. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. First Report of a Swarm. [9912] Having been demobilised from Forces after four years on the Western Front, I have made a fresh start at bee-keeping, and hived my first swarm on Friday, May 9.âJack L. Tickell, Cheltenham. Do Queens mate in the Hive ? [9913] I am amazed at the widespread belief that queen Tjees can only be mated on the wing. I never did entertain that belief, and the following case is proof of my conviction :âEight or ten years ago, near the end of the season, one of my queens became exhausted, and according to instinct
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. First Report of a Swarm. [9912] Having been demobilised from Forces after four years on the Western Front, I have made a fresh start at bee-keeping, and hived my first swarm on Friday, May 9.âJack L. Tickell, Cheltenham. Do Queens mate in the Hive ? [9913] I am amazed at the widespread belief that queen Tjees can only be mated on the wing. I never did entertain that belief, and the following case is proof of my conviction :âEight or ten years ago, near the end of the season, one of my queens became exhausted, and according to instinct before total exhaustion, the bees commenced to raise some young queens to perpetuate the species. As soon as I discovered this. I removed the old queen, destroyed her. and allowed a young queen to hatch. Well! I can positively affirm that for some days previous and for weeks after the hatching of the young queen, ttie weather was so boisterous and .vtormy without cessation, that never a bee dare point her nose out of the hive. However, I had always good faith she would get fertilised all right inside the hive, so to make sure, I inspected the hive tlie first opportunity after the stormy weather, and found the young queen, not only fertilised, but breeding immensely. 1 sent an intimation of the fact to The British Bee Journal at the time. Dr. Abushady and please take note.â David Mi'is L\MB (Hartlepool).âDismembered bees in ' front of / Tomtits are most likely responsible for the dead be«s. J Prvde (East Lotfiian).-Deahn3 icith sfeep.âIf â you wi^h to work for increase follow the plan "o-iven in this column on February 27 in reply fo W J. R. You could introduce a new queen to the skep through the hole in the top, by me'ins of a Raynor pattern queen cage. \V \ Daniels (Chigwell).âReason for replacing butch queen.âa) Butch bees are prone to exces- sive swarming-. (2) Requeen soon as possible. '3) No- ââ J w \ Tait (Brixham).âBees expel
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