. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 354 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Sept. IT, The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. HONEY YIELD IN WILTS. [9073] It may interest your readers
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 354 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Sept. IT, The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only and give their real names and addresses, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Illustrations should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. HONEY YIELD IN WILTS. [9073] It may interest your readers to hear what an old amateur has heen able to do with five hives of bees worked on modern lines, during four years just closed. 1911, seven hives yielded 539 lbs., average 77 lbs.; 1912, six hives yielded 323 lbs., average 53 lbs.; 1913, five hives yielded 243 lbs., average 48 lbs.; 1914, five hives yielded 470 lbs., average 94 lbs. Up to 5th July each succession of flowers seemed to have perfect weather, hence there was a ceaseless honey flow. Had July been also fine, and had we been near heather moors, the above large yield would have been enormously increased. As my bees have always been devoted to the missionary cause, I hope this may benefit accordingly. The largest yield this year from one hive was 134 lbs., a second yielded 127 lbs., and a third 121 lbs.; needless to say, neither of these swarmed. I pointed out the above results to a working man bee-keeper, remarking what a means of adding to the prosperity of the family was contained in bee-keeping. His answer was, " Poor little critturs, it do seem a shame to rob 'em, it do. I couldn't do ut, I couldn'; My experience of over twenty-five years, dating back to my good old father, who, with Mr. Woodbury, was one of the early pioneers of bee-keeping in the West Country, is that bee-lecturers are not careful enough to warn the average bee- keeper never to touch bees without head- veil and gloves. The result has b
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