. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT Queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily foil publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. MOVING B
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT Queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily foil publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. MOVING BEES IN MAY. [907/)] Can you or some of your readers give me advice about moving bees in the month of May? Some years ago I brought my bees to Sussex from Devon- shire. Then I moved the beginning: of February. It was bitter weather. I had a man to pack the hives; he put per- forated zinc over the entrances and heaped quilts on the top. They were three days on the journey, and were none the worse for it. This time I dm only movine; about 16 miles: they will be moved by motor. Ought they to be very warmly covered up, or should they be merely fastened in? I know it is a bad time to move them, but I cannot help that. I am so afraid that being about the swarming season the heat and excitement may be too much for them. I shall be very grateful to anyone who will tell me what I ought to do.—F. J. Walker. [Reply.—It is not possible to give full directions in this column. Briefly, the main point to watch is to give ample ventilation. It is impossible to give too much when moving bees at that time or during the summer. account must they be warmly covered up. Full instruc- tions for this work were gh'en in The Record .for November and December, 1916, which we can supply post free for 5d.]. W. Back (Oswestry).—(1) Placing Hive in a Peach House.—We have known this done. It i6 good for the peaches, but bad for the bees, so many are lost that the colony is usually no good for sur
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