Gleanings in bee culture . swarm-controller, which is attached tothe annex, must have the rear chamber ofthe controller closed between the two hivesby means of the slides, and the shutter atthe back. The bees now have access to theannex through the front vestibule. This ar-rangement should be made two or threedays previous to further manipulations, sothat the bees will become acquainted withthe new entrance, and have time to investi-gate the annex. When the queen-cells arenearly ripe, open the hives about noon; andafter removing two of the frames of founda-tion from the left side
Gleanings in bee culture . swarm-controller, which is attached tothe annex, must have the rear chamber ofthe controller closed between the two hivesby means of the slides, and the shutter atthe back. The bees now have access to theannex through the front vestibule. This ar-rangement should be made two or threedays previous to further manipulations, sothat the bees will become acquainted withthe new entrance, and have time to investi-gate the annex. When the queen-cells arenearly ripe, open the hives about noon; andafter removing two of the frames of founda-tion from the left side, transfer two combsof honey and sealed brood with the queenfrom the right side to the annex on the close the entrance of the old hive lead-ing into the front vestibule of the controller,and at the same time open the entrance ofthe annex communicating with the frontvestibule. Next open the regular entranceof the old hive, or the one at the oppositeend from the controller. The bees will now GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Sweet-clover hay cut with a mowing-machine, and raked Into cocks for curing. take their flight from this new entrance,and return to the common entrance of theswarm-controller, and enter the annex, orhive on the left, where they find their queenand the conditions that satisfy the swarm-ing impulse; viz., a new hive, combs tobuild, and relief from a crowded house. Thesupers should now be replaced, one overeach hive. Two courses are now open in dealing withthe queen-cells in the old hive. They maybe cut out and destroyed, or placed in nur-sery cages to be utilized in making furtherincrease; or one of the choice cells may beleft to hatch and become fertilized. If thefirst plan of removing all queen-cells beadopted, cells will require to be cut out againin eight days. The old colony will then bewithout material from which to rear a queen,and the entrance to the swarm-controlleron the side next to the old hive may now beopened, and the regular entrance, or the one
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