. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 13, Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue shoidd send questions to reach this office NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelop", is enclosed. All questions must be accompanied by the sender's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. T W Moore (Bournemouth). Destroying Wasp 'Nest Suspended in Bush.â'Rang
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 13, Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue shoidd send questions to reach this office NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelop", is enclosed. All questions must be accompanied by the sender's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. T W Moore (Bournemouth). Destroying Wasp 'Nest Suspended in Bush.â'Rang .a piece of cot- ton-wool, saturated with a solution of cyanide of potassium, near the entrance to the nest. " Optimist " (Northumberland) Feeding for Winter âIf the bees do not store and seal enough ihoney for wintering by the end of August, they should be fed on thick, warm syrup during bep- tember, until they have in all about 301bs. of sealed stores, and only if supplies run short in winter snould candy be given. The quantity needed will, of course, depend on the amount of stores in the combs, usually a lib. or 21bs. cake of candy is placed over the cluster and renewed as the bees use it. Candy alone should not be depended upon for winter stores. J. G. (Acklington). Strarm Returning to Hive.â This usually occurs through the swarm losing the queen. In your case, it would appear that for some reason the queen returned to the hive, why, we cannot say. It is impossible to give a reason for everything bees do. Bear in mind the old saying, " Bees do nothing ; J. R. (Warwicks).âIt is late to start with a swarm now (if you can procure one) It may be done, but you will probably have to do a fair amount of feeding. Your best plan will be to get an established stock, or a five- or six -frame nucleus. A swarm shoufd be bought by weight, about 2s. 6d. per lb. would be a fair price now, and it should weigh 41bs. to Slbs. A nucleus might be purchased at
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