lirport of the Stcirard of Farm Produce (d ]V!ndsor. 757 
The same lemailis apply to ('lasses 09 {Fruit Jellies) and 72 (Di icd or 
Evfiporated Fruit s for Cooldnn Purjwfcs). 
With rcf^ard to Class l.i {Fruit Pulps), the quality is poor, and I 
am of opinion that it is a mistako to offer prizes in this Class, as jam, to 
bo good, should bo luado from fresh fruit as soon as it is gathered. This 
fact is well illustrated in the present Show, as in Class 74 (tor jam manu- 
facturers only) the exhibits are not nearly so good as those in Class G8 (for 
fruit growers). 
1 am sorry to sec only one candidate for the prizes in Class 71 {Fruits 
Preserved for Dessert Vwposes), as this is a branch of the subject that has 
hitherto been quite neglected in Great Britain, and I am satisfied that with 
our facilities in the way of cheap sugar and cheap coal we ought to be able 
to beat our Continental neighbours in the production of crystallized fruit. 
Frederic Latjeence. 
Bees, Hives, Honey, &c. 
However energetically the ''little busy bee" may work, ifc 
cannot store up good honey if the spring and summer months 
are not favourable for flowers and the development of sugary 
qualities. Fortunately for -the Windsor honey exhibition the 
spring of 1889 was exceptionally fine and warm. It is said 
or sung : — 
" A swarm of bees in May 
Is worth a load of bay. 
A swarm of bees in June 
Is worth a silver spoon." 
May, in this year, was unusually genial and swarm-inspiring. 
Many of the swarms from which the Windsor honey, so delicious 
and fragrant, was derived were, without doubt, evolved in 
April, also very warm and flower-productive, though April is 
not included in the poetic category of honey-making months, 
it may be, on account of rhythmic difiiculties. 
To those unacquainted with bees and their habits, it is 
cui-ious to learn that sainfoin flowers do not make such good 
coloured honey as those of clover. Many, probably, also, do 
not understand the important services of bees in the fertilisa^ 
tion of plants. If this were their sole use, ifc would pay agricul- 
turists over and over again to keep them; but there is the 
honey into the bargain, from which considerable profit may be 
made. 
There were 152 entries of honey at Windsor, and 113 
entries of hives and other appliances connected with bee man- 
agement. At Kilburn, in 1879, there were only 59 entries, of 
which only 20 were of honey. 
The J udges of Hives, Honey, and Bee Appliances, report as 
follows 
