. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 209 aji^e to practice such a plan. It seems to me that not only must much brootl per- ish from want of proper food, but also that much must be destroyed by the bees to obtain moisture to satisfy their thirst. tkmperaturk kor wintering. In the Review, 168-9, Mr. Getaz, in discussing the above topic, says "the uni- versal verdict is that 40° is the right ; I should have said that that verdict is 45°, or from 42° to 44°. Then he discuiises the question whether the temperature that is right for small colo
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 209 aji^e to practice such a plan. It seems to me that not only must much brootl per- ish from want of proper food, but also that much must be destroyed by the bees to obtain moisture to satisfy their thirst. tkmperaturk kor wintering. In the Review, 168-9, Mr. Getaz, in discussing the above topic, says "the uni- versal verdict is that 40° is the right ; I should have said that that verdict is 45°, or from 42° to 44°. Then he discuiises the question whether the temperature that is right for small colonies is not to high for large colonies. It would be, undoubtedly, but not to the extent Mr. Getaz imagines, I think, when lie intimates that it might be necessary to bring it down to 20° or less. So far as I can see, I practically meet the diffi- culty by placing the heaviest colonies near the cellar floor, without bottotn- boarils, and the lightest near the ceiling with bottom-boards. SH.\I,L WE CUP THE QUEENS ? Dr. Mason (Review, 113) is enthusias- tic in praise of queen-clipping, and cites a host who are with him. I was once with him, and would be still were it not for the queen-trap which I now prefer to clipping, for the control of the queen. If account is made cf the time necessa- rily required for the finding of queens, the use of the trap will be found much the cheaper method. Besides that, I find several other advantages in its use. I'irst; no queens will be lost or make trouble in neighboring hives when no one is present. Second; the presence of a queen in a trap will always reveal the fact that a swarm has issued; thereby giving the apiarist an opportunity to deal with the colony so as to prevent a recurrence of the swarm- ing. Tliird; generally a swarm unattend- ed by its fjueen, if the ai)iarist is expect- ing other swarms to issue, is an exasper- atingly longtime looking for the queen be- fore it decides either to cluster or to re- turn. In such a case I find
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