. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 160 THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. May G, 1915. it would be somewhat disheartening, after rearing pei'haps three generations of one line, to have them exterminated and need to begin all over again.—H. SHOULD WE ENCOURAGE BEGINNERS? It is sometimes amusing to notice the widely divergent views held by the members of a coterie of bee-keepers on this point. The selfish opinions held and loudly expressed by many of the extensive bee-keepers would lead one to think that they held a monopoly of honey getting and honey selling, and that they
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 160 THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. May G, 1915. it would be somewhat disheartening, after rearing pei'haps three generations of one line, to have them exterminated and need to begin all over again.—H. SHOULD WE ENCOURAGE BEGINNERS? It is sometimes amusing to notice the widely divergent views held by the members of a coterie of bee-keepers on this point. The selfish opinions held and loudly expressed by many of the extensive bee-keepers would lead one to think that they held a monopoly of honey getting and honey selling, and that they con- sidered all would-be entrants into the craft as interlopers stepping in where they had no right to be. The small bee-keeper, unless he is steeped in inborn selfishness, rarely takes this narrow view of the matter • he too often errs in going to the other extreme—-he would have all men and women enthused into being practisers of apiculture. Those badly smitten with the " bee fever," often an ephemeral taint, talk of bees and bee-keeping in and out of season. Thoughts of the hobby are with them at Work and at leisure, and they even dream of bees in the silent watches of the night. Such men, not content with themselves becoming obsessed with the subject, would like to convert all mankind and womankind. Both extremes are to be eschewed. The golden mean, as is so often the case, is not only the line of least resistance, but the safe road on which to travel. I have always advocated and practised moder- ately toned advice favouring regular accretions to the ranks. For countless reasons so many steadily drop out yearly that recruits are always welcome, pro- vided they are of the right sort. Bee- keeping, like every other pursuit worth practising, has its lights and shadows. Anyone who conceals the shadows is not playing the game when dealing with beginners. Indeed, he is doing an injury not only to the party he advises, but to the industry as a whole. This is the b
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