. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 23, 1905. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 235 would be even worse than the Hoffman tor extracting. Still, they might be warmer in spring for the bees, and I think a little too warm in summer.'' ?' Well, Jack, I will tell you what happened to me some "JS years ago. I then used divis- ion-boards, and put each colony on as many frames as it could well cover every spring. But I missed one, and although I had taken out the spare combs, I forgot to put in divis- ion-boards. When it was time to spread their combs, and I came to this particular colony, I
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 23, 1905. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 235 would be even worse than the Hoffman tor extracting. Still, they might be warmer in spring for the bees, and I think a little too warm in summer.'' ?' Well, Jack, I will tell you what happened to me some "JS years ago. I then used divis- ion-boards, and put each colony on as many frames as it could well cover every spring. But I missed one, and although I had taken out the spare combs, I forgot to put in divis- ion-boards. When it was time to spread their combs, and I came to this particular colony, I found i combs and the bees in the middle of the hive, but no division-boards, for I then used 2 division-boards for every colony in spring. I found some new comb started on both sides of the 4 combs, but built on the cover which was a flat one made of one board. On lifting the combs out I found the 4 combs were pretty well filled with brood—just as well filled as any of the stronger colonies with division-boards, for all my strongest colonies were put on not more than 4 combs shortly after being put on the summer stands. They were left that way till about the middle of May. '• Now, Jack, I will tell you how this un- looked-for dose of medicine acted upon the division - board fever. At first I didn't know which to do, put in division-boards or fill out with combs, but I put in the combs. In a few days I looked in, and to my surprise they had new pollen and honey stored in the very outside combs. Out came all the divis- ion-boards from every colony, their hives filled out with combs, and I was completely cured of the division-board fever, and never used them thereafter except when I wanted brood in only a few combs. " When I read articles about making hives and frames to keep a colony of bees warm, as lately advocated by Allen Latham, I must say the dose acts with full strength, as it did about 25 years ago. My aim now is to get good colonies with plenty of young bees,
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