. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. most sure to succeed; and, again, others who would be almost sure to fail. We are inclined to think those who make these in- quiries would be quite apt to fail, for careful peojile would go to work without asking questions, and do it at any season if they were suHiciently desirous Bees can be traus- ferred any month in the year. When done in June or July, we need an extractor to throw out the honey from the heaviest coQibs, before fa
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. most sure to succeed; and, again, others who would be almost sure to fail. We are inclined to think those who make these in- quiries would be quite apt to fail, for careful peojile would go to work without asking questions, and do it at any season if they were suHiciently desirous Bees can be traus- ferred any month in the year. When done in June or July, we need an extractor to throw out the honey from the heaviest coQibs, before fastening them into frames. Spring, or, more exactly, the time of fruit- bloom, is decidedly the best time, because there are then fewer bees and less honey, as a general thing, than at other times. Eees fix up the combs better when honey enough is being gathered to induce wax secretiou to some extent, and the period of fruit-blos- soming seems to secure all the above advau- tages more fully than any other season. TRANSFERRING WHEN THE BEES ARE DIS- POSED TO ROB; OUTDOOR FEED- ING TO PREVENT ROBBING. We recommend the time of fruit-bloom, because then the bees usually get houey enough to prevent robbing. Should it be necessary to do it a little later, say between fruit-bloom and clover, use the mosquito-bar folding tent described under Robbing. Bring the bee-tent and all other necessary tools for transferring, and stand them near FIG. 2. — REMOVING ONE OF SIDES OF THE BOX HIVES. transferred combs, and in front of the entrance, and your work is done, after you have carried away all the refuse, and made sure there are no dripping pieces of houey lying around. Any chunks of good honey left after trans- ferring are put into a pan, to be used up at the family table. All the rest should be consigned to the solar wax- extractor, as stated. In transferring it makes no differ- ence which side up the brood-combs are placed; turn them horizontally from their original position, or com- plet
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