. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 0.—Jt'ST Located Whkn I'm tire Was Taken. 10.—Received Its Fist Roi'nd of Supers. But no matter what tliey have had to go through, the production of bulk- comb honey in these apiaries has made it a profitable venture, as it has been in all of our apiaries. Moving Bees With Open Hive-Entrances I liave clipped the following from the Dallas (Texas) Semi-Weekly News, and as it comes from one of our most ex- perienced and extensive hee-keepers, I give it place here. I have always dis- couraged moving without closing the hives securely, and do this now, for
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 0.—Jt'ST Located Whkn I'm tire Was Taken. 10.—Received Its Fist Roi'nd of Supers. But no matter what tliey have had to go through, the production of bulk- comb honey in these apiaries has made it a profitable venture, as it has been in all of our apiaries. Moving Bees With Open Hive-Entrances I liave clipped the following from the Dallas (Texas) Semi-Weekly News, and as it comes from one of our most ex- perienced and extensive hee-keepers, I give it place here. I have always dis- couraged moving without closing the hives securely, and do this now, for the inexperienced, at least. But a move of 600 colonies in summer, as stated here, shows that under certain conditions it can be done successfully, at least, by experienced bee-keepers: How TO Move Bees. How we moved 600 colonies of bees in sum- mer and without closinti the hives : The bees were in three apiaries of about 200 colonies each, and three wagons with high sideboards were used in moving them. About 36 hives were put in each wagon. We prepared the hives for moving by work- ing them back to one-story hives. The brood and honey were placed in the lower story, and the top story, sometimes with honey in it. was set in a stack to be cleaned out by the bees. If there are many combs of honey they could of course be extracted or kept for feeding. Covers were then nailed, bot- toms stapled on. and they were ready. About sundown and a moonlight night was the time selected for moving. One man smoked each hive just before loading. The team was unhitched while loading. After wagons were loaded a thin cloth was spread over the wagon, and stray-chains unhooked to facilitate unhitching in case of accident. Arriving at the destination the horses were taken out, and we retired for the nigiit. At daybreak each wagon was well smoked and then unloaded. A. H. Sandia. Tex. Fall Crop of Cotton as a Honey Plant Last season (iqoS was the best I have ever seen; this season was th
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