HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



nearly full of brood, and but little honey, 

 as the bees have been in the habit of storing 

 their honey in the old hive that was on top. 

 They will soon go to work in the sections, 

 with no intention of swarming. Then the 

 old hive that has been set away can usually 

 spare fifteen or twenty pounds of honey, 

 which can be taken with the extractor, giving 

 its new queen plenty of room to lay, and in a 

 short time will be one of your best colonies, 

 with no desire to swarm. 



Now, if you have done your duty by your 

 bees since taking them from their winter 

 quarters, as I have recommended above, 

 keeping them snug and warm, and feeding 

 them a little thin warm syrup nearly every day 

 for the first thirty days after they have be- 

 gun to fly, you can have two good strong 

 colonies in the place of one, ready to com- 

 mence work on your clover harvest, which 

 will probably come about June 15. 



From an extensive experience along this 

 line I find I can get nearly twice the amount 



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