. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. [8904] Removing Bees.—I have suffered from "Isle of AVight" disease in my apiary, having lost the whole of my fourteen stocks in 1910. I ordered two swarms last June from near Shepton Mallet, and although small they have turned out well and are very healthy bees. In order to avoid risk of disease I placed them about thirty yards away from the old stands, but 1 find this position unsuitable in many ways, and should they swarm in the summer I shoidd in all probability lose them by their abscond- ing into other people's gardens. Can
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. [8904] Removing Bees.—I have suffered from "Isle of AVight" disease in my apiary, having lost the whole of my fourteen stocks in 1910. I ordered two swarms last June from near Shepton Mallet, and although small they have turned out well and are very healthy bees. In order to avoid risk of disease I placed them about thirty yards away from the old stands, but 1 find this position unsuitable in many ways, and should they swarm in the summer I shoidd in all probability lose them by their abscond- ing into other people's gardens. Can I, without loss of bees, remove them during the winter to the brick stands which I some time ago erected; and also when. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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