. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aprrl 22, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 133. 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 side 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. A PROFITABLE STOCK. [9136].—You might be interested to hea
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aprrl 22, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 133. 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 side 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. A PROFITABLE STOCK. [9136].—You might be interested to hear my experiences. I started keeping bees in 1913 with a swarm bought from a well- known firm, but they either had when they arrived or immediately contracted Isle of Wight disease, and died out in October. But a friend had given me a swarm, which I did not move to my garden till February last year. In May I made an artificial swarm from them, and twice the week after the same hive swarmed; one swarm I hived on a new stand, and bhe second I returned to the parent hive after cutting out about eleven queen cells. From that same hive I got nearly 801bs. of honey. During the autumn one of my stocks was robbing a hive which was badly affected with Isle of Wight disease, and I expected all of my bees to get it, but so far they have survived, and the robber hive seems the strongest of the three. I am just doing my spring cleaning, and am looking forward to the honey season. —Nonce. PAINTING THE INSIDE OF HIVES. [9137].—I note "D. M. M.'s" objection to painting hive interiors, and think he has every reason on his side. As a practical painter, I would point out that unless a sufficient number of coats be given to make an impervious covering little good can come of paint as a disin- fectant, while if this impervious surface is formed of good material we might as well line the hive with glass. All mois- ture would condense, and the heat would be very apt to fluctuate. Again
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