MANAGING BEES.# % 7 



scribed above, with the chamber in propor- 

 tion, which should hold about two-thirds as 

 much as the lower apartment, the bees will 

 iiot be likely to swarm during the season. 



Bees in large hives never swarm ; and 

 those in liives much less than the one alrea-' 

 dy described, do but little else than raise younj; 

 bees and lay up a sufficient quantity ol food 

 to supply them through the coming winter, 

 and are more liable to be robbed. 



AH hives of bees that swarm are liable to 

 swarm, too much, and reduce their colonies so 

 low in numbers as to materially injure them, 

 and is frequently the cause of their destriij- 

 tion by the moth, which is more particularly 

 explained in remarks on Rule 2. 



The chamber of the hive should be made 

 •perfectly tight, so as to exclude all liffhtffrom 

 the drawers. 



Drawers should be small like i\u. :^, iv^i ill 

 purposes except such as are used for multi- 

 plying colonies and transferring, whicl' -hvur. 

 always bo lar<?;e like No. I , 



Hivcr should have elects on their siti 



