. Swarm control. Bees. Swarm Control Some extra space can be provided within the broodchamber by spacing the brood frames farther apart. The bees will increase the thickness of that portion of the combs which contains honey, but they do not increase the thickness of that portion which con- tains brood, and the spaces between the combs are accordingly wider with- in the brood area. If the frames are spaced too far apart, however, the bees may build a thin comb between. Combs are usually spaced from If to li inches from center to center. The principle of wider spacing of brood combs has been uti
. Swarm control. Bees. Swarm Control Some extra space can be provided within the broodchamber by spacing the brood frames farther apart. The bees will increase the thickness of that portion of the combs which contains honey, but they do not increase the thickness of that portion which con- tains brood, and the spaces between the combs are accordingly wider with- in the brood area. If the frames are spaced too far apart, however, the bees may build a thin comb between. Combs are usually spaced from If to li inches from center to center. The principle of wider spacing of brood combs has been utilized in the con- struction of a nonswarming hive in which the combs are separated about an inch and slatted frames are insert- ed between the combs to prevent the bees from building in this space, but such hives have not come into general use. VENTILATION Large entrances reduce the tend- ency -hrBwaTm~bj^addtn^-toTEe^ com- fort of the bees^ dUTing^ hot weather. Bees needTnuchTuore venttlatiUn dur- ing the honey flow, when they are more active than at other times. It is sometimes advantageous to push one of the supers or the cover for- ward or backward on the hive far enough to make an opening for ad- ditional ventilation, gome beekeepers bore a hole an inch or more in di- ameter in one end of each super. These holes can be closed easily with a metal slide or a cork when not needed. It is usually not advisable to attempt to give ventilation in or between comb-honey supers because the bees are slow to seal honey ad- jacent to such openings, but venti- lation may be given between the first comb-honey super and the brood chamber by sliding the lower super forward far enough to form an open- ing for ventilation at the back. The location of the apiary should be such that there is a good circula- tion of air throughout the yard. Apiaries are sometimes located in hot nooks, where there is little circula- tion of air, and this usually results in an abnormal tendency to swarm. Protectio
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