114 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



GIVING SECOND STORY. ^ 



When a colony is beginning to be crowded and there 

 are no colonies needing help, and sometimes even when 

 others do need help, a second story is given. This sec- 

 ond story is given below. Putting an empty story below 

 does not cool off the bees like putting one above. The 

 bees can move down as fast as thev need the room. In- 



P^S- 36 — Comb Resting Diagonally in Hire. 



deed this second story is often given long before it is 

 needed, and sometimes two empty stories are given, for it 

 is a nice thing to have the combs in the care of the bees. 

 They will be kept free from moths, and if any are mouldy 

 they will be nicely cleaned out ready for use when wanted. 



Sometimes when a colony is very strong and a story 

 of empty combs is given below, a frame of brood is taken 

 from the upper story and put below, an empty comb be- 

 ing put in its place above. But unless the colony is very 

 strong, this hinders rather than helos the buildins: vr>. 



I may say here that after a good deal of experience 

 with colonies having two stories, I find that there is no 



