. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 150 THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. [May 11, 1916 old man liad formerly kept bees in skeps which he made himself. " No bees could have a healthier home than a straw skep " he often remarked, when we were having a bee talk. Before he began his ascent up the ladder I had to fetch him twelve black currant leaves, a large bunch of nettles, and a bucket of water. With the currant leaves he rubbed well the inside of the skep, the nettles he dipped in the water, then up the ladder he went, and was soon down again with the skep full of bees. Th
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 150 THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. [May 11, 1916 old man liad formerly kept bees in skeps which he made himself. " No bees could have a healthier home than a straw skep " he often remarked, when we were having a bee talk. Before he began his ascent up the ladder I had to fetch him twelve black currant leaves, a large bunch of nettles, and a bucket of water. With the currant leaves he rubbed well the inside of the skep, the nettles he dipped in the water, then up the ladder he went, and was soon down again with the skep full of bees. The wet nettles the old fellow hung on the branch where ^ the swarm had been, " to prevent them, ' he said, "from going back ; Several old hives had been given to me, and these I had painted, mended, and fitted up with frames of wired foundation. In the evening, having donned a bee bonnet and put on a pair of woollen gloves, I went bravely to work to drive the bees into their new home. I took up the skep carefully and threw down the bees upon the sheet before the hive. To my joy that great crowd of bees was soon on the march to the entrance; it was quite delightful to see them. (To he continued.) WEATHEE EEPOET. Westbouene, Sussex. April, 1916. Eainfall, Below aver., .73in. Heaviest fall .23, on 16th. Eain fell on 14 days. Sunshine, hrs. Above aver., hrs. Brightest day, 29th, hrs. Sunless days, 1. Maximum tempera- ture, 75 on 27th. Minimum tempera- ture, 30 on 16th. Minimum on grass, 24 on 16th. Frosty nights, 7. Mean maximum, Mean minimum, Mean temperature, Above average, Maximum barometer, on 1st. Minimum barometer, on 20th. L. B. BiRKETT. Bee Shows to Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue should send questions to reach this ojjice NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is en
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