. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 438 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, July 13, CONDUCTED BY • DR. C. C. J11JLJ,EH, A/areng-o, I". [The Questions may be mailed to the Bee Journal office, or to Dr. Miller direct, when he will answer them here. Please do not ask the Doctor to send answers by mail.—Editor.] Probably Superseding the Queen. I have a prime swarm of black bees, hived June 9, that insist on storing- qtieen-cells at a livel)' rate, something I have never seen before. What is the matter with them ? I have been cutting them out as fast as they btiild them. Is that right ? Illin
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 438 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, July 13, CONDUCTED BY • DR. C. C. J11JLJ,EH, A/areng-o, I". [The Questions may be mailed to the Bee Journal office, or to Dr. Miller direct, when he will answer them here. Please do not ask the Doctor to send answers by mail.—Editor.] Probably Superseding the Queen. I have a prime swarm of black bees, hived June 9, that insist on storing- qtieen-cells at a livel)' rate, something I have never seen before. What is the matter with them ? I have been cutting them out as fast as they btiild them. Is that right ? Illinois. Answers.—The bees probably want to supersede their queen. If you would keep close watch of the matter you would probably find that about one otit of three of your swarms supersedes its queen some time after swarming. In other words, every queen, in the normal course of affairs, is superseded before she dies, and altho occasionally this superseding may be before swarming-time, it is usually after. If queens average a life of three years, that makes about a third of them to be superseded every year. Separating Wax from Honey. I have bought several hundred pounds of "chunk honey " from the farmers here, and wish to separate the wax from the honey. 1. How can I render it in the most economical manner, and with the least trouble ? 2. If in the solar extractor, how shall I make it so that the hot sun will not injure the honey in melting the wax ? Georgia. Answers.—1. Probably the solar extractor will fill the bill as well as anything. 2. Partially shade the extractor, so there will be merely heat enough to melt. Perhaps a thin cloth hung over will effect it. By a little experimenting you will settle on the right thing. It may be well to empty the extractor fre- quently, for the long-continued heat is bad for the honey. Pour out the melted wax and honey, and let it cool and sep- arate outside the extractor. Queen Flying After Introducing Drones Flying Before the
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