. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 312 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 4, 1917. One man wanted to know if I had got the dust pan, another wanted to know if I hau got a bunch of nettles. In the mean- time I had got an old chair without a back, and a paste board ready; I was able to get my skep under them, and with a good shake every bee dropped into it, and it was nearly full. I put them, on the paste board and a cloth over them till dusk, and to-day they are on eleven combs, flying strong, and not a dead bee or crawler to be seen. The other swarm, after making a neucleus, I p
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 312 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 4, 1917. One man wanted to know if I had got the dust pan, another wanted to know if I hau got a bunch of nettles. In the mean- time I had got an old chair without a back, and a paste board ready; I was able to get my skep under them, and with a good shake every bee dropped into it, and it was nearly full. I put them, on the paste board and a cloth over them till dusk, and to-day they are on eleven combs, flying strong, and not a dead bee or crawler to be seen. The other swarm, after making a neucleus, I put back. From these two I got over 140 pounds of honey, and as they are surrounded iby potteries and iron foundries I think it is very good. We cannot get the amount of honey in our district than some do, but we are very pleased with what we do get. We have had two exhibitions, one in the town near by, and one in our own village. I took all my things, and a small observation hive and gave a talk for 2\ hours on the open- ing day. My friend, Mr. Ilollingsworth, took his things, and gave a talk on the second day. We had a fine time, a crowd all the time. One thing was very interest- ing to the people, the young bees were cutting their way out all the time. The show at our own place I had all on my own. It was in a large shop in the main street, so, living near, I took bees in hive, honey in shallow-bars, and extracted it and put it into bottles, and, of course, sold some. I got in all 175 pounds of honey this year, it being my best year, and have sold nearly all at Is. 6d. a pound. I have sold the stock for 35s., and lent .£10 of bee money to the Govern- ment, so that you see my bees are helping to win the war. I have bought 60 lbs. of candy for 50s., and am pleased with it. I think the trouble that it must he to prepare, and pack, and deliver 60 lbs., 120 miles away, for 50s., is not too much in these times. T am still delighted with our little paper; I read every line. Am de-
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