. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^ Convention Proceedinds ?^.^sm»i^->. Report of the Chicago-NoPthwest- ern Bee-Keepers' Convention. jContinued from page 179i Early Hatched Queens. "Why are early hatched queens poor?" Mr. Wilcox^Call for a show of hands as to how many think they are poor. Dr. Miller—What do you mean by ear- ly-hatched queens? Mr. Dadant—If by an early hatched queen is meant one reared by a colony not ready and not strong enough, I be- lieve that the question is right. If how- ever, an early-hatched queen is simply a queen of an early swarm that is swarm-
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^ Convention Proceedinds ?^.^sm»i^->. Report of the Chicago-NoPthwest- ern Bee-Keepers' Convention. jContinued from page 179i Early Hatched Queens. "Why are early hatched queens poor?" Mr. Wilcox^Call for a show of hands as to how many think they are poor. Dr. Miller—What do you mean by ear- ly-hatched queens? Mr. Dadant—If by an early hatched queen is meant one reared by a colony not ready and not strong enough, I be- lieve that the question is right. If how- ever, an early-hatched queen is simply a queen of an early swarm that is swarm- ing naturally early in the season, I think it is entirely different. A queen might be hatched so early that the time might pass for her mating and she would be unable to find any drones; or where the brood can not be kept warm; or where the queen-cell is not made with large capacity. I think under some of these circumstances there is a chance for a queen to be inferior. I think there is a greater chance when the colony is not in a position to rear queens. A queen can not be inferior except accidentally, when a colony is in a position to have plenty of honey and plenty of heat, and everything necessary to rear a large number of bees. Mr. Wilson—The flow of nectar has a great deal to do with jt. Dr. Miller—Can a begmner rear good queens in April? Mr. Taylor—For a flight of the virgin queen in order to get good results it should be good, warm weather, and if there happens to be warm weather at the proper time, and if the queen is properly nourished, there is no reason why she should not be a good queen. Mr. Moore—About 35 years ago I can remember that in rearing queens our folks took a single frame. They reared queens from a single frame. The 20th century idea is that tlie best colony is none too good for rearing queens. Be- ginners would better not try to rear queens until they have settled warm weather, and great big, strong, pros- perous colonies to get them from.
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