. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Part of the Haley Crum Apiary at Crawford. Neb. frame nucleus and a queen, but it will take a lot of boosting to have it a good colony before winter. Of course, it makes a differ- ence when the start is made, and if made early enough, with a good force of bees to cover the one frame, in a good season it may need no help. Otherwise, the way to proceed is to give it a frame of brood about once in ten days until it has at least four frames of brood well covered with bees, and then it will be able to take care of itself. 4. All depends upon prices in your
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Part of the Haley Crum Apiary at Crawford. Neb. frame nucleus and a queen, but it will take a lot of boosting to have it a good colony before winter. Of course, it makes a differ- ence when the start is made, and if made early enough, with a good force of bees to cover the one frame, in a good season it may need no help. Otherwise, the way to proceed is to give it a frame of brood about once in ten days until it has at least four frames of brood well covered with bees, and then it will be able to take care of itself. 4. All depends upon prices in your locali- ty; but the probability is that the figures named are none too high. 5. I don't know just how late it might be safe to divide. If the flow continues until Oct. 10th, and a laying queen is furnished, you might risk a division as late as Sept. 1st. get them on straight combs when you haven't any extra ones ? 2. When is the best time to divide colo- nies: in the spring or fall ? Georgia. Answers.—I. Better leave them to winter as they are. Then when bees begin to gather next year—say in fruit bloom—try if you can find one frame somewhere in the hive that you can take out. If so. then by a little cut- ting you may continue to take out adjoinine frames, crowding each comb into its frame, cutting away attachments wherever neces- sary. It may be, however, that the combs are built in too crooked for this; in which case wait until the bees swarm; hive the swarm on frames filled with foundation, and 21 days later cut up the old combs and melt them, adding the bees to the swarm. In general it may be said that the way to get straight combs is to let the bees build them on frames filled with foundation. 2. In spring or early summer, at the time when bees swarm naturally. Bees Carried Out—Increasing 1. I have one colony that is carrying out brood in all stages of development, some alive with wings almost developed. Can you tell me what is wrong? 2. Is it profitable to buy nu
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