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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Sept. 28, 1899. 



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wrong coIoDies od returnlDg from their 

 wedding flight. Will Dr. Miller, or Mr. 

 Doolittie, tell me how to remedy this mat- 

 ter? I have two-inch auger-holes thru the 

 building two feet apart, and I keep the bees 

 only on the east, south and west sides of 

 the building. On the north side I have a 

 door and window. This building will hold 

 33 colonies, and I want to increase next 

 year to that number, so I want to know 

 how to prevent this loss of young queens. 

 J.iMES N. Ale.vander. 

 Clearfield Co., Pa., Sept. 4. 



lu ihe multitude of couusellors there is 

 safetv. — Prov. 11-14. 



Increase by Dividing or Swarming. 



Query 105, — Do you prefer increase by divis- 

 ion, or by natural swarming? Why? — Ariz. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — Natural swarming. 

 G. M. Doolittie — Neither. My object now 

 is no increaii€. 



Chas. Dadaut & Son — By division, be- 

 cause we select our breeders. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — Natural swarming, as 

 most convenient and profitable. 



R. C. Aikiu— By division. It is more con- 

 venient ; I do it when /am ready. 



Mrs. L, Harrison— Natural swarming. Be- 

 cause I'm not wiser than the Creator. 



W. G, Larrabee — Natural swarming. 

 More ambitious, and nearer Nature's laws. 



E. France — We iucrease by division, then 

 we don't have to keep a hand in our out- 

 yards. 



Mrs. A, J, Barber— By division. Because 

 increase can be made so much faster by 

 division. 



O. O, Poppleton — I don't like either way. 

 I prefer what is known as the "nucleus 

 method." 



S. T. Pettit — By natural swarming. Be- 

 cause I would get more honey in that way, 

 and better queens, 



J. M, Hambaugh— Could I always be on 

 band, natural swarming. They seem to 

 work with more vim. 



P. H. Elwood— By division. We couldn't 

 manage them in s-everal yards if we per- 

 mitted them to swarm. 



C. Davenport— I largely practice divid- 

 ing. It is less work, and gives one better 

 control or command of a yard, 



Eugene Secor — My study is to ^jcpwh* in- 

 crease. If more bees are wanted, either 

 method can be made successful. 



J. A. Green— By natural swarming, be- 

 cause I generally waut as little increase as 

 possible, and keep it down all I can. 



D. W. Heise — When I desire increase, I 

 prefer it by natural swarming. Divisions 

 have not been so satisfactory to me, 



C. H. Dibbern — Natural swarming. If 

 they don't swarm I do without, as I always 

 get more swarms than I want, anyway, 



Dr, C, C, Miller— I would rather never 

 see a swarm. Too much trouble, and 

 swarming interferes too much with the 

 honey crop. 



Mrs. J. M. Null— It depends upon the sea- 

 son. During a good bouey-yield I prefer 

 natural swarming, giving four Langstroth 

 frames, with sections from the parent col- 

 ony. 



Rev, M, Mahin — It I want much increase, 

 aud have empty combs or foundation, I pre- 

 fer division. If I want increase reduced to 

 a minimum, and want honey, natural 

 swarming. The " why " is very plain, 1 

 can make more colonies, and have them in 



