a THT, "DRYDEN OBSERVER ll A Ur le a A Managing the Wee Workers at the Crucial Time. First See That They Are Well Fed-- Examine Hives Carefully for Foul Brocd--Clip the Queen's Wings-- Making and Controlling Increase. iContributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) Unless the beekeeper gave each colony an abundance of feed in the fall, not less than fifty pounds per colony, the first manipulation ia early April should be to teed all col- onies which do .not have at least twenty-five pounds of stores left in the hive. Many colonies starve in the spring and many others remain weak because there is not sufficient food in i the hive to allow the queen to lay to | capacity. One frame of honey is re- ! quired to produce one frame of brood i and to be in conditicn to give a good ! surplus honey crop there should be not less than ten frames of brood by June 15th. The syrup for spring feeding should be two parts water and one part sugar. Care must be 'taken against robbing when feeding the syrup. ? The entrances of all colonies should be reduced so that only a®iew bees can enter the colony at one time. This tends to prevent weak colonies from being robbed and also keeps the colonies warmer, which peri an expanded brood-nest. _ Queenless colonies and colonies which do not cover two frames thick- ly, should be united with strong col- onies. The simplest method of unit- ing colonies in early spring is to place the very weak or queenless col- onies on top of strong queen-right colonies, with one sheet of newspa per our send for Ld it mimes ALFRED PITT DRYDEN, Oat. : ! ga i I mmm bmi it i St 0 ED 0 S00 DEED £2 ED E> CHD) ED ED) HD SD SD) SED G2) RED SD G . 8 between the two brood chambers. . This should be completed in the evening. The bees will quickly gnaw i through the newspaper and unite neaccfuliy. If American foul-brood is : present in the aviary, colonics must | not be united unless to other colonies - having American foul-brood. When the colonies have been unit- { ed and have sufficient food, they need | no further manipulation until the | period when dandelions and frait ! trees bloom. This is a very important sors. The reasons ior clipping the wings of the queens during this per- iod are as follows: (1) Queens are easily found; (2) There is little like- y is completed before the. { SSason commencss. i 'The brood-chamber of every colony i is examined for American and Euro- { pean foul-brood. If the colonies he- came infected the previous fall or secured infected honey through rob- bing or otherwise in early spring, | American foul-brood will most likely be found at this examination and preparations can be made for treat- "ing the diseased colonies either at once or at the beginning of the main flow in June, If European foul-brood is presen it can be easily detected at this time and preparations completed so that it cannot do serious damage. While American foul-brood is apparently only contagious, European foul-broad is highly Infectious and endemic, where black or hybrid becs are kept. Resistant strains of Italian bees, strong colonies and an abundance of stores will rob European foul-brood of its menace to beekeeping. swarming youngest brood, unsealed and eggs, and place these in ths upper brood- chamber. Then place the remaining combs and queen in the bottom brood-chamber and place a queen- excluder on top. Next place on an" enipty super and the full hive-body of brood on top of the super. If the beekeeper wishes to make increases, this body of brood ean be removed to a new stand ten days a ter it was placed on top of thie sur . Unless the honey flow has stopp d, ripe queen-cells will bs found and all the brood will be sealed so that when chamber. Take enough frames of the | - the field-bees have returned to the t parent hive, there will be little ¢ ger of chilling the brood. The crease should be examin in th weeks to be sure the queen is laying. a a If the brah oane does not wish to make inecrea The World's Greatest Phonograph VALUE! Every day the superiority of Edison's wonderful Amberola phonograph over much higher- priced *'talking-machines" and commercial phonographs is be- coming more widely recognized. We don't ask you to buy an Amberola without investigating other phonographs--we welcome comparison. But we do ask you 'N not to buy any phonograph be- fore you have listened to Edison's New Diamond AMBEROLA Compare the pure fone of the Amberola with the shrillness and metallic sound of commer- cial phonographs. Compare the Amberola's permanent Diamond Point Reproducer with the cost and bother of changing needles. Compare the long-lasting Amberol Records with fragile "talking machine" records, Then make your choice. That is all we ask. Payments arranged to suit your convenience. R. J. Pronger NOTICE TO CREDITORS Re Estate of Mrs IDA T. SMITH of Dryden, Ontario, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all parties having claims against the estate of Mrs Ida T. Smith, late of the Town of Dryden, Province of Ontario, who died on or about the 7th day of February 1921, are required to deliver their claims and full particulars of such claims to Douglas Lane, of the Town of Dryden, province of Ontario, on or before the 15th day of April, Mr Roy will en services at St Luke's until a successor to Mr Wilson is inducted. Sunday School 2.30 p.m. as usual. will be at 1. BE. GIBSON, NOTARY PUBLIC CONVEYANCER, &ec. AGENT FOR