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just the same. When he told me his 

 bees settled on a bush near by each time, 

 I suspected something wrong, as bees 

 coming out of a hive and absconding 

 after they have been hived usually go 

 right ofif without settling, the same as if 

 they had started off a limb ; and some 

 swarms have been reported going right 

 off to the woods from the parent colony, 

 but this I never saw, and it may be these 

 parties were mistaken, and it was 

 swarms that had been hived in new hives 

 that came out and went right off. 



Well, back to our frame of brood keep- 

 ing swarms content. I went over to the 

 neighbor's and found that he had not 

 only given frames of sealed brood, but 

 with sealed queen-cells as well, and the 

 bees came out as any natural swarm, 

 leaving enough bees to care for the 

 brood, and did not all go. So I changed 

 things, and gave frames of unsealed 

 brood and no queen-cells, and there was 

 no more swarming out. 



There may be instances where bees 

 will come out and leave unsealed brood, 

 and also bees may occasionally come out 

 of the parent hive and go straight for 

 parts unknown, when there is nothing 

 for them to alight upon, but I have 

 never seen them do either. 



HOW TO CONTROL THE BEES. 



The main thing for a beginner to do 

 if he or she wishes to make a success of 

 handling bees, is to smoke a few puffs 

 right in at the entrance, before the hive, 

 or anything about the hive, is touched. 

 This will give you complete control of 

 the bees, no difference how bad they may 

 be to sting— Cyprians not excepted. 



I have known lots of beginners to 

 throw down everything in disgust and 

 quit bees entirely, just by going to the 

 hives and prying the cover up the first 

 thing ; the bees of course covered the 

 operator, and the air filled with mad 

 bees; when, if the bees had been smoked 

 at the entrance first, all would have 

 been well. 



The next lesson will be Honey-Plants 

 and Honey-Yielding Trees that we get 

 our surplus from. 



Jennie Atchley. 

 (To be continued.) 



**Fom1 Ilroo<l ; Its Natural History 

 and Rational Treatment," is the title of an 

 interesting booklet by Dr. Wm. R. Howard, 

 of Texas. It also contains a review of the 

 work of others on the same subject. It is 

 being sold at the office of the Bee Jouk- 

 NAL. Price, postpaid, 25 cents; or clubbed 

 with the Bee Journal for one year— both 

 together for $1.15. 



When and How to Feeil for Winter. 



Query 938.— White clover, about the only 

 source of surplus here, is a dead failure this 

 year, my hives are nearly empty of stores, 

 and I expect to feed for winter. 



1. When should I feed ? 



2. How fast should I feed? as fast as the 

 bees will take it, or how ?— Illinois. 



1. The sooner the better. 2. Consult 

 your convenience. — A. J. Cook. 



I have fed so little that I do not feel 

 capable to answer. — Jas. A. Stone. 



1. The last of September. 2. As fast 

 as the bees will take it. — E,. L. Taylob. 



1 and 2. See " A B C of Bee-Culture," 

 or "Cook's Manual." — J. H. Larrabee. 



1 and 2. Feed in late September or 

 October, as fast as the bees will take it. 

 — J. A. Green. 



1 and 2. Feed in October as fast as 

 they will take it. Feed sooner, if neces- 

 sary. — Dadant & Son. 



1. August or September. 2. Yes, 

 provided you can do so without exciting 

 them to robbing. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



There may be a fall flow. One year 

 our hives were filled full the last ten 

 days preceding frost. — Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son. 



1. September. 2. I prefer to give one 

 feed a day, if they will empty the feeders 

 that often, until they have enough. — S. 

 I. Freeborn. 



May not your bees get enough fall 

 honey to winter ? If not, feed. 1. In 

 September. 2. As fast as they will take 

 it. — Eugene Secor. 



1. If the bees can make a living, you 

 can wait until September, or early in 

 October. 2. Feed as fast as they will 

 take it. — E. France. 



1. Feed once, and in sufficient quan- 

 tity to keep the colony alive. 2. Feed 

 fast enough so that you will have ample 

 stores to carry the colony through the 

 coming winter. — J. E. Pond. 



