. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 178 THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. [September 15, 1883. LIGURIANS AND CANADA BALSAMS. I should like to hear through the Journal whether other people's experience has been similar to mine on this subject. I have had a large patch of borage, and eighteen very large plants of balsam in full bloom side by side close to the bees (eighteen stocks); and while the borage has been covered with bees from morn till night, I have never seen any thing but humble bees at the balsams, until the 7th September, when I found my Ligurians very busy at them, but ha
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 178 THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. [September 15, 1883. LIGURIANS AND CANADA BALSAMS. I should like to hear through the Journal whether other people's experience has been similar to mine on this subject. I have had a large patch of borage, and eighteen very large plants of balsam in full bloom side by side close to the bees (eighteen stocks); and while the borage has been covered with bees from morn till night, I have never seen any thing but humble bees at the balsams, until the 7th September, when I found my Ligurians very busy at them, but have not (even now that the borage is almost out of bloom) seen a single black bee enter one of the balsam blossoms. My experience last year with sunflower was very similar. I grew a large patch of them understanding they were good for bees, but never saw a dozen bees, other than humble bees, upon them. I think those who recommend certain floweis for bees should have some experience in the matter before they lead people astray. I have so far only found borage anil Limnanthes worth growing, but have set out a large patch of wallflower and a good deal of thyme; and if all is well shall know next year whether they are worth the trouble. Ligurians and IIvnBiDs.—I should also be glad of advice on this matter, I have a very fine lot of Ligu- rians, the queen from Mr. Abbott I introduced on 30th June, and there are ten frames covered with bees, plenty of brood, but not near as much honey as the blacks next door (I suppose the great quantity of brood will account'for this). But what I am concerned about is the ferocity of hybrids, which from all accounts will go out of their way for the sake of stinging, and I have thought of making an arrangement with a cottager two and a half miles away (and some distance from any bees), to keep the Ligurians there altogether; had I better move them now, or early in the spring ? And is it true that the hybrids are such dreadful creatures':— Sklby-H
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