The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-05-30
Transferring Rees

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thn II q drive the bees 0Ut of tn
Old hive into box. Ihaye tried tina
plan, and find that bu. a small part {"
The beeH all 20 Oul, bat I'll. most u
them will stick TO hive. Ny plan il
as follows Make bee hat Of wire
cloth h'Ormosgaito bars, put on a pair
gloves, tying down the wrists 20 keep
the bees out Then 90 to the hive
and iasten in the bees, drum on the
hive few minutes, then carry 1t with
the stand FIVE or six rods awsy, leaV-
ling an empty hive or box as near the
size and color Of the old hive as posi-
bic, on the stand, TO catch the flying
bees.
Turn the old hive bottom up, and
with cold chisel cut the nails and
take off one side of the hive. The
bees will roll over on to the outside
of the hive, ike dough over the side
Of a dish, and what few remain can be
driven out with little smoke. Cut
out the comb, separating the brood
comb from teh honey lay the honey
in pans, and the brood on a board that
has several thicknesses of soft cloth
spread over it, being careful not to in
jure the cells, and do not put one comb
on another. Garry your pans of hon.
ey away as fast as filed. Now take
your frames and drive them apart at
the bottom about quarter ofan inch,
laying the frame on the piece Of brood
TO be inserted, and mark it around on
the inside of the frame. With the
point of a knife, cut off the surplus
pieces crowd the frame carefully down
over il, press the frame back to its
place at the bottom, put it into the
center of the hive, and put on the cap
to keep other bees out.
Put the remaining frames as fast as |
filled, on each side of the first, and fill
up the rest with empty frames. Some
Of the combs will be too heavy to stay
in without other fastening, which / do
by punching a couple of holes through
The sides of the frames with brad awl,
and putting in small wooden pins
about two and half inches long,
which can be taken out after the bees
have fastened the comb into the frame
.he same side mp as it was in the old
hive.
Now put the new hive anywhere
you please. Take the old hive with
he bees clustering on the sides, and
Ihake them down on the bottom board
he same as in hiving, ,and do the same
,y the box or hive on the old stand,
the latter as long as there
re any bees coming IN. Contract the ,
to the new hive to about an
nch, to keep out the robbers; carry the
'emains OF the old hive away, and do .
Tot leave any spots of honey around,
rs it is bad policy to leave any sweets
where the bees can get it, asst induces
obbing.. The dripping honey in the .
lew hive should be washed up for the !
ame reason. Any time of the day with ]
% to transfer when It is warm enough &
OF to chill the brood. 1t should be !
one when fruit trees are in full bloom,
nd tie bees should be watched to r
ee that they gethoney enough, though i
here should be some honey transfer. b
d with the brood. If they have to n
e fed, it can be done by taking off v
ne honey board, and laying IN pieces b
( sealed honey with q stick under n
ach end, SO that the bees can get un- s
er it. q
Brood comb can be told from honey o.
'mb, by the difference in the caps of a
le cells, which in brood comb is oval Z
I'd JrO,on, while in the honey comb it
flat and s0lite. The comb can be
1t a good deal easier by having dish
hot water and two knives, using fC
rst one, then the other. For smoke, Il
use roll of cotton rags so there will Il
Of be any left to bother about for Il
e carpets. There have been a good g
any swarms lost in this vicinity the N
lst winter, but l have lost but one, n
Id that was one that l transferred te
lie 18th of last September.-COr. IN IL
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