. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 19, 1908.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. L15 HOMES OF THE HONEY-BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. The anxious wish expressed by our young friend Mr. Cruttenden for the re- suscitation of the Sussex Bee-keepers' Association is shared by many bee-keepers in the county, as will be .seen by recent letters in our pages. There is evidently good material in the county, Mr. Crutbenden's notes show. He : — "It is now a matter of some seven years since J became interested in bee-keeping and the possessor of a frame-hive with the idea
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 19, 1908.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. L15 HOMES OF THE HONEY-BEE. THE APIARIES OF OUR READERS. The anxious wish expressed by our young friend Mr. Cruttenden for the re- suscitation of the Sussex Bee-keepers' Association is shared by many bee-keepers in the county, as will be .seen by recent letters in our pages. There is evidently good material in the county, Mr. Crutbenden's notes show. He : — "It is now a matter of some seven years since J became interested in bee-keeping and the possessor of a frame-hive with the idea of engaging in the pursuit on the most modern methods. When my first hive arrived, it struck me as being a very should like to see brought about—namely; the formation of a Bee-keepers' Associa- tion for Sussex, and an arrangement of some sort arrived at by means of which members of the < raft could meet at inter- vals for the purpose of discussing matters of interest connected with apiculture. 1 refer to people, of course, who are keen on the subject, besides being able and willing to impart their knowledge to those less well informed, but willing to learn. In my own district the number of these is very small. 1 may say that this part of Sussex is fairly good for bee-forage if we are favoured with decent weather, though the honey-flow is rather late, and after the earlv fruit bloom is over we have to. MR. C. H. CRUTTENDEN S APIARY, UCKFIELD, SUSSEX. mysterious-looking and complicated affair, which 1 had a lot of trouble in under- standing. However, I was fortunate in meeting with a bee-keeping friend, who helped me out of the difficulty and pro- cured a swarm for me. Eventually, with his aid, along with the information gained from a careful perusal of the " Guide Book,' my apiary has attained fairly large dimensions, as will be seen by the photo, which shows part of the hives in my home-apiary. '• At one time I had bees in a number of skeps, but I am glad to say
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