HORSES
From page 26
Beekeepers who do not confine the queens ll report the brood nest, not on the
K After moving to the new
Black !capensis" bee invasion in a large percentage outsides, with two frames of
sites, retain the top entrance of swarms returned from the aloes
foundation sheet to provide
on the citrus but return to the
adequate space for the
brood
chamber.
Then
one
would
automatically
raise
bottom entrances on the
swarm. If a large swarm, then
can
split
this
hive.
Use
as
little
new
queens.
gums. This bottom entrance is
replace three frames.
smoke
as
possible
as
one
One
can
still
work
this
way,
essential to allow the bees to
Remember it becomes very
must
retain
as
many
bees
as
but
one
risks
possible
black
clean out the hives of dead
hot on the aloes in August.
possible
in
this
new
super.
Do
bee
invasion.
Beekeepers
bees, and must be opened as
not
attempt
to
look
for
the
There is another way to
who
do
not
confine
the
soon as possible. One must
queen
~
rest
assured
she
is
prevent queens swarming off.
queens
all
report
Black
add a second super after the
somewhere there.
Drive to your aloe land and
“capensis” bee invasion in a
move.
K
Remove
this
unit
to
look around. In early July you
large
percentage
of
the
After the honey has been
another
site.
This
becomes
will notice short spikes of
swarms
that
return
from
the
cropped off and preparations
the new split swarm that must aloes.
flowers.
are afoot to return to the
Go again in early August and
There are pitfalls when the
October Highveld gums, one later be transferred into a
you will notice a lot of bloom
queens are not confined.
can have a shot at increasing standard brood chamber.
K Place the new super and
but many florets still to open.
When strong swarms arrive
the hives in the apiary.
By early September all the
too early at the aloes, they
Have ready a loose floor and lid on to the old brood
chamber and prepare to
florets will be in bloom and
swarm off and a poor honey
a loose lid, and an empty
move it to either citrus site, or flow results, and the bees
the aloes will still have about
super complete with frames
the
gums.
could possibly return to home three weeks of life. The
and full foundation wax
The
bees
will
raise
a
new
peaking time will just be over.
base weaker that when they
sheets. A wet extracted super
queen
in
whichever
portion
left
for
the
aloes,
resulting
in
a
Now make your move. Take
is even better.
of
the
split
is
left
queenless.
poor
early
honey
flow
on
the
only strong swarms after
K Lift the super and lid
This
method
is
a
departure
gums
that
would
follow.
cleaning, with one super per
intact, (that is the super that
from
the
old
conventional
hive. Place a second super
To
avoid
this
one
must
clean
was placed under the queen
way,
in
which
we
never
on the hive a week after
the
broods
before
the
move.
excluder,) and place on to the
confined
the
queen,
but
arrival. The strong swarm will
Remove
the
outer
frame
on
new floor. Inspect if there are
allowed
her
to
swarm
off
fill the two supers in three
either
side
of
the
brood
eggs and one day old larva in
Continued on page 29
hoping
the
remaining
bees
chamber
and
replace
within
the super, and also in the
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