. Bee culture; or, Successful management of the apiary. Bees. 60 BEE CULTURE. ITALIANIZING OF THE APIARY. To do this, a tested Italian queen (Fig. ]) should be ob- tained from some reliable dealer or breeder, and introduced into one of the best colonies of the apiary. For, as the queen is the mother of the colony, to change queens is to change the whole character of the colony in a short space of time. To successfully INTRODUCE A QUEEN it will be necessary to find the queen to be superseded and take her away. A black queen being easily frightened, will hide or run away to some corner, therefor
. Bee culture; or, Successful management of the apiary. Bees. 60 BEE CULTURE. ITALIANIZING OF THE APIARY. To do this, a tested Italian queen (Fig. ]) should be ob- tained from some reliable dealer or breeder, and introduced into one of the best colonies of the apiary. For, as the queen is the mother of the colony, to change queens is to change the whole character of the colony in a short space of time. To successfully INTRODUCE A QUEEN it will be necessary to find the queen to be superseded and take her away. A black queen being easily frightened, will hide or run away to some corner, therefore it is best to pro- ceed cautiously and without jarring. In the middle of the day, when the old bees are at work, open the hive, taking out the centre frame, examine both sides, and if the queen is not there, proceed with the adjacent frames till she is found. If not successful the first time,. Fig. 35.—Mandible of Queen, greatly magnified. close the hive an hour or two, till the bees become quiet, and then repeat the operation. An Italian queen would be easily- found, but the blacks are more troublesome. When found, either destroy her or make such other disposition of her as may be desired ; cage the Italian queen and insert it between two combs containing honey which the queen may be able to reach at 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 Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. [from old catalog]. Chicago, T. G. Newman & son
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