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FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



tear tlu'iii down almost coiiipletoly. To pre- 

 voiit the bees from tetiriiig down the i-ombs 

 ill this maimer, it is necessary to give them 

 a large number of combs to clean up. The 

 same thing is true when unfinished sections 

 are placed outside to permit the bees to 

 clean them up. If only a single super of 

 unfinished sections were exposed the bees 

 would no doubt gnaw out the combs almost 

 completel}-. They do this because they crowd 

 upon each other so much, sometimes piling 

 up several deep on the combs. When they 

 behave in this manner a bee that can come 

 ill contact with comb will tear it away in 

 order to secure some honey. Sometimes 

 even when there is no honey left in the 

 combs the bees, evidently thinking that 

 there is still some there, will crowd on the 

 comb and tear it down as here described. In 

 the general excitement and scramble the 

 bits of wax are pulverized and pushed out 

 at the entrance. — Editor.] 



.■igiiiiist tlie cluster, ^s'hich will soon occupy 

 the combs given; or, in case of strong colo- 

 nies, set a hive containing the necessary 

 number of full combs on top of the hive 

 containing the bees. The bees will soon go 

 up; then the lower empty hive may be taken 

 away, and the upper one put in its proper 

 place. 



It seems that this would almost insure 

 that the bees would consume all of the in- 

 fected honey taken when shaken, and be 

 rid of the spores before coming in contact 

 with the non-infected combs. At least I 

 have treated several as above described, and 

 they were free from disease the next year. 



In giving combs of honey to bees thus 

 treated it has generally been my practice 

 not to give a full hive of combs. If the 

 colony is just fair in strength, I give three 

 or four combs; if strong, I give five or six 

 combs. About the middle of April or per- 

 haps sooner I look them over and add more 



Form set in place and hooked at corner ready 

 for packing. 



FALL TREATMENT 



Shaking on Combs Filled with Honey in Fall after 

 Brood Rearing has Ceased 



It seems to me it is a shade safer to shake 

 the infected bees on to empty frames in- 

 stead of on to full combs of honey, and es- 

 pecially so if there are a few unfilled or 

 uncapped cells. 



In shaking on to empty frames it is nec- 

 essary to have some prepared bee candy, a 

 pound or more for each colony treated, ana 

 this to be placed where the bees can readily 

 gain access to it, preferably on top of the 

 frames. This can be given immediately 

 after the bees are shaken; but seemingly 

 the best plan is to wait about 24 hours, and 

 then the candy may be placed right over 

 the cluster. 



Leave the bees thus for three or four 

 days, when some of the empty frames sliould 

 be removed and combs of honey placed right 



Packing completed. Note how cover is folded and 

 the whole tied like a package with twine. 



combs of honey as needed until the hives 

 are filled, always taking care that the stores 

 are ample. L. S. Haruer. 



Colorado Springs, Colo. 



THE OUT-CLUSTER AT MORNING 



The Beginning of a New Day in the Hive. How 

 the Colony Awakens 



One of the most interesting things to 

 watch about the hive is the behavior of the 

 out-cluster from dawn until work begins. 



After the cool hours of the night the clus- 

 ter outside the hive is slightly torpid. The 

 wings of the bees are close to their bodies; 

 their antennae not very erect; their legs 

 drawn in close to their thoraces. The vig- 

 orous fanning of the bees inside can be 

 heard, but not a wing stirs on the entrance- 

 board or above it where the cluster is. The 

 hees clustering out take up, seemingly, all 



