. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. ROBBING. 380 ROBBING. should be kept wet for at least an hour or two, and possibly till sundown ; but before strewing the grass on the entrance we would advise contracting it down so that only one or two bees can pass at a time. Never dose the entrance up entirely, no matter how bad the bees are robbing. On a hot day the large number of robbers in the hive, together with the regular inmates, would be almost sure to smother to death.
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. ROBBING. 380 ROBBING. should be kept wet for at least an hour or two, and possibly till sundown ; but before strewing the grass on the entrance we would advise contracting it down so that only one or two bees can pass at a time. Never dose the entrance up entirely, no matter how bad the bees are robbing. On a hot day the large number of robbers in the hive, together with the regular inmates, would be almost sure to smother to death. Another and better way to treat colonies that are nearly robbed out is to take them down cellar and put robber-traps in their place. This will be more fully explained further on. When robbers get to be very bad in the yard, a pailful of water and a small dipper can be used to good advantage. We will say that h'^re is a hive where the cover does. CONVENIENT CAOE TO SET OVER HIVE THAT IS BEING KOBBED. not fit closely. Around the crack the rob- bers are clustering in large festoons. To blow smoke on them drives them away for only a moment; but to wet them down with a dipperful of water has a very much better effect, especially if you succeed in wetting tlie crack. Covering the hive that has been attacked, with a wet blanket, also works well. Use water and plenty of it, but smoke sparingly around the colony that is being attacked. Anotlier way to protect a robbed hive is to put a bee-tent or screen over it, as described further on. This should be an- chored to the ground, and then the robbers. as fast as they come out of the hive, will escape into the tent. In the mean time no more can get in, because the hive is closed to all outside bees. In half an hour or so the tent should be lifted for a moment, turned upside down, when the robbers will immediately fly toward home. Or, better, make a hole in the peak of the tent—one or two holes will do no harm. The robbers will gradually w
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