. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Nov. 4, 1909.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 435 Colonial bee-keepers were fairly humane in their treatment of bees, simply smoking them back to one end of the packing-case or other hive while removing the honey. Of course, queen-excluder zinc being un- known as yet, a quantity of brood was re- moved with the honey. The brood was not destroyed, but looked upon as a choice morsel by the coloured assistant and much appreciated. About 1890 Mr. H. L. Attridge brought out his first little pamphlet, entitled " South African Bees and their Practi
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Nov. 4, 1909.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 435 Colonial bee-keepers were fairly humane in their treatment of bees, simply smoking them back to one end of the packing-case or other hive while removing the honey. Of course, queen-excluder zinc being un- known as yet, a quantity of brood was re- moved with the honey. The brood was not destroyed, but looked upon as a choice morsel by the coloured assistant and much appreciated. About 1890 Mr. H. L. Attridge brought out his first little pamphlet, entitled " South African Bees and their Practical Management in Movable-Comb Hives," which had a large circulation and gave quite an impetus to modern methods. He also introduced demonstrations and lec- tures at agricultural shows, commencing with an observatory-hive and later giving diseases obtaining an entrance to South Africa, and it is satisfactory to know that stringent laws are now in force to pro- hibit or regulate the importation of foreign bees, honey, and beeswax, includ- ing comb-foundation and second-hand ap- pliances. The Department of Agriculture for the Cape Colony have recently issued a book on "South African Bee-keeping," written by Mr. Attridge, which is now- being circulated in the English and Dutch languages. We drew attention to this book a short time since, and the notice will be found on page 232. The apiary illustrated is situated about thirteen and three-quarter miles from Cape Town on the main line (Cape to Cairo). Table Mountain can be 6een in the HOME-APIARY OF MR. H. L. ATTRIDGE, STIKLAND SIDING, CAPE COLONY. practical manipulations with live bees in a bee-tent, which has now become a recog- nised feature at the larger shows. The Colonial Government, also recognising the importance of the subject, appointed Mr. Attridge Lecturer on Apiculture at the agricultural colleges, thus further assist- ing in the dissemination of useful know- ledge, many of the agricultural stu
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