. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 7, 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 267 who says my bees are a nuisance, and that they bothered her last sum- mer; that the bees were at her well thiek, and came into her house. But they nevergot stung. Now, if I can keep my bees at home this summer I will move them in the country next spring. The alley be- tween my neitihbor's place is not used much; there are other ways to drive without going through ne:ir my bees. Now, if a team of sweaty horses were driven through the alley, and they got slung, would I be liable for damages* I do not want any
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 7, 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 267 who says my bees are a nuisance, and that they bothered her last sum- mer; that the bees were at her well thiek, and came into her house. But they nevergot stung. Now, if I can keep my bees at home this summer I will move them in the country next spring. The alley be- tween my neitihbor's place is not used much; there are other ways to drive without going through ne:ir my bees. Now, if a team of sweaty horses were driven through the alley, and they got slung, would I be liable for damages* I do not want any trouble, but I am so situated that I can hardly better myself this spring. Illinois. Answer.—That alley being a public thoroughfare, no matter how little it is traveled, you are responsible for damages if your bees sling horses or people passing by. A close fence six feet high would hel|) matters very much. You can do much to keep your bees away from your neighbor's well by providing one or more convenient drinking- places nearer home, getting them started early in the season, for once a habit of going to a certain driaking-plaee is formed they will con- tinue to patronize that place throughout the season. An occasional present of honey to your neighbor will do no little toward making her less observant Of the intruding bees. Nucleus Method of Incease. On page 170, in answer to " Illinois, " in further explanation of how you increased your 24 colonies to 1S4 last year, will you kindly give the following additional information : 1. How early in the season, in the vicinity of Chicago, would it be usually safe to draw brood and bees from strong colonies and put in a pile? 2. Would it be as satisfactory to make the nuclei at the time of drawing the brood and bees from the strong colonies* If not, why ' H. If making a pile is the best way, is it necessary to leave this pile for 9 or 10 days before breaking it up into nuclei * 4. From the fact that you visited the Hastin
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