TEANSFERRING. 



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TRANSFERRING. 



ing space in the hive should receive frames 

 of foundation to fill up. 



There remains to dump tlie box of I ees 

 J ou had laid at one side, over the top of the 



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- 

 pletely upside down, as you find most 

 convenient. 



WHEN TO TRANSFER. 



Several inquire if we would advise 

 them to transfer bees in the months of 

 June, July, August, etc. We really 

 do not see how to answer such a ques- 

 tion without knowing the persons. 

 Among our neighbors are those who 

 would work so carefully as to be al- 



4.— BOX- OF BEES PLACED lA' FUu:NT 

 THE ENTRANCE OF THE HIVE. 



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