. Gleanings in bee culture . re Cyprians confinetheir stinging to the hive, and that crossesshow a most vindictive character for weeksafter manipulation. Looking for Swarms.We almost always look for swarnis aboutthe apiary and after several seasons learnto know their favorite clustering places.It is a characteristic of black bees to clus-ter higher than Italians. We never take itfor granted that we know the condition ofour bees to the extent that they wontswarm on a certain day. Surprises are veryapt to occur; but, granted that no swarmshave issued, it often happens that outsideswarms are attr
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. Gleanings in bee culture . re Cyprians confinetheir stinging to the hive, and that crossesshow a most vindictive character for weeksafter manipulation. Looking for Swarms.We almost always look for swarnis aboutthe apiary and after several seasons learnto know their favorite clustering places.It is a characteristic of black bees to clus-ter higher than Italians. We never take itfor granted that we know the condition ofour bees to the extent that they wontswarm on a certain day. Surprises are veryapt to occur; but, granted that no swarmshave issued, it often happens that outsideswarms are attracted to the apiary andcluster near by. Aside from natural swarm-ing there are found, but only in poor bee-keeping practice, hunger and diseaseswarms. In treating for American foul 224 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE April, 1922 brood, it is advisable to have an excluderbetween tlie bottom-board and brood-cham-ber so that the shaken bees have no oppor-tunity to abscond. A heat swarm is of rareoccurrence and is encountered only in a. Entrance (alighting-board) to colony shown inprevious cut. A true type of leather-colored Ital-ians, lined up in front of their home, abdomensslightly elevated, fanning at a speed faster thanone thousand per second (photo taken at speed ofone-thonsandth of a second) and exuding anddriving away their scent, which emanates from agland (visible in picture) situated between theseventh and eighth terga of the abdomen. very hot dry spell. When such excessiveweather prevails (115°F. in the shade) beeswill leave their homes in some instances andcluster on trees. While on the subject ofswarms, it might be mentioned that it is anexcellent idea to set out several decoy hivesabout each yard. One other point: Do not become so en-grossed in your colony manipulationstliroughout the day that you forget to look up occasionally and survey the apiary forissuing swarms. Many a swarm has disap-peared in just such fashion. Observations at the Colony Entrance. Having made the o