. The Canadian bee-keeper's guide [microform] : an easy method of managing bees by the use of Thomas' patent moveable comb bee hive. Bees; Bees; Essaimage; Abeilles. 30 THE CANADIAN 1 ' ii;: !. destroyed by the other or crawl out of the hive. With a bee- protector and gloves, any person may perform the above o[)eration without fear of being stung. How to Put Swarms Together. There is not half the difficulty attending,' the putting of swarms together as is generally supposed. I have put swarms together at alJ seasons of the year, except winter, and at all t mes of the day, frequently without sm
. The Canadian bee-keeper's guide [microform] : an easy method of managing bees by the use of Thomas' patent moveable comb bee hive. Bees; Bees; Essaimage; Abeilles. 30 THE CANADIAN 1 ' ii;: !. destroyed by the other or crawl out of the hive. With a bee- protector and gloves, any person may perform the above o[)eration without fear of being stung. How to Put Swarms Together. There is not half the difficulty attending,' the putting of swarms together as is generally supposed. I have put swarms together at alJ seasons of the year, except winter, and at all t mes of the day, frequently without smoking, sprinkling, or scenting, and not over one in twenty has fought to any extent. If strange cattle are put together they will sometimes tight to each others' damage, and then again they will not fight at all. It is the same with bees!, Yet I would recommend smoking as a general thing, and sprink- ling with sweetened water, scented with any kind of Ci^sence, at least would do no harm, as bees are more likely to unite peaceably when all ot one scent. To Pat Swarms Together in the Spring. Spring stocks that are queenless or reduced in numbers, ^nay be put together any time before they have commenced to gatber pollen or honey to any great extent, without smoking or sprinkling by simply winging the bees off' the combs of onesto^' e top of the frames of another stock. They will soc^ i â - among the combs all right. If each stock has a qtieen^ one c. be taken away. To Put Swarms Together in the Summer. Swarms that are cast the same day, although from diffcri'iit stocks, may be hived together, two or more, and they will Ik« uII right. Any swarms that have not been hived over thirty-six hours may be joined together, by setting one hive oti the swarm- ing table in the same manner as for hiving, then shake the l)ees out of the other hive on the table and let them run together. Capture the queen if convenient, if not, no matter, she wilfeither be destroyed or crawl out of the hive.
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