. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19, 1894.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 157 method of hiving a swarm into this particular kind of hive ? As I am making a start in bee-keeping, I should be obliged for any hints. — Ignorant, Cowbridge, April 12. Reply.—1. A division-board may be ii?ed whenever needed, but there is no actual neces- sity for providing permanent room for it in the hive, as that means enlarging all body-boxes and surplus chambers. 2 The "strips" re- ferred to are for inserting between the shoulders of the metal ends on outer frames and the hive sid
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 19, 1894.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 157 method of hiving a swarm into this particular kind of hive ? As I am making a start in bee-keeping, I should be obliged for any hints. — Ignorant, Cowbridge, April 12. Reply.—1. A division-board may be ii?ed whenever needed, but there is no actual neces- sity for providing permanent room for it in the hive, as that means enlarging all body-boxes and surplus chambers. 2 The "strips" re- ferred to are for inserting between the shoulders of the metal ends on outer frames and the hive sides to increase the distance between the latter and the face of comb. Without them the bees are apt to build brace- comb, or attachments, to the side of the hive. 3. The larger the better if a natural swarm ; if an artificial one, bought at a given price, it should not weigh less than 3 lb., while all beyond that weight makes the swarm more valuable. 4. Prepare the hive as in sketch, where the entrance slides are used to prop up the front of outer case 1 in. or more. Provide a temporary pUtform, in some such fashion as. shown in the cut, and cover the board inclined in front of the entrance with a table-cloth large enough to hang over the sides of plat- form. Shake or throw the bees on to the latter, and they will soon run in. [1006.] Bees Hanr/ivg Out in April.—1. In the second week in February I saw several drones on the entrance-boai'd of my strongest stock. Can you tell me why they appeared so early ? 2. All my stocks were strong at end of February. I fed them for a week on syrup. I then hail to leave home for a fort- night, consequently feeding was stopped. On my return three stocks had dwindled down very much, but I think they will work rounii, .as they are now all taking in pollen well. Was it the stop in food that caused the dwindling ? 3. One stiaw skep has had about a gallon of bees hanging out for a time, but they do not swarm. Are they waiting fur drones', or q
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