304 A Modern Bee-Farm 
This process cannot be carried out to any extent between 
brood combs, except as described for spring work or when 
a young queen presides over the colony, otherwise some 
drone comb will be built; and the production of useless 
drones shows a great defect in management. 
Another plan, more suitable for hot countries, by which 
a large number of colonies can be kept and much wax 
produced at little expense of labour, is to place several 
chambers fitted up with starters under the brood nest early 
in May. The bees will gradually work down, and the 
production of brood will be regulated in accordance with 
the amount of income, and no trouble with swarming will 
be experienced. Any old queens should be replaced by 
young ones reared in nuclei at one side. 
Crowded Nuclei for Comb Building. 
The most economical plan for producing even and useful 
worker combs is that of arranging small colonies of three or 
four combs with vigorous bees and queen. Shift about 
occasionally, making nuclei on the old stand to dispose of 
the older bees and so prevent the clogging of combs with 
honey. Keep all closed up warm and feed carefully if no 
store is coming in. Put in a frame with narrow guide only, 
and in three or four days such colonies will produce a 
beautiful worker comb nearly filling the frame and generally 
being crowded with eggs. These may be utilized as 
required, and the same process continued. For three 
months ata stretch such small (carefully tended) colonies 
will continue the process, giving something like two dozen 
good combs, while the brood removed will represent two 
powerful stocks. Such a profit, and saving of outlay in 
foundation, should satisfy the most economic bee-keeper. 
The Production of All-Worker Combs 
is assured where all young bees are retained, hence the 
