The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . tO visit an apiary, or to personally consult an apiarist of somiestanding, should be made good use of whenever it occurs. lo Aug., IQI2.] Bcc-kecp///i^ ici(>na. 473 Everybody handling bees requires twothings to start with, namely, a bee-veil, and asmoker. A veil will cost about is. 6d., asmoker 4s. to 7s., according to size, and whe-ther tin or brass. There are two kinds—onestraight, the other with a bent nozzle. Tstrongly recommend the Latter (Fig. i), be-caus;^ any kind of fuel may be used in ^^without risk of glowing embers droppin
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . tO visit an apiary, or to personally consult an apiarist of somiestanding, should be made good use of whenever it occurs. lo Aug., IQI2.] Bcc-kecp///i^ ici(>na. 473 Everybody handling bees requires twothings to start with, namely, a bee-veil, and asmoker. A veil will cost about is. 6d., asmoker 4s. to 7s., according to size, and whe-ther tin or brass. There are two kinds—onestraight, the other with a bent nozzle. Tstrongly recommend the Latter (Fig. i), be-caus;^ any kind of fuel may be used in ^^without risk of glowing embers dropping fromit when directing smoke downwards. Drydecayed wood or bark is better smoker fuelthan bagging, rags, or fresh wood, the formergiving a cooler smoke and less tar in thesmoker. There are se\eral ways of making a startin a small w^av :—(i) Full colonies; (2)Swarms; (3) Box-hives; (4) Nuclei. Withwhich of these to start will depend upon theamount of m<inev it is proposed to expend atonce, and whether bees are obtainable in one form or FIG. I.—Full Colonics oj Bees. Hives with finished coml)s and brood, and sufficient bees to cover allthe combs, may be obtained from supply dealers advertising in the Mel-bourne weekly papers, at prices ranging from 30s. per stock for Black orHybrid bees, to 45s. for Italians, with tested Queen. Bees in frame-hivescan often be purchased direct from owners; but for a beginner this involvessome risk of getting disease or hives with poor combs to start with. It isusuallv the neglected hives which are for sale. 2.— starting with natural swarms, and new hives, all danger ofintroducing disease is avoided. Swarms are obtainable from the end of Sep-tember to the end of December, at los. to 15s. each, according to weight,2S. 6d. per lb. being the price usually charged by dealers, or they maybe advertised for and bought direct from beekeepers having a swarms there is little danger of disease l)eing conveyed, e
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