. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 28, 1901.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 85 of the roof, and had run in under the slates, and ensconced themselves in a very awkward place, in the eave, outside the main wall of the house, in the hollow that ran all round the building, as I afterwards found out to my cos''. " I was speedily up a long ladder, examining into the state of affairs. The bees were buzzing all around a tiny hole—or, rather, several tiny holes. They were very good- natured, and in no way resented my exami- nation ; but there they were ; and fy suis et j'y res
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 28, 1901.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 85 of the roof, and had run in under the slates, and ensconced themselves in a very awkward place, in the eave, outside the main wall of the house, in the hollow that ran all round the building, as I afterwards found out to my cos''. " I was speedily up a long ladder, examining into the state of affairs. The bees were buzzing all around a tiny hole—or, rather, several tiny holes. They were very good- natured, and in no way resented my exami- nation ; but there they were ; and fy suis et j'y reste seemed to be their motto—all in per- fect good humour. " I knew absolutely nothing about bees. I am not sure I then could distinguish between a worker and a drone. But I could not and istic topics. Needless to say, he soon enabled me to rid myself of the intrusion—not, how- ever, until a good bit of the roof had been stripped of the slates to locate the enemy. "But the inquiries I had had to make, the reading I had done, the great interest Mr. Lomax had imparted, to the knowledge which he had conveyed to me, had so excited my curiosity on the subject of bee-keeping, that when he good-humouredly said, 'Now the bees have themselves come to you, why not keep a few stocks ?' I readily fell in with the idea. " I speedily became the owner of a hive of bees ; soon after, of two more ; then, of a violent attack of bee fever ; then of Cheshire's. ^-^-^. 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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