304 FEEDING. 



stock, is found to make them flourish ; commence by 

 giving a little till they find the road, and then give 

 them one quart per day to the hive, for the first two 

 days, if they can take it ; after which, one pint per 

 day regularly, for eight or ten days, will cause them 

 to increase greatly. 



It is best to feed liberally and regularly for some 

 days in succession, and then stop for a few days, as 

 this feeding causes them to rear a large quantity of 

 brood, which being considerably advanced in ten or 

 twelve days, they do not require so large an amount 

 of food as at first, or as they will when the young 

 bees emerge, (which is within twenty-two days from 

 the laying of the egg) at which time they should 

 again be fed, unless there is pasturage sufficient to 

 supply their wants. 



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WHERE PLACED AND HOW GIVEN. 



Each hive of bees, pr any particular one, can be 

 fed by placing the food within the hive or at the en- 

 trance to it ; or the whole stock can be fed promis- 

 cuously in troughs or shallow vessels placed a few 

 rods from them. 



Feeding within the hive is the best plan (whether 

 few or many colonies) when neighboring bees are 

 numerous, unless we wish to give our neighbors' bees 

 a special benefit. If the food to be given is contained 

 in combs, it should be placed within the main apart- 

 ment of the hive. In frame hives this is done by 



