. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 2, and the same may be found amongst those taken from honey, as at 3 c; but the more constant forms are those figured a- 3 A and b. The latter forms are as- sumed when the grains are kept in dilute formalin. {To he continued.) ENGLAND STILL IN FRONT. In view of the frequent gi-umbles which we are accustomed to hear with regard to the sale of honey in this couintry, and the contention that we are far behind other countries in pushing bee-keeping as a business, the following extract from the November issue of the Canadian Bee Journal is rath
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 2, and the same may be found amongst those taken from honey, as at 3 c; but the more constant forms are those figured a- 3 A and b. The latter forms are as- sumed when the grains are kept in dilute formalin. {To he continued.) ENGLAND STILL IN FRONT. In view of the frequent gi-umbles which we are accustomed to hear with regard to the sale of honey in this couintry, and the contention that we are far behind other countries in pushing bee-keeping as a business, the following extract from the November issue of the Canadian Bee Journal is rather refreshing. After quoting the report of the Grocers' Ex- hibition taken from our pages, the editor goes on to say : — ^^*^Cenfre°"^^ "Bee-keepers in the Old Country have been experiencing a succession of bad oi" indifferent seasons. Last year honey- dew spoiled the crop. This year unfavour- able weather brought disappointment and loss to our brothers across the water. Yet, in spite of adverse circum- stances, our contem- porary is able to re- port the London Honey Show a big success. Let us em- phasise the fact. We read, for instance, that in the classes for light- and medium - coloured honey there were sixty exhibits. Only those who have visited the various London honey shows can realise the effect produced by these imposing displays of honey. Sixty entries! Think of it. In the class for displays of honey and honey pro- ducts (to be shown in suitably attrac- tive form for tradesmen's windows) there were >six trophies. That which gained the first prize was of an educa- tional nature, exliibiting the variety of ;=€s to which honey can be put in medi- cines as well as in articles of every-day consumption. Tlie entries in the beeswax classes numbered thirty-two. We can imagine a certain well-known Canadian with that jack-knife of his doing a bit ot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
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