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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTIRE 



FIG. 4.— READY FOR MOVING TO ANOTHER HIVE. 



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ting the upper 

 edges of combs, 

 or other means 

 to induce the 

 bees to fill their 

 sacs. Then place 

 the brood-nest 

 on top of the ex- 

 tracting - super 

 and smoke the 

 bees down into 

 the same through 

 a queen-exclud- 

 er. The brood- 

 nest and super 

 should then be 

 changed to nor- 

 mal position witli 

 a wire gauze be- 

 tween to retain 

 bees above dur- 

 ing the night. 

 This will also 

 be excellent to 

 startcomb-build- 

 ing, while the 

 swarming fever 

 of the queen will 

 doubtless be 

 lowered several 

 degrees after 



gins to check, and this nectar is fed back 

 For this purpose. The process presents ideal 

 conditions, not only for the greatest amount 

 of comb and extracted honey, but the rapid- 

 ity with which the honey is taken will prob- 

 ably render it practicable to empty all combs 

 with each change of flowers, thus rendering 

 easy the matter of keeping each source of 

 honey sepa- 

 rate.' 



The main 

 condition in 

 swarm con- 

 trol, that of 

 empty combs, 

 is promoted 

 by the fre- 

 fl u e n t ex- 

 tracting of 

 nectar. We 

 would prob- 

 ably be en- 

 tirely suc- 

 cessful on 

 this line if we 

 would take 

 the pains oc- 

 casionally to 

 relieve the 

 brood-nest of 

 nectar. This 

 might be ac- 

 com plished 

 by gomgover 

 the apiary 

 late evenings 

 :i few times 

 before ex- 

 tracting, or 

 shaking, cut- 



she has remained almost alone in the brood- 

 nest all night. Of course the gauze should be 

 removed next morning. 



I submit to the experienced apiarist of the 

 country what per cent of gain in honey may 

 be accomplished if we can take the nectar as 

 fast as gathered, preserve it, and feed back 

 when there is nothing else for the bees to 



FIGS. 5 AM) <i. 



-AVANT'S SPECIAL FRAME WITH A HOLLOW CORE, ADAPT- 

 ED TO THE VACUUM EXTRACTING SYSTEM. 



