THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



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DEVELOPMENT OF QUEENS. 



BY J. M. DAVIS. 



They need "Mothering" in good Strong Nuclei, even after 

 The Cells are Sealed, and until they Begin Laying. 



I have cells built in extra strong colo- 

 nies, a la Doolittle, then placed in strong 

 nuclei on the 10 or nth day. 



When from carelessness any of the nu- 

 clei become weak, I have found that the 

 queens are from 24 to 36 hours longer in 

 beginning to deposit eggs; especially so 

 if the weather is cool. 



I write this fearing that some beginner 

 may put the same conslruction on the 

 matter that vou did. I was not as par- 

 ticular in my wording, as I would have 

 been had I known you would publish my 

 criticism, which was intended only as a 

 personal letter. Time is too precious now 

 to dscuss these matters, but I will cross 

 swords with you just as soon as I get over 

 my rush. 



Spring Hill, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1902. 



FRIEND Hutchinson: — In my letter to 

 you, ctitici.sing your {|ueen rearing in 

 Advanced Bee Culture, I was speaking 

 exclusively of nuclei and lamp nurseries. 



One word that I used was entirelj' out 

 of place, and is misleading. I should 

 have said strong nuclei develop — not rear 

 — the best queens. Much depends on the 

 proper development of j^oung queen after 

 tlie celts are placed ill the nuclei. When- 

 ever I find that a nucleus has reared a 

 queen, I pinch off her head, and give 

 them a cell reared in a full colony. I 

 have full}- tested such queens and am pre- 

 ))Hred to say from experience, that thev 

 are worthless and short lived, as are also 

 their flaugliters. 



Dr. Gallup strikes the keynote in his 

 recent article on queen rearing. 



FINDING QUEENS. 





BY ADRIAN GETAZ. 



Getting them out of the Hive, so that they Cannot leave 

 The Combs, and Hide, is the Main Point. 



First. Smoke so as to drive the queen 

 to the center of the brood nest. Second. 

 Take the combs out of the hive and put 

 them in the comb-basket, and do it as 

 rapilly as possible, tuithoitl looking for 

 the queen or anything else. Don't give 

 her a chance to leave the combs and hide 

 somewhere in the hive, or perhaps out of 

 it; under the bottom board; or "some 

 where or other. ' ' Third. Cover the hive, 

 close the entrance either with a board or 

 perforated zinc, the latter being prefer- 



FRIIvXI) Hutchinson, I note in the 

 July Review (page 213 i the comments 

 vou make about my contribution to Glean- 

 lugs, in regard to finding queens. This 

 Ifd ine to also read verv carefully what 

 I>r. Miller and Editor Root say on the 

 - line subject. If I am not mi.staken, you 

 have all understood that the apiarist is to 

 look for the queen while he is taking the 

 c<jnit)s from the hive to the comb basket. 

 Th.it is not what I meant. Briefly the 

 method is this: 



