26 AN EASY METHOD OF 



any time when frost has destroyed the flow- 

 ers, or the weather is so cold as to prevent 

 their collecting honey from them . Cold, chil- 

 ly weather prevents the flowers from yielding 

 honey without frost, as was the case in the 

 summer of 1835, in many places. 



Bees need but little air at any time when 

 they rob, and yet more is necessary for them 

 when confined by compulsory means, than 

 otherwise. When deprived of their liberty, 

 they soon become restless, and use their best 

 efforts to make their way out of the hive ; — 

 hence the importance of leaving a small space 

 all around the bottom, to admit air and to 

 prevent their melting down. 



RULE V. 



ON EaUALIZlNG COLONIES. 



Hive one swarm in the lower apartment of 

 the hive ; collect another swarm in a drawer, 

 and insert the same in the chamber of the 

 hive containing the first. Then, if the swarms 

 are small, collect another small swarm in an- 

 other drawer, and insert the same in the cham- 



