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39th YEAR, 



CHICAGO, ILL., FEBRUARY 16, 1899, 



No, 7, 



No. 4. -The " Golden " Method of Producing- 

 Comb Honey Described. 



BY J. A. GOLDEN. 

 [Continued from pag-e 66.] 



FIRST, then, is a properU' constructed hive, either a new- 

 hive or a remodeled one, as previously described. 

 Second, a normal colony of bees. 



Third, a g'ood queen, and her wing's dipt. 



Fourth, when your colony casts a swarm pick up the 

 dipt queen and let her run in the cage, as previously noted. 



Fifth, remove the parent hive from its stand and place 

 the two prepared supers with sections on the stand, then re- 

 move one of the sections from one of the middle rows of the 

 top super, and insert the caged queen, setting the parent 

 hive on top of the two supers. If a super was on the hive 

 at the time of swarming, just leave it on. and return tlie 

 section (taken from super) to the feed receptacle which al- 

 ways remains on top. 



Now take from the little pocket in the back end of the 

 feed receptacle the slate, and register the age of the queen, 

 and date of swarming, and don't forget, when taking oflf 

 surplus, to register the same. Return the slate, and cover 

 up the hive, by which time the bees will have returned, 

 finding their royal mother occupying new quarters, ample. 

 clean and tidy, and at once commence work. 



(I will note here that some have reported that the bees 

 re-swarmed after returning the queen, but almost all after- 

 wards reported that the queen-cell or cells had been over- 

 lookt, therefore I advise setting a zinc entrance-guard for 

 two or three days after releasing the queen.) 



Sixth, on the fifth or sixth da^', in the evening, lift the 

 frames from the hive one by one, and shake or brush tlie 

 bees at the front of the hive, and examine closely, and if 

 you want to return the queen -destro)' every cell and any- 

 thing that looks like a cell, as I have found queen-cells witli 

 just the tip showing above worker-brood, and having the 

 miniature cups plainly markt. 



But if yon want to supersede the queen, take your 

 choice of cells, and pinch the mother-queen's head, having- 

 examined all tin; frames ; and if j'ou wish to reserve two 

 frames of capt honey for winter or spring stores, take out 

 the two outside frames and set or hang them in the fuming- 

 box. and insert two dummies in their place, and put tlie 

 parent hive on the stand, placing the two supers with the 

 swarm on top of the parent hive ; removing the queen and 

 cage, insert the section that was previously set in the feed 

 receptacle, and if a super was on the parent hive set it on 

 top of the two occupying the swarm, and if having reserved 

 two frames of capt honey, record it on the slate also, and 



put on the cover, then the S-inch rim and cover, and if the 

 queen is to be returned let her run in at the entrance with 

 two or three pufl:'s of smoke. 



The question has been askt why I recommend making 

 this change in the evening. I do so because all worker-bees 

 are at home, and by morning every worker knows her de- 

 partment, and all goes well. Should you make the change 

 at noon, all the difference would be, the bees would be both- 

 ered quite a little while, so it is advisable to change in the 

 evening. 



Seventh — Now it must be remembered that a new swarm 

 of bees will work far more energetically until they build up 

 to a normal condition than at any other time, consequently 

 one must not overlook this and neglect to supply colonies 

 on this method with plenty of surplus room, so there are 

 thousands of workers already, and thousands still coming 

 in upon the stage of action ; and as the queen has been de- 

 prived from depositing eggs five or six days, she has now an 

 opportunity, as many cells await her; otherwise, if the bees 

 have not plenty of storing-room they will crowd the queen 

 out by depositing their nectar below, and thus deprive the 



A Vie-cv of (he Golden Hive Perfected. 



queen of her mission, then sulk into the swarm fever, and 

 results will not be satisfactory. A little too much room is 

 better than not enough. Of course, one must use judg- 

 ment, also be guided according to the flow whether.long or 

 short. 



Having been censured for being reserved in giving in- 



