HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



the empty hives, removing two of the frames 

 of foundation from the empty hive, in order to 

 make room. 



Then lift another frame of bees and brood 

 from the strong colony with all adhering; 

 bees and place it in the new hive beside the 

 frame that has the queen, and when they are 

 in place, put on the lid, and close the en- 

 trance with a strip of wood nailed on. The 

 new swarm, or nucleus, is now ready to be 

 carried and placed on the stand it is to per- 

 manently occupy. 



This new hive will contain two frames of 

 bees and brood with queen and eight frames 

 of full sheets of foundation. 



Now take another empty hive and set aside 

 two of its frames of foundation, and in their 

 place put two more frames of brood and bees 

 from the strong colony. As these two frames 

 of brood and bees and all others taken will be 

 without queens, take one of the little cages 

 having a queen, and, tearing off the piece of 

 cardboard from the end of the cage holding 



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