. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 129 For the American Bee Journal. My Swarm Catcher. m. s. SNOW. I will here give a description of the swarm-catcher that I have used for years. It will serve the purpose of catch- ing natural swarms, or in case of " swarming out,'1 which they will often do, even if they are given a card of un- sealed hrood. I had three try it last season ; they seemed to eat up all the eggs in the comh and hroke up keeping house, making preparation to leave, and probably would, had it not been for the catcher. Bees hived acainst their will. Are of the same opinio
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 129 For the American Bee Journal. My Swarm Catcher. m. s. SNOW. I will here give a description of the swarm-catcher that I have used for years. It will serve the purpose of catch- ing natural swarms, or in case of " swarming out,'1 which they will often do, even if they are given a card of un- sealed hrood. I had three try it last season ; they seemed to eat up all the eggs in the comh and hroke up keeping house, making preparation to leave, and probably would, had it not been for the catcher. Bees hived acainst their will. Are of the same opinion still— providing they have a nice hollow tree picked out; It is a nice thing where there are many bees kept and allowed to swarm naturally, for it keeps them all Journal of separate. I have had as many as live or six in use at one time, making it unnec- essary to climb trees, cut limbs, or dig them out of brush ; they are caged and under control, and can be hived at leis- ure ; no hurrying or sweating around for fear they will leave. It is simply a light frame with handles, the sides and top covered with mosquito bar. Of course the hives must be on the ground, and so arranged that the catcher can be placed over them. All are welcome to use it, as there is no patent on it. If the bees have quite a start before it is placed over the hive, those outside will cluster back on the catcher, and seem to be anxious to get in. Queens are not so liable to be lost as when they swarm all over the yard; she climbs up the screen and joins the bees in one corner. I have had them start comb on the top-bars, when left 15 or 20 minutes before hiving. Osakis, Minn., Jan. 20, 1880. New Plan of Giving Artificial Pollen. FRANK CHESHIRE. Some experiments with condemned bees, which I take to be in their re- sults exceedingly instructive, I will now recount. On September 19th I placed A% lbs. of bees in a large and well-pro- tected hive, in the frames of which narrow guides only were
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