. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 66 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. contact with it for too great a length of time during its withdrawal. This lengthy description might lead one to suppose that fastening in foundation upon this plan would be slow and tedious ; such is not tiie case, however, it being very quickly, neatly and securely fastened. Mr. Taylor assures us, and showed us, that he could do the work more rapidly than with any other method he had tried ; while the foundation is fastened most securely, with great exactness, and but little waste of ; In all probability, before ano
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 66 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. contact with it for too great a length of time during its withdrawal. This lengthy description might lead one to suppose that fastening in foundation upon this plan would be slow and tedious ; such is not tiie case, however, it being very quickly, neatly and securely fastened. Mr. Taylor assures us, and showed us, that he could do the work more rapidly than with any other method he had tried ; while the foundation is fastened most securely, with great exactness, and but little waste of ; In all probability, before another number of the Review appears, spring will be upon us and the charm of the glad hum of the bees as they eagerly gather in the new pollen will again thrill us. I must therefore say a word with regard to the course to be pursued with the bees prior to that time. I aim to get my bees out of the cellar early, although I know I run counter to the generally received opin- ion in so doing. By " early " I do not mean before winter is gone, but only that I should not be careful to wait for the blooming of the soft maple and the willows. By that time some of the days when bees would likely be carried out become very warm about midday causing the bees to become too much excited so that often they come out with a rush and many failing to mark their location are lost. Robbing is apt to become rife and is hard to detect; and swarming out and general disorganization become alto- gether too imminent. Taking them out in the cool of the day—at night or in the morn- ing is not always a prevention. Any one of an observing turn can forsee as the time ap- proaches about when the willows will blos- som:—get the bees outlive or six days before this when the temperature is likely to be be- tween .50° and (30° and if it is cloudy, all the better, then they will settle down, retain their self-possession and be less liable to disorganization. There is then no brood to be chilled, so I
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