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they can store it away, being 1 always careful to guard 

 against robbery. 



NEW COMBS SHOULD BE SAVED. 



New combs, or such as have not been used for 

 rearing brood, may frequently be procured, as in case 

 of uniting small swarms, or from honey boxes partly 

 full. At the close of the season, any combs con- 

 taining unsealed honey should be given to the bees 

 for the purpose, both of augmenting their stores, and 

 having the combs cleaned out. All such combs are 

 valuable and should be carefully saved till the follow- 

 ing season, at which time they are to be used for 

 attaching in surplus honey boxes. 



ATTACHING COMBS IN HONEY BOXES. 



Combs may be attached in the honey box with 

 great advantage and profit. The boxes are first to 

 be completed, except attaching the bottom ; the 

 combs are then cut into pieces of a size ranging 

 from an inch square up to six inches, according to 

 the amount on hand, and the number of boxes re- 

 quired by the stock. Now take the boxes into a 

 room, or expose them to the sun till they become 

 quite warm ; the combs to be inserted are to be kept 

 cool, to prevent their being injured in handling. 

 Having the boxes and combs all in readiness 



