. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. it to revolve in at the top. For this, solder two pieces of stout tinned metal on outside of top of cylinder as shown in Fig. 6. Cut a piece of hard wood long enough to reach across top of cylinder. Cut two holes at each end to fit over these two supports, and also cut round hole in centre to fit over spindler, and our extractor is now complete. Its chief fault is that it needs to be geared, but I shall conquer that difficulty next winter.—S. Dar- lington, Charing, Kent. Note.—I have forgotten to mention that the circular hole is cut in bo
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. it to revolve in at the top. For this, solder two pieces of stout tinned metal on outside of top of cylinder as shown in Fig. 6. Cut a piece of hard wood long enough to reach across top of cylinder. Cut two holes at each end to fit over these two supports, and also cut round hole in centre to fit over spindler, and our extractor is now complete. Its chief fault is that it needs to be geared, but I shall conquer that difficulty next winter.—S. Dar- lington, Charing, Kent. Note.—I have forgotten to mention that the circular hole is cut in bottom of side of cylinder, and honey valve soldered in for drawing-off A MARCH "NOTE" ON BEES. MOVING BEES FROM HOUSE FLOOR. [5469.] Many bee-keepers' hearts must have been gladdened this week to heai" the hum of the bees once more after such a dreary winter. My bees had their first good cleansing flight of this year on the 8th, and didn't they need it! I put candy on next day, and could observe brood (with- out disturbing frames) in many of the hives. The food supply will need watching this spring ; -I noticed many were getting short. I took some bees from under a bed- room floor at Kenilworth early last month, not being able to persuade the owner to defer operating till more favourable weather, as the house was then vacant. I found a patch of brood some four inches square. The poor bees I did not know what to do with ; however, I carried them home and put them on some combs having food in. Many were unavoidably chilled during th© removal, but on peeping into the hive on Wednesday last I found the bees quite vigorous and with a nice patch of brood.— George Franklin, Kenilworth, March 12. QUEEN HATCHED IN MARCH with laying queen in hive. [5470.] Saturday last, the 12th inst., being fine we made an examination of some of our stocks, and had an experience which was unique so far as we are concerned, and which probably will be interesting to readers
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