. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 724 THE AMERICAN BEE Wintering ftueens in Nuclei. Qaery» No. l.'i'I.—Can 1 winter 2 or 3 nuclei in one hive by putting in division-boards? I want to winter a few queens belonging to colonies from wblch the honey was tnken. There are 12 of them.— Marshall Iowa. Sometimes they do well thus pre- pared ; but oftener they die. A trial will decide the matter in your case.— G. M. DOOLITTLE. I tried a few cases and succeeded fairly well.—C. C. Miller. Yes. But the division-boards must fit bee-tight, so that no communica- tion takes place bet
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 724 THE AMERICAN BEE Wintering ftueens in Nuclei. Qaery» No. l.'i'I.—Can 1 winter 2 or 3 nuclei in one hive by putting in division-boards? I want to winter a few queens belonging to colonies from wblch the honey was tnken. There are 12 of them.— Marshall Iowa. Sometimes they do well thus pre- pared ; but oftener they die. A trial will decide the matter in your case.— G. M. DOOLITTLE. I tried a few cases and succeeded fairly well.—C. C. Miller. Yes. But the division-boards must fit bee-tight, so that no communica- tion takes place between the occu- pants of the two or three apartments. Otherwise the queens are likely to be " balled " and killed. I lost a queen only a week or so ago, from that cause.—G. W. Demaree. Such has been done. Much depends upon your wintering method. Most or us are not yet able to winter any kind of colonies with any great degree of certainty.—James Heddon. In a good cellar it is easy. I find it no trouble to winter nuclei even alone.—A. J. Cook. Yes ; but the division-boards must be thin, and there must be enough bees to cover all of the combs, sep- arate entrances being provided.—G. L. Tinker. It can be done if care is taken to make the divisions perfectly " ; —\V. Z. Hutchinson. Yes, it can be done with a great deal of care. It is not usually safe.— Chas. Dadant & Son. Yes, by taking care in packing them. The same dangers are to be feared that exist in wintering any colony, and no one can tell whether success or failure will follow. I have wintered nuclei in the manner in- quired about, and so I say decidedly, it can be done.—J. E. Pond, Jit. Qneens Beginning to Lay. Qnery, Xo. 15H.—How soon after '* mating" does the queen usually commence laying ?—M. D. From 30 to 00 hours.—G. M. Doo- LITTLE. The time varies from one to three days ; and sometimes apparently even longer.—James Heddon. She usually begins to lay in 72
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