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JOTJKNAI, OF HOBTICTLTDBB AND OOTTAQE OAKDENBB. 



( July 29, 1869. 



Stock of every comb save one, ami neod the combs thus obtamed 

 to Bupply the vacancieB in the other hivea. «l.ioh would other- 

 wise have been filled with drone oombs. When these other 

 stocks, recuperated in this manner, had beonmestronK enough 

 Bwarms were taken from them as desonbed in page 43G o the 

 last volume, and as soon aRthe yonng lucens became fertiheed, 

 every comb but one was taken from each of the P»«?'/'°«^«' 

 Md, being of course free from brood, put by in store for future 



""lii these proceedings it will bo seen I acted npon the prin- 

 cipl^ that any stock of bees may be compelled to fabricate worker 

 comli., by being reduced to the condition of a Bwarm-i c 

 deprived of all. or nearly all, its comb.. This is especially the 

 case if the bees have a young queen ot the current year am 

 this case we may rely upon it with perfect certainty that they 

 will build but little, if any, drone comb. „ „ v„ 



The simple excision of drone brood during Pnmmer may bo 

 considered almost a useless operati.m unless the vacancy can 

 be at once filled with worker comb by the apiarian for if left 

 to themselves the bees will only waste time and ma's""! />? "" 

 placing the abstracted cells, which tlie qncen will at once 

 occupy with drone egg3.-A Devosshibe Beb-keepeb. 



" Profitable Beekeeping." and 4d on •►Btekeepmg for the I 

 Manv " and read the articles and letter* on bees in the Jonniftl, 

 ho will, I doubt not. be able before long to wiite a very different 

 account of his apiary. » . , . . 4 -^..^ 



One more remark, and I am done. Let him be sure to keep 

 his hives well shaded. — S. B. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



PREVENTING BEES FASTENING BAR FRAMES 

 TO THE HIVE. 

 While discussing in "our Journal" improvements in bar 



frameB, will you allow me 

 to ask your readers if they 

 have ever tried them with 

 two wire pins to support 

 the frames, instead of 

 oarrjing the wooden bar 

 tollie full extent? thus— 

 I fiod that my bees in 

 the whole of my frame 

 hives (ten) fasten the ends 

 of the bars, and even now 

 I cannot take one out 

 without giving the hive a 

 shake that sends a cloud 

 «{ bees into my face. How it will be when this hot weather 

 ceases and the^ropolis sets. I do not know. If it has been 

 rUd i sLuid be%e?y glad to know through your columns wUh 

 what results. I fancy it would be an improvoment.-T. B. H. 

 [Frames may be taken out without any J«fl'^wh'itover by 

 moving them gently ^ little out of the perpendicular before 

 UfHns them This cannot, however, be done when they are 

 confined a" the bottom by a notched bar, which, therefore 

 should never bo used except for travelling, or ™l^e" '^^ 1"^« >' 

 first tenanted by a swarm.-A Devonshibe Bee-keeper.] 



FAILURES IN BEE-KEEPING. 



The ■• Kekt Bee-keepeb's" diffioultios are very much what 



we have to^utend with here; for I conclude that his loca hty 



Snot a very favourable one. I think m.ny of my neighbours 



Sight ^"'e as he does; perhaps I might once have done so 



"to the present advanced state of apiarian science there are 

 -very few localities in which be.s may not bo kept so as to afford 



'''''^^ttTiZT^X. "KE.xBEE..EEPEit" is to Icaru 

 Mr Filleul'B system of getting strong or double swarms and 

 a^oidiBg second swarms or casts ; but even then he may some- 

 times require to give further strength to ^^^ ^^^^Xlol 

 instance, my first swarm this year came out on the 21th of 

 May%as put into a Berkshire hive, and set at on«« '° '^^ °'^ 

 rtook's place; but, notwithstanding, six "«f « ,"' "jr/^f,'' 

 owing to the cold weather, it was doing so bad y that I dete - 

 mined to strengthen it by adding another small swa m. The 

 progress since has been marvellous ; the hive is '""■ a°^l I 

 have hnd to put on a super, in which the bees are now working. 



But to retSm to the old stock from which the swarm issued 

 At first it appeared depopulated, and was so deficient in food 

 that I was alarmed for its safety; I therefore gave it a few 

 poundB M sugar syrup to help it till the joung bees came 

 forward. Ithas not sent out a second swarm.but is very strong, 

 BO much so as to require the addition of a .econd glass or uper 



If the " Kent Bee-ueeper" wUl invest 6d. on Mr. FiUeul a 



BnAiiMA PooTBi Cock's Tail (H. M. O K-NnthinR will make the 

 oo?l"i t™^«ro" r»»tor. but It will Br„wmd,pc»d..-tlTo. ojoolU^g. Fe»lb«. 

 Moid'ntal^ l"»t nro replaced »t once. irr««p«UTe ot «.»«>n. A t»U 

 growa in about fcix weeks. 



rREi-AniMi Fowls for ExniEiTiKo (r<M«».-WnBb thmr combs Md 

 Jnccs with cold water and vi.icR.r, Ueir leg^ -■'t/""" """ "*i"„L„!J^i 

 ;iU^W^o off «ilh « dnmp spout". Tbn b. -t too^ for lh..n '" croand 

 OTta They arc difflcnU to Ret. 0«tn,H«l .nd b«rleyi.inal «o both good 

 tood, and a Jew peas given daily for z. week iirproTO plumage. 



