. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. IIG. (J. (placed at the bottom) is removed, the lid screwed down fast, and the bees are then ready to travel. In the case of the skep the bees are tied in by means of cheese cloth. A swarm can also be made from a skep into a frame hive in the same way, although the usual practice is to transfer the bees by placing the skep over the frames and allowing them to work down. Correspondence. Tht Editors do not hold themselves responsibl* for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and corres
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. IIG. (J. (placed at the bottom) is removed, the lid screwed down fast, and the bees are then ready to travel. In the case of the skep the bees are tied in by means of cheese cloth. A swarm can also be made from a skep into a frame hive in the same way, although the usual practice is to transfer the bees by placing the skep over the frames and allowing them to work down. Correspondence. Tht Editors do not hold themselves responsibl* for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. He do not undertake to return rejected communications. •ISLE OF WIGHT" DISEASE. [8755] Referring to Mr. CraAvshaw's two queries (p. 266)—(a) There is no doubt that the disease is carried by swarms and driven bees. I do not think all bees sent to the North of Scotland would arrive with honey sacs empty, especially diseased bees which might consume their store much more slowly than the normal bees, (b) The disease would probably travel from the Isle of Wight to the mainland in I section Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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