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Title: British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser
Identifier: britishbeejourna7577lond (find matches)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Bees
Publisher: London
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u JflmpJ, i% (No. 26. Vol. III.) JUNE, 1875. (Pdblished Monthly.) (ffltofajxhl, Hotices, tf.c. THE COMING SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The Committee of the British Bee-keepers' Association held their final meeting for the revision of the Prize Schedule for the second Annual Bee and Honey Show, to he held at the Crystal Palace on the 21st, 22d, and 23d Septem- ber next, on Thursday last, when, as will be seen by the Schedule, which we now publish, that extensive alterations have been made in that first proposed, such as we trust will be agree- able to the feeling of bee-keepers generally. One of the most noticeable changes is that in regard to the prizes for hives, which, instead of being all money, are now in most cases only parti)' so, with the addition of a series of medals, which will be of equal value, and, it is hoped, will be appreciated as commemorative of the event. There may be some things in the Schedule which will not please every one ; there are some that we are not quite pleased with, but having thoroughly discussed every feature and bearing of each particular case, we have, as we hope every other bee-keeper in the kingdom will do, submitted to the opinion of the majority, with a full determination to do our utmost to make the Show a great success. There is little doubt but that the work of the Committee will be scrutinised and criticised most closely ; but we hope that nothing will appear, either in this or any other Journal, which will savour of un- friendliness, for the great object which we all have in view is the promotion of our mutual hobby,—bee-cidt lire. We are peculiarly gratified witli an original suggestion by the Hon. and Pew Henry Bligli, and we have little doubt but that his idea will be generally acceptable. Apart from fancy bee-keeping, he is anxious, as the Schedule will show, to bring before tin- public not only the supers, &c, which have been filled, but also the very hives, or fac- similes of them, upon which they have been raised. We do not think the Show will contain a more interesting exhibition than this will prove to be. His offer of five pounds to form a first prize in the class has been most agreeably followed by E. Melladew, Esq., who has given a similar amount to form second and third prizes. As will be seen, the proposal to form a Honey Fair has been considered, but it is felt to be impolitic to destroy the effect of the Show during the three days of its existence by the sale of the honey exhibited. This, we feel, is an error, as many exhibits will remain unsold until the end of the third day, and then their chance of sale will be but meagre. The prizes offered amount in value to nearly a hun- dred pounds, but the amount given and pro- mised reaches only GO/. 15s. (jd.; and as last year we relied upon the liberality and good sense of the friends of apicultural progress to enable us to carry out the good work begun, so now we appeal to the friends of the Cottage class to help forward the present object. The amount of good that has already been achieved is in- calculable, and a second exhibition as well sup- ported as, and let us hope more extended than, the first, will render bee-keeping the rage. The manipulating-room we look upon as a most important feature in the programme pro- posed, and trust this year it will be greatly extended and improved. We want to see it so arranged, that Members of the Association can have free entry on each of the three days,— a portion of tlie space being set off for their benefit. JUNE. The past month of May has been a ' merry ' one, indeed, amongst bee-keepers, fine weather predominating during almost the whole of the period. There was the usual break and spell of cold about the middle of it ; but although the change led to the slaying of drones, and the delaying of swarms, there was nothing serious in it ; and a little timely aid to new swarms to keep up their comb-building fever, and a sprinkling of syrup amongst the combs of over-breeding stocks, kept all in good order. The middle of May is remarkable for its sudden change of weather. Twenty-five years ago Charles Dickens, writing of 'Greenwich

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