THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



want to preserve and put her between the 

 combs, as when introducing. Tliis is indis- 

 pensable to prevent her from being killed 

 and also to insure success. When the bees 

 of two colonies are mixed, both queens are 

 attacked by the strange bees, who gather 

 around them in compact balls, in which 

 they can be stung, smothered or maimed; 

 sometimes both queens are killed. Then, 

 after sundown, bring the hive to be united 

 near the hive containing the queen; open 

 the hives and put the frames of the hive to 

 be united beside those of the hive contain- 

 ing the queen. If the frames were loosened 

 beforehand, you can take two or three 

 frames at once, by putting your fingers be- 

 tween them. If the bees to be united are 



in front, are to contract the entratice at 

 will; the frames in the brood chamber are 

 15x10 inches inside; those in the super, 15x 

 53^; nails are driven into each end of frame 

 (see frame to the left), which fit into 

 notches; the honey-board has three lioles 

 corresponding to three in each honey box; 

 pieces being nailed at each end of the 

 honey-board to keep the boxes in place. 

 The honey boxes are 4x6 in., 5 in. high; the 

 tops of the frames in super are %in. square, 

 but turned so as to give one sharp edge up, 

 instead of the flat side, and the other down 

 for the comb to be attached to. 



Mr. Bull calls it the " Ne Plus Ultra." It 

 is not patented. Now all our readers can 

 criticise, and form their own opinion of it, 



T. S. BULL'S "NE PLUS ULTKA" BEE HIVE. 



of a different race, it may be advisable to 

 sprinkle some sweetened water in the hive 

 as soon as the uniting is performed. To 

 prevent bees from returning to the old 

 place, put a slanting board in front of the 

 hive, as an obstacle to bees emerging from 

 the entrance. Seeing something strange, 

 they look around the hive and remark that 

 their location is changed. 



3. Feed sugar candy. It is better than 

 honey or syrup.— C 11. Dadant.] 



Franklin Co., Mass., Feb. 1,1877.— "Will 

 you please describe, in the A. B. J., Mr. T. 

 S. Bull's hive, that you say is in your office." 

 Jas. p. Howard. 



[The cut will give a good idea of it. The 

 bottom board is hinged on behind, to facili- 

 tate its being cleansed; the two little blocks 



and bee-keepers usually differ inlopinion as 

 often as anybody.— Ed.] 



Boone Co., N. Y., Jan. 26th. 1877.—" Bees 

 doing well, with the exception of one hive 

 which has dysentery. The bees crawl out 

 in front of the hive and discharge their 

 foeces; they are very uneasy. What is the 

 best to do with them?" J. F. Pelham. 



[ You can do nothing more than to hope 

 for weather suitable for them to fly out, un- 

 less you take them into a warm room, place 

 them in a large box covered with mosquito 

 netting, in which case they will void their 

 foeces and be all right. I have tried this 

 with perfect success. The hive for con- 

 venience should be placed in the box before 

 the room is heated. When quiet return 

 them to the stand.— A. J. CooK;] 



