. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Entered at the Poet-OflBce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail-Matter. Published M^eekly at a Tear by Cieorgre W. York Ss. Co., 334 Dearborn St. QBORQB W. YORK, Editor. CHICAGO, ILL,, FEB, 9,1905. VoL XLV.—No. =^ (£bitortal Hotes anb (Eommcnts J Youag Queens and Afterswarms. The Canadian Bee Journal takes this Journal to task after this good-natured fashion : It is a relief to find that the " Old Reliable" §rets " mixed " a little sometimes, too. We were rather amused at a statement which appeared in its pages recently, that
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Entered at the Poet-OflBce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail-Matter. Published M^eekly at a Tear by Cieorgre W. York Ss. Co., 334 Dearborn St. QBORQB W. YORK, Editor. CHICAGO, ILL,, FEB, 9,1905. VoL XLV.—No. =^ (£bitortal Hotes anb (Eommcnts J Youag Queens and Afterswarms. The Canadian Bee Journal takes this Journal to task after this good-natured fashion : It is a relief to find that the " Old Reliable" §rets " mixed " a little sometimes, too. We were rather amused at a statement which appeared in its pages recently, that when second swarming is contemplated by a colony, " only one " young queen is allowed to emerge and go with the swarm, " the others being guarded in their cells by the workers ", to follow in rotation with subsequent swarins. The theory is very interesting and beautiful, very much like the " sting trowel " theory of a few years ago. Our Canadian bees certainly do not exercise so much care and forethought. A number of young queens are often found in second and afterswarms, which would be an evidence that the cells are very poorly guarded, if at all. Good Canadian, haven't you become a little " mixed " in your reading ? The paragraph to which you probably refer is found on page 500 of the last volume, where it is said, " If further swarming is contemplated, only one vir- gin is allowed to emerge ". You have evidently read into it this meaning : "When an afterswarm issues only one ?irgin is allowed to emerge, and the others are kept in their cells till after the swarm has issued ". Please read again what is said, and see if you have any warrant for such an interpretation. You will not find a word said about queens being guarded in their cells after a swarm has issued, nor at any other time except wken further swarming is contemplated : and you will find more than one queen released when further swarming is contemplate
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