. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY VROENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. SWAEM PEE
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY VROENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. SWAEM PEEVENTION. [9046] Re article on " Swarm Preven- tion," Demaree plan. How would drones escape from upper combs with excluder below?—G. Hall, Jun. - Reply.—If you read Mr. Shepherd's article carefully you will notice at bottom of first column, p. 134, he says :—"A small entrance is provided above the screen wire board, ; We have not seen the device mentioned or an illustration of it, but it is not a difficult matter to arrange an entrance between the two boxes. This would allow the drones to escape. HONEY IMPORTS. The value of honey imported into the United Kingdom during the month of April, 1916, was ^65,771.—From a return furnished to the British Bee Journal by the Statistical Oflfice, Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue should send questions to reach this office NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed enveloy- « enclosed. All questions must be accompanied by the sender's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. X. Y. Z. (Carnarvon).—r/ii/isincr Dark Honey.— You might make it into mead or vinegar, or sell it to a chemist or confectioner for manufac- turing purposes. We cannot tell the value with- out seeing a sample, probably from 4d. to
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