Gleanings in bee culture . Svarm returning to the hive because the queen was clipped. 300 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. tain that this preventsswarming to a greatextent. Nordhoff, Cal. HIVING A SWARM CLUS-TERED ON A RAILFENCE BY J. L. BYER Fig. 1.—A swarm that chose a very convenient clustering-place. arations for swaruaing. When bees areactive on the combs there is little danger ofswarming. By nsing this method of judg-ing when colonies are preparing to swarmI have often gone over 500 or more coloniesin a day, and very seldom make a mistakeas to whether a colony will swarm within aweek. GOOD VENT
Gleanings in bee culture . Svarm returning to the hive because the queen was clipped. 300 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. tain that this preventsswarming to a greatextent. Nordhoff, Cal. HIVING A SWARM CLUS-TERED ON A RAILFENCE BY J. L. BYER Fig. 1.—A swarm that chose a very convenient clustering-place. arations for swaruaing. When bees areactive on the combs there is little danger ofswarming. By nsing this method of judg-ing when colonies are preparing to swarmI have often gone over 500 or more coloniesin a day, and very seldom make a mistakeas to whether a colony will swarm within aweek. GOOD VENTILATION AN AID IN PREVENTIONOF SWARMING. Another great preventive of swarming,as all beekeepers know, is ventilation. Allour hive bottoms are loose, and have full-width entrances on both ends. As soon aswarm weather comes, both of these en-trances are opened full width. I am cer-
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