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wliiu iiiill.c ol'(r<'n MiroiiK'i wiiliw, lulds wonder 

 fully Id lis cn'f'cilvfiMvss. No iiUicr (iiillls Mint, 

 wi^ ever I. fled hcKlii !•> •'•(iiiU iJii-se prliiiiiiy 

 I'l'iillici's I'riim l,iii'i<i'y wlnj^s. 



^lllllV a liol iliiy liiiA'r w (• swcllcicd liciical li ii. 

 Vf'sl.. 'I'lils scciiM'd iirci'ssiiiy. for w(^ iriiisl, liavn 

 a piici<(^l, a.iid soiiirUiliiu l<> <'<iiiliri<i Mm veil. 

 h'liially iir.ccssli.y was l.lin iiKil.licr of In v(Mi(.loii. 

 Sotni^ dcnlin was iiia(t(< Inl.o », lilli; a nari'ow 

 deep pocUnl, was foi'nii'd lo ciiiTy our <iiill UnilV 

 nscd to pi'y fi'aincs; u. l)iiM,on at Mic lia,cl< of Mic 

 nrcK. II pair (»f slrhiKS a,l. Mm- w;iIs|,, and a strliiK 

 (low II flic hack fo connri'l, liolli, <-iinipl('l(^d flu' 

 riK. Tills Is n, <'ool luid luindy (hwliT In a liof 

 day. 



Now for flic liivcs. Tlic cna-incl shccf Is Uirii 

 cd hack fo (expose four fraincs. ( )nc hy one 

 flicHd a.rc rcmovcfl. and flic hccs dislodged, and 

 fliosc remaining brushed In fronfof l.lin hive. 

 'I'licse coiiihs a,re fiirned over fo n.n asslsliuil, 

 and four inorii are iincov<^ri^d and taken oiif. 

 I'>y fills fline fll*^ ofliei's arc ready fo pnf lia.i'k, 

 unless iiiiK-li uncappliiK Is ncccssn.ry. We now 

 pnf fliesi^ lia,<'k and remove fin* fwo si, III reiintin 

 iiiK. Tills hriiiKs MS fo fhe peiforafed division 

 l)oar<l. If flic lilve Is tniicli crowded wllli bees, 

 wit fal<(t oiif one or fwo fr'aiiies of brood, and 

 replace wifh etnpfy cornlis. 'I'lils proi'css con 

 finiies l.liroinilioiif Uic yii.rd. When six or el^hf 

 frames of lirood acciininlale, we place llieiii In 

 an cinpfy hive which is put, on fln^ sfaiid of a, 

 inodi^rafely sfi'onic colony. 'I'lie la,l,fer Is faki-n 

 f o », nin\ loc!i,tlon. and fhe<|iieen, wifli a. frame 

 of hr'(iod and adhering hees. Is placed in fhe 

 hive on I, he old sliiiid. In live fo seven da,ys, 

 remove all i|iiceii cells; roll a. layliiK <|ne,eii in 

 honey, ii.nd drop her in, or Inserf a, c<ill oi' l/Wo 

 al)oui< ready fo hafch. If honey Is coming 

 ahiindanfiy, and fin- colonies a,r'e sfron^'. w<' ex- 

 tracl. flic honey twice a week. 1 1, Is hc^sf fo have 

 some <d' fhe honey irii.pped, liiil, never more fliail 

 a (jiiarfer of the surface, for if makes foo much 

 woi'k fo uncap If; besides, fhe bees are nof 

 prolifably enipioyt^d. If the bees fail fo occupy 

 fhe enflr<! spac<', in each hive, we, n.dd brooil 

 from fhe colonies foo sfroiiK. Wci consfanfly 

 aim fo Kcf all colonies sfroiiL;, lor on fliis con 

 diflon depends the pi'olit. 



