. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 316 September, 1915. American Hee Journal 10 frame, but because I changed to 8-frame when that became the fashion, and as a matter of convenience still continue using the smaller hive. 10. I don't linow. but I doubt if therewould be any more need of excluders with the plain sections. Placing Bee-Escapes Bees Casting Swarms— Age of Brood—Where are Queen-Ceils in the Hive ? I When you have on more than one super how would you put a bee-escape under; would you lift the supers one at a time and put them on a bench, and then after the escape is on put them
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 316 September, 1915. American Hee Journal 10 frame, but because I changed to 8-frame when that became the fashion, and as a matter of convenience still continue using the smaller hive. 10. I don't linow. but I doubt if therewould be any more need of excluders with the plain sections. Placing Bee-Escapes Bees Casting Swarms— Age of Brood—Where are Queen-Ceils in the Hive ? I When you have on more than one super how would you put a bee-escape under; would you lift the supers one at a time and put them on a bench, and then after the escape is on put them back ? ;. If you wash yourself with salt and water before handlinu bees, will it help to keep them from slinging? i. One of my colonies put off a swarm about 10 30 and went back. The next day it swarmed again about 7 What was the matter ? It was the second swarm. 4. Can I put a swarm back ? Does it make any difference what hive you return them to ' What is the best way to return a swarm ? , , , 5 Can you tell how old brood is if you do not look at it very often ? 6. When is the best time to blow smoke in at the entrance when opening a hive, on a cloudy or sunshiny day. or both ? 7. How long can you keep the hive open when handling bees without smoke ? When they come to the top of the frames do you smoke them back ? «. Are queen-cells in the middle of the hive or on the sides, or both ? Michigan. Answers.—I. If there are two or more supers on the hive you are not likely to want to take all off at a time unless at the close of the season. So lift off supers until is sealed you can tell nothing about its age by looking at the sealing, ft. The time to blow smoke into the en- trance is just before you takeoff the cover, no matter what kind of a day. 7. Maybe one smoking will do for all day; maybe two minutes. So long as the bees remain peaceable they need no more smoke. No matter if they do come to the top of the frames so long as they remain good natured. but when
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