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Excerpt from The British Bee Journal, Bee-Keepers' Record and Adviser, 1891, Vol. 19 Mr. Neighbour was engaged, with the aid of Mr. Duncan Keir, who was introduced to him by 'the Renfrewshire Bee-keeper, ' in packing and forwarding humble-bees to New Zealand during winter in a torpid state, for the purpose of fructifying red clover. The importation of Cyprian, Syrian, and Holy Land bees also claimed much of Mr. Neighbour's attention, and he was the first to introduce Carniolan bees into this country. At the German Department of the Exhibition of 1851, Mr. Neighbour purchased the improved metal plates for making wax foundation, and it was with these ib.t the foundation we used when we first commenced bee-keeping was made - a very different article to what is now used. Mr. Neighbour enjoyed unusual opportunities of becoming acquainted with the leading apiarian celebrities of the day; amongst others, Iiev. William Charles Cotton and Dr. Coster. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.