. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 14 THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 12,1922. them. When new combs are drawn out, and contain brood, make certain the queen is on one of them, and place a queen excluder over her, replace the old combs, and allow them to stay on for about three weeks, in that time the brood will have emerged. A super clearer may then be placed under them, and when clear of bees they may be removed and dealt with. Another super may be needed before this ,• if so, it should be placed under the old combs, and over the queen excluder. In any case another should be
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 14 THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 12,1922. them. When new combs are drawn out, and contain brood, make certain the queen is on one of them, and place a queen excluder over her, replace the old combs, and allow them to stay on for about three weeks, in that time the brood will have emerged. A super clearer may then be placed under them, and when clear of bees they may be removed and dealt with. Another super may be needed before this ,• if so, it should be placed under the old combs, and over the queen excluder. In any case another should be placed under the super clearer to provide accommodation for the bees from the old combs In the other case the queen may have failed to mate, and is, therefore, a drone breeder. Examine them the first warm day towards the end of March, only make a short examination, do not try to find the queen, but look at the brood, if it is worker all is well, if drone the queen must be replaced as soon as possible, or removed, and the bees united to another colony. The last is the better L J. (Shirley).—Ventilation wheyi moving bees.— It is quite possible that by the end of March, when the bees are to be moved, the colonies may be fairly strong. For a colony covering five combs, if the reversible floor board is in the summer position and the entrance covered with perforated zinc, we should give a space of about 4 in. x 4 in. covered with perforated zinc at the top, and would increase the area of top ventilation an inch each way for each extra comb well covered by bees. Special Prepaid Advertisements. One Penny per Word. Will advertisers please read these Rules care- fully in order to save trouble, as they will be strictly adhered to. Trade advertisements of Bees, Honey, Queens, and Bee goods are not permissible at above rate, but will be inserted at l§d. per word as "Busi- ness " Announcements, immediately under the Private Advertisements. Advertisements of Hive- man
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