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in the brood combs, and the bees will immediatelv carry it up and 

 begin work in the sections. I have an extracting comb at each side 

 of the section super, as Mr. Townsend advises, and find it a most 

 excellent plan, not only to get the bees started in the sections, but 

 TO catch most of this first honey which is mixed with dandelion and 

 other spring blossoms. I do not use bait sections. In four or five 

 days I carry the brood section to a new stand and open the back 

 entrance of the other hive so as to catch the flying bees to further 

 strengthen the swarm, which now has an entrance at each end. 

 Both entrances are left open during the honey flow. Or the brood 

 section may be slid to the farther end of the stand and left there 

 with the front entrance open and the back one closed. This will 

 save some more lifting. There will be no after swarms. 



GETS STBONCrEK SWASIkXS BV DRIVING. 



By driving I get stronger swarms that will immediately go to 

 work in the sections. Otherwise I wotild get onh' what bees are 

 in the upper story and the flyers. Such strong swarms will do as 

 good work as a colony that has not swarmed at all. 



By this method of management I have never had them swarm 

 again unless the driving was done too early in the season. In that 

 case they are liable to swarm again at the beginning of the honey 

 flow. If they show swarming symptoms at that time, I drive again 

 and separate them at once. 



Denison, Iowa. 



[Where one wishes to increase his number of colonies, I should 

 consider this a most excellent plan. \Miile Air. Stephens doesn't 

 say so, I should consider that the plan is used only in connection 

 with the production of comb honey. Such methods are not necessary 

 where extracted honey is produced. 



You will notice that the working bees are kept togetiier all the 

 time, and at the time the forced swarm is made only sealed brood is 

 taken away, and this is allowed to hatch out and build up into a 

 colony for winter. The real working force of the hive is never 

 divided.] 



A Few Reasons Why Co-Operation Should Succeed 



JAMES H. HEDSTROM. 



y^^O-OPERATION of producers should succeed because your 

 I j^^ unit of production (the producer) is constant ; he always re- 

 mains the producer; he has no ambition beyond getting a good 

 price for his honey. 



