. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Communications to the Editor to be addressed ' Strangeways' Printing Office, Tower Street, St. Martin's Lane, [No. 220. Vol. XIV.] SEPTEMBER 0, 1886. [Published "Weekly.] (J&bitorial, Itoittts, &t. THE EXTENSION OF BEE-KEEPING. It is greatly to be hoped that much practical good may result from the recent Conferences in connexion with the at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Too frequently it happens that such gatherings end simply in talk, or, at most, in the communication of a few facts, more or less useful, t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Communications to the Editor to be addressed ' Strangeways' Printing Office, Tower Street, St. Martin's Lane, [No. 220. Vol. XIV.] SEPTEMBER 0, 1886. [Published "Weekly.] (J&bitorial, Itoittts, &t. THE EXTENSION OF BEE-KEEPING. It is greatly to be hoped that much practical good may result from the recent Conferences in connexion with the at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Too frequently it happens that such gatherings end simply in talk, or, at most, in the communication of a few facts, more or less useful, to the comparatively small number of persons who may be piesent. It may be thought to be our province to keep before our readers pro- minent points discussed, to emphasise ideas thrown out, and to urge plans proposed, if these seem worthy of further attention. We agree in this opinion; and therefore, we are desirous, on the present occasion, to concentrate the attention of our readers on a suggestion offered during the discussion on the Rev. F. G. Jenyns' paper 'On the Promotion of Bee-keeping amongst the Young:' this suggestion was to the effect that schoolmasters throughout the country should be communicated with, and their interest aroused in apiculture. Schoolmasters are the levers of the coming generation in all that is useful and practical. We are glad to be able to point to some of them as active county secretaries, and to others as local advisers; while we rank several of them among our most intelligent correspondents. If they can be persuaded to put forth the required effort in behalf of the progress of bee-keeping, the aim and object of our Journal will be assured. It would not be a difficult matter for the Com- mittee of the Association to draw up a short sketch of the pleasures and advantages of bee-keeping, and to circulate this in considerable numbers among teachers, at a reasonable expense. We urge this point because each schoolmaster and schoolmistress ' is an im
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