. Advanced bee-culture, its methods and management. Bees. ADVANCKD BEE CULTURE. 95 side of the hive I turn the side of the comb upon which is the (|ueen. Then she is not immediately ^'ht in contact with the excited, strangfe bees; but the bees intermini^le, and, ahiiost unconsciously, the whole colony accepts the queen. If anA' of the queenless bees stray near the queen, they find her surrounded by a corteg^e of her own bees. She is also attending- to her duties, and is almost certain not to be molested. When queens come from a distance, they are more difficult to introduce. The}' have n
. Advanced bee-culture, its methods and management. Bees. ADVANCKD BEE CULTURE. 95 side of the hive I turn the side of the comb upon which is the (|ueen. Then she is not immediately ^'ht in contact with the excited, strangfe bees; but the bees intermini^le, and, ahiiost unconsciously, the whole colony accepts the queen. If anA' of the queenless bees stray near the queen, they find her surrounded by a corteg^e of her own bees. She is also attending- to her duties, and is almost certain not to be molested. When queens come from a distance, they are more difficult to introduce. The}' have not la\'ed any eggs in several days, and are in a jaded condition. It would often be a saving in queens if such queens were first introduced to nuclei, and then, after thev were nicely laying, introduce them to full colonies by uniting the nuclei with the full colonies, in the manner just described. It is much easier to introduce a queen to a nucleus than to a full colony. Take a frame of bees, brood and honey from a colony-, place it in a hive with an empty comb by the side of the comb of bees, and set all on a new stand, when, in 24 hours, all of the old bees, the ones that always make trouble with a new queen, have returned to the old stand, and the young bees that are left are almost certain to accept a queen. When a (jueen comes to hand in a jaded con- dition it would be a great advantage if she could at once be released upon the combs, but this very jaded condition is against her acceptance. To meet these conditions it is an excellent plan to cage her against the side of a comb. A cage for this purpose is made fi^om a piece of wire cloth seven or eight inches scjuare. First cut out, fi^om each corner, a piece 1/i: inches square, then ravel out several strands from each side, after which bend up the sides, at right angles, thus forming a sort of shallow box. The open side of this box is placed against the side of a comb where young bees are emerging, a few cells of honey al
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