many of his readers have proved since he first introduced this 

 definite metliod. 



This does not mean that the bee-keepsr should use just those few 

 sections he may liave left nnfiuished from the earlier seasou, but that tin- 

 irhiiU (if hix M'ctiuiis shall be prepared with drawn-out combs before he 

 takes his bees to the juoors. 



Young Queens only for Heather-work. 



Another equally important item the writer has always advised is that 

 no stock should be taken to the moors, with -any hope of success, unless 

 a desirable July-reared queen be inserted before the end of that month ; 

 or a similar queen with a nucleus added at the end of July or the first 

 week of August at the latest. 



A queen of the previous season will always be an utter failure at the 

 moors, as she will not attempt to produce sufficient younj;; to keep up 

 the enormous population required, and the reduced numbers simply 

 crowd the brood nest with what little heather honey they secure. 



May or June queens of the same season will prove but little better, 

 and should not be relied upon, as these will be taking their usual 

 Autumn rest just when the utmost productiveness is required of them. 



Facts from a Heather District. 



If any proof were needed, a letter from a practical bee-keeper may 

 be of interest. He secured from one White Star Stock more heather 

 honey in the disastrous seasju of 1924, and more complete sections 

 than the total of all other colonies in the neighbourhood. 



" You will understand that I work for as many drawu-out sections 

 on the clover as I may require for the heather .... taking a leaf out 

 of your book on ' i\Ianageinent for Heather Honey'." 



" I have never forgotten my old friend and tutor in my early bee- 

 keejiing days, Jfr. liobert Bell, of Hexham. He was the most successful 

 bee-keeper in his day, and he told me he attributed his success solely 

 to following your system, and breeding from mother bees he purchased 

 from yiiu."' 



Foregone Conclusions. 



A "Tired" queeu of the previous season, or a current season's early 

 queen may give 20-lb. to 30-lb. of Heather Honey, whereas a selected 

 queen reared and introduced to the stock in July is more likely to 

 produce four to six times as much. 



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