Makch, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE C U L T Li K K 



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should be taken from 

 the brood-chamber, all 

 the other combs of 

 l)rofld being" drawn to- 

 gether, and an empty 

 comb put into the 

 space left. The comb 

 of sealed brood should 

 be put in the center of 

 the second story, the 

 rest of the space being 

 filled with comb. 



I f desired, t w o 

 combs of sealed brood 

 may be taken from the 

 brood-chamber and re- 

 placed with frames of 

 comb foundation, a 

 comb of brood being 

 placed between the 

 foundation. The brood- 

 chamber should then 

 he left as a one-stoiy 

 hive. The two combs 

 of brood removed 

 should be put in the 

 center of a second 

 story, tlie rest of the 



space being filled with combs uf founda- 

 tion. This second storv should then be 

 ]nit over a brood-chamber that is full of 

 bi'ood and bees. In ten days two combs 

 of brood may be taken from this two-story 

 hive and replaced with frames of comb 

 foundation. Tlieste two combs of brood 

 should be put in the center of an empty 

 body and tlie space filled up with frames of 

 comb foundation, this body then "being 

 placed over the brood-chamber from which 

 the two frames of brood were taken ten 

 days previous. These colonies should not 

 be allowed to suffer for honey. 



Question 7. I prefer warm syrui> tin 

 frame feeders supplied as early as the bees 

 will take it up witliout much delay. 



Question 8. If any building-up were nec- 

 essary I would use the same i)lan given in 

 question 6. 



Question 9. Not knowing the cost of full 

 colonies of bees in any given locality, I can 

 not compare prices. One would have to 

 consider the prices of bees by the pound ; 

 also the prices of hives and fixtures. In 

 buying bees by the pound, and new hives 

 and supplies, one secures a uniform desir- 

 able outfit wdiich will give pleasure and 

 satisfaction as well as profit. This is not 

 ordinarily the case when buying colonies 

 scattered around locally'. 



This question, 9, seems to imply that cer- 

 tain queens are acclimated to northern win- 

 ters. The quality of a queen is determined 



W. D. Achord's pages have two or three times the ventilation of the 

 regiiUu- rages for holding the same number of bees. 



by the strain of the bees, the method of 

 producing them, and nectar conditions, as- 

 sisted also by atmospheric conditions. Good 

 and poor queens are produced north, south, 

 east, and west. Gienerally speaking, be- 

 cause of the long period of warm weather, 

 bees and queens can be j^roduced cheaper in 

 the South. W. D. Achord. 



ritzpatrick, Ala. 



A NORTHERN CUSTOMER'S EXPERIENCE. 



. Question 1. In the spring of 1916 I 

 tested side by side five eight-frame colonies 

 bought at home and five five-pound pack- 

 ages of bees bought in Louisiana. My 

 conclusions are that the colonies bought at 

 home i)aid the best; but the five-pound 

 clusters of bees were put on sheets 

 of foundation while the full colonies had 

 drawn combs well filled with honey of 

 good quality. All ten arrived at my home 

 in Illinois on May 1, and were fed % of a 

 pound of thin syrup daily for the next 

 30 days. All ten had good queens, and all 

 received like treatment. I could see no 

 difference at the end of the time in the 

 strength of the colonies. They were run 

 for bees, and all were used in June for 

 nuclei shipments, so there are no figures 

 available as to honey-storing. I consider 

 packing on all sides of great value, and tar 

 paper, on top packing alone, worthless. 



