. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. e (5)ee- \eepeps' |Ae\?ieQ) A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to tl^e Iqterests of Hoqey Producers. $L00 A YEAR. W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL, IX, FLINT, MICHIGAN, AUG, 10. 1896, NO, 8. Work at IVticliigaia's Experimental ^piarv. K. li. TAYLOR, APIARIST. NATURAL ARTIFICIAL SWARMS. "TT is a pi-etty 1 ffenerally re- ceived o J) i n i o n .'unony bee-keep- (Ms, I think, that the operation of natural swarm- inigr gives the bees au impetus that causes them to work more rap- idly, both at hon- ey gathering and comb building, tlian would ha
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. e (5)ee- \eepeps' |Ae\?ieQ) A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to tl^e Iqterests of Hoqey Producers. $L00 A YEAR. W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL, IX, FLINT, MICHIGAN, AUG, 10. 1896, NO, 8. Work at IVticliigaia's Experimental ^piarv. K. li. TAYLOR, APIARIST. NATURAL ARTIFICIAL SWARMS. "TT is a pi-etty 1 ffenerally re- ceived o J) i n i o n .'unony bee-keep- (Ms, I think, that the operation of natural swarm- inigr gives the bees au impetus that causes them to work more rap- idly, both at hon- ey gathering and comb building, tlian would have been the case had they not gone through that pro- cess. AVhether that opinion is sound or not is a question of much practical interest, be- cause it would often be convenient, and de- sirable, if the net results were not to be thereby diminished, to prevent natural swarming by artificial swarming, through" the use of some method of division. On the face of it there is strong evidence that nat- nral swarming gives the impetus referred to, but tliere is reason to helieve that we may cherish a just suspicion that the swarming is a mere coincidence and that the ap-. parent evidence is produced by other causes. For instance, it might easily prove to be the fact that the more rapid progress of the work of the hive is caused by the absence of the necessity of making provision for any considerable amount of brood, for a some- what prolonged period of time, as the chronology of the apiary goes. To produce better results in the matter of surplus honey some apiarists practice caging the queen for a time, thus putting a stop to the depositing of eggs, and to that extent to the feeding of brood. Is not natural swarming nature's way of checking the queen ? And, if so, may not artificial swarming be so managed that the same check is given and equally desira- ble results obtained V The accompanying table gives the details of an experiment, such as circumstances permitted, conceived for
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