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to be entirely submerged in the water. Then remove the top and bot- 

 tom of the box-hive, nsing a little .smoke, and place the newly prepared 

 hive-body on the box-hive, making sure that bees cannot escape between 

 the two bodies. While the two hive-bodies are held in contact slowly 

 lower the box-hive into the water until the water reaches its top. The 

 bees will ascend into the newly-prepared hive after which this can be 

 removed and placed on its bottom-board on the old stand. The box- 



Fig. 9. — Wrong way to transfer. Bees ascend more readily thian ttiey descend. Box-hive 

 should be below movable frame-hive (originai). 



hive can be broken up, the honey removed and the combs rendered into 

 wax. In case disease is present this amounts to the treatment of the 

 colony for disease. 



THE DIRECT METHOD. 



There are one or two variations practiced in the direct method of 

 transferring but in any case the result is the same, in that all the trans- 

 ferring is completed in the one operation and the box-hive is done away 

 with. 



