. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 314 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [August T, 1913. BRITISH BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. As the Seeretary will be abroad for some little time on and after August 16th, any matter of urgency should be sent on to be dealt with before that date. AMONG THE BEES. AVHY SHOULD BEE-KEEPERS RE-QUEEN ? By D. M. MacdonaJd, Banff. Age alone is no true criterion of a queen's fitness, or unfitness, to continue ruling over a hive, because some queens get worn out more in three or four months than others do in three or four years. Yet it does not do to keep old qu
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 314 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [August T, 1913. BRITISH BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. As the Seeretary will be abroad for some little time on and after August 16th, any matter of urgency should be sent on to be dealt with before that date. AMONG THE BEES. AVHY SHOULD BEE-KEEPERS RE-QUEEN ? By D. M. MacdonaJd, Banff. Age alone is no true criterion of a queen's fitness, or unfitness, to continue ruling over a hive, because some queens get worn out more in three or four months than others do in three or four years. Yet it does not do to keep old queens. Age brings weakness, unprolificness, an in- clination on the part of the bees to swarm, magic, mystic, influence for good in the destiny of the colony. A failing queen should be deposed im- mediately on the discovery of her debility. Queens suffer fi-om several ailments, and at times, from accidents in manipukition, the careless handling by her owner, or the treatment she may receive from her own bees, she may be injured in such a way that her ovaries ce-ase to prcduce the usual number of eggs. Whatever the reason may be, a. glance at the interior will show evident signs of the effect of deteriora- tion. AMiere a colony, from whatever cause, turns out to be queenless, it goes without saying that here is a case for re-queening. It must be remembered that a queen at certain seasons of the year may lay from 1,000 to (perhaps) eggs a day.' Even. OUR BOOKSTALL AT ROYAL SHOW', BRISTOL. and a tendency on the part of the queen to lay too large a percentage of undesir- able infertile eggs; with the consequent waste of time, c-ost of material, and it causes an undue strain on the workers, who feed and nurse these useless and jaam- pered individuals. Therefore, re-queen a hive with such a defective mother, and do it just before these weaknesses develop} too far. A colony doing poor work, apart from mere numbers, may often be discovered; and as bees acquire the spirit of indust
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