HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



it will be necessary to feed them a small 

 quantity of syrup every other day in the little 

 feeders that are a part of the hive. The 

 syrup should be made of equal parts of hot 

 water and granulated sugar. 



Many queen-rearers, when they put a vir- 

 gin into the mating-boxes, also put another 



A queen's egg under the microscope. 



in on its floor, imprisoned in its nursery cage 

 so that it soon acquires the odor of the little 

 nucleus. When the first virgin has mated 

 and is removed, the caged virgin can be liber- 

 ated at once, for the bees will accept her, as 

 she has the proper odor. This procedure 

 can be carried on all through the season, a 

 caged virgin being placed in each compart- 

 ment as soon as a mated queen is sold and 

 another virgin liberated. 



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