The practical bee guide; a manual of modern beekeeping by Digges Joseph Robert Garven

Author:Digges, Joseph Robert Garven
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Bees
Publisher: London, Simpkin, Marshall
Published: 1921-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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CONGESTION (2JI). BEES CEOWDED OUT,

CHAPTER XXI. HIVING: UNITING: AND TRANSFERRING BEES.

231. Confidence in Protection from Stings —It has already been stated that bees, when swarming, are most peaceable, and that at other times they may be " subdued to settled quiet" so as to be comparatively harmless (167). But, for the reasons mentioned (11)9), the beginner will do well to wear a veil and gloves when preparing to hive a swarm; for, until he gains the confidence which follows experience, the confidence arising from the feeling of being, for the occasion, protected from stings, will assist him to carry through the work in hands in a business-like way.

232. Preparing the Hive Some days before a swarm is

expected, a hive should be prepared to receive it. If the hive has been used before, it should have any necessary repairs, and two coats of good paint. The inside, and the dummies, should be scalded, and washed with a solution of i oz. Calvert's No. 5 Carbolic Acid to 2 oz. water, or 1 teaspoonful Izal to I quart water, and the parts should be set out in the air so that the smell of the carbolic may disappear before the hive may be required, for, any unpleasantness in their new home might cause the bees to forsake it (215). The hive, with eight ornine frames of comb, or of wired foundation, should then be set up in the position which it is to occupy in the apiary, carefully levelled, as previously directed (147), and with the sheet and quilts upon the frames. The sheet, if new, should be soaked in water, and put, while still damp, upon the frames; it will then lie perfectly flat, and will continue to do so when dry. A solution of i oz. Yadil to 3 oz. water may be used instead of either of the above-mentioned disinfectants.

233. Hiving Swarms Direct —When a swarm issues, no time should be lost in securing it. If a garden syringe is at hand, spray some water over the bees, and when they cluster, give them some more water to cool them, and to cause them to cluster more closely. If they cluster upon a low branch, or shrub, bring the prepared hive as close as possible to the cluster: place a hiving board sloping up to the alighting board of the hive, and raised at the other end so that it may be nearly, but not quite level: cover the hiving board with a white cloth arranged to lie smoothly right up to the hive •ntrance, and kept in position by stones at the corners ; draw

HIVING: nNITIKOi AND TKANSFBBKING BEES.

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