. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Jan. 1, The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one tide of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. THE DUTIES OF AN EXPERT ON TOUR. [8915] H. J. O. Wal
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Jan. 1, The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one tide of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. THE DUTIES OF AN EXPERT ON TOUR. [8915] H. J. O. Walker's communications are always pleasing and instructive, and in the interval pending the passing of your "Diseases in Bees Act," making it compulsory to allow of inspection of apiaries by properly con- stituted authorities under the Act, I con- sider Col. Walker's suggestions under the above heading (" ,'' October 2nd. 1913) the best that could be adopted in the interests of British bee culture. Though I was previously aware that he is against the use of immovable comb hives, I was pleased to see in the following number (October 9th) his condemna- tion of ordinary skeps as domiciles for bees. Every person who has had practical experience in examining immovable comb hives for , be they skeps or "box- hives " (these latter appear to be somewhat of a bugbear to Mr. Crawshaw), will agree with Col. Walker with regard to the difficulties attached thereto. I will go further, and say that such examinations faithfully carried out are fruitful sources of spreading disease. I presume that extra caution is needed to guard against carrying " Isle of Wight'' disease germs from apiary to apiary by experts on tour, hence it is necessary to carry disinfectants, &c, around with them. The procedure with regard to our apiary inspectors on tour is about as follows : The outfit besides their ordinary clothes, is .an'overall coat, smoker, hive tool, no
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