. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. HEIPfOL HINTS FOR NOVICES' By W^Nerrod. ESUP. The Hiving and Treatment of Natural Swarms and Casts. (Continued from page 307.) Confinement without ventilation makes them excited and hot. This causes them to vomit the honey taken into the stomach, which sticks down the hairs over the spiracles (breathing holes) and suffocates them. This explains the reason why honey runs away from the receptacle in which a swarm has died in transit, and the bees being in such a sticky condition. In (Fig. 54) is seen a skep with the bees inside whose death w
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. HEIPfOL HINTS FOR NOVICES' By W^Nerrod. ESUP. The Hiving and Treatment of Natural Swarms and Casts. (Continued from page 307.) Confinement without ventilation makes them excited and hot. This causes them to vomit the honey taken into the stomach, which sticks down the hairs over the spiracles (breathing holes) and suffocates them. This explains the reason why honey runs away from the receptacle in which a swarm has died in transit, and the bees being in such a sticky condition. In (Fig. 54) is seen a skep with the bees inside whose death was caused in this manner. Note the honey on the thick covering. If a swarm dies of starvation in transit the bees will be quite dry. When a number of swarms are to be sold it is necessary to have proper travelling boxes constructed. These should measure outside 2ft. long and 9m. deep and wide, and have as much perforated zinc top and bottom as possible. The lid should have three inches down ledges reaching the side, through pass for better than a plain the top, as in the after use for a and draw out lifted. (Fig. 55) A cheap box can empty 500 section shows how this is board from the opening thus forated zinc as box, a couple of longer than the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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