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condition, and if neces- 

 sary, feed your weak colo- 

 nies, without danger of 

 having them robbed. 



As you can plainly see, 

 this house is particularly 

 adapted to the wants of 

 tlu' farmer, as the great 

 and much sought-for 

 principle of controlling 

 swarming is here brought 

 to light, and carried to 

 the utmost point of per- 

 fection. 



I am keeping bees at 

 five difi'erent places, three 

 miles apart. In the fall, I 

 go to each one and see 

 that all the colonies are in 

 condition for winter — 

 close ventilation to house 

 ( the hives are ventilated 

 inside of the house both 

 in summer and winter,) 

 also close the mouth of 

 hive to about one-half 

 inch; in hard freezing 

 weather leaving only room 

 enough for one bee to 

 pass at a time; when the 

 weather moderates in- 

 crease the size of the 

 mouth of the hives to one- 

 half inch, as the bees com- 

 mence hatching their 

 brood they generate a 

 great deal of heat. I then 

 examine and see if all 

 have queens; if I find any 

 queenless I give them one 

 (as I keep surplus queens 

 through tne winter.) and if 

 any are not cropped, I 

 crop them. As the weath- 

 er becomes warmer in- 

 crease size of mouth of 

 hive, and when the heat 

 in the house raises to 85 ® , 

 commence opening the 

 ventilators, but keep the 

 temperature from 85® to 

 DO®. In May, when the 

 bees commence sticking 

 wax freely to the honey- 

 board, I remove it and 

 place narrow strips on the 

 frames, one-fourth inch 

 thick, crossways, for the 

 honey boxes to set on, and 

 as soon as the bees com- 

 mence work in the boxes 

 I remove the side, fill the 

 place with boxes, also the 

 end of the hive; now as soon as the boxes on the top are nearly filled I change them 

 with some of the side and end boxes; by this means the working force is distributed 

 uniformly over the hive, and in the hurry of business they forget to swarm. 



All persons are hereby warned not to use this patent, without first obtaining an Indi- 

 vidual Right. 



Veoay, Switzerland County, Indiana. Wm. Faulkner. 