The (|ue<;ns seldom Ui\\, pa.sf the division 

 boards. If fhey do. no harm is done, and they 

 can, at flu* i\f\i, exfritcMtiK^ be friuisferred to 

 the brood -ends. If the hives ace not snrfi'lled 

 with honey . a, Kood nuiiiy ((iieeiis w HI produce 

 more hees fhaji can be kept contented in our 

 hives. l)ls(M)nfent is a, most unprolitable con 

 diflon. IJefter I'eniove brood as alreiidy de- 

 scr'lbed. Seldom lia,s ii, swarm issni-d in our ya,rd. 

 We consider it a. Kreat hiudship and loss of time 

 to w iifidi or cinise swa.i'ms. Attention fo the 

 ya,ril, properly iipplied, bi^nelifs fln^ bees, saves 

 wast,eof time in catchint^ ji.nd hivInK sw a,rms, 

 and w (mdiMfuil v iiu'rejises the yield, conseiiuent;- 

 ly fhe prolif. The Ioiik ''Mtrajices k<> some way 

 fowaril l<(M'pinK bi'cs cool and contented. 



If we undersliind onr location, we shaJI be 

 particulaj'ly lat<' in tin; season not to take all 

 fhe honey, nor continue (^xl/ra,ctlnK s<i late as to 

 cnrfall thir wlnfur store. 



SotiHiflrni^s we have, and others may prejer to 

 hiive, ten empty combs rtiady to take the place 

 of the ten to be extl'acfed. If t.liese have, been 

 recently occupied by bees, or hav(^ some brood 

 in them, no objection exists; ot,lierwlHe, l,lie bees 

 may be slow to oirc.upy, and ofl,en (^ef dlsc.oii- 

 fetifed, and preiaii'e t,o swar'm. 



'I'oward tim dose of the, honey season, if we 

 iir<^ a,mbil,ioiis for inirrea,s(^ we dr'aw a, colony 

 back acoiiple (d' feet. S(d, anempt,yhive in ll,s 

 place, ojien the buttons a Irllle, and fasl^-n on 

 llu; bol,tom- board. IMa,ce a wooden division- 

 board in the (rcMiter. Now open fhe colony; 

 transfer flie brood lirst, se,ffln« frames of eipial 



valine altei'iiately on both sides of fhe ceiifi<r 

 bo;i,rd. Nol,i' the side l,liat K'^f^ fhe i|||(m<ii. ('on 

 tiiiue until ea,ch sidi^ contains six or seven 

 frames; adjust the followers; put on tlieeinimel 

 slicid, and a thick (piilli, and you have t,wo col- 

 onies. This ai'raiiKcment miliums two cinslers, 

 but l/liey lire near l,oKet,li(^r, and warm each oth- 

 er viwy natuially. Proceed by tlu^ iisinil miit.li- 

 ods to net, a (luei'ii In tlie (iiietMiless end. Wh(^ll 

 we f(Wfill/e (|neens In these hives we sciwuv a 

 ill, tile bracket, up I, lii> front, of each hive, so that 

 the yoiiiin (lueenswill not K"' I'lf" t,liewroiij< 

 entrance. With one or two exc(^pt, ions, all onr 

 coloni(^s are now provided with two (ineens 

 each. If bees lU'e wintered oiif of door's In se- 

 ven^ climates, we do not advise this procedure. 



The following sprints we lia,ve ipieens e,nou).(li 

 foi' nil v:ii-a,nci(^s. and a, few t,o sidl. and can then 

 draw out, tli(Mllvlsion-board a,n(l reiinife; or. If 

 w<i prel'er, w(M"aii set one half lnl,oa new hive 

 and procci^d a,s usual. 



