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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



When Should Bees Begin to 

 Breed in the Spring? 



Query 839.— How early in the spring do 

 you prefer to have your bees begin to rear 

 brood ?— Ark. 



As soon as they leave the cellar. — C. 



C. MlLLER. 



March, in this latitude (Wisconsin). — 

 E. France. 



When willows and soft maple begin to 

 blossom. — R. L. Taylob. 



As soon as pollen comes in from the 

 fields. — G. M. Doolittle. 



In our latitude (Georgia) the last of 

 January. — J. P. H. Brown. 



In this latitude (western Illinois) in 

 February. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



About the middle of April in this lati- 

 tude (Iowa). — Eugene Secor. 



As soon as they are removed to the 

 summer stands. — C. H. Dibbern. 



Not until there is a prospect of set- 

 tled warm weather. — James A. Green. 



Not much, if any, sooner than they 

 can have frequent flights. — James Hed- 

 don. 



I prefer to have them begin in the 

 winter ; not wait until spring. — A. B. 

 Mason. 



With a location for an early honey- 

 flow, the earlier the better. — Mrs. J. N. 

 Heater. 



By the first of March. I often have 

 two frames of brood in February (Michi- 

 gan). — H. D. Cutting. 



Let them begin when they see fit. 

 They know better than we do, when to 

 begin. — Dadant & Son. 



About the time natural pollen begins 

 to appear, or about Jan. 20th to Feb. 

 1st in this locality (Texas). — Mrs. Jen- 

 nie Atchley. 



The bees are the best judges of the 

 time. Keep your bees strong, give them 

 food if they are short of stores, and 

 leave the rest to them. — Mrs. L. Har- 

 rison. 



Just as soon as the weather and con- 

 ditions induce them to rear brood. If 

 my bees have plenty of stores they never 

 make any mistakes along this line (Ken- 

 tucky). — G. W. Demaree. 



That would depend upon climate and 

 circumstances. I would not care to 

 have them breed before the spring is 

 sufficiently advanced for them to have 

 frequent flights. — M. Mahin. 



As soon as the pollen is in the flowers. 

 In some seasons this is too early. On 

 the average, I find bees should be out 

 and rearing brood as soon as they can 

 begin to collect. — A. J. Cook. 



As early as they will, which is usually 

 in a small way from the 1st to the 15th 

 of February, and on a larger scale from 

 the middle of March on ; depending 

 upon how much food they have, and the 

 protection given. — G. L. Tinker. 



Just as soon as they choose — their in- 

 stinct is, to my mind, a better guide 

 than any rule that can be laid down. 

 No one can foretell in regard to bitter 

 cold days in early spring, so I keep colo- 

 nies confined to the combs they can 

 cover, and let them " go it alone." — J. 

 E. Pond. 



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