. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. jNov. 18, 1909.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 455 once went in at a cone of mine they would never again come out alive. On top of page 416, fourth line should read : " With well-made racks brace-combs should very rarely [not easily] be formed on bottom of ; The word "easily" is a manifest misprint. The closing paragraph on page 438 is written in a triumphant tone. One swallow does not make a summer, and singling out one good year is no argument. It is a well- known fact that in certain seasons bees will store honey
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. jNov. 18, 1909.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 455 once went in at a cone of mine they would never again come out alive. On top of page 416, fourth line should read : " With well-made racks brace-combs should very rarely [not easily] be formed on bottom of ; The word "easily" is a manifest misprint. The closing paragraph on page 438 is written in a triumphant tone. One swallow does not make a summer, and singling out one good year is no argument. It is a well- known fact that in certain seasons bees will store honey anywhere. Even had Mr. Soal secured the same results every year, I would rather base my conclusions on my American authority's emphatic testimony, founded on the experiences of a long series of years with an extensive apiary. I never use excluders, but I would not dream of saying to Mr. Soal " Don't!"—D. M. M., Banff. TITS AND BEES. [7668.] We have had a wretched season l the Midlands, the honey-dew com- place over it. There are two compart- ments, which can be used separately for water, syrup, or candy, as desired. Com- partment c is shown arranged for rapid- feeding and d for slow-feeding. The im- provement claimed consists of the part marked e, which is the slow-feeding de- vice (e 1) in position, (e 2) removed. In this part there are three slots down which the bees can go, one or more of which may be opened at will by the sliding tin indicator. The feeder is filled by means of a funnel at the holes f f, which are closed by the tin cover shown. Compart- ments a and b are for disinfectants. In the sketch the side of the feeder is partly cut away to show the internal arrange- ments.—R. Grose, Cornwall. ISLE OF WIGHT BEE-DISEASE (?). [7670.] I have to thank you for sending me the bees suspected to have died from the Isle of Wight disease, and also for your reference to my investigations (page 421 of ). Although I examined the. IMPROVED FLOORBOARD FEEDER. pl
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