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Title: Bees and how to keep them.
Identifier: beeshowtokeepthe33good (find matches)
Year: 1923 (1920s)
Authors: Gooderham, C. B
Subjects: Bees
Publisher: Ottawa
Contributing Library: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
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18 be borne in mind and guarded against. Hold the frame over the hive when examining it. Do not keep the hive open longer than is necessary; it taxes the patience of the bees and in cool weather may chill the brood. Whenever the bees show signs of restlessness a few more puffs of smoke should be given, but they should never be smoked heavily unless they have been allowed to become angry. Other things that may need to be noted are the number of combs well covered by the bees, the amount of brood present and whether it is healthy, the amount of stores and, during the honey flow, the progress of the work in the supers. It may be necessary to give a queen, to feed or to add or remove combs or supers.
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Fig. 17.—Turning the comb. l^ees need regular attention like every other kind of live stock, and this should be given in a systematic way. It is a very good plan to set apart a certain day of the week for apiary work. During the most active part of the season an examination of the colonies every eight or nine days to see if they need more room, etc., will not be too often, and it is of the greatest value in the control of swarming. Not a few people are deterred from keeping bees by the fear of bee stings. This fear is generally unfounded. AVhen bees are properly handled there is no risk of getting many stings. With the vast majority of people the effect of a bee-sting is one or two minutes of pain, followed by a little local swelling for a few hours or a day. Its severity usually diminishes with succeeding stings, the system gradually becoming immune by growing accustomed to the poison. In rare individuals, however, the effects of a bee-sting are more severe and prolonged, and it may sometimes cause a rash to appear over the body and difficulty in breathing. Persons who experience these symptoms should not go near an apiary.

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