. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. ^ov. 8, THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. 441 AN INTERESTING PHOTO. We some time ago received the photo from which the accompanying interesting illustra- tion has been reproduced. It represents one end of an old bee-house made to accommo- date four stocks of bees in straw skeps, and, as seen, there are combs built to the woodwork —and t)ccupied by bees—outside the skep. The photo was sent by Mr. H, 0. Smith, a member and district secretary of the Lines Mr. Smith, being an active and enthusiastic bee-man, does a good deal of expert wor
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. ^ov. 8, THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. 441 AN INTERESTING PHOTO. We some time ago received the photo from which the accompanying interesting illustra- tion has been reproduced. It represents one end of an old bee-house made to accommo- date four stocks of bees in straw skeps, and, as seen, there are combs built to the woodwork —and t)ccupied by bees—outside the skep. The photo was sent by Mr. H, 0. Smith, a member and district secretary of the Lines Mr. Smith, being an active and enthusiastic bee-man, does a good deal of expert work for the Asso- ciation, and it was on one of his annual tours among members that he discovered the bee-house shown. In re- sponse to our request for some particulars regarding the curious specimen of bees living in harmony depicted in the photo, Mr. Smith writes as follows :— "I visit members of my district every autumn. When on one of my tours I called on a Mr. Broadley, of Gur- moldby, and there found a bee-house about 10 ft. long, with a door at each end, made to accommodate four skepj, the entrances being along the front. The biees were evidently not often examined, for on opening one door I found the skep nearest me had apparently sent out a swarm, which from some cause had re- turned to the old spot and built combs to the front and top of the bee-house, forming a separate colony, laoth lots working peaceably together and using the one entrance. A clergyman—an amateur photographer—from London with his camera happened to be in the neighbourhood seeking novelties and wished to have a photo of the bees, so I kept them quiet while he took their photos. I thought it would possess some interest for the , of which I first became a reader in 1881, and therefore send it on to you for insertion if considered suitable.'' be explained by the fact that there is a large quantity of ivy about here, and it has flowered so abundantly that the bees have been busy carry
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