272 QUEEN REARING. 



were returned to the full colonies. Two small frames are 

 more advantageous than one large frame, as they give more 

 compactness to the cluster. Besides, these small colonies can 



Fig. 104. 



DIVISIBLE FRAME, OLD STYLK. 



be built up easily afterwards by coupling the frames, and 

 uniting the combs of 3 or -4 nuclei into one large hive. 



Fig. 105. 



TXTERCHA.N'GEABLE DIVISIBLE FRAME. 



It is not necessaiy to have many of these frames in an api- 

 ary, as a few are sufficient to make a number of nuclei, if 

 they are placed in the centre of full colonies early in Spring. 



