. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 8, 1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 17^. Swarm Control. ' One of the most frequent queries from bee-keepers is for a method of prevent- ing or controlling swarming. The fol- lowing from Gleanings in, Bee Culture, for June, 191S, by Miss lona Fowls, will, we think, be found an excellent plan :— Of all the different phases of bee- keeping nothing has had more discussion and experimentation than swarm control. It therefore occured to me that to study the bee literature of the past 30 years, carefully picking out, correlating, and comparing
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 8, 1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 17^. Swarm Control. ' One of the most frequent queries from bee-keepers is for a method of prevent- ing or controlling swarming. The fol- lowing from Gleanings in, Bee Culture, for June, 191S, by Miss lona Fowls, will, we think, be found an excellent plan :— Of all the different phases of bee- keeping nothing has had more discussion and experimentation than swarm control. It therefore occured to me that to study the bee literature of the past 30 years, carefully picking out, correlating, and comparing the most successful plans of ewarm control might perhaps be instruc- tive and helpful. It is quite possible that I was slightly prejudiced at the start. At any rate, the result of this study is a firm conviction that the plan we have been using for the past five years is as good a plan as has yet been advanced for the prevention or control of swarm- ing in the production of extracted honey in out-yards. THE BEST PLAN FOE OUT-TARDS. This plan is: As soon as danger of swarming arises, every seven or eight days carefully examine the colonies, keeping them always supplied with plenty of room, and destroying whatever queen- cells are found, providing they contain only eggs or young larvae. When more advanced cells are found, place on the old stand a hive of drawn combs, one of which contains the queen, a few bees, and a few young larvte. (If no combs are available, most of the frames may con- tain foundation; but there should always be at least three drawn combs, and a whole set, if possible). Above this place the queen-excluder; then two or three empty supers; and at the very top the hive of brood, tearing down only the capped queen-cells. At the end of seven or eight days, if no increase is desired, tear down all queen-cells again. If increase is wanted, simply place the tipper storey on a new stand and leave them to raise their own queen, or introduce a good queen or choice cel
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