X. hiirodudion. 



scientific bee-keeping ; consequently, the ranks began to 

 swell, as it became known that much larger harvests could 

 be secured than by the old fixed-comb methods, and in 

 every v/ay the bees could be brought more under control. 



But more light was yet needed, and Bee Journals were 

 established, but it was not until the year 1873 that this 

 country could boast of one, and that was founded by 

 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 British 

 Bee Journal wzjs, issued fortnightly; in August, 1885, Mr. 

 T. W. Cowan became editor and proprietor, finally issuing 

 it as a weekly in July, 1889. 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 is destined ere long to be found in 

 almost every family, besides being used in various manu- 

 factures ; and the apiarist should do his best to place the 

 latter upon the market in as cheap a form as possible, at 



