Gleanings in bee culture . wordof caution I should like to say it is a mis-take to use nothing but tobacco in a smok-er, or to blow the smoke into one hive forseveral minutes, for this makes the beessick, so that they are in as bad shape as ifthey had been fastened in and overheated. Dajtona, Fla. [With an experienced operator in charge,who is really an exjDert along this line, likeour correspondent, and with hives that cannot be conveuienth and securely screened,we should undoubtedly advise the plan rec-ommended. Perhaps we should go furtherand advise the use of the tobacco method ofcontrol g
Gleanings in bee culture . wordof caution I should like to say it is a mis-take to use nothing but tobacco in a smok-er, or to blow the smoke into one hive forseveral minutes, for this makes the beessick, so that they are in as bad shape as ifthey had been fastened in and overheated. Dajtona, Fla. [With an experienced operator in charge,who is really an exjDert along this line, likeour correspondent, and with hives that cannot be conveuienth and securely screened,we should undoubtedly advise the plan rec-ommended. Perhaps we should go furtherand advise the use of the tobacco method ofcontrol generally; but if the hives aresound, so that thej can be cjuicklj andcheaply screened, and if the beekejoer hasnot had considerable experience, we shouldfeel safer if the bees could not get out. Ifa three-inch rim is tacked on above thebrood-chamber, and water cari-ied alongwith which to cool the bees of any hive thatshow signs of becoming overheated, there isusually very little danger of trouble or ex-cessive loss.—Ed.]. ^lo. I. .J^Jll^ X by the fence Las produced un the averageworth of honey each year. 448 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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