ONE YEAR AMONG THE BEES. 



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fully sufficient to bring out a swarm. In such cases we may return 

 the swarm, but the cell must be hunted up and taken out or the swarm 

 will come again. The most convenient time to secure this cell is 

 when the swarm is out of the hive, as it can be more readily found, 

 the bees being out of the way. When bees thus take the swarming 

 fever they will not do as well at storing honey as they do otherwise, 

 and in some cases of the most persistent swarmers I would advise 

 hiving them in a new hive to themselves. And also in cases of ex- 

 tremely strong colonies, that seem to be so numerous that a two-story 

 hive will scarcely contain them, if such colonies attempt to swarm 

 I would hive them also, as such swarms will give better results sepa- 

 rated. 



HIVES AND APPLIANCES FOR HONEY PRODUCTION. 



The illustration herewith (fig. 9) represents modern hives of the 

 latest pattern now in general use in the production of honey. The 

 hive proper is a modification of the old Langstroth hive, the frame be- 

 ing identical, or nearly so, to that of the former. The frame seen at 



FIG. 9. Hives and appliances for honey production. 



