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Swariniii^ or So Swamiiig for Honey. 



Query 921.— 1. Other things being- equal, 

 which will give most surplus comb honey, a 

 colony that never thinks of swarming, or a 

 colony that swarms, counting the crop of 

 both mother colony and swarm ? 



•Z. Which will give the most extracted ?— 

 Illinois. 



1. It depends upon the season. 2. It 

 is the same.— A. J. Cook. 



1 and 2. The colony that swarms 

 early In the season. — A. B. Mason. 



1 and 2. A colony that swarms will 

 give the most of both. — Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son. 



1. On an average, the one that doesn't 

 swarm. 2. Ditto as above. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



1 and 2. The colony that "never 

 thinks'"' of swarming, in both cases.— G. 



M. DOOLITTLE. 



1. The one that does not swarm, if 

 other things are equal, but generally 

 they are not. 2. Ditto. — M. Mahin. 



1. We would take the colony that did 

 not swarm, other things being equal. 2. 

 The same for extracted. — Dadant & 

 Son. 



1. The colony that swarms, in case 

 they do not leave the mother colony too 

 weak. 2. The same can be said for ex- 

 tracted. — Jas. a. Stone. 



1 and 2. Much depends in these ques- 

 tions, but generally the best returns will 

 be given by the colony that doesn't 

 swarm. — J. P. H. Brown. 



1 and 2. In this locality the "colony 

 that never thinks of swarming." When 

 honey comes later, the two colonies may 

 be better. — P. H. Elwood. 



1. The colony that swarms once — 

 counting the product of both colonies. 

 2. I should expect the most extracted, 

 as well as comb. — Will, M. Barnum. 



1 and 2. If the swarms are cast be- 

 fore the honey harvest opens, more 

 honey would be obtained from the in- 

 creased colonies. — Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



1. This depends upon management 

 and season, but generally the colony 

 that does not swarm gets most surplus 

 comb honey. 2. Doubtful. — J. H. Lar- 



RABEE. 



I can, in my locality, always get more 

 honey from a colony that doesn't swarm, 

 than from one that does. In a long 

 honey season it would be different, or 

 with a late flow. — H. D. Cutting. 



1. I usually get more honey from a 

 colony that swarms once, than from 

 such as " never think " of swarming at 

 all. 2. I think the same would prove 

 true of extracted. — C. H. Dibbern. 



I cannot say. I have never been able 

 to tell what a colony of bees "thought." 

 I can get more honey of any kind from 

 the bees that swarm, whether they 

 " think " much about it or not. — Emer- 

 son T. Abbott. 



1. That depends upon several things, 

 especially the character of the honey- 

 flow. Sometimes one, and sometimes 

 the other. 2. The advantage is a little 

 more apt to be with the one that swarms. 

 — J. A. Green. 



1. That depends. With me, the col- 

 ony that never wants to swarm. With 

 a long enough season, or a heavy fall 

 flow, the colony and swarm might come 

 out ahead. 2. The same rule holds as 

 with comb. — 0. C. Miller. 



1. It depends upon the length of the 

 honey season, and the time when the 

 swarm issues. With me, a colony that 

 casts a swarm early gives more surplus 

 than one of the same strength that does 

 not swarm. 2. The same rule holds. — 

 R. L. Taylor. 



1. The colony that swarms, every 

 time, in ray experience. 2. If great care 

 is used, and the colony doesn't attempt 

 to swarm, the most extracted honey will 

 be given by the non-swarming colony. I 

 do the best by so-called " artificial 

 swarming." — J. E. Pond. 



1. I do not know that bees think at 

 all, but I get more honey from those 

 that swarm in this perpetual flowering 

 land, as I can get the progeny of two 

 queens in the field against one when 

 they do not swarm, or are not increased. 

 2. The same with extracted. — Mrs. Jen- 

 nie Atchley. 



1. With the old wey of management, 

 and the hives in general use, the colony 

 that does not swarm produces the most 

 comb honey. There is no question about 

 the old way — it is generally admitted if 

 a colony is divided in any way in the 

 midst of the harvest, unless the honey- 

 flow is very prolonged, it will result in a 



