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Bee-Keeping in Norfolk. 



[Jan., 



The Norfolk Education Committees have encouraged bee- 

 keeping for more than twenty years; they have proved that the 

 craft v^ill bear favourable comparison with any of the minor 

 industries of the country-side, and that it is, in fact, a profitable 

 adjunct to both agriculture and horticulture. The Norfolk 

 villages of Feltwell and Methwold are mentioned in the Dooms- 

 day Book as being good districts for keeping bees, proving that 

 our forebears did not neglect apiculture. With no substitutes 

 for honey and wax, bee-keeping was for them a major occupa- 

 tion. The two villages mentioned are first-class positions for 

 bee-keeping to-day. 



Scheme of Instruction. — The general scheme of practical 



instruction provides for demonstrations at shows, and for lan- 

 tern lectures during the winter evenings. These two items of 

 work bring the expert in personal touch with bee-keepers and 

 prospective beginners, and directly lead to visits to apiaries. 

 Some of these apiaries are used as demonstration centres for 

 the district : a demonstration is advertised and from twenty to 

 forty people attend. The expert shows a seasonable operation 

 and many of the audience — frequently the majority — perform 

 the same work on different stocks of bees under his supervision. 

 In this way, skill in manipulation is increased, and confidence 

 in handling bees gained. A close touch is kept with these 

 demonstration apiaries; monthly reminders are issued and fur- 

 ther visits made at important periods in the season. At the 

 end of the season an expenditure and receipt account is made 

 out for each centre. 



Norfolk Demonstration Apiaries. 



Xnmher Weiqiit 



Apiary 

 No. 



of 

 stock 



of surplus 

 honey. 



Season's 

 expenditure. 



Sea.wn's 

 receipts. 



J^roff. 









£ s. 



d. 



£ s. 



cl. 



£ s. d. 



1. ... 



7 ... 



493 ]b. . 



. 3 15 



... 



39 6 



. 



. 35 11 



2. ... 



13 ... 



1,000 „ . 



. 22 10 



... 



108 



. 



. 85 



3. ... 



8 ... 



559 „ . 



. 10 7 



6 ... 



57 7 



6 



. 47 



4. ... 



8 ... 



196 „ . 



. 5 7 



... 



12 5 



. 



. 6 18 



5. ... 



2 ... 



50 „ . 



10 



... 



3 15 



. 



. 3 5 



6. ... 



17 ... 



1,121 „ . 



. 19 



... 



93 



. 



. 74 



7. ... 



7 .. 



300 „ . 



. 2 10 



... 



22 10 



. 



. 20 " 



8. ... 



14 .. 



998 „ . 



. 15 



... 



74 17 



. 



. 59 17 



9. ... 



1 .. 



48 „ .. 



5 



7 ... 



3 U 



.- 



. 2 7 5 



10. ... 



.2 .. 



m „ . 



.17 



6. ... 



9 4 



0. . 



. 8 16 6 



11. .. 



3 .. 



78- „_ ■ . 



11 



... 



7 7 



. 



. 6 16 



