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going above to lay, especially if the hive be very large; but the 

 plan is not necessarily doomed on that account. 



(b) Take a frame of brood out of the brood-chamber and put 

 it up. 



(c) Vou seem to think that an essential part of the plan is for 

 the queen to go up to lay in the story above. If that be so, then 

 a very large hive would not do. But I hardly think that is essen- 

 tial. If I understand Mr. Greening aright, he wants brood always 

 above, with plenty of room for the bees to store between that and 

 the brood-chamber. The large size of the hive would not inter- 

 fere with that. Indeed, if I am not mistaken, with the very large 

 hives used by the Dadants they have very little swarming, even 

 without keeping brood above. 



Swarms, Cause of. — IJ. I have noticed that the colony that 

 keeps its brood-nest free from honey is not apt to swarm. Is this 

 in line with your observations? 



A. Certainly we know that when the queen is crowded for 

 room it tends toward swarming. The more honey crowds into or 

 encroaches upon the brood-nest, the less room the queen has for 

 laying, and, it would seem not unreasonable to argue, the greater 

 inclination to swarming. 



Swarms, Hiving. — {J. In "Rout's A, B, C and X, Y, Z," page 

 553, 1913 edition, "a frame of unsealed larva:" is thrust into the 

 bees of a swarm, so that they may crawl upon it. Arc unsealed 

 larvjL- better than sealed for this purpose? 



A. As between sealed and unsealed larva;, if you have either 

 kind alone, I think sealed would wurk better than unsealed. 

 When, however, you take a frame having unsealed larvEe, you gen- 

 erally have sealed too. 



Q. In hiving a swarm, do j'ou put them in at the top, or the 

 bottom of the hive? 



A. It doesn't matter so yuu get them into the hive, but gen- 

 erally you will find it easier to get them into the hive at the bot- 

 tom, as bees of a swarm naturally incline to crawl upward. 



Q. Is it best to put a swarm on the old stand? Where would 

 you put the old hive? 



A. Yes, unless you want afterswarnis. The old hive should be 

 put close beside the hive containing the swarm, and a week later 

 moved to any place you like, ten feet or more away. 



Q. If a swarm, lights on the grass and you do not happen to 

 see the queen, how would you hive them? 



