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THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



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one with open cells. The remaining 

 combs (if any), should be immediately 

 removed, substituting the frames con- 

 taining foundation, and closing the 

 hive. We now lift comb after comb 

 from the new hive with the exception 

 of two ; and shake the bees in front 

 of the old hive. In the instance of 

 three or four unsealed combs, the ad- 

 hering bees should be left upon three 

 of them. When shaking the combs, 

 one or two short, sudden, downward 

 movements are sufficient. The combs, 

 and bees which remain clinging to 

 them, should be returned to the new 

 hive. 



After closing the hive it should be 

 carried to a new location, the entrance 

 contracted according to the tempera- 

 ture, and at the end of twenty-four 

 hours supplied with a queen cell ; or, 

 after their construction and removal, 

 a queen may be introduced. As 

 queens are naturally produced in 

 strong colonies, it would be unwise, as 

 well as a waste of time to allow them 

 to rear one. 



By this plan an artificially formed 

 colony may be made in four or five 

 minutes, aside from finding the queen, 

 which an expert can generally do in 

 an equal space of time. 



If extremely rapid work is desirable, 

 no search for queen need be made ; 

 • simply shake the bees from the combs 

 and transfer the latter to a new hive. 

 As the queen with her burden of eggs 

 is liable to be injured in being jarred 

 from the combs, cheese-cloth spread 

 loosely in front of the hive, together 

 with holding the frames low, and 

 shaking them lightly will do much to 

 lessen the Pall. However, I prefer to 

 occupy more time than chance any 

 injury to the queen. 



By this method of increase, the col- 

 ony formed, so closely approximate a 

 natural swarm, that no preceptible 

 difference can be seen in their pros- 

 perity. 



This plan may be modified by mak- 

 ing one colony form two or more, in 

 which instance the order becomes re- 

 versed ; the new colonies are less real, 

 while the increase of those in old 

 comb becomes apparent. The former 

 gives all the force possible to a single 

 colony, and is in accordance with nat- 

 ural increase. The latter correspond- 

 ing with the parent colony, is also in 

 accordance with nature. 



With this modification by which a 

 moderate increase is obtained, there 

 is less necessity for shaking the bees 

 from the combs, as a sufficient force 

 will be left in each colony to draw 

 out the foundation. Care, however, 

 should be exercised not to remove the 

 queen with the combs. This plan is 

 exceptionally practical when the hon- 

 ey yield is light. 



Jackson, Mich. 



(From the American Bee Journal.) 



THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRACTED 

 HONEY 



BY CHAS. DADANT. 



Before proceeding to give our views 

 on the method of putting up extract- 

 ed honey, and care to be given to this 

 product, I wish to sav a few words 

 concerning a remark made by one of 

 the contributors of the American Bee 

 Journal a few weeks ago. This gen- 

 tleman says that it is a mistake to 

 advise bee-keepers to use several sup- 

 ers on top of each other, and that it is 

 better to extract the honey as fast as 

 it is harvested. Our reasons for using 

 several supers on the hives are two- 

 fold. First, it is next to impossible 



