can, but get it!' fits the foreign bee like a glove. Otherwise the Carniolan seems an ideal race for easy handling. Their habit of adhering. ME. E. J. PIDDUCK'S APIARY, ALSAGER, CHESHIRE. account defer treatment until the honey- season is over, hoping thereby to secure a larger surplus. I find that bees treated in the spring work up their strength and vigour quickly, helped no doubt by the energy which summer's inflow brings, and in a way that does not follow in autumn. I am also a believer in swarms.
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