American Bee Journal, Volume 99Dadant & Sons, 1959 - Bee culture Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations. |
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Page 244
... swarm after all . Clip- ping the queen's wing is equally point- less , as the bees will , after the first try , swarm with a virgin queen - and with a virgin they are apt to cluster higher , or fly off without clustering at all . Giving ...
... swarm after all . Clip- ping the queen's wing is equally point- less , as the bees will , after the first try , swarm with a virgin queen - and with a virgin they are apt to cluster higher , or fly off without clustering at all . Giving ...
Page 247
... swarm . What proportion of the bees go out with the swarm ? The number may be from about half to 90 % . Accord- ing to the majority of observers , the age of bees in the prime swarm is from 3 to 23 days , although bees of all ages can ...
... swarm . What proportion of the bees go out with the swarm ? The number may be from about half to 90 % . Accord- ing to the majority of observers , the age of bees in the prime swarm is from 3 to 23 days , although bees of all ages can ...
Page 251
... Swarming- Haydak ( from page 247 ) for feeding the queen larvae and then leave with the swarm . Another is the overcrowding or congestion theory advanced by Demuth in 1921 . Demuth considered that " probably the greatest single factor ...
... Swarming- Haydak ( from page 247 ) for feeding the queen larvae and then leave with the swarm . Another is the overcrowding or congestion theory advanced by Demuth in 1921 . Demuth considered that " probably the greatest single factor ...
Contents
PACKAGE BEES | 7 |
With or Without Queens | 62 |
Send for FREE Circulars | 69 |
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