. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 54 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 27, that I don't want to start the season with more than 80 colo- nies In each apiary In northern Illinois. Six hundred colonies have been kept in one apiary in California all right, but it may yet be an open question whether in a series of 10 years 300 colonies might not give better results than 600 in that same place. 3. After being taken out of winter quarters they can't be moved any too soon to the locality they are to occupy for the season. As a rule, very early pasturage is none too plenty, and by moving part of
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 54 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 27, that I don't want to start the season with more than 80 colo- nies In each apiary In northern Illinois. Six hundred colonies have been kept in one apiary in California all right, but it may yet be an open question whether in a series of 10 years 300 colonies might not give better results than 600 in that same place. 3. After being taken out of winter quarters they can't be moved any too soon to the locality they are to occupy for the season. As a rule, very early pasturage is none too plenty, and by moving part of your bees you are practically increas- ing the pasturage both of the ones moved and of the ones left at home. The later they are brought home in the fall the better, provided they have a good flight after moving and be- fore putting in the cellar. Perhaps the safe thing is to haul them home not later than the middle of October. After that time there is little chance for gathering, and if left much later they may lose their chance for a flight. Still, most years they're safe for a flight as much as a month later. 4. Some report success at it. 5. Certainly, only it would cost more. But some report just as good success with hives facing some other direction. 6. Probably there need be little trouble in that direction, but r*! put more confidence in some other things than color, altho I think color helps. When you decide you will make something of the kind, ask further about it, and I'll be glad to give what help I can toward having colonies mark the right places. Drones from Queen and Laying Worker. Are drones reared from drone-eggs laid by a queen in drone-cells the same size as drones from eggs laid by a laying worker in worker-cells ? Iowa. Answer.—A drone reared in a work-cell is smaller than one reared in a drone-cell, no matter whether the egg is laid by a worker or a queen. The reason seems to be that there is not room enough for a drone to grow to his full size in so sma
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