. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. KiG. I.—Regti-ak Super Arranged to Make Fotr Two-Frame Ntclei. for starting cells. All cells are raised in full colonies under the swarming or supersedure impulse. These cell- builders are made extra strong with brood from other colonies, so that there is an over supply of nurse-bees that will thus provide the proper amount of royal jelly for each cell. All colonies and nuclei are fed to imitate a good honey-flow (if there be none) ; made one-half a standard frame instead of one-third. I have a great many more bees to keep the brood warm, a larger spa
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. KiG. I.—Regti-ak Super Arranged to Make Fotr Two-Frame Ntclei. for starting cells. All cells are raised in full colonies under the swarming or supersedure impulse. These cell- builders are made extra strong with brood from other colonies, so that there is an over supply of nurse-bees that will thus provide the proper amount of royal jelly for each cell. All colonies and nuclei are fed to imitate a good honey-flow (if there be none) ; made one-half a standard frame instead of one-third. I have a great many more bees to keep the brood warm, a larger space for the queen to lay in, and I have less swarming. The divis- ion-board is made of plate tin with an oilcloth fastened to the top to overlap each side. Over all is placed a tele- scope cover. Fig. 4, next page, will show how the. Fig. 2.—View Showing Side of Frames. about half a quart of feed in the eve- ning of each day. The best results cannot be expected unless this is done. The subject of the proper sized nu- cleus here in the North is of greatlim- portance. During the earliest and latest periods of the year I use a com- mon lO-frame super with three tight frames fit in a standard frame, and can be used as such if need be, also for the purpose of drawing out comb for more nuclei. One of the most important features of queen-rearing is the book-keeping, especially if a record is kept of each individual nucleus. The little device. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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