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whether I wanted bees or honey. In 

 either case, however, 1 should wait until 

 the hive is full of bees.— Embrson T. 

 Abbott. 



1. Leave her on the old stand. 2. 

 About the time the bees make prepara- 

 tions for natural swarming. — C. C, 



MlLLGB. 



1. Better move her into the new one. 

 2. When the colonies are on the eve of 

 of swarming, and drones flying. — J. P. 

 H. Bbown. 



1. I always put the new queen with 

 the old bees, leaving the young bees to 

 take care of the newly-hatched queen. — 

 J. E. Pond. 



1. Move her into the new hive. 2. 

 The best brief answer would be : About 

 the, beginning of the swarming season. 

 — E. L. Tatlob. 



1. I prefer to move the old queen to 

 the new location. 2. Not much, if any, 

 before bees begin to swarm naturally. — 

 James A. Gkeen. 



1 Leave the old queen with the old 

 hive on a new stand. 2. I would not 

 "commence to divide" at all. I don't 

 believe in it. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. Leave her in the old hive. 2. 

 When the hive is well filled with bees 

 and brood, and honey is coming in from 

 the fields. — G. M. Doolittlb. 



1. Move her to the new one ; but a 

 better way is to let them do their own 

 dividing. 2. I wouldn't divide as a sub- 

 stitute for swarming.— A. B. Mason. 



1. Take the queen to the new loca- 

 tion, and introduce a queen at the old 

 stand. 2. In my location, during fruit- 

 bloom is the best time. — Mrs. J. N. 

 Hbatbb. 



1. I should move her, if I practiced 

 dividing ; but I have no doubt that it is 

 better to let the bees swarm. Dividing 

 takes time and gives a less return in 

 honey. — A. J. Cook. 



1. I now leave the old queen on the 

 old stand. 2. Not much earlier than 

 natural swarming time ; if you do other- 

 wise you may experience heavy loss. — 

 Mbs. Jennie Atchley. 



1. I think I would place her in the 

 new hive, though it probably makes 

 little difference. 2. As a rule, I do not 

 practice division, preferring a natural 

 swarm. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. That depends upon what method 

 of increase you adopt. Very many bee- 

 keepers now put the queen into the 

 new hive. 2. About the time bees 

 swarm naturally. — P. H. Elwood. 



1. Move her to the new stand. 2. 

 When numerous enough to fill the hive, 

 and cover the combs well and start 

 queen-cells, thus showing that they are 

 in condition to soon swarm if left to 

 themselves. — S. I. Pbeeborn. 



1. I would give her to the new hive. 

 It is the natural way. 2. No definite 

 answer can well be given. It depends 

 upon the condition of the colony. It 

 should not be attempted, however, until 

 the white clover harvest is well under 

 way. — Will, M. Barnum. 



1. Leave the queen in the old hive. 2. 

 Never divide a colony of bees as long as 

 there is room for them to work to ad- 

 vantage in the one hive. When the hive 

 is crowded for room, then take combs of 

 brood and bees, but don't draw on them 

 too hard at any one time. — E. France. 



1. I have done both ways, but I do 

 not know from experience that it makes 

 any difference, but I prefer the old 

 queen in the hive that appears to have 

 the less of the brood. 2. I am governed 

 entirely by the strength of the colony to 

 be divided, as soon as the drones have 

 appeared. — Jas. A. Stone. 



1. You may practice either plan, but 

 if you want to secure a honey crop, you 

 will succeed best by leaving the queen 

 at the old stand where most of the field 

 workers adhere and make a working- 

 force that can secure a fair yield of sur- 

 plus honey. My experience teaches me 

 that it must be an extra-long and good 

 season if both divisions can be made to 

 gather surplus. — G. W. Demaree. 



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