. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 30,1908.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 175 my father and sister, I only knew how to get honey by stifling the bees, and, ac- cording to rule, I sulphured one lot; but the sight of the poor bees dead and dying, after their toil in gathering the honey I was robbing them of, made me vow never to kill another lot of healthy bees, and I have kept my word. The other skeps wei'e turned up one by one, and after blowing in a few puffs from my pipe, to drive the bees off the side combs, I cut out a few from each, and left the rest for the bees' us
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 30,1908.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 175 my father and sister, I only knew how to get honey by stifling the bees, and, ac- cording to rule, I sulphured one lot; but the sight of the poor bees dead and dying, after their toil in gathering the honey I was robbing them of, made me vow never to kill another lot of healthy bees, and I have kept my word. The other skeps wei'e turned up one by one, and after blowing in a few puffs from my pipe, to drive the bees off the side combs, I cut out a few from each, and left the rest for the bees' use. I made up my mind, however, to try to learn something about modern bee-keeping, and paid a visit to several bee-men, hoping to get help, but without much success, until one day I was fortunate enough to see a copy of the , and lost no time in ordering it from a newsagent to them to do as I did—viz., to take in the , to get a 'Guide Book,' and to study both with all their might. "I next got Root's 'A B C of Bee- Culture,' to which I am also indebted for valuable hints. I have started about seventy bee-keepers on modern methods during the last four years, and have sup- plied them with foundation and other appliances; but several are taking the , regularly, and are making good progress towards complete success. They pay me several visits each year, and I in turn give them a call to see how they are getting on and 'put the crooked places straight.' I am a firm believer in the standard frame, including its f-in. top- bar, which with me answers all right. "With regard to my 'takes' of honey, I manage in an ordinarily decent season. MR. T. STAPLETON S APIARY, GWINEAR, HATLE, CORNWALL. come every week. This was my first move towards success with the bees. I saw where appliances could be bought, and, after buying a copy of the ' Guide Book,' started to make my own hives from the directions given in it. It occupied me for the first year after in getting my
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