. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE British Bee Journal No. 1645. Vol. XLIT. 1253.] JANUARY 1, 1914. [Published Weekly. VOLUME FORTY-TWO. The commencement of a new' volume gives us an opportunity of surveying the progress made during the past year, and in doing so we have every reason to be satisfied. As far as "'Our Journal" is concerned it is still " going strong," and with the constantly increasing number of new readers, is carrying out the instruc- tion in modern methods which it lias advocated during the last forty-one years, and has kept it
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE British Bee Journal No. 1645. Vol. XLIT. 1253.] JANUARY 1, 1914. [Published Weekly. VOLUME FORTY-TWO. The commencement of a new' volume gives us an opportunity of surveying the progress made during the past year, and in doing so we have every reason to be satisfied. As far as "'Our Journal" is concerned it is still " going strong," and with the constantly increasing number of new readers, is carrying out the instruc- tion in modern methods which it lias advocated during the last forty-one years, and has kept its readers well informed on all that is going on in the bee world. Its circulation, not only in every part of our vast Empire, but also in foreign countries all over the world, is sufficient testimony respecting its standing as an exponent of modern bee-keeping. The past year can only be reckoned an average one for honey, the fine weather in the early part of the season being favourable : in .some districts the harvest was abundant, while in others it was not up to the average. One remarkable feature of the season was the small amount of honey-dew, so that the honey obtained was uniformly good. The mortality among bees during last winter was very great, especially where colonies had not been fed up the previous autumn, and there was consequently a great demand for swarms, which it was difficult to supply. Another unfortunate factor was the prevalence of disease, which caused considerable losses. It was dis- appointing to bee-keepers that the "Bill to provide for the dealing with Bee Diseases," introduced again in Parliament by the President of the Board of Agriculture, was abandoned, with a number of other Bills, on account of pressure of business, but it is a measure that will have to be pa-sed sooner or later, as. not only bee- keepers, but fruit-growers and agricul- turists, are beginning to find that they cannot do without bees, and that unless some compulsory powe
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