LOCATION OF THE APIARY 



foundation, with a frame of unsealed brood in 

 its centre, which will take care of the returning 

 bees. A queen can be given to them, and in an 

 incredibly short time the hive will build up to 

 a strong colony. 



This method, however, should not be 

 adopted, unless the colony so divided is un- 

 usually strong. It is no detriment to the 

 colony shipped, for by the time it reaches 

 its destination, enough new bees will have 

 hatched out to fill it full, and it has this ad- 

 vantage to the buyer, that the bees in the 

 colony will be largely young bees, and their 

 gentleness will be a decided gain to him, as he 

 can handle them with greater confidence. 



Some years ago beekeepers advocated 

 migratory bee-keeping, believing that the colo- 

 nies could be located in the far South at the 

 opening of the early flows there, and be 

 gradually moved north to take advantage of 

 the continuing flows, and a gigantic crop 

 secured ; but few have tried it, and those who 

 have declare that the results do not warrant 



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