. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A|)ril, 1915. American Hee Joornal j 1. I want to destroy that queen and give the colony a frame of unsealed brood with adhering bees from one of the other colo- nies, which is very prolific. None has yet aaueen-cell; will it worl< all right i' 2. Should I shake some bees from another frame into the weak hive will they be ac- cepted with a flight, and where should I place the frame of brood, in the middle of the hive or at one side ? The bees have plenty of stores. I fed them all winter on sugar syrup, two to one. and they have it sealed in their f
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A|)ril, 1915. American Hee Joornal j 1. I want to destroy that queen and give the colony a frame of unsealed brood with adhering bees from one of the other colo- nies, which is very prolific. None has yet aaueen-cell; will it worl< all right i' 2. Should I shake some bees from another frame into the weak hive will they be ac- cepted with a flight, and where should I place the frame of brood, in the middle of the hive or at one side ? The bees have plenty of stores. I fed them all winter on sugar syrup, two to one. and they have it sealed in their frames. One colony is so strong that I had lo place another lo-frame hive on top. and thai is the one from which I would like to get a queen for the weak colony ? ^. When is the best time to make this change? California. Answers.—I. It may and it may not. If you leave their old brood and merely add another frame of the brood of better stock, the chances are three to one that the young queen will be of the old stock. You can take away all the old brood and leave them only the one frame of choice brood, or you can. a week after killing the queen, kill all cells started, and then give them the frame of choice brood. Still another way. and a good way. is to swap their frames of brood tor an equal number from your best stock. 2. Of course the colony will be stronger, and all the more likely to rear a good queen if you strengthen it with bees from another colony. There is not likely to be fighting. especially if the bees be given a day or two after the queen is removed. Put the frame of brood in the middle. 3. You can operate any time after the bees get well to work. Requeening Which Hive to Use ? 1. If I introduce an Italian queen into a black colony of bees, will its offspring be pure ? 2. I have 1) colonies. How many queens ought I to get to Italianize all of them ? 3. Will they breed the blacks out ? 4. Which hive do you think the better, the 8 or 10 frame? Kentucky. Answers.—
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