268 COLONIZING. 



First select a full and strong hive, having a large 

 amount of brood in all stages, from which to take a 

 colony. Open the hive thus selected, and remove 

 the combs in the same manner as directed for the 

 primary division. 



We will suppose the frames numbered from one 

 to nine, inclusive. Ah empty hive being ready at 

 hand in which to form the colony,* proceed to take 

 out the frames from the full hive, commencing at 

 No. 1 ; being found full of stores, it is to be placed 

 on the top of the remaining frames, or otherwise dis- 

 posed of. No. 2, being also found full of stores, is 

 to be placed in the empty hive. No. 3, or any 

 other comb found to contain a large amount of ma- 

 ture brood, should be chosen and placed in the hive 

 along with No. 2. No. 4 should contain eggs and 

 brood in all stages. 



A queen cell (fig. 64) having been taken from the 

 nursery, make an aperture with a knife in the cen- 

 ter of comb No. 4, and insert the queen cell. See 

 plate xxxvni, fig. 65, which represents a section of 

 the comb together with the queen cell, after having 

 remained in the colony two days. At M is seen the 

 foundation of a new queen cell containing larvae. 



*The hives should be cool at the time the colonies are placed 

 in them, and particular care taken to shield them from the rays 

 of the sun until they have their liberty. In fact, the sun should 

 be excluded from the hives entirely, when the temperature is 

 above seventy-five degrees. In early spring and at times when a 

 low temperature prevails, it is best to let the sun shine directly on 

 the hives, which will give greater vitality and assist in developing 

 the brood. 



