Gleanings in bee culture . - for shaking. Colonies strengthened in this way just atthe beginning of the flow usually give methe best results in comb honey. While 1have spoken of leaving this brood over thecolonies ten days, a week is long enough,and gives three more days of flow for thesections. The brood from the colonies lastshaken can be placed over colonies too weakto work in sections; and if increase is notdesired the combs can be left over thesecolonies to receive what surplus they maymake. North Topeka, Ivans. THREE SWARMS IN ONE HIVE BY A. G. LUCIER It may be interesting to know how th
Gleanings in bee culture . - for shaking. Colonies strengthened in this way just atthe beginning of the flow usually give methe best results in comb honey. While 1have spoken of leaving this brood over thecolonies ten days, a week is long enough,and gives three more days of flow for thesections. The brood from the colonies lastshaken can be placed over colonies too weakto work in sections; and if increase is notdesired the combs can be left over thesecolonies to receive what surplus they maymake. North Topeka, Ivans. THREE SWARMS IN ONE HIVE BY A. G. LUCIER It may be interesting to know how thebees got on the top of the hive as shown inthe illustration. Hives No. 1, 2, 3, in arow, were preparing to swarm at the sametime. One morning No. 3 cast a big bees were hived in the usual manner aspracticed with clipiDed cjueens. The very. Three swarms that united with the bees in one hive,making a colony too large for the hive. :SLkY 1, 1913 305
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