The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Care Of Fees.

The following system of practical spring
| and summer management o! bees mas Deell
| given by +. y. Ticknnr, of Mower county,
Mimi, to the Ea1n StocH ana u",he' ana - W u!
value 10 our readers because OF the fact that
| the writer received the ilrSt premiums upon
comb and extracted honey, also the medal
awarded for the best arranged hlEc, at Inc
| last Minnesota State Fair.
| The first essential in the care OF bees IS 10
give all the hives Il clean, sweet bottom board.
| Then, as soon us the colony Is renewed ny
| Young bees, tranSterall combs to clean hives,
duriug which all dr0ne combs should be cut
out OF frames and replaced by worker combs,
| at which time Il few extra frames OF COMBS
will be found to be quite cOnvenlent. In
thinblcs made of pieces Of tin rolled together,
Unr-half inch in diameter. should be inserted
through the center of each fIime OF combs
making u convenient EassaGeWay LOT Inc
bees. A.,
| AS the bees increase in number and the
spring bloom appears, the brood frames may
be carefully spread. an empty comb being
| placed between those already filled with
| brood. Judgment should Oe USED so lhat tlie
brood may not become chilled. In three DAYS
or more another empty comb may be p!;cen
| in The center spreading towards the OUTSIDE Oh
those already llIlcd, and 50 continue untll the
hcos have so increased In number as TO care
for The full frames OF brood to the OutslueS OF
the hive. When all frames are filled with
brood and the clover bloom begins, add sur
plus arrangement and keep from SwarnlnS
as long It's possible by giving empty sections
as fast rs The colony requires looHl Aoi sui
age.
4 section filled with comb placedin the GEN.
ter of each section box will induce lie bees to
more readily enter and co.nmence utuosi1lhS
their stores.
When IL swarm appears hive them upon the
old stand, removing the old hive to Il new To-
cation. II the new colony contains Il laying
uuerr-whicll, of course, IS expected ot nrSt
SwarnlS, and Il comb or TWO are given for Tile
queen to begin urOn-ihG surplus arrange
lncnt may be added the next day. When =
swi,i III is led by an untcrtiliZrd queen, AGA
surplus arrangement after tie queen has
commenced to lay. -.
Hive all Swarlns upon the old stands, anu II
increase is not desired, the old colonies may
be united by removing the surplus boxes ana
bottom boards and placing them upon me
top of old colonies already removed untll luhr
or'livc are so united, and whr! Il swarm Issues
from the united coiOIlies, hive upon the same
stand, r.luuviny the united ones toa new To-
catiOu until SW;lrluS cease to Issue ANA the
young queen begins To lay, When aii conIos
may be extracted aud bees crowded .iit0 one
live again adding surplus arrangement.
This system OF bee management oc'lcEc 10
be the best practice yet known. ana on" rom
which | have increased my surplus yield 10
;u Nv craze Of not less Than iiJ pounds Ol sec
ton anu extracted honey per colony, spring
count, for the past three seasons, with Tile
pure italian bees
Mr. Wicknors views will no doubt prove of
value TO orr bee cuIuriSt in the south, al
though written !or Il cUiuvr climate, ana u dill
iercnt system Of farming.