AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Feeding Bees for Extra Comb in 

 the Fall, Fte. 



Query 879.— If feeding in the fall beyond 

 winter requirements in order to produce ex- 

 tra comb is practiced, what length of breeding 

 time before cold weather, undisturbed by 

 other work, should be allowed a colony in 

 order not to impair its wintering and spring- 

 ing strength ?— Colorado. 



I do not know. — J as. A. Stone. 



I do not know. — Mrs. L. Hakrison. 



I can't answer this. — Eugene Secor. 



I would not produce bees in the fall to 

 produce extra combs.— E. France. 



My brain is too feeble to fathom your 

 meaning, Mr. Colorado. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



The feeding to produce comb should 

 give all the brood required. — G. M. Doo- 



LITTLE. 



I should prefer to have all brood hatch 

 out before cold weather begins.— James 

 A. Green. 



I do not know. I would not feed in 

 that way. It will not pay. — Emerson 

 T. Abbott. 



I don't know. What do you want to 

 produce comb in the fall for, anyway ? — 

 C. C. Miller. 



I never tried the experiment ; it would 

 be too expensive to suit my pocket, — R. 



F. HOLTERMANN. 



Such unseasonable work will impair 

 the strength of the colony, no matter 

 how much you stimulate. — P.H.Elwood. 



Just the longest time that it is possible 

 to give them. Do all such feeding while 

 the weather is yet warm. — C. H. Dib- 



BERN. 



In Michigan it is always safe to feed 

 up to the first frost, about Sept. 20th. 

 It is well to finish up then as soon as 

 may be. — A. J. Cook. 



I do not think that fall breeding will 

 impair the chances of a colony wintering 

 well, if discontinued at the approach of 

 frosty weather. — S. I. Freeborn. 



I have kept bees breeding here in Cen- 

 tral Michigan until the first of Novem- 

 ber, with only the most satisfactory re- 

 sults so far as I could see. — R. L. Tay- 

 lor. 



In this climate they should not be dis- 

 turbed after September, I think, to pro- 

 duce the best results. Feeding to pro- 

 duce comb should not be practiced after 

 August. — J. H. Larrabee. 



It should be done when the weather is 

 warm, and some weeks in advance of 

 cold weather. It should be borne in 

 mind that bees build comb very reluct- 

 antly out of season. — J. P. H. Brown. 



Don't feed in the fall at all, unless it 

 is necessary to feed for winter stores. 

 When feeding back honey to have sec- 

 tions finished, the work to be profitable 

 must be done immediately after the 

 white honey harvest. — G. W. Demaree. 



My opinion is, that a colony should be 

 fitted for winter as early as the middle 

 of September, or as soon as golden-rod 

 ceases to yield nectar. I speak'only for 

 myself and my own locality (Mass.). 

 Further south, the time may be later. — 

 J. E. Pond. 



Little, if any. A "double-barreled" 

 colony is not needed in winter ; a mod- 

 erately sized colony of young fall bees is 

 proper ; but late, cold weather breeding 

 is dangerous, and should be avoided. 

 Produce your extra combs in season. — 

 Will M. Barnum. 



I do not think that feeding in the fall 

 to produce extra comb is desirable. It 

 will not pay unless there is not comb 

 enough to hold the winter stores. I 

 would not want a colony to continue 

 breeding later than the middle of Sep- 

 tember. — M. Mahin. 



All young bees reared in the fall 

 should have a cleansing flight or two be- 

 fore confined for winter. If not, they 

 will become uneasy and disturb the en- 

 tire colony. When feeding is stopped, 

 the queen will stop laying, and you 

 should allow 30 days thereafter for the 

 young bees to hatch and have a flight 

 before confined by cold weather. — Mrs. 

 J. N Heater. 



I should think that while you were 

 feeding, if your bees were not crowded 

 too much, they would rear sufficient 

 brood to provide them with plenty of 

 young bees for winter and spring. Bees 

 ought to have a couple of months to 

 breed up in at any season of the year, 

 if they are low in bees. As we have no 

 winter troubles, my opinion is that you 

 had better not feed too long in the fall, 

 I though. — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



