THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



our frames of brood chilled and deserted, the bees hui^c^f^d ^^H^n 

 stairs to keep warm, and all our efforts worse than usele^^?^ ^{ilT^ 

 as weather warms up, and bees begin to crowd the hive a!^ ll'lltl^. 'it 

 is safe to operate. This plan, if judiciously persevered in,!A{^ll^e9f- 

 able you to build up fourteen or fifteen frames of brood in a g"M^^ 

 hive, (two story) , by the time that orange bloom begins ; and be!^t 

 of all, it will keep down all tendency to swarm before orange r^^ny 

 gets into bloom ; and after the bees once begin work in eame"^) 

 they seem to lose that desire to swarm, all their energies seeming 

 turning to honey gathering. — E. G. B. 



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May Stores for Bees ^" 



In many locations bees have consumed an abnormal amount of 

 stores during winter, and at this time. May, are very short to breed 

 up on to take advantage of the clover or raspberry flow in June, 

 Between fruit bloom and the clover flow, a period of three or four 

 weeks, is a critical time with the bees, for, if they are not well sup- 

 plied with stores during this period, breeding will be held up, conse- 

 quently the field force diminished, which may make a considerable 

 difference in the amount of surplus honey secured. See that youif 

 bees have an abundance of stores so that there will be no slackening 

 of breeding between now and your main honey flow in June. It 

 means dollars to you ! 



Movirfg Six Yards of Bees 



We are moving six yards of bees by wagon this spring. Three 

 of them are our yards that we bought 25 miles north of us a year 

 ago. These we are moving nearer home for convenience in work- 

 ing. Two are old established yards that we are asked to move. 

 One of the above yards the owner sold out, and the new comer did 

 not want bees, the other decided not to re-rent to us another year, 

 although he had no particular excuse. The yards we are moving 

 are known as the Salt, Chippewa, Frost, Wolf and Welch. As we 

 name the yards by the location they occupy, all the above names 

 will be changed this year. The sixth yard to move is the one win- 

 tered under my son's dwelling. If any one thinks it is all play and 

 no work to handle 1100 colonies of bees, send them up and we can 

 convince them to the contrary. 



One of the handiest devices that we have made to expedite 

 matters in the painting of hives and fixtures, is a turn-table, or 

 stand that revolves. It is exceedingly simple. We made a strong 



