HOW TO START BEE-KEEPING 



bottom board, but with its lid on and the 

 frames all in place. Sometimes the outside 

 bottom dimensions of the new hive will be 

 larger than the top of the old hive, and special 

 pains will have to be taken to keep the bees 

 from coming out of the new hive when they 

 are drummed upstairs. To prevent this it 

 will be necessary to nail some cleats around 

 the four edges of the top of the old box hive, 

 or better still, take two boards and tack them 

 together so that they can be set on top of the 

 old box hive and project at least an inch out- 

 side of the bottom of the new hive on all sides. 



With an auger bore one or two holes about 

 an inch in diameter through the platform and 

 old hive top near the centre, and place over 

 it the new hive with its lid on, but no bottom 

 board, for it must be remembered that we want 

 no entrance to this double hive except the one 

 at the bottom of the old box hive. Of course 

 you should have your smoker going and your 

 face and hands protected by veil and gloves. 



Having everything in place, puff smoke in at 

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