. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 30, 1920. THE BRITTSH BEE JOURNAL. 625. Seasonable Hints. At the end of the year we almost in- voluntarily glance back with our mind's eye on the happenings during its passage. To bee-keepers the past season has, in general, been one of disappointment. Those who can remember say it has been the worst for* 50 years. The ranks of those engaged in the craft have been depleted. The death of the veteran, Dr. Miller, is a world-wide loss. Among those with whom we were more intimately acquainted, and who have passed over, we miss Mr. J. N. S
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 30, 1920. THE BRITTSH BEE JOURNAL. 625. Seasonable Hints. At the end of the year we almost in- voluntarily glance back with our mind's eye on the happenings during its passage. To bee-keepers the past season has, in general, been one of disappointment. Those who can remember say it has been the worst for* 50 years. The ranks of those engaged in the craft have been depleted. The death of the veteran, Dr. Miller, is a world-wide loss. Among those with whom we were more intimately acquainted, and who have passed over, we miss Mr. J. N. Smallwood and Mr. T. Bevan. In spite of the bad season, the craft has advanced. Bee-keepers are more numerous, and our knowledge has been extended. The scourge of the past few years, known as " Isle of Wight " disease, appears to be definitely on the wane in •jihe south of the country, but heavy losses are still reported in the North of England and in Scotland. The year will be memorable for the discovery by Dr. Rennie of Tarsoneinus icoodi as the probable cause, or one of the causes of the disease. No doubt we shall learn more of this mite during the next year. We hoped to have seen legislation to deal with bee diseases in force before the end of the year, but the wheels of Govern- ment Departments move slowly, and though the proposed Bill has not been much heard about lately, it is not by any means dead, and may be on the Statute Book before the new year is far advanced. We are afraid the mortality among bees this winter will be heavy, not from disease, but owing to a shortage of stores. It is now possible to get sugar without the trouble of vouchers, and though the price is very heavy compared with that of pre-war days, money spent in buying sugar to keep the bees alive will be a good investment. Any colony about whose supply of food there is the least doubt— and there must be many such—should be kept supplied with candy, renewing the supply as it is exhausted
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