. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19, 1900.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 157 distribute such stocks unchecked. You may remember that I wrote you on the same sub- ject last year, and that I was then also suifer- mg from misplaced confidence in having purchased diseased stocks of bees from an "; My experiences then I shall never forget, for 1 was eventually obliged to burn over 100 new standard frames all filled with brood or honey, and I feel, therefore, ex- tremely anxious to warn your readers of the danger theyrun in buyingcheap bees from those whose r
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19, 1900.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 157 distribute such stocks unchecked. You may remember that I wrote you on the same sub- ject last year, and that I was then also suifer- mg from misplaced confidence in having purchased diseased stocks of bees from an "; My experiences then I shall never forget, for 1 was eventually obliged to burn over 100 new standard frames all filled with brood or honey, and I feel, therefore, ex- tremely anxious to warn your readers of the danger theyrun in buyingcheap bees from those whose reputation for experience and honesty is not established. If you will allow me the space, I will suggest a remedy that would, in a great measure, safeguard us from all this risk. Let us have a ticket—on the lines of the enclosed slip of paper—issued from your office, at a charge which will completely cover all expenses of issue—say 2d. If you wUl fur- ther consent (for, say, a fee of Is.) to decide on cases of alleged foul brood (see rules on back of slip), I feel sure that, with legal assistance, the £1 fine would be recoverable. I maintain that the above would in all cases be a deterrent, and would ensure stocks being carefully examined before being sent off if the purchaser insisted on having the insurance ticket. The form of the latter I have only roughly sketched out, and it would no doubt have to be " legalised " and amplified. No bond-fide seller of healthy stocks would object to insure the same being so, but there are many whose reputations have been so long and well esta- blished with whom the precaution would be unnecessary.—George Campbell, Ainsdale, Lanes., April 14. One Shilling Insurance Ticket. Stock of bees in. Number. 1 hereby guarantee the above stock of bees to be absolutely free from " Foul Brood " and have sold it to this day of , igOO, on that understanding. I further promise that if this stock be proved to have such disease (fo
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