. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 636 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 1, 1903. As a rule, the bees are left to their own sweet will; what honey they collect is taken away from them and carried to the nearest grocery and sold for what it will bring, not having been cleaned from propolis or other matter that makes its appearance inviting. A section of fancy comb honey, when placed with one of the clasS' first-named, presents a strong contrast. It is not necessary to say that this state of affairs very seriously cripples the price of a nice article of honey. I have 22 colonies of bees, an
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 636 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Oct. 1, 1903. As a rule, the bees are left to their own sweet will; what honey they collect is taken away from them and carried to the nearest grocery and sold for what it will bring, not having been cleaned from propolis or other matter that makes its appearance inviting. A section of fancy comb honey, when placed with one of the clasS' first-named, presents a strong contrast. It is not necessary to say that this state of affairs very seriously cripples the price of a nice article of honey. I have 22 colonies of bees, and they did well this year. There is much being said about the swarm- ing problem; each writer has ihis or that to suggest as to the best means to solve this problem. For this locality, I find that to pre- vent swarming in any form is to be preferred. One strong colony that does not swarm will store 25 percent more honey than one of equal strength and opportunity which has swarmed or been " ; Bees will, in every case, attend to the wants of the brood-nest before they go elsewhere. To prepare this requires considerable time and labor, drawing out comb foundation in the one case, or building new comb from starters, or filling old ones with honey. While the brushed, shaken, or " shook " swarm is thus employed, the other being provided with a brood-nest " laden with stores and teeming with bees of all ages," is crowding the sec- tions and storing their collections there. To prevent swarming is, for me, easy of ac- complishment. My colonies are made strong by stimulative feeding early in the spring. When they 'are about to swarm, an empty hive is prepared; if they swarm out, which they very often do, the queen is caught in a. Miller cage, and a hasty examination is made of the brood-nest, there being, comparatively, no bees in the way. If a good cell is found, the comb is put in the prepared hive with an- other. Their places in the old hive are r
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