The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-23

clean around the hive, so that he could see
the old lady, as she would have to take 1t
afOot; and sure enough, when the bees swarm
ed he found her travelling on the ground. He
put her into the hive and the rest returned.
Mr.. Hodgson said many had abandoned the
practice OF clipping the queens wing, as she
is so liable to get lost on the ground or in the
grass. At Geo. Beck's he clipped a queens
wing, and told the folks in case of sWarming
to look on the ground for the queen. They
forgot to do so, and sent for him. He went
and found the old queen out on a morning
walk. He put her on a currant bush which
he held in his hand, and in five minntes the
whole swarm was on the bush and he put
them into the hive. Avoid losing the queen
as it will take from nine to fourteen days OF
precious time until the young queens come
out, and then they ara not fertile like the old
one A good queen is worth half a swarm of
bees, and it will pay to attend to this matter
with care. DIR. Rice said there is bind thst
annoys our bees very much. He thought
that if we kept the queens wings clipped, she
would not be in SO much danger of being eaten
by the birds.
Mr.. Irish said he kept the wings of his Ital-
| ian queens clipped to Keep them from going
of with a swarm. He killed king bird lately
and found 80 bees in it's crop and they were
all working bees.
DR.. Rice said he also found working bees in
the birds he killed.
Mr.. Irish said that Michigan bse-men clip
the wings of their queens.
DIR. Rice spoke OF the hop-vine method in
hiving swarms He drove a scantling inches
square, into the ground leaving it about feet
high; on the top of this he mortised his hoT-
pole, securing it with brace fastened with a
pin, which could be taken out and the pole
lowered whenever swarm was to be hived.
Mr.. Overmyer said that Messrs. Quinby and
Root clip all their queens when they send
them out.
Miscellaneous questions were next in order,
to be answered by Mr.. Hodgspn.
DIR. Rice asked whether bees will do well,
when there are 25 stands of dead bees stand
ing around open.
Mr.. Hodgson thought they would do better;
they would have more honey, and the dead
bees would not hurt the live ones. He also
stated that queen cells started in nucleus
hives do not bring as good swaIms as in other
hives. Also that the best thing to do when
stung to prevent swelling, is to wash with
soft water, but hartshorn or ammonia makes
the incest wash.
DR.. Rice said his coored man was stung
lately and they prevented swelling by putting
on coal oil.
Mr.. Hodgson thought the best method of
pacifying bees when angry, was by the use Of
smoke; but good way was to tst them fill
themselves with honey before disturbing
them, as full stomach made them good ma
tured, just as it would a man.
DIR. Rice would pat on II bee-hat aud go off
a hundred rods and sit on the fence till they
| got good natnred.
HodgsOn thought that might do for farmer
but his time was too precious.
Further discussion of topics was postponed
till the evening session.
Gu motion of Mr.. Hodgson the members OF
the Fremont Press, Messrs. Jas. Osborn and
J. Burgner, were constituted honorary men,
bsTs of the Association, and adopted into the
Bee-keeper family.
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet
at l-2 P. NJ.
(We have not space this week for the report
of the evening session.)