. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 305. Bees Once IMarking a Location, It Should IXot be Cliansred. Writteii for the American Bee Journa I BY G. M. DOOLITTLE. On page 820 of the American Bee Journal for June 29th, 1893, I find, in reply to a question asked by J. M. Davis, regarding how the brood was to be supplied with water when working the Langdon non-swarming device, these words: "Close the entrance of the front, but have a hole bored in the back of the hive; which hole will be easily plugged when required. In that way the working force will still go to th
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 305. Bees Once IMarking a Location, It Should IXot be Cliansred. Writteii for the American Bee Journa I BY G. M. DOOLITTLE. On page 820 of the American Bee Journal for June 29th, 1893, I find, in reply to a question asked by J. M. Davis, regarding how the brood was to be supplied with water when working the Langdon non-swarming device, these words: "Close the entrance of the front, but have a hole bored in the back of the hive; which hole will be easily plugged when required. In that way the working force will still go to the other hive, while young bees will be able to care for the ; Like others, I have been wondering if the brood must not suffer when working hives on the Langdon plan, on account of all the field-bees being shut from the brood of one of the hives cdl of the time, though each hive has these bees alter- nately ; suffering not only on account of water, but from lack of proper care, and in a cold spell, from the requisite degree of heat required for the best advance- ment of the interior of the hive from which the bees were excluded ; but I ob- ject to having these matters regulated as proposed above. Any one who has watched young bees on their first flight knows that as they go out at the entrance they turn around, , heading toward the hive, viewing the outside, then slowly rise on the wing, describing circles, which enlarge with each one that is farther from the hive, till lost from sight. In this way the ex- act location of their home, orthe entrance or doorway to it, is marked, so that when they return they know just where to alight. Now move that doorway three inches from where it was, while they are gone, and you will see that they are are bothered to a certain extent, and will show it by hovering around for some time before alighting. Move it one foot to the right or left, and it will take them from five to ten minutes to find it. Move it ten feet, and they will har
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