. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 462 AMERICAN BEE When Should Bees Begin to Breed in the Spring? Query 839.—How early in the spring do you prefer to have your bees begin to rear brood ?—Ark. As soon as they leave the cellar.—C. C. MlLLER. March, in this latitude (Wisconsin).— E. France. When willows and soft maple begin to blossom.—R. L. Taylob. As soon as pollen comes in from the fields.—G. M. Doolittle. In our latitude (Georgia) the last of January.—J. P. H. Brown. In this latitude (western Illinois) in February.—J. M. Hambaugh. About the middle of April in this lati- tud
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 462 AMERICAN BEE When Should Bees Begin to Breed in the Spring? Query 839.—How early in the spring do you prefer to have your bees begin to rear brood ?—Ark. As soon as they leave the cellar.—C. C. MlLLER. March, in this latitude (Wisconsin).— E. France. When willows and soft maple begin to blossom.—R. L. Taylob. As soon as pollen comes in from the fields.—G. M. Doolittle. In our latitude (Georgia) the last of January.—J. P. H. Brown. In this latitude (western Illinois) in February.—J. M. Hambaugh. About the middle of April in this lati- tude (Iowa).—Eugene Secor. As soon as they are removed to the summer stands.—C. H. Dibbern. Not until there is a prospect of set- tled warm weather.—James A. Green. Not much, if any, sooner than they can have frequent flights.—James Hed- don. I prefer to have them begin in the winter ; not wait until spring.—A. B. Mason. With a location for an early honey- flow, the earlier the better.—Mrs. J. N. Heater. By the first of March. I often have two frames of brood in February (Michi- gan).—H. D. Cutting. Let them begin when they see fit. They know better than we do, when to begin.—Dadant & Son. About the time natural pollen begins to appear, or about Jan. 20th to Feb. 1st in this locality (Texas).—Mrs. Jen- nie Atchley. The bees are the best judges of the time. Keep your bees strong, give them food if they are short of stores, and leave the rest to them.—Mrs. L. Har- rison. Just as soon as the weather and con- ditions induce them to rear brood. If my bees have plenty of stores they never make any mistakes along this line (Ken- tucky).—G. W. Demaree. That would depend upon climate and circumstances. I would not care to have them breed before the spring is sufficiently advanced for them to have frequent flights.—M. Mahin. As soon as the pollen is in the flowers. In some seasons this is too early. On the average, I find bees should be out and re
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