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them, with only the smaller part on your breeding-comb?" 

 So I thought at first, and took some pains to have no 

 very young brood of the old stock left. But I found upon 

 trial that when I left all the young brood of the old 

 stock, the bees ignored this, at the most starting upon it 

 one, two, possibly three cells, confining their attention to 

 the prepared frame I had given. Probably the hardness 

 of the old combs and the lack of convenient places in 



Fig. 8j. — Queen-Cell Stapled on Comb. 



which to build cells convince the bees that it is better to 

 use the soft comb where room is abundant. Of course a 

 cell or two on the old combs can do no great harm, for 

 they will not be used. 



MORE THAN ONE NUCLEUS IN HIVE. 



The frames for nuclei are the regular full-sized 

 frames, and a full hive may be used for each nucleus, 

 but it is economy to have the hive divided up into 

 two or three compartments for as many nuclei. Three 



