. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Hooker's Alexandra Hive. weighing 751bs. nett, which was filled by the 14th of June through the Raynor pattern of perforated zinc. Surely this is tolerably conclusive evidence that it does not much interfere with the bees working, there is no other super of nearly the same weight taken from one hive in the exhibition. At the show at South Kensington in 1878, a bronze medal was awarded Mr. Hooker in the class for the best moveable comb hive. At the great show at Kilburn in 1879, Mr. Hooker obtained a bronze medal for his Alexandra hive, and
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Hooker's Alexandra Hive. weighing 751bs. nett, which was filled by the 14th of June through the Raynor pattern of perforated zinc. Surely this is tolerably conclusive evidence that it does not much interfere with the bees working, there is no other super of nearly the same weight taken from one hive in the exhibition. At the show at South Kensington in 1878, a bronze medal was awarded Mr. Hooker in the class for the best moveable comb hive. At the great show at Kilburn in 1879, Mr. Hooker obtained a bronze medal for his Alexandra hive, and the same year at the exhibition at South Kensington, the silver medal for the same hive. In 1880 at the South Kensington show, Mr. Hooker obtained a bronze medal for his hive and another for his super. In 1883, the first prize was awarded him for the best moveable comb hive. In this year Mr. Hooker was one of the judges at the Royal Agricultural Society's exhibitions at Reading in 1882, York 1883,. Hooker's Uncapping Machine. Shrewsbury 1884, Preston 188o, Norwich 1886, and Newcastle 1887, also at several of the Bath and West of England and Royal Counties shows. In the Bligh Competition of 1882-1883 he obtained the first prize for largest quantity of honey, &c, from one swarm. Mi-. Hooker's uncapping machine is very ingenious; it will be found of great service in facilitating the work of preparing combs for the extractor. In 1888 he pub- lished a small book called Hooker's Guide to Successful Bee-Keeping. He has also obtained several prizes and medals for comb and extracted honey at various shows. We hope at some future time to give an illustration of his apiary when residing at Seven Oaks. THE ROYAL SHOW AT WINDSOR. We have pleasure in informing our readers that, subject to the approval of Her Majesty the Queen, who is now at Balmoral, the programme of the proceedings on Thursday afternoon next, prepared by the authorities of the Royal Agricultural Society, includes a vis
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