The Progress., 1896-06-24
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~ Poo mon after winter ar" a s"''
,, ,;,, an army after battle. lheE
van only learn the dead anu ''''''"H
.,.no, ,lov call The roll This IS the way
J., ,.corioin thr extent OF th'r '"S''''
w., ,,,o,, oro IN carefully eyamin" every
hive and ascertain II 'n~
,i,h, This is easily learned ~ ''''
ING tho hives and looking ~, ''VO
and cpgs. If these are ioWn"' Wv
! u,o ,mccn herself is not seen. Sl," II ''
RIGHT TO beginners it IS So'''"'''
linlcult for them 10 see IN" uNH 'ss
! HI tho hoitom OF each cell NV 'se
, email white cvlindcr. l"ae than '"'
sixteenth of an inch long Wh'' 49,"
laid standing on its end at ID" ''''''-
If tho coil In a few days il WIN aPP'"
"a , small worm coilcd in the cell SUI
rounded with liquid bcc food j. W."
continue TO grow until it nearly ",'S w.
cell when if is sealed over ann '''' "
enin i,e cocoon and develop ln'o P't
Zoe, hoo Now the bee man. on "f'"'
inc tho hive. will find, if Ms o''7 '''
right brood in all stages. FROM ','e =.
recently laid to the sealed s'"''
however, he does not discover any
,,rood in M stopc of maturing and VIZ
o,J hoos row in number, he may ~ o'i''
decide chat the mother be" mas o''.P
reared aud his hive is DESTITUTE VI "
m,oou The remedy in such a case -
10 20 tn n strong colony ana 'aN' o"' "
frame Of brood having some r'csn",
laid eggs aud place 1t in the c'o'''
tho hive having no queen. me
= viii Immediately 80 to work rearing a
p o,,cnn and viii also go TO ha''h''S ',s
. tho brood that will be Of great an'"u'
| ,oo in kocping up the strength VI INV
colony. i, adding adhl'ona' u '''
= If II, ood from time to time s"cn wv
>. ouy can be kept strong ana Inlay Wv
Il we'll in ehe honey season. lhe ""o''
courso o,sht to be pursued even II
(. nuoen is ordered from tho so"'"' ~
\ will keep M the strength OF Eo''"'
e until the uneen is received. i'ei''' '''
N trmpting to introduce n queen mus "
y darod ihe hive must ae examine" an'
>. -, hrood frames searched for queer
.. ceIls These are pr0tubeFahccS hN'
i. ,o,ruts on tire edges and sides OF va
10 combs All of these must he '"' W.
il ond RI. pe,.s 51ien wiz. most lh>eiS
| Welcome the strange queen. Whlch wv
a would by no means do II the1r ""
u! roaring we're in course OF deVeiop'hen'
n rho moihod of introducing ia niue
~ simn|ified by the modern queen cage
,,a All that Is TO be done after the coloh
IN 10 uueenIess is simply to take "nl III
m. small cork. next the sugar paste an
~. ,,t ,ho cage down wire side next III
'st hoos on top of the frames over VI
on cluster, cover up and the WORK - ooh
Is" rho hoes will eat through the sFs'
W. ~, haste and liberate the queen. Sho"
~, a cold spell set in during May De car
,,r IN, NOT TO let your bees starve. hea
II. inp brood requires large quantities
mn. food This will oftimes disappear as
not by magic and the bees that you thoos
lal- were safe will turn out starved 10 uea,
ne This makes man feel little anu ~
NV kicking himself. if he could, LOT sn
t,, n sheer neglect. Much depends upon -,
ont quantity of the fruit bloom anu
Tho kind Of weather tha bees nave 20 VI
fish it. for giving them a good start. So
ssh conditions are also favorable Tor .
St fertilization of the fruit and Will a'4
repay every farmer TO keep lew co
Moe BEFORE the time for swarm
the apiarist ought to have his NV
swarming box, supers sections 1ou"'
'''' tion comb and all his supplies oroe'
.o, before the rush of business sets III. l
,,o' is to take time by the forelcck, TO 81
NO" ,,onev and TO save swarms and eXel
ment.