. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 24, 1897.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 245 an English traveller is delighted with " art honey," because, as I believe, he has no honey, good or bad, offered to him at home. The hope for British bee-keepers lies in educating the popular taste., There is room for it. A big hotel near CHwring Cross was lately holding out " Honey as in Switzerland " as a temptation to its guests, and for all I koow is doing so still. We can produce the best and purest honey in the world. Let us stick to that, and see that the'public know


. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 24, 1897.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 245 an English traveller is delighted with " art honey," because, as I believe, he has no honey, good or bad, offered to him at home. The hope for British bee-keepers lies in educating the popular taste., There is room for it. A big hotel near CHwring Cross was lately holding out " Honey as in Switzerland " as a temptation to its guests, and for all I koow is doing so still. We can produce the best and purest honey in the world. Let us stick to that, and see that the'public know it. As a parting hint to our associations, look up the hotel-keeper and wake up the confectioner. âSouth Devon Enthusiast, Wengen, Smtzerland, June 11. THE " W. B. ; HIVE. HOW TO MAKE IT. [2925.] In answer to the query, " What sort of hive do you use yourself ?" you were good enough give in the Record for March, 1890, perspective drawings and detailed measure- ments of what is now known as the " ; hive. Unfortunately, to begin with (but through no fault of yours), the measurements Avere not correct, and various queries have been PLAN well and good for him, but there is just the possibility that others of your readers may be in the same dilemma, and who, on reading the reply, containing, as it does, such a formid-. able array of figuresâtogether with the intro- duction of other matter not pertinent to the questionâmay resolve to give up in despair their intention to construct one for themselves. Now, in order if possible to prevent this result and assist those who are willing and able to help themselves, I have prepared a -plan and two sections, drawn to the accompanying scale, which, should they merit your' approval, will, I believe, place the details and measurements of this most useful hive within the power of â any such to comprehend or commit to memory for that part. - . ' , Keeping strictly in view your description and illustratio


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