NUCLEI. 



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Two frames thus made from one standard Langstroth frame 

 measure about 8^/^ by 8^2 inches each, a very convenient size 

 for nucleus frames. 





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In the Fall, a number of nuclei may be united, in a full 

 sized hive, on their own combs by this method. 



522. To make a nucleus, take from a colony, as late in 



