AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL- 



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Queries and Replies. 



Maniplation t|Preyeiit Increase, 



Query 777. — If working for extractcd- 

 honey, how should a colony of bees, to- 

 gether with the hive, be manipulated if 

 no increase is desired ? — O. 



See answers to Query 776. Space too 

 limited to reply here. — G. L. Tinker. 



Give them plenty of room and empty 

 combs, or foundation. — R. L. Taylor. 



By furnishing plenty of space and 

 combs for the bees.— J. M. Hambaugh. 



I should extract the honey before the 

 hive was crowded. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Keep them supplied with plenty of 

 empty combs ahead of need. — Dad ant & 

 Son. 



Extract from the upper story before 

 capping occurs. Give plenty of room. — 

 A. J. Cook. 



Keep the surplus honey extracted, and 

 watch for queen-cells which destroy. — 

 Eugene Secor. 



Give ample room; cut out queen-cells 

 as they are built, and trust to luck. If 

 a swarm issues, return to the parent 

 hive. — J. E. Pond. 



Use any of the standard methods that 

 have been so often published. This 

 space is too limited to give any particu- 

 lar method. — H. D. Cutting. 



I would furnish them with empty 

 combs faster than they can fill them, 

 and leave all on the hive until the honey 

 season is about over. — C. H. Dibbern. 



With plenty of room, abundant venti- 

 lation, and shade in the heat of the 

 day, swarming, as I have abundantly 

 proved, will be reduced almost to zero.— 

 M. Mahin. 



This requires too long an answer for 

 this 'department. Generally speaking, 

 giving plenty of room, filled with drawn 

 comb, will prevent increase. — G. M. 

 Doolittle. 



By piling up several sets of combs, 

 and allowing the queen to range up and 

 down through the whole. Then, manip- 

 ulate just right all through the season. 

 — James Heddon. 



It depends upon the location and the 

 flow of honey. For my latitude a 10- 

 frame hive is sufficient. Extract the 

 outside frames, and those with capped 



brood, as often as necessary. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



In the first place, practice the tiering 

 up system. If your bees have plenty of 

 stores, they will be strong enough with- 

 out any fussing with them. The main 

 point is to keep a close watch over the 

 bees, and be ready to tier up as fast as 

 the bees need the room. Never let them 

 see the end of their work. If they once 

 see their hive about filled, and take the 

 swarming fever, there is nothing for it 

 but to deal with a swarm. See ray 

 answer to Query 776. — G. W. Demaree. 



Give the bees ample room (empty comb 

 or comb-foundation), cut out all queen- 

 cells as fast as built, and extract the 

 honey often. — The Editor. 



New Postal Cards will soon be 

 issued by the PostofBce Department. We 

 are to have two sizes of cards, one for 

 brief and the other for lengthy com- 

 munications. 



The smaller one will be printed on 

 white card board, and will be 3^ an inch 

 less in length and 1/'16 of an inch less 

 in width than the present card. The 

 superscription will consist of the words, 

 "Postal Card — One Cent — United States 

 of America," artistically engraved, and 

 the time-honored caution not to write 

 anything but the address on the front of 

 the card. There will also be a vignette 

 of General Grant, as he appeared in 

 his younger days, which will, no doubt, 

 be of interest as much from historic 

 association as from artistic merit. The 

 superscription and vignette will be 

 printed in a delicate shade of blue. This 

 card will be in favor with ladies. 



The second card will be most liked by 

 men. It will be % of an inch wider 

 than the present card, and one inch 

 longer. It will be printed in black, and 

 will have the same vignette as the 

 smaller card ; the superscription, how- 

 ever, being of a somewhat different 

 design. The card will be of a light 

 manila color, and will be of a heaviness 

 proportionate to its size. 



Both cards are being made under 

 contract ; they are of a high grade of 

 paper, and take the ink well. 



