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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



March 



queen exchider, and after the good 

 brood has hatched out and the bees 

 have cleaned out the dried out larvae 

 (which they will do if the bees are 

 good Italians), and the combs have 

 been filled by bees with honey and 

 then extracted once or twice. Then 

 let the bees clean up the combs so 

 as to have them dry and then ap- 

 ply gas good and strong-. We 

 arc quite sure a cure has been effected 

 in this way and these combs may be 

 used without fear. I am also sure that 

 by shaking the bees just at night when 

 all have ceased to fly and using a 



all the bees in front of the hive they 

 are to occupy. In most cases the bees 

 will have a few combs built during the 

 three days, and if any are jarred out 

 in jarring the bees, 3nake quick v/ork 

 in getting these little combs away 

 from the bees, as there may be a little 

 honey in them, which they should not 

 be allowed to get. 



It will be understood by taking these 

 bees in the box and quietly and quick- 

 ly jarring them out, they cannot 

 fill themselves with honey as they can 

 if smoked. Of course they will - be 

 quite cross now, and you will want to 



MR. HINMAN'S APIARY. 



large newspaper to shake the bees 

 on, after the bees are all lu the 

 hive take the paper with what dead 

 bees (and drops of honey if there be 

 any) and burn at once, will make 

 doubly sure work of it. 



I prefer a box hive to shake the bees 

 as there are no frames to bother with 

 and after they have been in this box 

 for three days then get the frame hive 

 ready and at night (or rather in the 

 evening late) take the box with the 

 treated bees without smoke, lift it 

 carefully and at one good jar dislodge 



step back; and if they still show war 

 you can take to your heels or use your 

 smoker, as the bees are now away 

 from the honey. 



One of the greatest points in curing 

 the bees is to get along with them just 

 as quietly as possible, and have their 

 location so distinctly marked in some 

 way that they will not mix with other 

 colonies. All old queens should be re- 

 placed with young ones -ind all black 

 bees and queens gotten rid of, also all 

 hybrids done away with the greatest 

 of speed. 



