. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Communications to the Editor to be addressed ' Stbangeways' Printing Office, Tower Street, St. Martin's Lane, ' [No. 241. Vol. XV.] FEBRUARY 3, 1887. [Published Weekly.] OUTLINES OF BEE-KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS. I,—Where bees may be kept, and who is suited TO KEEPING THEM. 1. Bees can be kept in any place where there is a small piece of garden, and fields, meadows, or heath, within easy reach, more especially near orchards and fruit gardens, or where clover, sain- foin, mustard, rape, and buckwheat, are cultivated. 2. The best spot to sel
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Communications to the Editor to be addressed ' Stbangeways' Printing Office, Tower Street, St. Martin's Lane, ' [No. 241. Vol. XV.] FEBRUARY 3, 1887. [Published Weekly.] OUTLINES OF BEE-KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS. I,—Where bees may be kept, and who is suited TO KEEPING THEM. 1. Bees can be kept in any place where there is a small piece of garden, and fields, meadows, or heath, within easy reach, more especially near orchards and fruit gardens, or where clover, sain- foin, mustard, rape, and buckwheat, are cultivated. 2. The best spot to select for placing the hives is in a garden not far from the house, where they will be sheltered from wind and be free from dis- turbance by strangers, and out of the way of domestic animals. It is very important if such a sheltered place cannot be found to plant a hedge or other wind guard on the northern side of the hives; and if there are a few fruit trees about so as to shelter the bees from the fierce rays of a summer sun it would be an advantage. 3. Most persons can keep bees if they have suffi- cient time to spare during summer, when most of the work has to be done. Even the cottager who is at work from morning till night will be able to devote a little of his leisure time to this pursuit, which will add to his income in an agreeable manner. Any one who is sufficiently vigorous and strong, and can still lift from fifty to sixty pounds in weight, can walk without assistance, and has good eyes sharp enough to distinguish a bee's egg at the bottom of a cell, is able to keep bees. 4. The object of keeping bees is generally either pleasure or profit. If they are kept for pleasure it is better to have only two or three hives ; but if profit be the object the bee-keeper should possess at least ten or a dozen hives. In either case not more hives should be kept than can be properly attended to, for one hive well looked after will make a better return than a dozen that are neglecte
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