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Mr. C. N. Abbott, of Southall, as a monthly, and who ably 
conducted it for about ten years, when it passed into the 
hands of the Rev. H. R. Peel. In May, 1883, the Brztesh 
Bee Journal was issued fortnightly ; in August, 1885, Mr. 
T. W. Cowan became editor and proprietor, finally issuing 
it as a weekly in Jan., 1886. Soon after the above journal 
was established we find Mr. Abbott inaugurating the 
British Bee-Keepers’ Association, his object being the 
diffusion of the knowledge of bee-keeping, especially 
among the poorer classes, as a means of bettering their 
condition. 
In 1874 this body held its first great Exhibition of Bees, 
Hives, and Honey at the Crystal Palace; and since that 
time other Associations have sprung up, one after the 
other, each holding its own Annual Show. Is it any 
wonder then that thousands more have become acquainted 
with the value of the busy bees’ product ? 
The manufacture of hives and appliances has become 
quite an industry, giving employment to many ; but it is 
generally carried on in connection with the making of 
foundation, as well as with some other, or all of the 
several, branches of apiary work. 
Honey in the comb will ever remain a luxury, but that 
in the liquid form should be found in every household, 
besides being used in various manufactures; and the 
apiarist should do his best to place the latter upon the 
market in as cheap a form. as possible, at the same time 
being careful that such shall have a neat and attractive 
appearance. 
Among the early pioneers of movable comb-hives, may 
be mentioned Mr. Woodbury in England; the Rev. L. L. 
Langstroth, in America, and Dr. Dzierzon, in Germany ; 
and though the latter cannot be said to have used movable 
frames, he nevertheless adopted movable top bars, which of 
