. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Oct. 14, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 499 a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer for his very interesting and in- formative lecture.—B. Carter. Echoes from the Hives. YORKSHIRE. The reports published of the honey har- vest from counties from all points of the compass tell the same tale of woe, and Yorkshire can also join in the same strain so far as the early bloom and clover har- vest is concerned, but the heather crop will prove one of the best for years, and bee- keepers who took the trouble and expense of moving stocks to
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Oct. 14, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 499 a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer for his very interesting and in- formative lecture.—B. Carter. Echoes from the Hives. YORKSHIRE. The reports published of the honey har- vest from counties from all points of the compass tell the same tale of woe, and Yorkshire can also join in the same strain so far as the early bloom and clover har- vest is concerned, but the heather crop will prove one of the best for years, and bee- keepers who took the trouble and expense of moving stocks to the moors will be rewarded with ample winter stores and surplus honey. It is very rare that bees will draw out comb and fill sections, but 1920 has proved an exception, the continued weeks of ideal weather giving them the opportunity. Had Mr. Tickel (10301) traversed the district, Pickering, Saltersgate, Levisham, Goathland and beyond to the sea 20 years ago, he would have seen hundreds of hives, but disease has taken a very heavy toll, and the now high expense of cartage, either road or rail, makes one think twice of the venture, for it is a sporting chance whether one recovers out-of-pocket expenses. From 30 years knowledge of heather seasons I can count the good ones on the fingers of one hand, so I trust by 1026 the work of the re-stocking scheme will be rewarded by seeing all the old sites and stands occu- pied, and this glorious vale of Pickering again ringing with the merry hum.— W. E. Richardson. Honey Imports. The registered value of honey imported into the United Kingdom during the month of September, 1920, was £34,947.— From a return furnished by the Statistical Office of Customs. The Harvesters. Yonder in the misty valleys, They are gathering up the corn. Here among the barren hillocks, Toil begins at early morn. From the purple heather patches, Wafted on the moorland breeze, Comes the drowsy note of humming, Joyful song of busy bees. They must fill thei
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