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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



gnawed through the covering, and let 

 the chaff tumble down through the 

 combs, completely blocking the en- 

 trance. 



BEES WINTERED SUCCESSFULLY BURIED 

 IN CLAMPS. 



The next day we went on to Kal- 

 kaska, where we spent two days at- 



HOW TO TAKE BEES FROM A 

 CLAMP. 



By the way, we learned of Mr. E. D. 

 Townsend how best to remove bees 

 from a clamp or pit. The difficulty is, 

 if the weather is warm, tliat as soon 

 as the pit is opened, the bees will be- 

 gin to fly -from all of the hives, thus 



Fifty Colonies Moved Nortli Last Fall. 



They were placed in this location temporarily, and wintered in clamps— will be moved three miles 



to permanent location. 



tending the convention of the Northern 

 Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association. 

 We then came back to South Board- 

 man, where Mr. Cavanagh had 55 col- 

 onies that he moved up there last Aug- 

 ust, and, later, buried them in two pits, 

 or clamps. One of these pits was ven- 

 tilated and one was not, and there was 

 no great difference in the way that the 

 bees had wintered-- if anything those 

 in the unventilated clamp wintered the 

 b'.st. 



causing a mix up before they can be 

 placed upon their respective stands. 

 The Townsend plan is to remove nearly 

 all of the earth, then wait until dusk, 

 when it is too dark for the bees to fly, 

 and remove the thin coating that re- 

 mains, together with the straw. B3^ 

 morning the bees will all have cooled 

 down, and, before it is warm enough 

 for them to fly, the}' can be carried to 

 their stands without a bee leaving the 

 hives. 



