. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 6,1921. One result is that my apiary is annually insured against fire, another that I have relegated the smoker to the lumber-room and now use the sprayer in all manipula- tions of the brood chamber. I also dis- carded gloves and veil entirely, having no need for them even when removing surplus honey, as the eight different strains of pure Italian bees in my apiary are all alike in being easily handled by myself, and quite harmless to passers-by. Heather Honey Production.—When the clover honey flow begins quee
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 6,1921. One result is that my apiary is annually insured against fire, another that I have relegated the smoker to the lumber-room and now use the sprayer in all manipula- tions of the brood chamber. I also dis- carded gloves and veil entirely, having no need for them even when removing surplus honey, as the eight different strains of pure Italian bees in my apiary are all alike in being easily handled by myself, and quite harmless to passers-by. Heather Honey Production.—When the clover honey flow begins queens are in full lay, and all colonies becoming increas- ingly populous. In August, conditions are different, egg-laying and the working force steadily decreasing, so it is obvious that colonies must be made strong and kept strong to secure a good crop of heather sections, and in securing these conditions the divisible hive system of management is ideally suitable for heather honey specialists. The aim here is to have two shallow frame chambers full of brood on the eve of the heather honey flow, and then sandwich the sections between the brood. One chamber with the youngest brood and the queen is placed on the floorboard, the section supers put on and above them, but separated by a piece of enamel cloth, from the chamber of adult brood. The young bees as hatched out find their way down below through a small exit, but they are unable to get back, and the result is a constant accession of workers to keep the supers crowded, without equivalent empty nursery combs left available for brood-nest storage. This system of work- ing is applicable where heather is the sole or main source of surplus honey. In districts where clover is the main crop, and heather of secondary import- ance, rather different methods are advis- able, and will be discussed in my nest con- tribution on the subject.—J. M. Ellis. Gretna, December 27. The Bees of 1921. During the winter I keep a close watch on the
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