. Bees and how to keep Bees. 47 A simple way to unite colonies situated in different parts of the apiary in moderately cool weather in the autumn is to place the hive containing the weaker or queenless colony on top of the other with a sheet of newspaper or wire screening between them. When, after some time, the imprisoned bees succeed in gnawing their way through the paper there is no fighting and few return to the old location. If screening is used it should be removed after two days. Five days after uniting the double colony should be examined and all brood placed in the lower story,
. Bees and how to keep Bees. 47 A simple way to unite colonies situated in different parts of the apiary in moderately cool weather in the autumn is to place the hive containing the weaker or queenless colony on top of the other with a sheet of newspaper or wire screening between them. When, after some time, the imprisoned bees succeed in gnawing their way through the paper there is no fighting and few return to the old location. If screening is used it should be removed after two days. Five days after uniting the double colony should be examined and all brood placed in the lower story, the upper story being removed. Swarms that have recently emerged may be united by simply shaking them together. Should any of the weak colonies be headed with young queens and it is desirable to save them through the winter, two weak colonies may be brought together into one hive. As soon as the weather is cool enough for the bees to. Fig. 43.—Two weak colonies in one hive. cluster in the hive remove five of the lightest combs from each of the colonies to be brought together, pushing the remaining five combs over to one side of the hive. Two days later place a tight-fitting division board in the centre of one of the hives with the combs and bees of that hive to one side of it and then place the five combs and bees from another prepared hive on the other side of the division board. Close the entrance in the centre so as to give an entrance- to each side. These double colonies can be safely wintered in the cellar or in cases outside after they are fed. (Fig. 43.). 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 Gooderham, C. B; Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Ottawa : Department of Agriculture
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