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now taken off and a few frames (Z) removed from the center of the 
hive. If unspaced frames are used, those remaining in the hive 
should be pushed tightly to either side of the hive, thus making a 
barrier beyond which the bees can not crawl as they move to the top 
of the hive after shaking. This largely prevents them from getting 
on the outside of the hive. If self-spacing frames are used, a couple 
of thin boards laid on the top bars on either side will accomplish the 
same result. The runway (/) is put in place in front of the entrance. 
The old hive is now opened for the first time. The frames are 
removed one at a time, lowered part way into the new hive, and with 
a quick downward shake the bees are dislodged. The frames are 
then put into the extra hive body (C) and immediately covered to 
prevent robbing. After all the frames are shaken the bees remaining 
on the sides of the old hive (4) are shaken out. 
Fic. 6.—Apparatus for the shaking treatment: A, Hive containing diseased colony (for- 
merly in position of B); B, clean hive; C, empty hive to receive combs after shaking ; 
D, hive cover used as runway; H#, frames removed from B to give room for shaking ; 
F, queen and drone trap; G, cover for clean hive, B. (Original.) 
If honey is coming in freely, so that thin honey is shaken out of 
the combs, cover the runway (2) with newspapers and shake the bees 
in front of the new hive (B), leaving all frames in place and the 
cover on. After the operation the soiled newspapers should be de- 
stroyed. In shaking in front of the entrance the first one or two 
frames should be so shaken that the bees are thrown against the 
entrance, where they can locate the hive quickly. They then fan 
their wings and the others follow them into the hive. If this is 
not done the bees may wander about and get under the hive or in 
some other undesirable place. 
After the bees are mostly in the new hive a queen and drone trap 
(Ff) or a strip of perforated zinc is placed over the entrance to 
prevent the colony from deserting the hive. The queen can not 
pass through the openings in the perforated zinc and the workers 
will not leave without her. By the time that new combs are built 
and new brood is ready to be fed, any contaminated honey carried 
by the bees into their new hive will have been consumed and the 
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