1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



605 



bacco smoke puts them in just the light con- 

 dition to be handled to your liking. In fact, 

 they can be handled about as conveniently as 



FiGr. 2, Containing Queen Cells. 



so many beans. When the queen is found. 



the cover is placed on the. box, and the bees 



left alone for several hours, or until they fully 



realize thtir queenless 



condition. Then the eggs 



are givtn thtm in this 



way : Cut from any brood 



comb, containing eggs 



that have just hatched, 



a piece about four inches 



square. Cut this piece 



in strips, running a knife 



through alternate rows of 



cells. " Cut off about half 



the depth of the cells, 



and insert the fire end of 



a common match in each 



alternate cell, twirling it 



between the thumb and 



finger, thus destroying 



the eggs. Have at hand 



a shallow pan containing 



equal parts of beesw tx 



and resin made quite hot over a kerosene-stove, 



and dip in the mixture the edge of the comb 



in which the eggs have not been destroyed, and 



a space of 1 yi inches between the pieces. The 

 strips should be cut 7 ' % inches long, and are 

 kept in place by cutting notches in the wood 

 Y% inch deep, using four 

 pieces of wood to each 

 frame, as shown in the 

 illustration. On each 

 piece of wood a strip of 

 comb is placed. Two of 

 the frames, containing 

 eight pieces, are placed 

 in a hive having no bot- 

 tom or top. The hive is 

 then filled with combs 

 containing honey and 

 pollen, but not a particle 

 of unsealed brood ; in 

 fact, no brood at all 

 should be used. Now jar 

 the bees down to the bot- 

 tom of the box by a sud- 

 den strike on the floor, 

 and quickly place the one containing the 

 combs over it and put on the cover. The bees 

 will at once run up and take possession of the 



pnpr 



if 



quickly place it on a stick as represented in 

 Fig 1. The illustration shows a standard 

 frame in which are two pieces of wood having 



combs. If this is done in the morning the 

 bees can be placed at night on the stand they 

 previously occupied, and at once be released. 

 I first place a bot- 

 tom - board on the 

 stand, and then raise 

 the hive and place it 

 thereon. By being 

 careful, no bees are 

 crushed. Many bees 

 rush out and will 

 take wing, but no 

 harm will be done, 

 as they soon return 

 and enter the hive. 

 While the bees are 

 confined after being 

 given the eggs they 

 must be supplied 

 with water, and kept 

 in a cool place, and 

 in the course of 24 

 hours a cell-cup will 

 be started around each ege given them Let 

 the bees work on the cell-cups from 36 to 48 

 hours, after which they should be placed in 



