Show HINTS TO BEE KEEPERS As spring has come to stay it would be well for all those that have bees to look over their hives and remove tho ehte dead bees that have collected ou on the hot bot 4 acm boards during the winter and see that all colonies have a queen and aran t V 1 0 V 9 good condition should any b bo 0 t act 0 they should be united with other weak sw swarms arnis all weak colonies hives should have the entrances contracted to preveat robbers entering Z 15 also the hives should be contracted by taking out a part of the frames and putting in in a division board so that the room will be of c uch such a size that they can defend themselves nelves robbers are very troublesome at this season of the year G great reat care should be taken to see sec that there are no cracks in the lid or hive through which robbers can pass should they enter through an unguarded place they will give trouble and if not stopped in their matt mad career will overpower the colony ad V although it may bo be quite strong robbers may easily be detected by their maneuvers when successful they will appear in ri great numbers around the hive poking their noes in every crack and fighting at the entrance if the occupants have not been previously overcome to chuck the inroads lay two pieces of lath lathon on the bottom board at at light angles to the entrance on this lay itty a piece of board or potter a piece of glass this fornis forms a new entrance that the robbers do not flud find at once and alap gives the home bee a chance to form a new line lille of defense |