140 HOW TO KEEP BEES 



from which honey has been extracted and fill the 

 cells with syrup. This is done by laying the comb 

 flat and letting the syrup into it through a fine sieve, 

 or by using a force-pump with a spray nozzle. After 

 the frame is filled it is allowed to stand on edge until 

 the drain has ceased and then it is hung in the hive, 

 and presto ! the bees never know that they have been 

 robbed. 



In the happy days, when we were getting our first 

 experience, we fed some colonies for the winter by 

 introducing chunk honey into the bottom of the hive^ 

 and it worked like a charm, except that we were 

 obliged to lift the hive to put in the honey, and again 

 to remove the beautifully cleaned comb. One never 

 realises how beautiful empty honey-comb may be 

 unless he has had the privilege of examining a freshly 

 made comb or one which the bees have cleaned. 

 Bee-books advise putting in the chunk honey above 

 the brood-frames, using Hill's device above it so it 

 will not be crushed by the quilt. We have done this, 

 setting the comb in every direction, and our bees 

 ignored it in a most provoking way; but when they 

 found it at the bottom of the hive, they carried it up at 

 once. We never knew why our bees were so con- 

 trary in refusing to take the honey from above 

 because other people's bees seem to like it ad- 

 ministered in that way. 



HOW AND WHEN TO FEED CANDY 



If necessary to feed the bees in midwinter many 

 people use candy. This is made by boiling granu- 



