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er. The first is, when the combs are in an 

 unfinished state — some of the cells not sealed 

 over. The bees manifest a great desire to re- 

 main there, probably to make their stores more 

 secure from robbers, by affixing caps to the 

 uncovered cells, to prevent the effluvia of run- 

 ning honey, which is always the greatest 

 temptation to robbers. 



Bees manifest the greatest reluctance in 

 leaving the drawer, when young brood are. 

 removed in it, which never occurs, except 

 in such drawers as have been used for feed- 

 ing in the winter or early in the spring. When 

 the Queen has deposited eggs in all the emp- 

 ty cells below, she sometimes enters the draw- 

 ers; and if empty cells are found, she depos- 

 its eggs there also. In either case, it is bet- 

 ter to return the drawer, which will be made 

 perfect by them in a few days. 



Special care is necessary in storing drawers 

 of honey, when removed from the care and 

 protection of the bees, in order to preserve 

 the honey from insects, which are great lovers 