We llll,ve before t,olil you, fhll,f, at one i,\\\\t\ 

 we Krew and sold hundreds of (|U(iens, commer- 

 cially. This business Is very conlinliiK. As a, 

 pastime we still en.|oy It, imniensidy. The 

 friinies we use aril well a,dapfed to this business, 

 juid two of fhiun form a substii,iil,lal, self-siis- 

 l,a,iiiinK nucleus. When nuuiy (piiMuis are fo be 

 Krown tlii'y inci'ea,se the InvestiiKMif. re(|uli'i' 

 many hires, and a,d(l a Rood deal of labor t,o the 

 operation. We have cnrtalled expenses and 

 (greatly ii,ccelera,t:ed t,lie manipulation as follows; 

 We bend a, lot of flu strips, / \ 



l|i , Imdies loiiK, \\\«- this: / X \ 



One is l,a,cl<ed fo t,he under side of l,li<r to|)-ba,r (d' 

 our rcKiihir brood- fram(\ To a, wooden strip I!,! 

 Inches hiiiK, ', Inch thick, a,nd '„ inch witle, we 

 l'a,sten anotlnw. This ba,r is nailed exactly in 

 tiMweiiter of the fra,nie. horizontally. We next, 

 piepn.iir t,o|(-ba,rs of piopiir ieriKfti, the seiM,lonii,l 

 end vi(5W beinii lil(e t.liis: 



A Is fobbed tin; l{ is the <tn(i 

 of the top bar; < ' a, cavity or 

 space between A a,nd I', "^riie 

 tin sl,rlp A Is Iouk ciioukIi f<> 

 irxfend pa,st, l,o H, at, both 

 ends, f!i,r enoiitfh l,o nearly cover t 

 (d' the end ba,rs. These latter are 

 I, hick. Of cours(\ fhe end -bars a,r( 

 ev(ui with the upiier side of K. 



A 

 C 



n 



thickness 

 h 



only ,, 

 naiieii just, 

 The bofl,om- 

 ba,rs a,i'e l,lie sa,me feiJKfh and sl/,e a,s the top- 

 bars. l<"(Hir of these frames are made l,o lit niod- 

 era.tely close in the laiRe fi'ames ali'ea,dy de- 

 scr'lbed. The sfrl|)s X prcvi-nf the srniili frames 

 fr'om droppiriK nut, and tlie bees soon propoli/e 

 t,hem enoiiKh fo inak(i ii,ll secllr(^ TImsc combs 

 ca,n be used In full colonies, (diher' l'oi° br'ood- 

 leaiiiiK, honey sfoiii,i/(\ or ex t,i'actiiiK. Of coiir'se, 

 these wooden divisions are not, ri-aliy desirable 

 In iarxe hives. Nucleus hives to hold tlir-ei- or 

 four' small fr!i,nie,s ar'e bnllt. When ready to 

 r'ir,lse (jiiirens we m> t,o the hu'Kc colonies am) kcI, 

 some of t,hose HUidiHis fi'a,mes contiilnlriK honey. 

 Pieces of "i Inch hoop iron, about Ci',, inches 

 loiiK, are slipped lnt,o the cavllies rnarlied (', 

 and we have pr'o.jecl ions for' siispendlriK our' 

 small fr'ames. Two frames ol' honey a,rid a nixid 

 lot, of bttes ai'e put lnt,o r'ti.ch of the boxes, tirrd 

 wir'e-idofli covers pr'ovlded. TImthc ar'e set, Irr a 

 cool dark place for IM hour's. SponK<'S lllled 

 with water' ;i,r'e placed on t,op of ea,i'h box. The 

 frvenliiK 'd' the second day. K''f o"'' enough 

 frames of bi'ood. some of If In t,lie early larval 

 Ht,a,l,e, to supply one or' two fo each box. In the 

 fwlllKhf, take these boxes to flndr stands and 

 ojieii tlie enl, ranees. In a, few minutes lerrrove 

 the scri-ens iind add the br'ood. Of cour'se, tlu^ 

 bees ar'i^ (^rciitiy demorali/.ed, but, they liiive the 

 rrlKlif f<* cr :i wl in and n.r\, coriifortii.bie. (^iieerrs 

 or c(dls can soon b<! Intr'oduci'd to tlurse boxes. 

 Sorrre of us krrow very well, tliat, uril(!SH olaced 

 in the Hlra<l<% and pr'ovhleij with rriiHeahtd br'ood, 



