. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 28, 1917. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 201 this 1 consider the crux of preventing swarming as much as possible. For these reasons I have kept my hives under sheds for a number of years; of course, for a large establishment, the question of cost would enter, but where only a few are kept this is not very material. (To be continued.). 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 pa
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 28, 1917. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 201 this 1 consider the crux of preventing swarming as much as possible. For these reasons I have kept my hives under sheds for a number of years; of course, for a large establishment, the question of cost would enter, but where only a few are kept this is not very material. (To be continued.). 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. Illustratioyxs should be drawn on separate pieces of paper. We do not undertake to return rejected communications. ANOTHER CASE FOR LEGISLATION. [9463.] Re your correspondent whose letter is registered 9459. In my opinion he would have been fully justified in pay- ing the disease-infested hive a secret visit, and with the aid of some inflam- mable licpiid, celebrating the Fifth of November. Now to my mind, nothing has a more soothing influence on the human animal when distressed or in pain, than to discover another in like difficulties: hence this is to be applied as healing balm. This district has been visited by the dread " Isle of Wight " disease, with the result that early spring found, so far as I could learn, the local expert and myself as the only bee-men with stocks alive and healthy; and who can wonder after con- sidering the following facts. One so-called bee-keeper of about eigh- teen years' experience, whose apiary is situated in the immediate vicinity, and who is a member of the county \., has made a practice of purchasing driven bees, regardless of the district they came from, with the result that—well, his bees died with " Isle of Wight " disease. Yet another case, where the victim was more sinned against than sinning. On
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