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When eveiy bee in tiie bon hive is gorged with hooey, turn the hive 

 vpade dovn, poll c& the bottom board, aod sul>>tittite the forcing or 

 dmirig box, in whicii roa will coliect the bees. If this does not make 

 good unioQ with the sides of the old hive, von had hist put a strip of 

 ckidi teasparaxSy aroand the joint, so that when the bees march up 

 frcaa. tiie eombe they can not take wing ck- boil over the sides of the hive. 

 bat mi^ go op into the drivmg box. When ooce they are f&iri>- started 



into the box, the dc* ' - - - ^ and the box ** !: on one 



ed^, which will rec- rmmning. ^' rc-ing or 



driving box in poeitio:-. a.- u-r- :.-_ y^.. re^xwomence yo ^r .- -- -Jig- In 

 a few moments the bees wiH be seen to quit ti^ir combs ard in regiilar 

 psoeeaaoo. file 15> into the box. - A- ' : '• ' bove, the box may be tilted 

 bade as soon as the procesf=ion is 'A. 



It wiD be Beeeaeary to keep up ing imtil practically every 



•ee is off from the old combe, wiie. -re %'ou have the queen with 



: may earefulh- :" *' - : .. ;.:-i . • • ' -.•, carr>' it to the 



iricfa should ' -iear the and, as in hi^■ing 



" - * - ' - ,, fff before ...-r :.. . ^ on a sheet, where- 



old a natural swarm. To avoid robbers, 



j^ knocked apart, and what combs are 



'-'iTnes. It is asioally desirable to 



ecially those in which there is 



..'-. vjther to fit and manipulate than 



i for wax. 



.:. verj- early ' -- r - - - *he operation 



-. .1 order to pr' rjefore there 



1 •'* '- / .^ .■.>^..-.k: or otherwise 



ir -- horjey is usually c-ut out 



&_, .■,!--.:. -.;.«:...;. z.'rfe Mrebothhoney and poUen 



rni,xft*i are ;=•. 



At ' * — d arid precisely fitted to the inside of 



the f : by several turns of string or tape or 



bj' eia-...'; /=i; .- y^/^ .. .;_- .raL;ii>;- The ifajstn^, may then be hung in 

 the hive, where the bees will {sL<iten. in the comte and remove the 

 bindings. 



After a Kttle experience a neat operator can traasfer rapidly, and do 

 a clean job. The only way to become expert Is to begin now, and 

 develop your own maniptilation- 



Heddox Method. 



xi essentially t?ie sanie as the above, but adapted to those of 



■ ■■ '■ 1-- '\ f-rperieace, arid to those who are ^nnevvhsLt timid, is 



' ,. - It consLsts in forcing or drivdng into the box, 



time of swarming, nearly all the bees of the box 



.' with their qioeen. Into a franje hive on the oH 



. . sheets of *'. ,- •;,»ion, run th/; Ijees, as denftrHjfA 



'<3.\/>:<:. '1 ^ hive sh' /e placed a few fe*;t back of tlie 



r «-/ '•' -r Ije co'y., ,:.t b^;*^ should remain with tlie 



-: to care for an/l keep it warm. 

 >*v-r this transfer is rna/le, all the brood will have 

 :( in th^; cxmii/ri but honey, ITu; rest of the 



r/, as ai-^ove, and unite^l with those of the fir-it 



dnve. Trie oW hjve rnay Ix: disposed of when and as you will, but 

 •itould not be left around for robbers, 



' Ca<!aaaigj» m Bee Cnltor^, A. I. E/x/t <>/nii>any, p. 562, 1%8.5. 



