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can build their combs under favorable condi- 

 tions. Since there are now numerous breeders 

 who speciahze in bees in combless packages it 

 is an easy matter to buy whatever number are 

 wanted and to get them at about the time de- 

 sired. Correspondence with the breeder some 

 time in advance will insure delivery at the 

 proper time. Some care should be used to in- 

 sure dealing with a reliable person. Since the 

 bee journals go to a good deal of trouble to 

 investigate the standing of their advertisers, 

 it is easily possible to protect one's self in ad- 

 vance by writing to the editor of one of the 

 journals and making enquiry about the stand- 

 ing of the particular breeder with which one 

 contemplates placing the order. 



If it seems desirable to purchase bees al- 

 ready on combs, the novice should always have 

 some experienced beekeeper examine them for 

 him if possible, to insure that the bees are not 

 queenless, or that there is not too much drone 



