. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 1, 1921. THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. 557. A Brotherhood of Bee- Keepers. Since the above was first mentioned by Lt. Col. Kettlewell in the " ; for May 12, we have received a number of communications on the subject. The idea appealed strongly to us, and in the mean- time we have discussed it with various bee-keepers, most of whom are also in favour of a " Brotherhood " being formed. We Have had the matter con- stantly in mind, but we felt that before we made any definite move in the matter the Council of the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 1, 1921. THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. 557. A Brotherhood of Bee- Keepers. Since the above was first mentioned by Lt. Col. Kettlewell in the " ; for May 12, we have received a number of communications on the subject. The idea appealed strongly to us, and in the mean- time we have discussed it with various bee-keepers, most of whom are also in favour of a " Brotherhood " being formed. We Have had the matter con- stantly in mind, but we felt that before we made any definite move in the matter the Council of the should first have an opportunity of considering it. This opportunity occurred at the last meeting of the Council, when, as stated in the report of the meeting in the " ; last week, after some discussion it was decided not to take any action. The feeling of the meeting, which we shared, was that if the issued a badge it would naturally be practically confined to that body and its affiliated county and district associations, whereas it should be open to every bee-keeper in the United Kingdom to join and to wear the badge. This decision of the Council leaves us free to try and inaugurate a "Brotherhood of ; We have no intention of starting another Associa- tion or Gluh, as the and its affiliated County and District Associa- tions and the Apis Club already provide all that is needed in that direction. The idea of the Brotherhood is to provide some means whereby bee-keepers may recognise each other as such, and be a means of introduction and mutual help, a bond between bee-keepers of all classes, carrying the already recognised " free- masonry " of bee-keeping a step further. Our own idea is that there should be no entry fee or subscription, the purchase of a badge and undertaking to observe a few simple rules being all that is neces- sary to constitute a member. We shall be pleaiSed to have the further views of
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