The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26

honey than by smothcrinR the bees with brlm-
stone and destroying the combs. The associa-
ton. however is endcavOrnR to supersede this
cruel and wasteful practice. II insists that i Is
no more necessary for q cottaRer 10 XIII his
bees in order to get the honey than i is for n
cure mar Wool. md the system Of driving is
recommended ~ being more humane rs well
~ economical Driving, 1t may be explained.
IL the art of pcrsuading bees to abandon their
full hive for the cold shelter Of mn empty one.
and thus leave their stores at the owners dis
posal. Six men took part in the competition.
which was carried on in q tent specially CON
structed for the purpose. The silver medal
was won 10y a worKlngman named Martin OF
West WycOmbe. who succeeded in cmptynR his
hive and cnging tho queen in five and three
quarter minutes, the bronze medal being taken
who drove his bees in less time but did not 30
readily capture the queen. The Baroness Bur
drtt Coutts graccd the competition with her
presence and expressed her admiration OF the
skill displayed
In the west quadrant. adjoining the grand
GionEscrya,orya nnmncr Of hives were exhib,
improved principle advocated by tho associn-
ton tho main feature being that the combs
We're built within frames. 80 as to afford tho
bee master greater facilities for controlling his
the best hive in the show 10 Mr.. C. ~ Abbott Of
SOuthnll, whose hive was 80 ingeniously ar
ranged that IT could be contracted or expanded
as the need OF the bees might require. The
was secured 10y Mr. Bricc Wilson of Ncwbury.
whose exhibit was II well made though some
what expensive nlNr. bOtn iOiulng ana fcNOlN-
ing, following in some degree the principle de-
vised by the celebrated blind apiarian Huber.
Among the hives manufactured expressly for
cottagcrs were several which were both service
able and cheap. OF the dozen competitors the
palm was yielded to MIR. james Ice Of Bagshot.
The collection OF bee keepers neccssarics in
cluded n machine known as the honey cNtrac-
tor. which. however is much more largely used
in America than in England, by means oi cen-
trifugnl force the honey can be drawn out ready
for strairing without destroying the combs.
and the mnchi4c will occasionally enable an
expert master to get IA much ms 500 pounds OF
honey from single stock 81 bees The medal
in this class wns adJudged to Mr.. stephen
Knight Of Newhury. An assortment OF micro
scopic slides. illustrating the natural history of
the hive bee. was displayed hy Mr.. John Hun
ter. the well-known npiculturst, to whom n sill
yer medal wis awarded.
Live bees formed Moth least interesting part
OF the show and the first przc for foreigners
was carried on 10y some Italians. owned 10y Mr..
Baldwin Of the Alexandra Palace: Mcssrs.
Neighbour y Sons securing the second with
their Hungnruns. Next to these was nicely
arranged stand 81 the flowers from which tho
bees draw the largest harvest. Cottagcrs came
well to the front in the honey cnsses two Of the
highest awards being secured hv men in this
sphere ot life in competition with their richer
ncighhOrs, Noticeable rs Il curiosity was a
quantity 81 " chimncy-pot honey. the desi gnn-
ton being applied on account Of the honey
having been taken from hive in a room 80 feet
from thr ground IN tho Strand. the bees being
assisted during the breeding season by arti.
nclal means.