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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



on, is the only fuel to use where you 

 have surplus honey. I think it is less 

 liable to give the honey a smoky taste. 



After the bees were set out we looked 

 them over and built them up. This, 

 with drawing- them away, clipping the 

 queens, and putting in foundation, 

 kept us busy until time to put on the 

 sections. 



One thing that I noticed, where there 

 were so many bees together, was that 

 a queenless colony would be crowded 

 with bees allowed to enter from other 

 colonies. Another thing, that any 

 colony that sits on a knoll, or any 

 that had its entrance facing west, so 

 it would receive sunshine after the 

 other entrances were in the shade, 

 would draw large numbers of the bees 

 that were flying at that time. 



The hives were made of plain, 

 straight pieces, gotten out at the plan- 

 ing mill at so much per thousand feet. 

 Mr. El wood has some of these hives 

 that are yet servicable after 25 years' 

 use. The brood frames were just 

 plain, straight pieces with square 

 joints. The roofs to the hives were of 

 sheet iron which lasts longer and is 

 much cheaper than tin. They cost less 

 than 10c each at the present time. 

 Sheet steel is about the same price but 

 not as good for roofs. All tnetal roofs 

 should be painted on the under side 

 before putting on the hive. 



THE CELLAR A PROTECTION TO HIVES 

 AS WELL AS BEES. 



Mr. Elwood thinks the protection to 

 the hives in cellar wintering more than 

 pays for the work of carrying them in 

 and out of the cellar. 



When we were ready to draw bees 

 to the out-yards we distributed screens 

 to as many hives as we were to take 

 out at that time; then, beginning at the 

 end of the row, we rolled a hive up 

 side down which brings the entrance 

 on top. The screens are bound with 

 wood, and, if they have been used be- 

 fore, they will have a nail in each cor- 



ner, which should be driven back until 

 the point is even with the wood. Now 

 push out the slide with the screen, and 

 drive the nails in the corners. In this 

 way no bee can escape. 



Now with a bit-stock screw-driver 

 put a 1^4 inch screw through each side 

 of the bottom board which holds the 

 bottom board and cover in place. This 

 hive is now ready to set on the wagon. 



These screens are made of >s inch 

 mesh galvanized wire cloth, with }ixl}4. 

 wooden strips around the edges on both 

 sides with the nails driven through 

 from one side and clinched on the other 

 side. The back end-board of the 

 wagon is fastened up with hooks, the 

 hook end of which hangs down about 

 20 inches and is bent in the shape of a 

 letter U at the end. This bend at the 

 end of the long part of the hook comes 

 just right to hook into the end-board 

 and hold it level with the bottom of the 

 wagon box. 



This gives room for two more hives 

 on each tier. 



Another handy thing for moving bees 

 are some irons }4 xl^ xlO inches, each 

 rounded and bent at one end which 

 makes it in the shape of a fish hook. 

 These should be fastened on the under 

 side of the wagon box along each edge. 

 This makes a place to hook the ropes 

 when tying on a load. 



We found the 105.") queens to clip 

 them, and by that time it was time to 

 put on the sections. As many supers 

 as we needed for the day were set on 

 tile wagon and covered with factory 

 cloth blankets to keep out the dust; 

 then when they were tied on they were 

 ready for the out-yard. We carried a 

 piece of factory cloth that had had two 

 coats of paint oil, to cover the load in 

 case of rain. 



PREVENTING SWARMING BY DE- 

 OUEENING. 



We discouraged swarming until we 

 were ready to remove the queens. 

 Then, if any were found preparing to 



