THE BEE-KEEPERS- REVIEW 189 



swarm, then place an empty hi^■e Avith one comb in center, fill the 

 rest with foundation, then go to the removed swarm, open it. take 

 the center comb with the queen on it and brood and all adhering 

 bees to the empty hive, put the card of bees next to the other coml) 

 and shut the hives. The field bees will all work to their old queen 

 and will build up very fast. The end^ryo part A\-hich was moved 

 will start queen cells. The tenth day cut all out except one good 

 one for them. If vou are running for honey let the Ijees hax'c their 

 own way and swarm naturally. Do not get all the tin pans, drums 

 and kettles to make a great noise. Let them alone ; tliey will cluster 

 together soon. Have a looking-glass handy; if they rise too high 

 reflect the glass on them. It blinds them, so they will settle to get 

 their right bearing. 



The first pollen was soft maple, the I'th of April. Rather late 

 this vear. 



MAY — Southwestern States. 



By Hkxrv C. Barrox, Hagermax, X. \\. 



The first of this month should finrl each colon}' (not nuclei) of 

 bees with from three to twelve frames of brood, larvae, etc. 



The fruit bloom will be gone. The bees must depend on wild 

 I>loom nearly altogether for a space of twenty days, and from pres- 

 ent indications it will be fairly good. 



About the 2Uth, the alfalfa bloom should begin to show up quite 

 considerably. 



During this month select the colonies that enter the comb, bulk 

 and extracted honey, as well as those from whom the increase wall 

 be made — far as vou know. It is rare that bees swarm in this part 

 of New ^Mexico, although a little further south, west and south 

 coast, swarms will issue. 



Get your hives ready for this increase, use full sheets of medium 

 brood foundation wired, or better yet, drawn comb that takes the 

 place of the one or two frames of brood taken from your colonics 

 for increase. 



It is likely you won't do much of this in May. but be ready. 



Some of our bee-keepers have met with some loss from the 

 arsenic spraying of fruit, others moved their bees out and beyond 

 bee flight and still others fed. 



The winter has gone. l)ut not all of its effects. So to beginners 

 I w^ould say, start as soon as you can wath the double-walled hi\-e. 

 See that the air space is loosely packed. 



