. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Bec< 8, 1898.] THE BRITISH BEE JOtJMAL m about bees until a friend gave me a few ideas as to the method of putting the ' busy bee' to an interesting and profitable use. This friend kindly helped me to start with my first swarm, for I was, like many others, rather afraid of them for a time. But that time is now past. I made up my mind to be a bee- master if I kept bees, and up to the present time I may say my bees have been a source of great pleasure to me. " I started bee-keeping in May, 1890, with one hive, and eventually increase
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Bec< 8, 1898.] THE BRITISH BEE JOtJMAL m about bees until a friend gave me a few ideas as to the method of putting the ' busy bee' to an interesting and profitable use. This friend kindly helped me to start with my first swarm, for I was, like many others, rather afraid of them for a time. But that time is now past. I made up my mind to be a bee- master if I kept bees, and up to the present time I may say my bees have been a source of great pleasure to me. " I started bee-keeping in May, 1890, with one hive, and eventually increased until I have as many as my spare time allows me to attend to. I make my own hives—buying the frames —but on starting fell into the mistake of try-. ing to make frames and all, and this, too, with help he could to form the association. ' I am glad to say we have now a very good working district association, with forty members scat- tered among eight or nine villages. As a result of the work done, skep bee-keeping has died out, and is replaced by bar-framed hives. " I have been very successful with my own takings of honey, and at our locil shows, when exhibiting, get a fair shara of prizes, especially at our annual show, so that my bee-keeping give3 me both pleasure and profit. This, how- ever, I must give my wife credit for, as she takes much interest in preparing the honey, &c, for showing. When the photo was being taken I had just removed a bell-glas3 super. MR. G. LEEDINQ's APIARY, BRADFORD ABBAS, SHERBORNE, DORSET. no knowledge of the Standard frame. So in consequence both hives and frames were strong, but of odd and improper sizes. Soon after- wards, however, I learned of the British Bee Journal, and ever since I knew there was such a periodical I have taken it in, and have learned much from its pages, and look forward each week for more information. For one thing, my hives now all take frames of standard size. u If not trespassing too much, I should like to
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