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American ^ae Journal! 



sary for the earlier portion of the blos- 

 soms. The codling-moth doesn't do any 

 work on the blossoms, nor for some time 

 after tlie blossom has fallen, depositing 

 its eggs in the calyx end of the yoimg 

 fruit after the fruit is large enough for 

 that purpose. No, don't spray fruit 

 while in bloom. 



2. Undoubtedly, if faithfully carried 

 out. 



3. Opinions are divided. It is possible 

 that locality may have something to do 

 in the case, as it has in so many other 

 cases. In this locality it is as well to 

 leave tlie matter to the bees generally, 

 althougli it pays any time to supplant a 

 poor queen with a good one, even if the 

 poor one is only a month old. 



Dividing Colonies for the Buckwheat 

 Flow 



I commenced bee-keeping five years 

 ago, and through ignorance lost all but 

 2 colonies in the spring of 1905. I had 

 ID colonies last fall; lost one the past 

 winter. I now have 9 of as strong, 

 healthy colonies as I ever saw. They 

 are literally running over with bees and 

 have been busy bringing in pollen the 

 last 2 days, which is remarkable for this 

 latitude. We get our surplus from buck- 

 wheat August I to 20. When should I 

 divide so as to have strong colonies foi 

 the buckwheat flow? Pennsylv.\nia. 



Answer. — A phenomenally warm spell 

 was on about the time of your writing, 

 and if that had continued straight along, 

 swarming and dividing would have come 

 unusually early. But as it is, quite likely 

 matters may be little if any earlier than 

 usual. A very strong colony might be 

 divided in fruit-bloom, but the general- 

 ity will probably as well wait till the be- 

 ginning of clover. 



Removing Bees from Dwelling— 

 Re-queening 



1. I have 2 colonies of bees to take 

 out of 2 different houses (dwellings). 

 When is the best time to take them out, 

 and what is the best way? 



2. I wish to put a new queen with one 



how should I 

 do this? Illinois. 



Answers. — i. During fruit-bloom is a 

 good time. Places are so different that 

 one can tell the very best way only by 

 seeing the place. In general, you can 

 cut away enough of the wall to expose 

 the combs, cut out the combs, fasten 

 enough of them into frames to give the 

 bees a good lodging-place, as you would 

 in transferring, of course using smoke 

 as needed, get all the bees into the hive, 

 and unless you are going to take them 

 a mile or more away it will be well to 

 shut them in a dark cellar for 3 or 4 

 days so they will not get to the old place 

 when they fly out. 



2. You are not likely to be able to get 

 a young queen before about the first of 

 June, and printed instructions for intro- 

 ducing always come with the queen. If 

 you want to pay the extra price for a 

 tested queen, a good time to get it will 

 be in fruit-bloom. 



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