. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. rHE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW, 11 issue was from a deep-frame hive. Owiny to the extremely poor season, brood rearing was curtailed to such an extent, that the dummy combs impeded the queen in her work of laying, resulting in an attempt at supersedure. But two queen cells were con- structed. The shallow frames and conse- quently smaller dummies were more favora- ble to the travel of the queen. The objection, however, I have overcome by making pass- age ways for the queen, not only at each end, but along the top and throughout the length two and a half inches a
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. rHE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW, 11 issue was from a deep-frame hive. Owiny to the extremely poor season, brood rearing was curtailed to such an extent, that the dummy combs impeded the queen in her work of laying, resulting in an attempt at supersedure. But two queen cells were con- structed. The shallow frames and conse- quently smaller dummies were more favora- ble to the travel of the queen. The objection, however, I have overcome by making pass- age ways for the queen, not only at each end, but along the top and throughout the length two and a half inches apart. With this change a marked difference was manifest in the work of the queen. Mr. F. L. Thompson having one of the non swarmers on trial in a deep-frame hive, had a similar case of supersedure, but the old queen was not liv- ing at the time of issue. After removing the cells, and returning the swarm all work- ed well. I look upon this season's experience as most valuable in enabling me to discover the importance of additional passage ways for the queen. They are especially neces- sary if from a dearth of honey or otherwife the brood nest becomes diminished, natur- • ally limiting the travel of the queen. I hope to give more of detail by an illustrated arti- cle in the near future. Although the poor- est honey season 1 ever know, and withal nearly one half of the pasturage cut off by the city of .Jackson ; to which may be added the imperfect working of the dummy combs, and experiments with bee paralysis, still, I obtained as high as twenty five pounds of comb honey from several colonies, while those which stored little or no surplus were heavy with honey. In contrast, the swarm- ing colonies, as well as the swarms, were al- most destitute of stores at the close of the season. Judging from these facts, what may we expect from non swarmers in good seasons ? I presume some one will say, swarms. This closed the summer : and autumn was ushered in with another occasion for feed-
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