. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Sept. 1, 1898.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 345 HOMES OF THE HONEY BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. Mr. John Cotterill, a part of whose well- ordered apiary form3 our bee-garden picture this week, is proprietor of a hydropathic establishment at Bowdon, near Altrincham, and—although he can hardly yet be called elderly—has been a bee-keeper for over forty years. We have had the pleasure of his per- sonal acquaintance for many years, and he is one of our oldest readers. The apiary from which the photo was taken occupies the lower part of the gr
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Sept. 1, 1898.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 345 HOMES OF THE HONEY BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. Mr. John Cotterill, a part of whose well- ordered apiary form3 our bee-garden picture this week, is proprietor of a hydropathic establishment at Bowdon, near Altrincham, and—although he can hardly yet be called elderly—has been a bee-keeper for over forty years. We have had the pleasure of his per- sonal acquaintance for many years, and he is one of our oldest readers. The apiary from which the photo was taken occupies the lower part of the grounds attached to " Malvern House "—by which name the place is known are of different forms, but all contain standard frames and are interchangeable. A little behind the hives on the right in picture is our extracting room and another store-room for general appliances. " The lady seen in the foreground has been for some years resident in my establishment, and though quite new to the art of bee- keeping on first coming here, has proved a most apt scholar, and is now, to all intents and purposes, " an expert ''—taking great and con- tinued delight and interest in all bee work for some time past. " I have kept bees over forty years. My first stock—bought when I was but a youth—. MR. JOHN COTTERILL S APIARY, BOWDON, CHESHIRE. —and quite away from the pleasure grounds appropriated to visitors. Mr. Cotterill is one of those bee-keepers who get not only plea- sure but profit from the bees, disposing of his surplus honey each season without more effort than attends anything needing selling. He was also for many years an active member of the Executive Committee of the local Bee-keepers' Association, and a well-known prize winner at shows held in the county of Cheshire. Writing in response to our request for a few particulars of his past bee experiences, Mr. Cotterill says :— " My apiary contains thirty-six hives, about twenty being teen in t
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