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837 



Prevention or Iiiere»§e. 



n''rUUn /or the American Bee Journal 



Qiii:kv 743. — 1. Where increase of 

 svvai'uis is not desired, is it a good plan to 

 hive the swarm with a colouy that has cast 

 a swarm only a few days previous ; 2. If 

 this plan is objectionable in the forepart of 

 the season, how would it work later 1 3. 

 If advisable to hive in this way, is it neces- 

 sary to remove all queen-cells before hiv- 

 ing the swarm ? — New York. 



1. It may be in some cases. 2. It -will be 

 better then. 8. Yes.— Dao.vxt & Sox. 



1. I never tried the plan, but good 

 authorities have recommended it. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



It is not a good plan. All the queen-cells 

 should be removed before hiving. — J. P. H. 



BitOWN. 



very good. 2. Works well at 

 3. Yes ; very necessary. — A. J. 



1 . Yes 

 all times. 

 Cook. 



Over 15 years ago this theory came up, 

 and many of us carefully tested it, but 

 none of us use it now. — James Heudon. 



No. My new system of management of 

 swarms, desoribed in my new book, is in- 

 finitely preferable. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. Yes: it is one of the many plans of 

 work, and it will work all right. 3. It is 

 best to remove all queen-cells. — H. D. Cut- 

 ting. 



This plan has never worked well with me. 

 I prefer to return the swarm to its hive, and 

 take the frames of brood out, and give 

 them to other colonies needing to be 

 strengthened. In either case always re- 

 move the queen cells.— P. L. Viallon. 



1. This works very well. 2. Good. 3. 

 Yes ; and in doing this shake the bees from 

 the combs 2 or 3 feet in front of the hive, 

 and shake the swarm down with them, so 

 as to avoid fighting. — G. M. Doolittle. 



I have done so. Sometimes it will work 

 satisfactorily, and at other times they 

 swarmed, but I never removed the queen- 

 cells before hiving. I think it will work 

 best in the latter part of the swarming sea- 

 son. — Eugene Secor. 



I. I think not. 3. It is not advisable 

 later ; they are apt to kill each other. 3. 

 You can return a second swarm to its 

 parent colony by removing all queen-cells, 

 and prevent further increase. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUOH. 



1. No rule can be given as to swarming. 

 This plan will work as well as any, and will 

 work as well at one time as another. 3. I 

 do not remove the queen-cells, but let the 

 bees fix up to suit themselves. —J. E. Pond. 



1. I should think so. I know some who 

 practice it. Sometimes I have extracted 

 the frames containing honey, and then run 

 in a swarm. 2. Late in the season would 

 do well. 3. The bees would take care of 

 the queen cells. — M,RS. L. Harrison. 



I do not consider it a good plan at any 

 time. The swarming fever would not 

 always be allayed, and old queens would be 

 retained when young ones might as well be 

 had. Kill the old queen, return the 

 •swarm, and employ some easy way to pre- 

 vent further swarming.- R. L. Taylor. 



1. I tried this plan one year, and found it 

 not a good one. The colony into which the 



swarm is put will be almost sure to swarm 

 in a few days. 2. 1 do not think it will 

 work any better later. 3. Of course re- 

 move the queen cells, otherwise they would 

 certainly swarm. — C. H. Dibbeun. 



1. The plan would not "work. I should 

 expect the swarm to re-issue in 2-1 hours. 

 2. It would not be a good plan at any 

 time. 3. A better plan would be to remove 

 the old queen, destroy all the queen-cells, 

 but f>ne, and return the bees to the hive 

 whence they came. It would be necessary 

 to look for and destroy any queen-cells that 

 might be built after the swarm had been 

 returned. — M. Maiiin. 



The plan you suggest with, or without its 

 variations, will not work to my satisfac- 

 tion. To keep the bees together I let tUein 

 swai'm, remove the brood to an upper 

 story above the queeu-excluder, and hive 

 the swarm iu the newly prepared brood- 

 chamber below the queen-excluder. This 

 prevents increase with less disturbance and 

 less fussing than the plan you propose. In 

 practicing mj' plan, I pay no attention to 

 queen-cells, as they are cut off from the 

 queen's domain by the perforated excluder. 

 — G. W. Demaree. 



Enameled Cloth for Winter 

 Covering. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Query 744.— Is the use of enameled 

 cloth desirable to cover the brood-frames 

 in Winter ? — Illinois. 



No.— R. L. Taylor. 



No.— J. M. HAlIBAnGH. 



No.— G. L. Tinker. 



I do not advise it.— J. P. H. Brown. 



No. We take them off for Winter. — 

 Dadant & Son. 



I have never used it, preferring heavy 

 muslin ; although some successful bee- 

 keepers do use it.— Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I have used it satisfactorily iu the cellar, 

 but prefer the regular board cover. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



Not with me. I use a sheet of duck or 

 best cotton cloth, and over this I place a 

 sawdust cushion, 4 inches thick. — G. M. 

 Doolittle. 



I do not think it desirable in your climate, 

 as you need some absorbing material, such 

 as a quilt made of burlap, etc. — P. L. Vial- 

 lon. 



I do not like enameled cloth. I do not 

 use it in Winter or in Summer. I think it 

 very unsuitable for Winter, either indoors 

 or out. I prefer an inch pine board. — M. 

 Mahin. 



I do not use it myself, as I prefer a 

 cushion or quilt from 3 to 4 inches thick, 

 made of some material that will not hold 

 and retain moisture. — J. E. Pond. 



Not unless it is used during the Summer. 

 I use the same covering both in Winter and 

 Summer ; but I winter my bees in the 

 cellar. — EriiENE Secor. 



I have discarded it and all other cloth. I 

 could find no benefit in its use, when com- 

 prehensive and careful experments were 

 made with It.— J.oies Heddon. 



No. I have experimented a great deal 

 on this line during the last 25 years, and 

 have come to the conclusion that a pine 

 board with a bee-space under it is as good 

 as anything. — C. H. Dibbern. 



Yes. I consider enameled cloth the best 

 thing used by liee keepers to cover f rameK 

 in Winter. It is ne.xt to a cover glued on 

 jierfcctly tight. It is best used with a4- 

 inch cushion ou the top of it.— H. D. Cut- 

 ting. 



I use a great many enameled covers. I 

 like them for Summer use, but they con- 

 dense moisture iu the Winter. I prefer a 

 porous cloth to go uext to the bees in the 

 Wintertime. I am quite sure that enam- 

 eled cloth is dangerous to the lives of the 

 bees, if they occupy a small department 

 for Winter quarters. — G. W. Demaree. 



It is better to use burlap. — The Editor. 



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