. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. The Editors do not hold themselves responsible tor the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications nnd correspondents are requested to write on ont tide of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but «i a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. ROSS-SHIRE NOTES. [9026] Bees are in good condition here and securing some honey from the May blossom, alt
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. The Editors do not hold themselves responsible tor the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications nnd correspondents are requested to write on ont tide of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but «i a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. ROSS-SHIRE NOTES. [9026] Bees are in good condition here and securing some honey from the May blossom, although not enough to exist on. Stores are running short in "most hives, and feeding is necessary to carry our strong colonies progressively onwards to the opening of the main honey-flow. Clover heads can now be seen in the fields, but June must be well advanced ere much honey is available from this source. Banning Banats.—I note from recent contributions that many have been un- fortunate in their experiences with the Hungarian bee. Personally, I am highly pleased with mine—the handsome Golden variety of Banats. Last June I imported three Golden queens direct from Hungary,. Fig. and introduced them to nuclei formed by artificially swarming a strong stock of Carniolans. Although started as mere nuclei in mid-June, the Banat colonies were storing in two racks apiece by August, while the total yield from the parent stock and its three nuclei was 150 sections. As regards present condition, my best colony is a Carniolan, closely fol- lowed by the three Banat stocks, next a White .Star Italian, English bees after them, and Swiss bring up the 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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