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week, according to the age of the brood, the condition of 
the weather, or the skill of the operator. 
The plumped stocks should be fed rapidly six to eight 
pounds of warm syrup the evening prior to the addition of 
brood. 
As the Season. Advances, 
and there may be some danger of drone cells being built 
in the central frame of those hives being drawn upon by 
“ Plumping,” there are several ways of securing all worker 
combs. First by shifting the hive to a new stand, and so 
getting rid of the older workers, making a nucleus of them. 
This is almost as good as giving a young queen, as 
Young bees may always be relied upon 
to produce only worker combs, no matter what age the 
queen is so that she is not really worn out. Otherwise 
full sheets of foundation may be given as fast as others are 
filled with eggs. Old combs will never give the same 
amount of brood, as so'many cells are immediately filled 
with food ; but while comb-building is the order of the day, 
the queen is also under a yreater stimulus to do her best. 
Where several stocks are forced for comb-building and 
brood production each stock that is “ Plumped” in rotation 
may be given a full complement of brood within afew 
days. The bees that are present on the first return of 
Spring are usually half gone before a good brood nest is 
developed. By the new process the brood nest is 
extended before many of the old bees fly in earnest. It 
must be remembered that 
Brood makes Brood ; 
and therefore, the forced lots, rearing the brood for 
“Plumping? other colonies must always retain the two 
combs of brood at either side of the new comb being 
