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All hives managed as above, usually have the spaces 

 among the combs, as well as the intervening spaces 

 next to the bottom board, literally full and crowded 

 with bees. Such hives, if free from any taint of dis- 

 ease, are the standard of excellence : while colonies 

 formed late in the season, or which as yet have not filled 

 their hives, build their combs (if at all) in a crooked, 

 irregular manner, and fill them with dark fall honey, 

 which is unwholesome, it being one of the causes of 

 dysentery among bees during the winter and spring. 

 And again : such irregular combs cannot be used for 

 breeding purposes to any advantage ; consequently, 

 such hives, even if they do contain a numerous swarm, 

 are inferior for all purposes, and hence are an uncer- 

 tain investment. 



The directions given for September, in the follow- 

 ing course of monthly management, will, in many 

 localities, apply to this month ; while in others, it will 

 apply to September, and even to October, in this 

 course. 



SEPTEMBER. 



If the directions given for August management 

 have been attended to, there is but little to be done 

 during the present month, except to see that the hives 

 are protected from the direct rays of the sun, to de- 

 stroy moths, worms, and other enemies of the bees ; 

 remove surplus honey, and insert empty boxes. If 

 honey is still being gathered and stored, avoid, as 

 much as possible, the opening and removing of the 

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