Y 1. disqualified. HE Parliament of Canada has recently passed a bill regulating the taking of the vote on the Referendum in Ontario on April 18. The points to remember are as follows: Every British subject by birth or naturalization, man or woman, resident in the Dominion of Canada one year previous to February 1, 1921, and resident in the Province of Ontario for two months previou 'to same date, is entitled to vote, unless otherwise Voters' Lists used in the last provincial referendum are the lists to be used in this Referendum, subject to revision. Every voter in an urban polling divi- - sion must Be on the list, and will presumably be on the list only in the division in which he resides. In incorporated cities and towns of 1,000 popula- tion or over, arrangements will be made for receiv- - ing applications fem any who are not now on the list on March 29 to April 4 inclusive--except Sun- day--when for six clear days officers will sit to receive such applications, In rural polling divisions the voter must be either on the ligt er be put upon it as a resident and be vouched fer as such by another resident. Both affirmative and negative sides have the right to select scrutineers. Women have the right to vote. FOR SALE. good, and in good condition, part Jersey; will freshen last week in July. "about the ROOM FOR RENT~-- Single room, ground floor, Swanson Blk. Apply : H. BARTLETT, Upright Piano, in good condtioq, Walnut case. $300. cash or terms. Heintzman C., Ltd. - Kenora. 138-egg Incubator and Brooder, only been used twice. Will sell cheap for cash. Apply J. CURLEY, Van Horne St., Deyden Good Dry WOOD for sale. COAL for sale--Apply to R. H. PRONGER. FARM FOR SALE > acres unimproved (patented Farm Land, easy to clear, 2 miles (from town; small eShpals on pre i perty. Cheap for cash. Apply i= 31 Team of horses for sale, 6 ye cars "old, 1. 400 ib: also one Cow i in calf, DRYDEN OBSERVER | Dryden Lodge No. 1694 = meets the first Wedn ssday LOL g time © and oy Te Jattegilon en ve of each month at 8 pm in the Town - De Cohn Tnich For Sale.--10-h.p. Marine 2-Cyl-! Hall. Visiting brethren cor lially If should be completed during the dan- inder Gasoline Engine, shaft pro- invited. H. REHILL-R 5 delion and fruit bloom period are (1) eller. stuffing box oil tank and . , Rec. Sec. Clip the wings of queens: (2) Exam- P ' g ' 2 J. E. HARRIS, W.M. you : ine every colony for foul-breod; (3) reverse gear. $175.00 Cash. ; Give all strong colonics extra room. . = Ee me ee We clip queens' wings to control "DRYDEN DBE RVER. | a dl ] if p . ) the swarm, algo that the age of the i BT ) \ have not queen may be known. A part of the . i herheod vi wp . two wings on ong side are removed . - eh g it 4 x received with the aid of a small pair of seis- Young COW for sale, miiking Sn Jalie ali Fapar ji i x Dryden Lodge No. Meets 1st and srd i each C : TA 0 lihood of clipping virgin queen; (3) 11-4 B. L. BLAIR: month, at 7.30, in the Mill Hall. A ] i G1 J E During a honey flow queens are less IH EIT " : liable to be killed; (4) The operation I Pres. Es > RUSSELL, _ Rec. Sec. | 8 te Lodee No 417 uJ a0. r meets ot the Town Hall ery First and Third Monday at 8 A J. Clempson, N G., D. M Recording See. iting i cordially invited Gelden Star Lodge id No 484 . APSAN GRC 'leets in the Masonic Hall, Dryden: the Second Tuesday of each month. Visitors cordially invited. Rev. ROBT. WILSON, W.M. a> mena zeksep a 1921. And that after the said 15th Cut A. E. BERREY, Sony hir manipulation a this 7 I ) : title Is to add on entra hreen a ay er only those 1n 16-in. length. Price $9.00 cash | ---- chamber to every reasomably strong | Claims of which I shall have re- per 4-foot cord. Apply 7 colony. No queen-excluder is a ceived notice shall be given eh CURRIE F. B. i N DEN and the queen has the use of the |regard. J. © CURRIE, - double brood-chamber until tha clo- DOUGLAS LANE Dryden. NOTARY ETC. ver honey flow has nicely commenced. 7 ZY Cw oy Cc 3 Bb sng Lnens when the weather is Executor. 2 ' Conveyancing ollecting 5 avorable the stronger colonies may { - cies see 15- 0p. GASOLT ENGINE, : 1 or ed a third iene ove an} ao = [with a oe od order. General Pracrice excluaer, as a super for surplus honey | , ¢ from fruit blossoms and dandelions. E \% A IN S --Apply REC MILLING, DRYoEN : ONTAR'D While la 'does not usually > Quibell, Ont. TTT occur until late June and early July, the Sg fever omc in CONFECTIONERY, FRUIT many colonies during the fruit bloom TOBACCO and dandelion period because they 3 A BARGAIN. 1, are Tema) and aE not sufficient BREAD and GROCERIES HOUSE. and twenty-two Lots nla he Lo. room to store surplus honey and en- a y 2 : large the brood-nest. Cow and Furniture for sale price : : 5. om ihe Hoon begin to yield, CHIR I $1300.00. Apply to : KENORA anh > is-time for the beekeeper to crowd CH oF NG LAND] J } n the queen into the lower brood- | L B B. PRONGER i . 3 " Lisaiance { FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT, GUARANLEE, ANIMAL PLATE GLASS. Representing twelve of the largest Companies in the world. Dryden and outlying district a covered. Let me quote you rates R. J. PRONGER™ , all queen ceils s afl be ei i a, wee [for cash. Have to sell on account brood was placed on top and | of ace aL ee Krauss, Waldhof | : will fill the cembs with honey as the | 5 : | bees emerge, | : (EDO CED (O50) Ga GED () GEED-() SRS () CED (CIN () GED () SID () GE ® | DRYDEN, Ont.