Gleanings in bee culture . 28th, my brother-in-lawplioned me from the Casliel yard that alarge swarm had come out, and that he hadcaged the clipped queen and had let thebees go back to the hive. I felt pretty surethat the bees were superseding the queen,and knew that there was danger of theircoming out any time with a young queen,departing for parts unknown. However, Icould not get before the followingMonday, so I let them take chances. When the family were at church SundayI suspect the colony swarmed again andclustered in the top of an apple tree in the apiary. Any way, Monday forenoon
Gleanings in bee culture . 28th, my brother-in-lawplioned me from the Casliel yard that alarge swarm had come out, and that he hadcaged the clipped queen and had let thebees go back to the hive. I felt pretty surethat the bees were superseding the queen,and knew that there was danger of theircoming out any time with a young queen,departing for parts unknown. However, Icould not get before the followingMonday, so I let them take chances. When the family were at church SundayI suspect the colony swarmed again andclustered in the top of an apple tree in the apiary. Any way, Monday forenoon theswarm was noticedleaving the tree andstarting off north. Mybrother-in-law follow-ed them, and theywent so slowly that hejust had to w^alk tokeep up with them,notwitlostanding thefact that the day wascalm with no wind tohinder their went less than aquarter of a mile andalighted on the top ofa rail fence. Fig. 1shows the swarm nice-ly clustered on thelailfence. Fig. 2 showshow the rail was lifted J\IAY 1, 1913. Fig. 3.—Safely liived. (J. Ij. Byer sitting on the fence.) from the fence and the swarm gently jarredinto the hive. The picture in Fig. 3 wastaken after the bees had been shaken intnthe hive; and if ever a crowd of bees wereglad for a home they surely were, as theysettled down Iight at once with that homecry so well known to the beekeeper. My nephew, Leslie Williamson, happensto have a camera, and that explains how Avegot the pictures. By the way, I rathersmiled when the picture was shown me, asI am perched on the fence in Fig. 3. It israre that I Avear a veil except in extract-ing time, and there was no need of one atall under the circumstances, as the beeswere not at all cross. I had put it on whenfirst going over to where the swarm Avas,and had forgotten all about it till after thecamera had snapped. Mount Jov, Ont., Canada. SWITCHING THE HALVES OF A DOUBLEBROOD-NEST TO CONTROL SWARMING J. A. In the June 15th issue for 1912 I hadan article
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