An apparatus for making a laminate glass ribbon, the glass ribbon having: a center laminate region, a first edge, a second edge, and first, second, third, and fourth, beads portions as defined herein, the apparatus includes: a bead thermal conditioning region including: a fluid source for selectively applying a fluid to one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth bead portions. Also disclosed is a method for bead thermal conditioning in the disclosed laminate fusion apparatus.