Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-28
BEES.
On Compelling SWarmS to Make and Keep Extra
Queens for Destitute SWarmS.


and Bees. and place it in the chamber oil
an empty hive, some distance from the
hive from whence you removed ii, and
stop the entrance to the hive containing
the drawer of-brood comb and Bees
Give them water according to the direc-
tons in the preceding rule.
The prosperity ofeyery colony depends
upon the condition of the Queeo. An
experienced Apiarian will soon discover
it. if a swarm be destitute of a Queen;
and if he can supply them with another,
he can save them from certain destruc-
ton. If he cannot, be had better suffo-
cate them al once. and remove the honey
from the hive, as that is his only chance
Of saving 1t. If you should chance to
have an extra Queen in drawer with a
few Bees, remove the drawer 10 tight
room, where your windows are free from
broken glass. Then let her out of the
drawer. and she will Immediately fly to
the window. Take her by the wings and
introduce her TO the destitute hive, at
the upper aperture. and the Bees will
soon discover that they have leader, and
resort to their labors. Much care should
be used in taking the Queen. lest she
should be injured.
In the year 1914. hived large swarm
of Bees from an apple-tree; and as soon as
they were in possession of the hive. set
them on the bench as is my Practice
Early the next morning, | discovered that
the Bees were all on the out side of the
hive. On examining the cause. | found
the Queen dead upon the ground. | tied
silk thread around her middle. and put
4 her in the upper aperture OF the hive. and
/ fastened the string to prevent her falling.
! The Bees returned, and commenced build
ing comb within twenty minutes. The
next morning l found them clustered on
the outside Of the hive, as before.
again found the Queen on the ground
The Bees finding her confined. had res
cued her by gnawing off the string by
which she was tied, and she rolled out
of the hive, and the Bees foil owed her.
They had made four pieces Of comb. but
not one Bee was inside the hive. then
+ tied a horsehair around her. and intro
duced her into the hive again. The Bees
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days. before could supply them with
/ living Queen. | removed The dead Queen
and inirodu, ed living one; and the
swarm filled the hive, and made twenty
four pounds of extra honey.
In the year 1916, | had occasion to try
the same experiment. and performed ii
with the same success, only | was ena-
! hi oil f.,,nich tbo,v, ,,o,ch
er than the first. Every Apiarian shuold
pursue this course. If he las occasion,
and has 70 living Queen On hand.
1t is my opinion that injured both of
/ these unfortunate Queens in hiving them.
| was not accustomed to using the hiver
in those days. IL man has but one
swarm of Bees. he should use the hiver:
and he will never kill his Queens by hi
wing.
Rc,e you may kaOw d Smarm IS Desti-
tute of Il Queen.
AS soon as it is discovered that the
Queen is gone, Bees should be supplied
with one; for it is better to destroy fee
BILE swarm, to procure Queen fot
good swarm, than 20 suffer the good one
to pine uwa5 and die; and feed the feeble
one through the winter.
Bees wiIeu deprived of their Queen,
cease labor--hy about the hive-return
to it-run up and down it in great haste
chase one another about, as though in
pursuit Of a friend--but do not venture
far from the hive. They seem to be act
uated by 10 ambitiUn-they carry no Pol
len or Bee bread ON their legs-no dead
Bees are drawn out of the hive-no de-
formed Bees re removed from the cells.
and carried out-no flakes of comb are
seen round the hive as is the case with
healthy and prosperous colonies. They
diminish in numbers, and lose all ,heir
industrious habits. If they stand near
another swarm, they sometimes leave
their own habitaiion and join their neigh
boTs. land at other times they remain in,
and about the hive, till they dwindle
away and all die and leave the honey and
comb for the robber, and the depreda tons
of the moth.
In November 1914, one of my best
swarms lost their Queen, and | was not
able to supply them with living ONE
l suffered them to remain in the Apiary.
and watched all their movements. They
diminished in numbers rapidly, and soon
numbered not more than 100. No Bees
lett the hive, and the living Bees gath /
cred in cluster, where they remained
for four days; and finally died in this
condition, leaving 60 pounds of good
honey in the hive. The death of this |
numerous family was caused by the de
struction of one Of their number-the |
Queen. Bee Manual.
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