Show HOW ow TO PREVENT BEES GEES SWARMING 4 Advice and Suggestions on Subject Subject Subject Sub Sub- Given by Professor Conradi of Clemson CHAMBER TOO SMALL Emigration of Honey Gatherers Can Bt B Be Greatly Reduced by Proper Management How How How Swarm May I J. J Be Hived to Best Advantage One ne of the problems of the beekeeper entomologist er a s ij-s s 's Prof A. A F. F Conradi Conrad gist Is how to prevent bees from swarming The following questions nn ancl l answers taken from Information rn ca No 9 D published recently by the ex olon service of Clemson college give lv In In brief form expert advice a vIce and andon Suggestions on this subject Why do bees swarm 7 he bee colony is divided into I workers drones or mae male bees and Normally the queen alone eggs eggs and to perpetuate their race T f r colonies are necessary This Is Is ish h Jr r natural way of increase What 5 What are conditions ns that that Induce swarming n I 11 o a a The The brood chamber may be too all all allowing too little egg laying egg laying laying's s 's page e. e b lI There may be lie too little 1 J t ra rai raA A 4 i a t t Swarming Bees S rage space c There may be lack pT ventilation d There may be too toony lei n ny drones U t what season Is swarming most fluent quent dalo Mostly in early spring but It may mayI I BIT ur at any time during honey flow i conditions named in No 2 are not notee ee ted in an swarming be entirely prot pro pre t 1 o but It t can be greatly reduced roper proper management Why should swarming be pro ed led as far as possible c o keep the working force together hive full of bees Is worth more any number of weak colonies Are there two queens In the hive warming time not The young queen not yet come out of the queen i of The old queen leaves with the 1 warm swam PL low flow may swarming be reduced I prevented lf the brood chamber becomes b ded add another brood chamber i If bees cluster out It may be due dueis crowded condition or lack of yen ven- is lon Ventilate the hive and add ail TS rs when necessary If possible remove drone comb and also queen cells 8 How v may a II swarm be hived to best advantage a When the swarm has settled shake or brush It Into the new hive b Remove the old hive from which the swarm came and and place It where you want It to remain In the future c Place the hive containing the new new swarm on the old stand The first bees returning home will enter the i new hive on the old stand by night the majority of bees are again in the new hive on the old stand making n II strong trong colony |