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cage with the queen. In cases of this kind we supply the 

 box with fresh bees in the manner I shall presently explain. 

 To get these little "baby" frames filled with comb, we 



make them of just the right size so that six of them will fit 

 in a standard Langstroth frame, a good deal as eight sections 

 used to be inserted in the old-style wide-frame. Each of 



these little frames is supplied with foundation, and the whole, 

 six in one frame is set down in the center of a strong colony. 

 In a few hours the comb will be drawn out, and will contain 



