. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 11,1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 549. .Aj Bee Legislation. We have used the above title for all correspondence on the subject of legisla- tion for bee diseases. There has been no bee legislation suggested for any other pur- pose than dealing with disease, and it is difficult to imagine anyone thinking that, under the title of " Bee Legislation," without specifying " Diseases," there was a possibility of including other matters, such as the ownership of swarms. It is, perhaps, needless to say that in all cases wher
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 11,1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 549. .Aj Bee Legislation. We have used the above title for all correspondence on the subject of legisla- tion for bee diseases. There has been no bee legislation suggested for any other pur- pose than dealing with disease, and it is difficult to imagine anyone thinking that, under the title of " Bee Legislation," without specifying " Diseases," there was a possibility of including other matters, such as the ownership of swarms. It is, perhaps, needless to say that in all cases where the above title is used it refers only and solely to legislation for bee diseases, but in one instance it has been suggested otherwise. We shall be very surprised if there is even one other reader who has imagined such a thing, but in case there is we make this note to prevent the possi- bility of any misunderstanding. We hope it will be clearly understood that the title " Bee Legislation," as used in our paper, has up to the present, and will in future, refer to legislation for bee diseases only. We have received a further long letter from J. Hewitt, of Sheffield, which, for the purpose of arriving at a decision as to what kind of legislation will be acceptable to the majority of bee-keepers, is as value- less as the one already published. Our aim is to have the views of as many as possible. As our space is very limited, each corre- spondent should embody his views in one letter only, stating them as lucidly as pos- sible; therefore, apart from their useless- ness in the discussion, for the above reason, we cannot print any further com- munications from him. Although he promises us one effusion per week ! For Mr. Hewitt's benefit we may say that we are not for sale to either side, but will publish all letters as received, whether in favour or not. Can we be more fair? If, for lack of space, we are unable to publish all communications received, we promise that the l
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