. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 1, 1874.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 21 of their j'Oimo' ! And what must be the sufl'er- ing borne by them ere that other instinct—self- preservation— is aroused, and, reversing the maternal law, induces them to kill, and eat the bodies of those they would in other cir- cumstances have died in protecting ! The remedy for such a state of things is Food, liberally and freely administered, the receif)t of which will restore the tone of the hive, and prevent the seeming necessity for further destruction of brood. But how much better would i
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 1, 1874.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 21 of their j'Oimo' ! And what must be the sufl'er- ing borne by them ere that other instinct—self- preservation— is aroused, and, reversing the maternal law, induces them to kill, and eat the bodies of those they would in other cir- cumstances have died in protecting ! The remedy for such a state of things is Food, liberally and freely administered, the receif)t of which will restore the tone of the hive, and prevent the seeming necessity for further destruction of brood. But how much better would it have been if the mischief had been prevented altogether ! In the May No. of the Journal, Vol. I., pp. 4, 5, the state of hives checked in May by a return of the rigorous weather of March was anticipated, the sj^mp- toms described, and the remedy exhibited. 'If e'er dark Aiitumri, Trith untiaiely storm, The honey'cl harvest of the year deform: Or the chill blast from Euriis' mildew wing: Blight the fair promise of returning Spring; Full many a hive, but late alert and gay. Droops in the lap of all-inspiring May.'—EvAJfS. Stocks on which supers have not already been jjlaced, should be now supered without delay, for June is the month during which the chief supply and surplus of honey are usually obtained, not only because of its abundance in the flowers, but because also of the immense numbers of worker bees which have nothing to do but collect and store it. During April and May, while the working armj^ was limited in numbers, the food thej' gathered was verj' largely consumed in rearing brood, and only in rare instances could a surplus have been stored ; but now that there are (or should be) so many bees beyond the number required for the duties of the hive, the quantity of honey gathered is (or ought to be) greatly in excess of their present requirements, in which case it is stored in supers or elsewhere. Supers are, however, the most convenient receptacles for honej', a
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