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THE AMERICJCAN BEE-KEEPER 



and the l)ees will rim their touguelD- 

 tbrougli the wire aud sip the fond, the rty 

 other purpose is to ventilate the hive it, 

 in A-ei-y warm weather, this hole 'S- 

 shoiild otherwise be covered with a jt 



August 

 PROTECTION FOR HIVES. 



small block of wood. le 



HOW TO PUT BEES INTO IT. j! 



Of course it would be useless to put le 

 a swarm of bees into a glass hive: a 

 daik hive would suit them much bet- 

 ter, the bees prefer darkness to light, 

 inside at least, not because their deeds 

 are evil (which thej' certainly some- 

 times are) but because of instinct. 

 About six days after you have a 

 swarm, go to the parent hive and you 

 will find a number of ripe (pieen cells, 

 from which (lueens will emerge in a 

 day or two. Take three frames of 

 hatching brood with one or more 

 queen cells well covered with bees 

 and place them into the observatory 



(H. J. Schrock.) 



"DITOR BEE-KEEPER: I en- 

 J close a sketch of a protector or 

 shader that I have used for sev- 

 eral v.pars. It is intended for siugle- 

 - -c^ Hives and uianTid is made about as 

 the bees, the dii'ect ra.\ . vu tne su 

 shining through the glass would kilY-^ 

 ihe larvae and drive the l»ees from the 

 \ive. Place the hive in such a posi- 

 tion that the sun will not shine upon 

 it. The second reason for the wall is 

 to make a division between the flying 

 l)ees and the hive. The l)ces will enter 

 the hive, very rarely indeed is there a 

 bee to be seen on the porch. You 

 may have your family on the porch at 

 any time without rear of being stung. 

 P.y observing this hive every day one 

 will leavn a great maiiv things about 



hive, put on the cover and carry to the liees which are now a mystery. It 



porch and adjust your hive in posi- 

 tion: some of the old bees will leave, 

 but most of the young ones and those 

 that are hatching out will make it 

 their ho?ne. 



For best results it is necessarv to 



will also tell you when the honey-flows 

 ai'e on. and when to expect honey 

 from your other hives — in fact, it is 

 a general indicator. In_the autumn it 

 can be easily united wfth some nucle- 

 us or weak colony in the apiary and 



Mr. Herman and His Family at Home. 



