. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1. He drove us over to one of his out-apiaries, and here we found the bees in as good order as those at home. AH these out-apiaries are visited at least once a-week, and Captain Hetherington is ably assisted in the work by his brother. It was a busy time when we were there, makes those who visit him feel at home at once. His name is seldom seen anywhere in connexion with bee- keeping, but for all that he is one of the most advanced bee-keepers and the largest producer of honey with the least fuss of any one we know. The bee-keepers of
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1. He drove us over to one of his out-apiaries, and here we found the bees in as good order as those at home. AH these out-apiaries are visited at least once a-week, and Captain Hetherington is ably assisted in the work by his brother. It was a busy time when we were there, makes those who visit him feel at home at once. His name is seldom seen anywhere in connexion with bee- keeping, but for all that he is one of the most advanced bee-keepers and the largest producer of honey with the least fuss of any one we know. The bee-keepers of. Fig- 2. aud Mr. J. Hetherington was bringing home cart-loads of supers that had been removed from the hives, whilst the men were sorting and preparing the sections for market. At the time we visited Cherry Valley Captain Hetherington had 2700 stocks of bees in twenty-one apiaries. The Captain was one of the founders of the North- America may well be proud in having a man of such indefatigable energy, great ability, and vast experience amongst them; and we hope the Captain may enjoy many years of health in carrying on his favourite pursuit. We always look back with pleasure to the happy days we spent at Cherry Valley in his company and that of his accomplished Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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