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In stocking a bar-frame hive the swarm, or bees-that 
may be transferred, should be induced to complete 
their combs and fill them with brood as rapidly as 
possible, by interchanging the outer combs or founda- 
tions with those near the centre, one or two at a 
time, thus securing a solid brood-nest before there is 
any appreciable loss of the adult bees. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
HOW TO STOCK THE FRAME HIVE. 
Goed swarms of native bees can generally be bought 
from a cottager in May for Ios. or 12s. each. They 
would, in that case, be brought home in a skep towards 
evening, when they may be shot out upon the frames * 
spaced as already shown and provided with foundation, 
when a piece of ticking should be laid over them so as to: 
not quite cover the whole surface of the hive, when all will 
soon draw below. When they are quiet, arrange the quilt 
carefully, set on the cover, and leave an entrance at least 
six inches wide. As the centre combs are built out and 
filled with eggs, part them and insert one or two of the 
outside frames of foundation in the centre of the cluster 
until all are well filled. By this time reduce the entrance 
to about three inches, unless the weather is quite warm, 
having previously added warmer material above, such as, 
two or three thicknesses of carpet above the ticking or a 
tray of chaff or cork dust two inches thick. 
C HE most simple method is that of inserting a swarm. 
* Most of the ‘‘ Guides” advise that the swarm be turned out on. 
a board slanting up to the entrance, but this is not so satisfactory. 
