. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 310 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [A*do>. 26, 1915. to come and watch yon!" "Yes," was the reply, "but I had my doots that yoTJ could he coaxed to drop in on a big day like ;—D. B. From the Greenock Queries reaching this ojfice not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed env
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 310 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [A*do>. 26, 1915. to come and watch yon!" "Yes," was the reply, "but I had my doots that yoTJ could he coaxed to drop in on a big day like ;—D. B. From the Greenock Queries reaching this ojfice not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. KEEPING OLD QUEEN. [9026] I shall be glad of your opinion as to whether a queen of July, 1914, which has proved very prolific during the latter half of last year and also this season, should be kept over next year, 1916.—C. M. H. Reoply.—Yes, we should keep her for another season, but re-queen next year. BEES ON WEST COAST OF AFRICA. [9027] I have been asked by a resident on the West Coast of Africa to find out from you if it would be possible to keep honey bees there. The country is full of mangrove forests, and there are some native bees. I understand the mangrove is a wonderful producer of nectar in Florida, and if the climate suited the bees it should not be a very difficult matter to send out a stock from Liver- pool. You would oblige me greatly by any directions or suggestions you could make as to carrying out this.—J. C. G., AVestport, Ireland. Reply.—You do not say on what part of the West Coast of Africa your correspon- dent resides, but if, as you say, the coun- try is full of mangrove forests, it should prove a good place for bees, as all the species of this plant are known to be splendid yiolders of nectar, the black mangrove {Avic
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