. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 470 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. cover that also, and enough higher so that chaff could be put on top of the super.) I also put a Hill's "device " (of my own make) on top of the frames, and then a chaff cushion on that; then put on the super cover, and filled space between the packed box and hive and on top of the super with chaff. I then put a tight, iron-covered top on the box, leaving an entrance of about % inch by 5 inches. Before closing up the hive with the two queens in it, I took out a frame that was entirely empty, and in its place put the
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 470 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. cover that also, and enough higher so that chaff could be put on top of the super.) I also put a Hill's "device " (of my own make) on top of the frames, and then a chaff cushion on that; then put on the super cover, and filled space between the packed box and hive and on top of the super with chaff. I then put a tight, iron-covered top on the box, leaving an entrance of about % inch by 5 inches. Before closing up the hive with the two queens in it, I took out a frame that was entirely empty, and in its place put the full sealed comb I had taken out of the other hive, and then they had, I judged, 25 pounds of stores, while the other hive was full of honey and lots of bees. On Jan. 5th it was quite warm, and the strongest colony was out in large numbers, having a good flight. The other one with the two queens was quiet. I looked in the entrance and saw a good many dead bees on the bottom inside, so I took a stick and poked them out, and also a lot of dark, yellow mealy stuff that lay on the bottom-board. It did not start any bees out, so I took off the iron cover, and took out the chaff off the super, and uncovered the super and put my ear down ; I could hear the bees inside buzzing quite lively, so I con- cluded all was right, and I closed it up again. By that time a few began to come out at the entrance, but soon went back. The chaff in the box was as dry as when put in. On Jan. 21st I raked out some more dead bees, and raked out a dead queen. There was also lots more of that mealy stuff, so I concluded the the old queen had^died of old age, or else one of them had been killed, or perhaps they were all dying off. January 22nd was a warm day again, and the strong colony was out flying again, and was taking out their dead bees, but the other one was still quiet, and plenty of dead isees on the bottom- board ; but in the afternoon quite a few came out and were flying about, so I don't know w
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