. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAIJ BEE JOURNAL. 165 I have carefully watched this mat- ter, and wish no drones, except enough for use in mating, and these only from best colonies. Of course these should be sufficiently abundant that the queen need not be out long.— A. J. Cook. It is possible, but not probable, that we err in curtailing the production of drones. They are never reared unless needed for the fertilization of queens. Five days before swarming bees will rear drones ; after swarming, neither colony will rear them, unless the old queen is quite old and likely to
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE AMERICAIJ BEE JOURNAL. 165 I have carefully watched this mat- ter, and wish no drones, except enough for use in mating, and these only from best colonies. Of course these should be sufficiently abundant that the queen need not be out long.— A. J. Cook. It is possible, but not probable, that we err in curtailing the production of drones. They are never reared unless needed for the fertilization of queens. Five days before swarming bees will rear drones ; after swarming, neither colony will rear them, unless the old queen is quite old and likely to be superseded.—W. Z. Hutchinson. No, we are not on the wrong track. We can rear 3 workers where 2 drones are reared, and the 3 workers staying at home during the first 10 days of their life, will generate as much heat as 2 drones. Besides, drones are reared in warm weather, when the hive is sometimes already too warm, and the bees have to ventilate it at great labor. The necessity of drones, as of " setting-hens,'' is imaginary.— Dadant & Cfltting Ont Queen-Cells. Query, TSo. 220.—Is it necessary to cut out all the queen-cells before introducing a queen, especially when introducing one into a hive whose colony has cast a swarm a few days before ?—D. J. A. It is safer to cut out all the queen- cells.—H. R. BOAEDMAN. It is safest to do so. If the hive has been moved a day or two before to a new location, so as to lose nearly all its flying force, it is hardly ever nec- essary.—C. C. Miller. According to my experience it is essentially necessary as long as the swarming impulse is likely to be pres- ent, and the safest way at all times, and under all circumstances.—G. W. Demareb. In swarming time it is not, and especially in the case indicated ; but introducing queens to colonies hav- ing queen-cells is always risky. I never saw a colony that acted as if really queenless until deprived of all unsealed brood. Then there is the smallest risk.—G. L. Ti
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