. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 245 Langdon Non-Swarmiiig Attacli- nient at Michigan's Apiary. As Reported in the " Bee-Keepers'' Beview " BY R. L. TAYLOR, APIARIST. As stated in my former article, five of these attachments were adjusted to hives on the 22ud day of June last, and that the conditions may be understood as fully as possible, I must explain that at that date swarming to a moderate ex- tent had been going on in the apiary for a week or ten days; the hives employed also varied in capacity, three sizes being 28th, 30th and July 4th and 10th—
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 245 Langdon Non-Swarmiiig Attacli- nient at Michigan's Apiary. As Reported in the " Bee-Keepers'' Beview " BY R. L. TAYLOR, APIARIST. As stated in my former article, five of these attachments were adjusted to hives on the 22ud day of June last, and that the conditions may be understood as fully as possible, I must explain that at that date swarming to a moderate ex- tent had been going on in the apiary for a week or ten days; the hives employed also varied in capacity, three sizes being 28th, 30th and July 4th and 10th— five times; No. 2 cast a swarm June 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th and July 1st, 4th and 7th—seven times; No. 3 cast a swarm but once—on June 30th ; No. 4 cast a swarm June 27th and July 2nd—twice; No. 5 cast a swarm June 24th, 26th and 29th and July 4th and 10th—five times. In other words, No. 1, consisting of one single and one double-story Heddon hive, swarmed five times—three times from the single story and twice from the double story ; No. 2, consisting of two single story Heddon hives, swarmed seven times ; No. 3, con- sisting of two two-story Heddon hives,. Michigan Exiperiment Apiary, at Lapeer, Conducted by Mr. Taylor. used,viz. : the single story, new Heddon, double story new Heddon, and the eight- frame dovetailed. The hives, of course, are used in pairs, and for convenience each pair is designated by a number. Nos. 1 and 5 were each composed of one double and one single Heddon ; No. 2 of two single Heddon ; No. 3 of two double Heddon, and No. 4 of two dovetailed hives. I wish to explain here also once for all that in this line of experiments wherever a swarm issued it was never returned to the hive from which it came but always to the other member of the pair. The details of the swarming are as follows: No. 1 cast a swarm June 24th, swarmed once only ; No. 4, consisting of two dovetailed hives, swarmed twice ; and No. 5, consisting of one single story and on
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