. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April, igii. American Hee Journal bors' bees do not get too imuch of it. 6. Doubtful. If abundance of stores be in -the hive, and if the bees are gathering at least a little every good day, you can not hasten matters by feeding. 7. Certainly it will be well to enlarge with out-apiaries aflcr you get so many bees that they will be cramped in the home apiary. Just how many that will be no one can tell you with certainty, and it will be hard to find out. Likely 100 or more will be all right in the home Transferring Bees—(See 1st page.) Our first
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April, igii. American Hee Journal bors' bees do not get too imuch of it. 6. Doubtful. If abundance of stores be in -the hive, and if the bees are gathering at least a little every good day, you can not hasten matters by feeding. 7. Certainly it will be well to enlarge with out-apiaries aflcr you get so many bees that they will be cramped in the home apiary. Just how many that will be no one can tell you with certainty, and it will be hard to find out. Likely 100 or more will be all right in the home Transferring Bees—(See 1st page.) Our first honey-plants are now, or soon will be, dn full bloom, and transferring bees will be in order. There are many methods of transferring from box-hives and log-gums Jnto modern hives, but this one is the most commonly used. Usually this method is considered messy, and for many reasons much dreaded by bee-keep- ers for increase, or those just beginning bee-keeping with a few colonies an box- hives to be transferred. But the job can soon be accomplished, and, after commenc- ing it, it is much more deJdghtful and in- teresting. It is always best to use wired frames containing full sheets of foundation, or ready-built combs, one of which dn each hive should contain some honey and tiny bees, or the trans-ferred bees may become discouraged and swarm out, and may be lost. And, too, it helps them out so much at this critical time. But if a little honey is coming in, starters may be used in the frames wdth one or more containing trans- ferred comb from the old box-hive. I will explain and illustrate thds method of transferring bees from box-hives with a portion of their comb with them. lA new modern hive should be in readi- ness for each colony to be transferred ; a pail oi water, a towel, an axe, a long- bladed knife, a ball of cotton wrapping- cord, a brush, and a board i by 12 by 36 inches long. Now, w:ith the veil well placed on, and the smoker dn good order, we approach the c
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