. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Nov. 9, 1916.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 355 WEATHER REPORT. ^^'ESTB0URNE, October, 1916. Rainfall, in. Above average, in. Heaviest fall, .83 on 17th. Rain fell on 23 days. Sunshine, hours. Below average, hours. Brightest day, 7th, hours. Sunless days, 4. Maximum tempera- ture, 65 on 5th. Minimum tempera- ture, 35 on 21st. Minimum on grass, 25 on 21st. Frosty nights, 0. Mean maximum, Mean minimum, Mean temperature, Above average, Maximum baro- meter, on 20th. Minimum baro- meter,
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Nov. 9, 1916.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 355 WEATHER REPORT. ^^'ESTB0URNE, October, 1916. Rainfall, in. Above average, in. Heaviest fall, .83 on 17th. Rain fell on 23 days. Sunshine, hours. Below average, hours. Brightest day, 7th, hours. Sunless days, 4. Maximum tempera- ture, 65 on 5th. Minimum tempera- ture, 35 on 21st. Minimum on grass, 25 on 21st. Frosty nights, 0. Mean maximum, Mean minimum, Mean temperature, Above average, Maximum baro- meter, on 20th. Minimum baro- meter, on 25th. L. B. ufBBB if^^sj Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. MAKING ME-\D. [9054] I will be obliged for your advice on the following :—I have some framed combs of honey containing also a small amount of pollen. Will you please tell me the weight of this comb I should use per quart bottle of water to make a mild mead for immediate use, and also how to set about it, as I am anxious to make a small quantity to see if it is liked? I have Banck's book on " Mead Making," but it is no help, dealing with comb honey, which is too thick (being partly heather) for extraction. [Reply.—First uncap all the honey in the combs, cutting out as far as possible without wasting the honey all the portions containing pollen. Soak in water Just sufficient to cover them for a couple of days. Then add water till an egg floats about half sub- merged. If too strong add water; if not str
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