the brood-nest is split, then insert a warm 

 comb. Proceed tlnis till the warmed combs 

 are used np, then take the combs that have 

 been removed into the warm room, and, 

 after thej^ are thoroly warmed, give them to 

 other colonies in like manner. This is a 

 safe and sane procedare, but must not be 

 done recklessly. If the cappings are broken 

 these inserted combs will almost always 

 show freshly laid eggs the following day. 



Too high a temperature is not conducive 

 to good results in brood-rearing. That side 

 of the hive exposed to the sunshine will 

 show a comb well stocked with brood in the 

 spring months; but, likely as not, in July 

 it will show little or no brood. The spring 

 sunshine attracted, but the summer sunshine 

 repelled. The double-walled hive has the 

 advantage here. The newly hived swarm is 

 likely to desert its hive if it is summer, and 

 that hive .stands exposed to sunshine. On 

 the other hand, if the day is cool a swarm 

 will run pellmell into a warm hive, while it 

 will almost refuse to go into a cold one. 

 If a swarm has stayed out over night and 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



is sluggish with cold, try hiving it in a hive 

 wliich has been well warmed. The rule 

 works both Avays, and so we like a cool hive 

 for the hot swarm of the sunny mid-day. 



The queen-breeder, too, does well to bear 

 the matter of temperature in mind. Cell 

 cups which have been allowed to become 

 cold are less likely to be accepted, and the 

 cjueens are likely to be second rate in 

 quality. See that the grafted cups are well 

 warmed before they are returned to the 

 hive. It is my practice to fold a newspaper 

 about the prepared frame before exposing 

 it to the outer air while carrying it to the 

 liive. It is my belief that many failures to 

 get good queens are due to lack of care in 

 this respect. It is true that bees will rear 

 queens under adverse conditions, and so will 

 coAvs give milk, and hens lay eggs. But 

 profitable queen-rearing, like profitable 

 milk and egg production, calls for thought- 

 ful methods. It will not be time wasted for 

 many of the readers of this paper to put 

 much thought upon the matter of tempera- 

 ture and bee activity. 



Norwich, Ct. 



WESTERN NEW YORK FIELD MEETING 



BY " ONE WHO WAS THERE. 



The basket picnic and field meeting of 

 the Western New York Honey-producers' 

 Association, which was held at the home 

 and apiary of Mr. Roy Wisterman, at 

 D^'singer's Corners, N, Y., was a decided 

 success. While Mr. Wisterman does not 

 claim to be a professional beekeeper, he 

 finds it a profitable addition to his extensive 

 farming operations. He says he does not 

 know very much; but one has only to look 

 at some of the fine queens which he reared 

 by the gi-afting process to know that he is 

 no backlotter at the beekeeping industry. 



Lunch was served on tables erected on 

 the spacious lawn by the wives of the bee- 

 keepers. The word " lunch " does not do 

 justice, tho, to the " eats " that were served. 



After lunch several .subjects were taken 

 up. Mr. J. Roy Lincoln, of Niagara Falls, 

 spoke on " The Management of Bees in an 

 Out-apiary." Shortly before fruit-bloom 

 he unpacks his bees and clips his queens. 

 He also gives a super which in reality is 

 another body, as he uses full-depth bodies 

 all thru. Shortly after fruit-bloom, or while 

 it is still on, he places a frame of brood 

 from the lower story in this super. He 

 leaves them thus until the fore part of June, 

 or until clover starts, when he takes one 

 frame of brood and two frames containing 



the most honey, and places them in another 

 body — the brood in the center and the honey 

 on the outside, and the rest of the hive filled 

 with empty combs or foundation. This 

 body is now placed on the bottom-board 

 with an excluder over it, and the brood 

 placed on top. The bees are brushed off 

 the combs with a Coggshall bee-brush in 

 order to find the queen. (This is the easier 

 Avay when there is such an army of bees.) 

 The queen is placed in the lower story with 

 the one frame of brood, and the remaining 

 brood is placed over the excluder to hatch 

 out. The combs are then store combs. If 

 more supers are needed they are added 

 under the brood-combs or directly over the 

 excluder. Ten days later any queen-cells 

 that may have been started are removed; or 

 if increase is desired they are set on a new 

 stand ; or an upper entrance is given for the 

 queens to mate. 



In this way swarming is entirely con- 

 trolled. The secret is to get the queen to 

 lay in both stories, and so use up any dark 

 honey that may be left from the preceding 

 season. As these combs are used for store 

 comb after the brood hatches, it is desirable 

 to get rid of all dark honey. 



The drones are also controlled. Being 

 over the exchider they cannot escape, and 



