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be found, then lift out the combs to determine with 

 certainty. This test will not usually apply much 

 later in the season than the last of this month. 



SEPTEMBER. 



The accumulation of honey terminates for the sea- 

 son in most places sometime during this month. This 

 event should be watched for, and as soon as it occurs 

 such hives as are not wanted, or are not suitable for 

 stock hives, should be deprived of their honey and 

 the bees united with those of other hives having 

 abundant stores. (For directions, see Chap, xxvin.) 



All refuse combs, particularly those from which 

 the honey has been drained, may be put into a suita- 

 ble box and placed in the honey chamber of stock 

 hives for the bees to clean up the remaining honey. 

 As this is likely to incite to robbery, care must be 

 taken to guard against it. This is best done by clos- 

 ing the entrance of the hive and admitting air through 

 the ventilating chamber. If the hive is kept shaded, 

 the bees may be kept confined for one or two days 

 in safety. 



By prompt attention to the above, there will not 

 only be a large amount of honey saved, but also the 

 lives of many bees which would otherwise be lost in 

 their attempts to rob other hives ; for it is a notorious 

 fact that where there are weak hives the annoyance 

 by robbers is much greater than where the whole 

 stock are uniformly strong. 