DonKreo. and Penciixed Hameokohs iR. U. '^'rY" c«ffnot »p- 

 novo your' ro6.. You wiU not E.ul th. Do.hing. oo,.sl..ut ailtera .1 jon 



n'mburKhB a?e OWttep'rata, but tbo 3parc>cJ -e called the Pheasant,. 



Points d. Sii.VEi.-8rAr.oi.ED Hahboroh Coom 1"'-*'"»^,^*'C; 

 Wo should prefer a medium comb to euborni ti.om ; nowrlheloM. tfie 

 ^dost i" not too'wide, ao^ if well and flrmlv aot on '";;„''<""'.:,"'''' »,''^^f^^,- 

 and Diked bohind we should pretor it to tl;o n«rr>« one. lUo spangles 

 outhol^eaBvSld be larReVt di-li»o. ^•''"'"'"i::^ ^Tj^^^l 

 bad. The ear-lobe should not be l«r««r Ihao ft "If !>• °f .• .V'^^I^tSSJ 

 prece is large enough. A very large one is a fault, and has a tendency 

 to flush round tho odges. . i,-,. 



<;„.N,<m rorK'a Comb and FArr (ra««1.— 8piul»h cocks got while 

 fac "much earner tharpull^s. We sb.uld ' ■"" "''^ "PP-''-^^';" 

 the drooping tendency of the comh. 11 ia n groat ihjeciiou. '"« "TJ; 

 remedy is tS tie it iu position with diver wire, lunmng .1 thmugb the top 

 ot the comb and Instening to tho baso. 



Dull AS FOOD FOR POULTRY (ir ST JT.)- Tti«C»lled " D"^"' " "J?^^ 



frontEgvpt. It is poor feeding slufT .nd ..Bed onlv when mixed with other 

 sLd bette? •• stuffs ■• It has no quoted valu^ m En«l.nd. 



Halifax Pocltby Show (Sub«r(tcr).-Wo do not know. It hM »ot 

 been advertised. 



5s^^unt"rbi^st\r;'^ytL-diXr;;^r^^^^^^^ 



""toc^ATOR (P-).-Apply to Baily 4 Son, lliS, Mount Street. 

 r,T,/.„« WEAK-LEOOED {B. K.).-Wo sbould be afraid they roost on brick, 



removed theywill soon use tho r legs again. ,-„.„■.-, 



PRESEUvmo Eoos (.1 Subscriber; A »<»i«).-Th. du-ections given 



consider you arc "^,' ''«*'" „%Ve'a' ^Wo oanoo' givo t opinion without 

 Slth^'^uref ired\y\ut'co^n,i.t:o. an^wahoot knowiug whether 

 TcV^dSe thought tho birds uude,.rv,n^fnpr^=.o^ ^^ 



Stocks never Swarmiko <•(• ^- ^'--Y'^^eHbed hy Mr. Woodbiiry 

 combs and all, to a frame hive " '^^-^ "'"""^'C.^" h,.„ ,,,'em by the nddi- 

 in paae 72. Vou may «J\" '° '^» ^fj^lSok eff"c'in° a Ihe same time 

 tion of tho populaunn "?/ /"X'TJ",; 'r'|^'''and „.„ year swarm them 

 "?tilS^,?y^tn ^Srrutf rslbeTTu' VcS V- «. -^he Gardeners. 



rrtaTe'ile"c^nnlt1o??h'e'tuarcrer?lVX'iI.« beesTo t.e ?tock 



"TiaimtAN STOCK DwiNDLiNO (B- ^:'--^.'„:r.v°''aS5tba'"tU.'?s{oL°" 

 Ligurians swarmed nnP"'^<'"«l»"™,° jL^bVv^ng'mt "fth 90^^ '"■'^'«'^''» 

 now qucculosB owing to tho yonn;? ^'"',=",^'"i,°^." „"«»„ very irascibl«, 

 durlna one of h.-r weddmc-Highls. Q,"""'f ^i'r^'A^.i"'" by^eans of a 

 but with tho aid of a little ''■"f « »"? ""P^-^uJ™ It ng outUie combs. 

 bee-veU and gloves, tbcrecan ha no reald tt.uUv^. MU R _^ ^^^^ ^^_ 



and in this way ascorta.u.ng *"► ."^ ""^ ''J^. 'V M>«npply tho deflciency 

 jcc'ure provi-sto be correct, we sbo>,ldHnd.avOTrto«Ppy^^^^^^j^^^ 



by tbo addiliuo of a ate swarm. Tbere la t_v»ever^i an^ ) i^_^ ^ 



— i ,' , that the stock is lufecled by foul brood. iniB, iu„u, 



veriBcd by an internal oiamination. 



PAGOrN ON Br-Es (F. H.).-No pnbUAcT'. ».me iB attached to the 



book. It should be advertised. 



