The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-07
TIE APIARY.
The Use of Foundation Comb.

Lie OSO Ol EOunQaL1On Com b..
a. H. DUFF in Nebraska Farmer: Foun-
dation is a desirable article to use in
connection with bees for several reasons.
1t adds largely to the size of the honey
crop, both in appearance and amount.
AID by its use we obtain perfect combs
very evenly and uniformly built. which
adds greatly to manipulation. colony
of bees will fill an ordinary hive in a few
days by the use of foundation. which
without it would take them weeks. Rv
its use we can regulate the number of
drones in hive, and without in this re-
speet we always have an over supply of
them 1t will always pay 10 use founda-
ton literally, and fill every frame in the
hive with II, and every section box. and
all kinds of surplus honey receptacles. 1t
is expensive to allow bees TO build their
own combs. as they consume an immense
amount of honey to produce il, which
may be saved by furnishing the founda-
ton comb.
LOCATING HIVES.
The old practice of setting hives of bees
against fences and up on high benches or
IL some other out of the way places is
all mistake. A nice piece OF ground
should be selected as near level and
smooth as possible; or it may slope and
answer as well. but slope 10 the south
or east is preferable 1t comes very handy
TO place the hives in the orchard among
1rult trees, ana II the trees do not make
a dense shade It may answer very we'll.
l prefer TO have hives set directly in the
sun from early spring until autumn The
neat OF the sun the greater part of the
time is OF considerable benefit to the
bees II IS true that during the most
severe hot day in summer the hives dur
ing the hottest part of the day are better
With a little shade, but very little dam
age is ever done them thus. if the hives
have proper sized entrance. Bees will
do their own ventilating and will take
Gaze of their combs and stores in a
proper manner If they are IN proper
shane. l usually keep my bees without
shade thus and have never had the combs
to melt down with excessive heat. Bees
require considerable heat in the hives 10
keep the brood warm, and the additional
warmth thus obtained viii er-abie them to
send out much larger working force of
bees
SURPLUS HONEY BOXES.
The surplus capacity for good colony
of bees during the honey season should
be about 50 pounds space Section boxes
they are arranged in cases holding q
one-oound boxes. Two tiers of these
cases or supers are mostly used on each
colony, making As boxes, and in some
three or even more may be used. Surplus
boxes of whatever kind used should not
be put on the hives until they are ready
LOT them. IL Is a damage TO colony TO
extend their quarters unless they are
strong and ready TO admit of il. II colo
MES are not strong it Is better to contract
the space than to extend it, II is useless
10 put on surplus boxes before the bees
are gathering honey and can occupy them
except in cases of extremely strong
stocks that require the room just before
the honey flow. as such are liable 10
make preparations TO swarm and the adj
ditional space given them may check it. !
II increase of colonies by swarming is I
desired. limited amount of storage room
and keeping them in a crowded condition /
will produce 1t and swarms are sure to |
follow.