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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



[October. 



they would have used more if they had gunnysacks. around them. I simply 

 it. shoved rags in tight, but the i6 we 



Question 5: Does it pav the Apiar- forgot to open have no entrance and 

 ist in Colorado to bury his bees and came out m good shape, 

 if so what are the advantages he will Mr. H. Rauchfuss: If you have suf- 

 gain? ficient packing I have seen bees 



H. Rauchfuss: It all depends upon stronger with 5 inch packing, all 

 how many bees they have. I have around except on the bottom and 

 dug a trench where I could put in two every one of them that had a tight 

 hives side by side and then I covered cover were dead. 



them with loose dirt about 18 inches Mr. Porter: Take some seasons 

 to two feet. Did not lose any of that may be alright. This cold would 

 them, came out strong and used very penetrate through the whole thing. I 

 little honey. One year we put some have five in chaflf hives. I was exper- 

 bees in a cellar that came from other imenting to see how they would do 

 locations, I moved those bees to a cle- and in a number of yards it was im- 

 ome location and they gave a big sur- possible, and had some in cracker 

 plus. However, those that had cle- boxes stufifed with burlap. They 

 ome ran out of the hives and died. I would be the very best bees I had. 

 saw they were going out of the cellar Question 6: What method do you 

 and they all went, did not save any. prefer for introducing queens receiv- 

 It does depend upon the kind of ed by mail? 

 stores they have in the hive. M'r. O. Foster: This spring I 



Mr. Foster: I always buried my bought over 100 queens, introduced 

 bees in bunches of eight with two en- them according to instructions, I used 

 trances on each side of the bunch and to introduce queens by my own meth- 

 cover them with 6 or 8 inches of straw, od so I did the way it was described. 

 I think we ought to give the bees a Well, I had a surprise, I could not 

 chance to fly when it is warm. I think introduce those queens within ten 

 it would be best to have them fly when Jays or two weeks. They produced 

 they can, but I believe some bees need fertile workers. 



some protection here. I noticed in j^_ Rauchfuss: A great deal better 

 buying bees last season, for those hard ^^^^, jj. ^^ f^^^ y^^^ ^i^ queen and kill 

 cold winds in the fall the hive and ^itr. shake your bees, put an empty 

 the entrances should be in such a way j^j^.^. j„ .j^^ pi^ce of the old one, shake 

 so they would not get the benefit of j^ij ^^^ ^^gg ^f^ the combs in front of 

 it. This year I have them bunched ^i^g j^j^g^ p^^. ^.^g ^^^ combs back 

 together with four entrances on each ^^^^-^ ^^^ ^^^ ^:^^^ ^^l^e ^q^j. qi^een and 

 four sides. This year I have some ^jp ^^^ j^^^ diluted honey and let her 

 sheet iron covers just large enough ^^^^^ j^, amongst the bees and very 

 to cover a bunch of eight coloniesto ^^^^ queens you will lose. We don't 

 project two inches, no protection ^^^^^^ ^^^ queenless colonies in May 

 whatever on side and the hives fit ^^ j^j^ 



snugly together and they are put to- Q^e'stion 7: What is the best meth- 

 gether in such a ^va_y that there rnust ^^ ^f manipulating supers in a mod- 



erate honey flow when working for 

 comb honey? 



H. Rauchfuss: Put the supers on 



be ventilation, and by covering them 

 up heavily with straw and pressed 

 down as tight as possible, there is 



very little effect from the snow and ^^p 



protects them from the wind and I y^^_ Miller: Always on top in my 



think it is an advantage. The bees co^„itry, never on bottom, 



were very weak when I put them in Question 8: Will candied honey 



and light in stores, although I would bricks laid on top of frames do for 



like to have the entrances left open ^pj-jng feeding? 



wide, whether they will stand this Mr. O. Foster: Never tried that but 



cold wind. think most of the granulated honey 



Mr. Jouno: Last year we had oc- -.vfUild become soft and would run 



casion to move our bees and we mov- down. 



ed 300 colonies. I put a number of Mr. R. Miller: Probably on strong 



