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in winter, or the lateness of spring-, this disease pro- 

 duces serious mischief amongst the bees, ¥arious 

 .remedies have been recommended; but we believe, the 

 best is to see that there is- wholesome food within the 

 hive, and plenly of it, jmd, when fine .weather returns, 

 the health of the bees will return with it. Dampness of 

 the hives, and too late feeding in the autumn, are.al^o 

 frequent causes of this disease. 



BEE-KEEPING IN LONDON. 



There are many:persons now 'in this noisy city pent, 

 wh® frequently remember the days of childhood, when, 

 among pastures of clover, or amidst flowery heath and 

 woodlands, they listened to the cheer&l hum of hses. 

 Partly from a desire to revive. these old associations, and 

 also from a. natural liking- for the tendance of living 

 creatures, .sudi persons would be glad to keep bees if 

 they thought it possible to do so in London or its 

 suburbs with any .chance of success. We do not wonder 

 that many should doubt even the possibility of bees feed- 

 ing themselves amidst such an "endless meal of brick;" 

 but we can easily prove that bees, if not placed too near 

 to smoky chimneys, are able to produce honey, both for 

 themselves and for their masters. To make: this pkun> 

 we will mention some special instances jof>nietrfi>potKtan 

 bee-keeping. 



^bout ninety years ago, a Mr. Wildman kept a bee- 

 hbuse and honey warehouse, near to Middle Row» 



