Improved Queen-Rearing; or, How to Rear Large, Prolific, Long-Lived Queen Bees / The Result of Nearly Half a Century's Experience in Rearing Queen Bees, Giving the Practical, Every-day Work of the Queen-Rearing Apiary

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Henry Alley

PREFACE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

FIRST IMPROVEMENTS IN QUEEN-REARING

NOW LET US DISCUSS SOME OF THE IMPROVED METHODS OF REARING QUEENS

SOME OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF REARING QUEENS BY THE ABOVE PLAN

REARING QUEENS ON A LARGE SCALE

PROPER CONDITION OF THE APIARY WHEN QUEEN-REARING IS COMMENCED

TO PROCURE EGGS FOR CELL-BUILDING; WHERE TO KEEP THE BREEDING-QUEEN

HOW TO START THE QUEEN-BREEDER COLONY

PREPARING A COLONY OF BEES FOR QUEEN-CELL BUILDING

THE THEORY OF USING YOUNG BEES IN QUEEN-REARING

PREPARING BEES FOR CELL-BUILDING

HOW TO REAR THE VERY BEST QUEENS

NECESSITY OF QUEENLESS BEES

FEEDING WHILE QUEEN-REARING IS GOING ON

THE QUEEN NURSERY AND HOW TO USE IT

FORMING NUCLEI

INTRODUCING QUEENS

HOW TO INTRODUCE VIRGIN QUEENS

INTRODUCING FERTILE QUEENS

OBJECTIONABLE DRONES; HOW TO CATCH AND DESTROY

DESCRIPTION OF QUEEN-CELL FRAME

TRANSFERRING CELLS TO NUCLEI OR TO THE QUEEN-NURSERY

DESCRIPTION OF PIPE FOR BURNING TOBACCO

WHAT TO DO WITH SMALL NUCLEI IN THE FALL

TO GET DRONES AND PRESERVE THEM THE ENTIRE SEASON

WHEN, WHAT AND HOW TO FEED NUCLEI

THE DRONE-TRAP IN CONNECTION WITH QUEEN-REARING

BROOM FOR BRUSHING BEES

POINTS IN QUEEN-REARING

QUEENS, HOW TO PRESERVE AND CARE FOR THEM

AGE AT WHICH QUEENS MATE

FORCING QUEENS TO MAKE THE MATING FLIGHT AND TO COMMENCE TO LAY PROMPTLY

HOW TO KNOW A FERTILE QUEEN FROM AN UNFERTILE ONE

AGE WHEN YOUNG QUEENS COMMENCE TO LAY AFTER BECOMING FERTILE

FERTILIZING IN CONFINEMENT

RESPECT BEES SHOW THEIR QUEEN

DESTROYING QUEEN-CELLS WHEN INTRODUCING QUEENS

THE OBSERVATORY HIVE FOR STUDYING THE HABITS OF BEES

COMPARATIVE SIZE OF QUEENS

PREVENTING HONEY FROM CANDYING

TO THE READER

THE QUEEN-REARING OUTFIT

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

_Yours truly Henry Alley_

IMPROVED QUEEN-REARING
 
OR
 
HOW TO REAR LARGE, PROLIFIC, LONG-LIVED QUEEN BEES
 
The Result of Nearly Half a Century’s Experience in Rearing Queen Bees, Giving the Practical, Every-day Work of the Queen-Rearing Apiary

BY HENRY ALLEY
Apiarist
ILLUSTRATED
Printed for the Author
By Chas. A. King, Beverly, Massachusetts
COPYRIGHT BY THE AUTHOR
1903
Winter Case Brood-chamber

Improved Bay State closed-end frame Bee-Hive. Used by thousands of Bee-Keepers many years with great success. Construction of brood-frames same as the Dawzeubaker. Frames are reversible and held in position by side boards and two iron rods.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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