. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1914. American Hee Journal queen, is it necessary to protect it in any way ? 4. Do yon think soft sugar is as good to stimulate l^rood rearing as syrup ? Is it as good for winter stores ? Is soft brown sugar all right for bees ? Tennessek Answers.—I. There is no special trick in finding queens. Just lake out one frame after another and look carefully, first on the side opposite you. then on the side nearest. If you are gentle about It. and don't get the bees stirred up with too much jarring or smoke, you will generally spot her the first time lo
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1914. American Hee Journal queen, is it necessary to protect it in any way ? 4. Do yon think soft sugar is as good to stimulate l^rood rearing as syrup ? Is it as good for winter stores ? Is soft brown sugar all right for bees ? Tennessek Answers.—I. There is no special trick in finding queens. Just lake out one frame after another and look carefully, first on the side opposite you. then on the side nearest. If you are gentle about It. and don't get the bees stirred up with too much jarring or smoke, you will generally spot her the first time looking the frames over. If you don't get her after looking the frames over two or three times, you may as well close the hive until an hour or more later, or until another day, for sometimes a queen hides in some mysterious way and cannot be found, and then the next time you open the hive she may be found on the first frame taken out If, however, for some reason it is very important that you get her at once, then the plan you suggest will work all right. 2. I don't know for certain, but I think it might work all right, provided your supers contain extractingcombs. If they contain sections, the sections may become badly darkened with old brood-combs above them. I hardly think you need cage the old queen in the upper story, but may leave her at liberty. 3. No, unless the colony has lost its queen only 12 hours or so previously, and is not yet conscious of its queenlessness. 4. I don't know; but I should think there would be littledifference betweensoftsugar and syrup. But neither of them is as good as honey for brood-rearing. Brown sugar is good for bees at any time when they are flying, if they will take it; but syrup of granulated sugar is better for winter. Freezing Honey Difference in Wintering Italian and Black Bees in Russia 1. It is a custom here in Russia to keep and sell honey in wooden tubs without any covers. Usually it granulates in October or November. It is kept al
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